Read this feature on Jacqui Getfield, Warden and long-time member of Holy Trinity. Jacqui is appreciated at HTC for her incredible volunteer work, her questions that cause us to pause and reconsider situations, her two growing, wonderful sons, and her glorious smile that lights up the room. It shouldn’t be a surprise that she’s also a valued contributor and researcher to her field of equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion.
“Ultimately, I see myself as a bridge between two different worlds,” she says. “I want to get different people talking to each other. That is what I seek to do in any job I undertake, whether it’s my professional work, as a consultant, or in the classroom.”
Her mission is to foster meaningful communication and exchange, bridging the gap between those with authority and resources and those without, to promote understanding and collaboration.
“I receive knowledge and I pass it on — but first, I have to make sense of it first, and I do it through an intersectional lens of race, disability, gender, and class,” Getfield says. “Through this, I hope to leave the world in a better place when I exit this earth.