The Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee is an employee-led committee that was instrumental in developing the Department’s Equity and Inclusion Plan. The Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee (EIAC) helps the Department to meet its goals of which include attracting a more diverse applicant pool; retaining qualified employees with a focus on maintaining a diverse population; and promoting an agency culture that is respectful, understands implicit and explicit bias, values diversity, promotes equity, and actively engages in inclusion. In addition, the EIAC is tasked with showing appreciation for employees’ accomplishments, big and small, and recognizing and celebrating the diversity that we have at WDVA. The EIAC works to help employees to feel comfortable and safe sharing input about the workplace.