Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
Creating a safe, welcoming, and inclusive community that celebrates differences, where everyone is empowered and all voices count.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
At their March 14, 2022 meeting, the Town Council established the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEI Committee). The Committee will meet as often as it determines necessary to complete its work.
The DEI Committee is charged with the following objectives:
- Develop and articulate the Town’s goals and expectations for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community;
- Evaluate the Comprehensive Plan, existing ordinances, master plans, goals, and policies for opportunities and barriers to achieving the Town’s DEI goals and expectations; and
- Recommend action steps to the Council which may include guidance for developing the Comp Plan update, revisions to ordinances and policies, procedures for evaluating new ordinances and policies, establishing a standing DEI Committee, and other actions that will advance the Town’s efforts to achieve its DEI goals and expectations.
Upcoming Events
Become an Upstander - Join the Town of Kittery for a Bystander Intervention Training Event - Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Have you ever overheard a biased comment or observed someone being harassed and not known what to do? We’ve all been there, and Prevention.Action.Change (PAC Maine) can help.
Hosted by the Town of Kittery Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, join your friends and neighbors for a FREE bystander intervention training event. The event, facilitated by PAC Maine will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM at the Rice Public Library, located at 8 Wentworth Street in Kittery.
For the full announcement, please click here.
Address
Members
Name | Title | Phone |
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Town Council Rep | 207-752-0990 | |
Town Council Rep | 207-439-0637 | |
Resident at Large | 616-822-1977 | |
Resident at Large | 207-752-7104 | |
Resident at Large | 828-702-1523 | |
Vacant Seat
| Resident at Large | |
Resident at Large | 603-512-6237 | |
Planning Board Rep | 439-4534 | |
Library Advisory Rep | 860-488-4292 | |
Vacant Seat
| KCC BOD Rep | |
Housing Committee Rep | ||
Erin Kempster
| Climate Adaptation Committee Rep | |
School Committee Rep | 910-990-9181 | |
Town Manager | 207-475-1329 | |
Dir. Planning & Development | 207-475-1307 | |
Police Chief | 207-439-1638 | |
Kavika Vargas
| Student Rep | |
Vacant Seat
| EDC Rep | |
Vacant Seat
| Port Authority Rep |