![]() ![]() She has been with Amazon nearly a decade and started her career with the company as a seasonal operations employee. Brooke Davis-Bagleyīrooke Davis-Bagley is a staffing coordinator for Amazon’s Workforce Staffing team in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and she serves on the global board of Glamazon, Amazon’s affinity group for LGBTQIA+ employees and allies. “To me that is what 'embrace equity’ means-looking deeper and making sure that everyone has equal access to participate.” “We need to look at our own process and services, and question whether they are accessible or whether there is a digital divide,” Sanchez said. She has also brought members of the community into other Amazon programs, such as Amazon Future Engineer and Class Chats. She noticed that there weren’t many members of the Indigenous community in the program, so she started reaching out-and tripled participation within a couple of months. It started when she was looking for a mentor for herself. Sanchez has played an important role in encouraging Indigenous employees to get involved in mentoring, as both mentors and mentees. ![]() I believe that most people have good intentions and are trying to create space for people around them, but sometimes there are barriers to access, especially in underserved communities.” ![]() She said: “When I think of equity, it’s less about intention and more about access. Fawn Sanchez is a senior HR leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and serves as president of Indigenous at Amazon, one of the company’s 13 employee affinity groups. ![]()
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