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海角换妻
Hartford, CT
When CT Public President and CEO Mark Contreras joined 海角换妻 in 2019, he brought a personal commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. The son of an Irish-American school teacher and a Mexican immigrant, Contreras has catalyzed 海角换妻鈥檚 effort to inform, educate and inspire their diverse community through its journalism, programming and people.
From programming that reflects communities that have been underrepresented or ignored (鈥淭he Island Next Door鈥� series about the island of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and 鈥淔armers of Color鈥� series about BIPOC farmers in 海角换妻) to listening sessions with their Hispanic and Latino communities, CT Public鈥檚 journalism is transforming to elevate stories of diversity across its state. Internally, recruiting that casts a broader net, full-spectrum diversity training, efforts to expand the Board of Trustees to be more inclusive and development of an infrastructure that tracks the progress toward diversity in audience, contributors and staff all are further examples of 海角换妻's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.