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APISWC Northern California: January Networking Forum on January 18

Text reads “API Social Work Council. January Networking Forum Ft. Leslie W. Zeitler, LCSW. January 18. 7pm – 8pm PT. Virtual.”

Join the Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Council, Northern California for their free monthly virtual networking forum on January 18, from 7 pm – 8 pm PT! To kick off the new year, they will be joined by Leslie W. Zeitler, LCSW who will share her social work journey.

Leslie W. Zeitler, LCSW is the Director of Learning Strategies for the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, a program of Race Forward. Leslie started out working for GARE in 2017 as a California Regional Manager and is now stepping into the role of GARE Director of Learning Strategies. As Director of Learning Strategies for the Government Alliance on Race & Equity, Leslie provides strategic leadership for the GARE network with respect to developing and refining learning strategies, tools, and approaches that support people at various phases of their racial equity journeys who are stepping into institutional change work for racial equity in the government sector.

Leslie joined Race Forward following a four-year stint with the California State University Bay Area Academy and more than a decade at the California Social Work Education Center. At the Academy, Leslie oversaw development of statewide workforce development initiatives, co-designed cultural humility trainings, helped reform contractor curricula, and advocated for equity for the treatment of mental health issues in the child welfare system. Prior to this, Leslie worked with underserved children, youth, and families to prevent entry into the foster care system, at Legal Services for Children in San Francisco. Leslie is a social worker by training with a background in child welfare direct services as well as training and workforce development, with an eye to racial equity throughout her career.

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Please contact Fiona Cheung at apicouncilnorth@gmail.com with any questions.

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Text reads “API Social Work Council. January Networking Forum Ft. Leslie W. Zeitler, LCSW. January 18. 7pm – 8pm PT. Virtual. Leslie W. Zeitler, LCSW is the Director of Learning Strategies for the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, a program of Race Forward. Leslie started out working for GARE in 2017 as a California Regional Manager and is now stepping into the role of GARE Director of Learning Strategies. As Director of Learning Strategies for the Government Alliance on Race & Equity, Leslie provides strategic leadership for the GARE network with respect to developing and refining learning strategies, tools, and approaches that support people at various phases of their racial equity journeys who are stepping into institutional change work for racial equity in the government sector. Leslie joined Race Forward following a four-year stint with the California State University Bay Area Academy and more than a decade at the California Social Work Education Center. At the Academy, Leslie oversaw development of statewide workforce development initiatives, co-designed cultural humility trainings, helped reform contractor curricula, and advocated for equity for the treatment of mental health issues in the child welfare system. Prior to this, Leslie worked with underserved children, youth, and families to prevent entry into the foster care system, at Legal Services for Children in San Francisco. Leslie is a social worker by training with a background in child welfare direct services as well as training and workforce development, with an eye to racial equity throughout her career. Register at https://bit.ly/3VWoOtx.”

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