Lindsey Wilson

Director, Office of Equity and Inclusion | City of Dallas

Pronouns: She/Her

Lindsey Wilson is the Director the City of Dallas’ Office of Equity and Inclusion, she leads the citywide efforts across city departments and provides oversight of the Racial Equity Plan. Aiming to advance the goal of embedding Dallas’ core value of Equity in all that the city does from budgeting, policies, community engagement and overall service delivery to help shape a city government. She holds over 14 years of experience in local government, and an extensive background in postsecondary education where she supported the University of Washington’s commitment to equity, and inclusion. Dr. Wilson’s motto is equity is everyone’s work.

Presentations from Facing Race 2024

Advancing Racial Equity is Both a Social Goal and Driver of Business and Economic Growth

Centering equity in public policy is critical to the economic growth and development of healthy, welcoming, resilient communities, where all residents can thrive. This workshop will support public administrators with key takeaways on social equity as a core value of service and alignment in day-to-day operations, policies, budgets, and other essential decision-making processes. Using Dallas’ first comprehensive Racial Equity Plan as a case study, this session will:

Outline big-picture approaches of leading equity in local government; describe practical ways to support understanding around the collective positive impact and need for equity in city government; identify key components to drive equity in your organization; offer real applications on how to use a variety of tools and strategies to advance social equity. Join us to learn more about how to advance equity through policies, procedures and practices as we highlight successes, lessons learned, and next steps to close disparities in Dallas, Texas.

Speakers: Lindsey Wilson, Genesis Gavino