Removing Our Blinders: Discussion of Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt's Book: Biased
Join Paige Stephenson, President/CEO of United Way of the Piedmont and member of the Together SC Board of Directors on Thursday, October 1 at 9:00 to discuss Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt’s compelling book published in 2019, Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think and Do. We hope you will take this opportunity to read Dr. Eberhardt’s book and come with your own reflections.
Together SC was delighted to feature Dr. Eberhardt as the Opening Plenary speaker at its Facing Race Together Summit in March 2020. As a Stanford University psychology professor and researcher, Dr. Eberhardt explores how unconscious racial bias shapes what we see, think, and do regardless of the color of our skin. She makes the case that to operate efficiently, our brains group or categorize things. While this strategy may serves us well from a survival perspective, it creates “shortcut” thinking increases the risk of discrimination and assumptions that lead to negative consequences.
The goal for this session is to raise awareness of your biases, how they are shaped, and how intentionally adding “friction” to slow down thought processes is a key step to reducing them.
You will leave this conversation with answers to the following:
- What did I struggle with most when considering today’s topic? Why?
- How can I apply today’s topic to me, my organization and my community?
- What will I do differently as a result of today’s topic?
- How did today’s topic help me better understand racism and white privilege?
Sponsored by:
Attendees (152)
Acecily Alexander
Community Manager
Enough Pie
Yolanda Anderson
Development/Donor Manager
Midlands Mediation Center
Kim Atchley
Director of Communications
Spartanburg Academic Movement
Tami Barlow
Director of Operations
Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Kabrina Bass
Executive Director
Midlands Mediation Center
Lizzie Bebber
Executive Director
United Ministries
Tatjana Beylotte
Executive Director
Charleston Jazz
Kendall Biga
Operations Director
Charleston Hope
Mandy Black
Executive Director
Little Steps
Tommy Blackmon
Founder and CEO
Nonprofit Transformation
Ellen Blake
Director of Operations
Lowcountry Land Trust
Veyounder Brown
Intern
Lighthouse Ministries
Crystal Campbell
Executive Director
Dorchester County First Steps
NaToya Cartledge
Executive Director
McCormick County First Steps
Anita Case
Executive Director
Affinity Health Center
Kathleen Cates
Executive Director
Healthy Smiles of Spartanburg
Phillip Clark
Executive Director/CEO
Just Say Something
Tannesha Clements
Executive Director/ COO
Lydia's Bowels of Mercy Home, Inc
Bonita Clemons
Executive Director
South Carolina Community Health Worker Association
Stephanie Cook
Program Coordinator
Berkeley County First Steps
Debbie Cooper
Director of Community Impact
Community Foundation of Greenville
Teresa Creech
ED
The Early Learning Partnership of York County
Kristy Danford
CJCC Project Director
Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Haley Downey
Marketing
New Horizon Family Health Services, Inc.
Jeffrey Fleming
Executive Vice President
Palmetto Project, Inc.
Stephani Frese
Director of Technical Services
SCHAC
Sherry Gilliam
Executive Director
Charleston County First Steps to School Readiness
Teresa Goodman
Executive Director
Community Initiatives, Inc.
Kaky Grant
Principal
Grant Philanthropic Advisors
Andy Hall
CEO
AID Upstate
Jennifer Harrill
VP of Community Investmen & Strategy
United Way of Greenville County
Quinn Hayes
Program & Grants Manager
Harvest Hope Food Bank
Robert S Hervey
Executive Director
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Nysa Hicks
Development Director
Charleston Wine + Food
Ci Ci Holloway
HR Director
Richland Library
Melanie Huggins
President & CEO
Richland Library
Rachel Hui-Hubbard
Executive Director
The Early Learning Partnership of York County
Laura Anne Hunt
Executive Director
Keep the Midlands Beautiful
Beverly Hutchison
Executive Director/CEO
The Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center
Hannah Jarrett
Director of Economic Mobility Strategy
United Way of the Piedmont
Amy Jenkins
Executive Director
Junior League of Charleston, Inc.
Natasha Jenkins
Fund Development Coordinator
United Way of Sumter, Clarendon & Lee Counties
Jaclyn Kohlhepp
CEO, JTK Consulting LLC
JTK Consulting LLC
Dawn Lavoie
Executive Director
Little Steps
Naomi Lett
President / CEO
United Way Association of SC
Renee Linyard-Gary
Director of Health
Trident United Way
Terri Lottchea
Operations Manger
Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation
Donn Mack
Executive Director
South Carolina Community Health Worker Association
Nina Marsh-Thomas
Human Resources Manager
Lowcountry Food Bank
Phyllis Martin
Executive Director
Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative
Sue Martin
Executive Director
Hemophilia of South Carolina
Britney Mazyck
Operations Manager
Community Initiatives, Inc.
Tish McCutchen
Director
Jolley Foundation
Frank McIntyre
Board Chair
Favor Pee Dee, Inc.
Debbie McKelvey
Executive Director
Windwood Farm Home for Children, Inc.
Susan Mitchum
Staff Accountant
OneWorld Health
Jamie Moon
President & CEO
Institute for Child Success
Wilma Moore
Highland Community Engagement Coordinator
United Way of the Piedmont
Debbie Nelson
President and Founder
DNA Creative Communications
Kevin Patten
Chief Financial Officer
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Norvell Pettus
Sr. Philanthropy Coordinator
Dominion Energy
Marc Pitman
CEO
The Concord Leadership Group
Catherine Puckett
Program Director
Nonprofit Alliance
Richard Puffer
Fmr. Executive Director
The Byerly Foundation
Carol Reeves
Executive Director
Just Say Something
Angie Reynolds
Director of Education
Trident United Way
Helen Rogers
Director of Operations
Lowcountry Land Trust
Jennifer Rogers
Former Executive Director
PAALS
Langley Shealy
Administrator
SC Grantmakers Network
Jennie Stephens
Executive Director
Center for Heirs' Property Preservation
Paige Stephenson
President & CEO
United Way of the Piedmont
Summer Tebalt
Director
AccessHealth Spartanburg
Pam Toney
Executive Direcotor
Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine
Gabby Totokotsopouos
Business Manager
Charleston Wine + Food
JoAnn Turnquist
Retired April 2024
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Rebecca Tuten
Accountant
Student
Tina Ujcich
HR & Volunteer Resources Coordinator
Charleston County Parks Foundation
Lakita Watson
Executive Director
Richland County Recreation Foundation
Rodney White, Jr
Social Work Intern
Together SC
Heather Witt
Executive Director
United Way of the Piedmont
Gabrielle Yarborough
Development Director
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Peter Zalka
Board Chairman
Arm-in-Arm
Gillian Zettler
Executive Director
Charleston Wine + Food
Presented by:
Paige Stephenson
President/CEO, United Way of the Piedmont
Together SC Board Member
