Grace Bagunu

Program Manager | Department of Race and Equity, City of San Diego

Grace Bagunu is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, and currently works as a Program Manager for the City of San Diego's Department of Race and Equity. Grace focuses on Training & Systems Integration. As an educator and lifelong learner, Grace feels one of the best parts of the job is the personal growth that comes from teaching. This role requires staying up to date with what’s happening around San Diego and keeping an eye out for opportunities to participate with and support the diverse groups of people who call the City home, an aspect of the role that Grace appreciates.

Presentations from Facing Race 2024

Transforming Local Government Through Equity-Centered Coaching

"Transforming Local Government through Equity-Centered Coaching" will focus on the ways the Department of Race & Equity at the City of San Diego has implemented an equity-centered coaching program. A portion of this session will be dedicated to sharing the system that was created to shift the organization’s thinking about equity in departmental decisions on policy, budget, and programming.

Participants will then be broken out into small groups to engage in an experiential activity that will help demonstrate the importance of coaching and the skills needed to effectively coach department leaders. Lastly, session attendees will walk away with ideas on how they might begin to set up a coaching program in their organization or government entity. This will include some tools that can be replicated in their own institution.

Speakers: Yey Morales, Grace Bagunu, Lisa Ann Kim