Bonita Simpkins

• Promote the understanding and application of equity, inclusion, social justice, and accessibility in local government
• Serve on the equity panel providing strategic direction as a DEI SME
• Conducted witness interviews and gathered details regarding incidents to determine best course of action.
• Talked regularly with citizens to establish rapport and become familiar presence in area.
• Gathered necessary information for court appearances and testified as witness under oath in court.

• Assist in staff development in a manner that inspires professionalism, strong inter- and intradepartmental communication, team building and alignment with city values.
• Foster a respectful workplace culture and champions diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Demonstrate inspirational leadership, promotes collaboration at all levels and empowers staff to be innovative decision-makers.
• Partner with city leadership to develop and implement strategic plans for improving diversity at every level of the organization.
• Conduct internal surveys, facilitate focus groups, or perform other methods of data collection in order to create metrics and outcomes for DEI initiatives.
• Provide progress reports on a regular basis.
• In partnership with senior leadership, develop and implement strategies for communicating the city’s commitment, vision and outcomes related to DEI.
• Design, coordinate and implement citywide annual training, education, and learning programs for staff in the areas of DEI and general professional development topics such as leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, etc.
• Prepare and make presentations to groups, citizens, elected officials, staff, and act as a liaison regarding project/program activities.
• Managed projects with and without budgets and used resources in a cost-effective manner.
• Promoted student creativity, problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities with individualized techniques.
• Provided continuous care, support and attention to assigned students.

• Serves as the key strategist responsible for guiding various organizational efforts through developing long-term strategic plans co-creating an anti-racist culture.
• Prepared reports on the status of security and results of investigations
• Analyze organizational change needed to drive race equity within an organization’s culture and suggest recommendations.
• Develops internal and external systems change to build trust and transparency with the community.
• Provided security for government facilities and personnel.
• Partners with staff to create and implement communication strategies and content management for projects, focused on race, equity, and inclusion.

• Apply a race equity lens to develop proposals, advise revisions to rules, regulations, ordinances and other formal documentation for the review.
• Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
• Work with executive leadership to establish DEI as a shared value among the city and raise awareness, competence and engagement across the organization through development of departmental race equity teams.
• Prepare and make presentations to large groups, citizens, elected officials, staff and act as a liaison regarding project/program activities.
• Advocated as a point of resources for the rehabilitation of the inmates, as well as evaluate interviews and assess the needs to develop a release plan.

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• Obtained evidence through direct records reviews and conducted interviews with complainants, suspects and policyholders.
• Collected sworn written and recorded statements backing up investigations.
• Oversaw criminal cases, coordinated investigations, and prepared evidence and investigators for court cases.
• Secured search warrants to investigate scenes of crimes and collect evidence.
• Gathered facts from interviews of suspects, witnesses, and complainants.
• Conducted confidential investigations of potential violators of the law
• Participated as a member of a multi-agency task force to complete operational goals.
• Conducted sensitive and complex investigations across jurisdictional boundaries.