Theme: Intersections: Equity and Justice

When working toward the intersection of equity and justice, we must consider the complex relationships between race and other areas of identity, policy, and everyday life. At this event, three speakers share ideas worth spreading on how we must constantly strive for equity and justice with all its complexity, as individuals and as a community.

Virtual via WebEx
2906 Woodside Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221-0165
United States

Brandi Elliott

Director, Student Life Ethnic Programs & Services

Dr. Brandi Nicole Hutchins Elliott is a native Cincinnatian, Director Office of Ethnic Programs & Services (EPS) and an adjunct instructor in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services at the U of Cincinnati. She is a certified diversity professional and oversees the implementation of programs and services that address the academic, social and cultural needs of a diverse student body, including the prestigious Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program. Dr. Elliott earned a BA in Psychology in 2001, Master’s in Mental Health Counseling, 2004, and EdD in Urban Educational Leadership, 2009, from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Elliott is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She was named a 2011-2012 YWCA Rising Star and completed the YWCA Board Leadership Program where she is certified to serve on non-for-profit boards. Most recently, she was named a 2020 YWCA Career Woman of Achievement.

Janice Rotich

Student, Pol. Sci & African Studies, Pre-Law

Daughter of immigrants from opposite sides of Africa, Janice Rotich was born in Kansas City, but has lived in Dallas, TX since the age of 7. She is now a second year, pre-MPA and pre-law double major in Political Science and Africana Studies, with a certificate in Social Justice at the University of Cincinnati. With her passion and love for humanity, Janice hopes to one day become a civil rights criminal defense attorney down South to fight for the rights of the most marginalized members of our society and to give back to the community that made her the woman that she is today.

Myriam Wane

Student; Americorps Vista at Public Allies, Community Organizer

Myriam Wane is a third year Secondary English Education major and French minor at UC. She works at Public Allies through an Americorps Vista program, focusing in nonprofit work in the community. She walks through the world with a unique and diverse background that allows her to see things from a nuanced lens. Myriam is passionate about education, especially ones proximity to have the ability to access a quality one. She believes that with quality education, people can learn how to effectively make and take space with others, possibly completely transforming the way humans interact with one another-for the better. Myriam's unique upbringing, an experience that opened her eyes to the nuances of human beings, is the source of her passion for racial equity. Born biracial in a multicultural home with two different religions to indulge in, she learned early on how similar humans can be- even with such great physical and cultural differences.