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Head Women's Volleyball Coach
Southern California

I am here to listen and to educate myself. Without a better understanding, I am not helping the problem. I want to be part of the solution by really diving and addressing the issues.

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Assistant Softball
Orange, TX

Here to listen and learn. Listen to those who know more than me and learn how my family and I can address the problems in our community.

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Director of Softball Operations
Youngsville, LA - 17th year @LSU

I am here to listen, learn and participate in conversations and dialogue to address the race problems we have in our community and in this country.

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Baton Rouge, LA (Originally from California)
Softball Volunteer Assistant

I am here to gain more understanding and knowledge in ways that I can be more of an advocate for our black student athletes and help them feel like they have a voice not only as an athlete but in life. I want to be apart of change for a better on our campus as we all have made LSU our home and family.

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Director Of Player Development (Football)

Lake Charles, La

I am here to learn and have dialogue about positive change on our campus.

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Assistant Strength and Conditioning (Football, Gymnastics, Swimming & Diving)

New Orleans, LA

I am here to learn and express my experiences and hope to be helped and help those along the way.

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Associate Director, Cox Academic Center for Student Athletes

Baton Rouge, LA - Originally from Ohio

I am excited to listen and learn and engage in some meaningful conversations.

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Executive Director
Cox Academic Center for Student Athletes

Baton Rouge, LA. (Originally from NYC)

I am here to listen and have meaningful dialogue that will create awareness and bring change to our campus and the community we serve.

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Sr. Associate Communications Director

Baton Rouge, La. (originally from Lafayette, La.)

I've worked at LSU since the late '80s, and I naively thought that our student-athletes, coaches and staff were insulated from the evils of racism,  and that athletics is "colorblind." In the past few months, I've learned that assumption is not at all accurate, and I hope to learn how we can be better together!

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Academic Coordinator/Football

Baton Rouge, LA (Originally Miami, FL)

Hear to be an active participant, listen, learn, and engage in productive dialogue.

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Men's Tennis Coach
Here to better understand what I can do as an individual to improve the world we live in.

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Assistant Director of Recruiting Operations

I am here to engage in an open, honest, & necessary dialogue with hopes of promoting positive change in our communities and work place.

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Coordinator for Defensive Operations

I am here to make sure I do my part to leave this world a better place.  In the end what matters is what have you done while you are here.....so I am here to do the work!

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Assoc. AD Football Recruiting and Alumni Relations

I am here to listen, learn and help facilitate positive change in my work environment.

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Assistant Professor, LSU School of Education
(Originally from Virginia)

I am a member of the LSU Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council.  My lifework is focused on college access and success of underserved student populations, with a commitment to scholarship on equity and diversity in higher education. I consider myself a lifelong learner, and I'm looking forward to uncomfortable conversations as we work together towards a more equitable education system.

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Sr. Assoc. AD
Baton Rouge, LA

I want to be an active participant in positive change in this community, both at LSU and in Baton Rouge. I have a lot to learn and a lot of listening to do.

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Sports Information Director

I want to listen and learn. I've already learned a great deal in our 8 weeks of Diversity and Inclusion Meetings that has really opened my eyes to things I never even thought about before. Hope to continue learn and be part of change.

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Graduate Assistant
Baton Rouge, LA

I am here because I want to learn how I can be actively engaged in the change our world needs. I want to learn how I can become more empathetic and better equipped to navigate the hard and uncomfortable conversations.

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Graduate Assistant
Proud Volleyball Alumna
(remotely in Marietta, GA)

I am here to listen and learn, but also to gain further insight into diversity and how I can present my thoughts and ideas to others as a young person transitioning into society.

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Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Asst Dir. Student-Athlete Mental Health

I am here to be open, gain insight from non-minorities, and learn ways to be committed to action.

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Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Athletics

I am here to learn and listen. There is so much that I simply do know know but want to engage and assist with change. I want my children to live in a diverse and tolerant country and know there must be change for that to happen.

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Chief of Staff for LSU Athletics
I want to learn how our athletic department can be proactive in making a difference for our employees, student-athletes, and our community. I want to learn what I can do as just one person to make a lasting difference in our giant world.

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Tiger Athletic Foundation
I hope to gain insight into a world that I have never experienced first hand and be a part of making it better going forward.

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LSU Sports Properties

I am here to deepen my knowledge and empathy. I hope to become better equipped to be more vocal, cultivate real change, and to better serve the Coaches and Staff Diversity and Inclusion Committee. I want to be on the right side of history.

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Baton Rouge, LA
As an Athletic Administrator I understand the need to be able to fully support student-athletes. I want to further my knowledge and understanding of social injustice and learn how to fully support all perspectives. I look forward to growing outside of my comfort zone and want to utilize what I learn to help make positive change in my community and within my family.

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Baton Rouge, LA
As an Administrator, athletic trainer and mental health professional, I hope to gain further insight into the pain and inequities that have left decades of student-athletes, co-workers, and friends feeling exhausted, powerless, and unable to get ahead. I want to be part of the solution.

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Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Athletics
I am here to learn, to grow, to be uncomfortable in hopes that it teaches me how handle difficult, uncomfortable situations. I want to know what to say to others who have different perspectives on social justice issues. I want to experience change and I want my children to grow up in a different world and I want to do my part.

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Baton Rouge, LA (originally HTX)
Assistant Softball Coach: LSU
I am here in an effort to grow in a manner that allows me to help, hear, and advocate for my black players. I hope to be part of an opportunity for them to feel seen as more than athletes and to be given a platform to tell their stories.

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Atlanta, GA.

Team Member, Decide2Inspire, LLC Grandson of a Tuskegee Airmen.  Born into the struggle. I am here because I need to make sure the world is a better place for my daughters.  The only way to do that is to have “A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth” & ACTION!

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Baton Rouge, LA (by way of the Northeast, Southwest and Midwest)
Associate Communications Director, LSU Athletics/Past President, CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America)
What motivates me is continuing to find new ways to bring about growth and change in my area of athletics when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion. We have made some, slow-moving, strides, but still have a long way to go.

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Baton Rouge, LA
Senior Associate Athletic Trainer
LSU Athletics
Introduced to this program by Kevin Nickleberry and Charlene Thomas through the Coaches/Staff Diversity & Inclusion Council. I'm here to educate myself. I want to be a part of change in our department and community.

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Baton Rouge, La
LSU Athletics
Sr. Associate Athletic Director
I am participating to better understand the past history and culture and to clarify how I can personally make the future become a more equal and diverse environment for all individuals.

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Walker, LA (by way of the New Orleans area)
LSU Athletics, Assistant AD/Human Resources
I am here motivated by Kevin Nickelberry and Charlene Thomas and because I want to better educate myself on what I can be doing to make a change.  I want my two daughters to see a major change in their lifetime.

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Baton Rouge, LA (by way of New Orleans). I serve as Director of Student-Athlete Mental Health for the LSU Athletic Department. I am here because I want to do my part in the change needed to transform our department, campus, and community in relation to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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Washington, DC. CEO at Decide2inspire, Inc and creator of A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth. I’m here because I needed to make sure my sons were attending schools and playing for coaches who were committed to keeping them safe and creating environments where their voices are valued and amplified.