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Marcel Byrd

Marcel’s passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion is a natural extension of their background working across sexual health, harm reduction, and reproductive justice movements. As a consultant on the Training & People Development team, Marcel uses their extensive background in facilitation, program development, and community activism to provide education and support around critical DEI issues.

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Mental Health Awareness Month: The Role of Workplaces

Learn more about the policies, practices, and norms that further — not undermine — employees mental health.

Apr 27, 2023

Inclusion & Belonging

A Call to Reflect: Understanding the ​​Current Face of Settler-Colonialism

November is National Native American Heritage month, as we celebrate the impact Native Americans have made in the United States, it's important to also reflect and understand the role settler-colonialism played and still plays today.

Nov 7, 2022

Inclusion & Belonging

Beyond Visibility: Celebrating the Trans Community

Paradigm's experts Kae D'Apice and Marcel Byrd celebrate the richness and complexity of the trans community.

Mar 31, 2022

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