Celebrating our

Black Professionals

In celebration of Black History Month in the U.S. and Canada this February and in the U.K. in October, Avison Young highlights the success and achievements of the Black professionals in our company. Through their stories and perspectives on inclusion, we hope they inspire you the way they inspire us every day.

Asia Lamar

Consultant- Business Intelligence & Technology Chicago, Illinois

Inclusion = intellectual and financial equity, respect for identity and experience, and equal exposure to opportunity and adversity.

Matthew Burnett

Associate Director, Building Consultancy London, U.K.

[Inclusion] means being seen, valued, listened to, enjoyed and celebrated.

Etana Womack

Project Coordinator - Project Management Chicago, Illinois

Inclusion means being accepted regardless of your background, and/or cultural and social beliefs. It means being treated equally and fairly.

Stephanie Yeargin

Associate Vancouver, BC Canada

Do everything you can to recognize and rid yourself of any unconscious bias that exists within. Then helps others around you do the same!

Shola Oso

Senior Surveyor Manchester, U.K.

Inclusion to me means that everyone is given the right to express themselves and right to be heard without judgement.

Shawn Goldstein

Construction Manager/ Property Manager Suburban Maryland

Inclusion is a seat at the table. Inclusion means to me that I am heard, appreciated, respected, and not just there to tick off a box.

Julian Adams

GIS Practice and Product Lead Washington, D.C.

Listening and learning is the key to being an ally for underrepresented groups in the workplace. This could occur by opening your ears to someone's diverse story, or even identifying opportunities to use your voice for someone that does not have one.

Carmel Chin

Director, Building Consultancy London, U.K.

Be conscious of unconscious biases and how they manifest in the workplace. The sessions last year touched on this and I think it's really important that we recognise these in ourselves and also take an active stance when we recognise them in others' behaviours.

Nicole White

Principal and Legal Counsel Houston, Texas

Verna Myers once said, "Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance."

Marlon Harris

Global Senior Treasury Analyst Chicago, Illinois

The obsessive focus on outcomes that we apply to other business initiatives, needs to be applied to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Lindsey Madison

Marketing & Admin. Coordinator Oakland, California

For me, inclusion means that you see more representation of people who think, look and act like you do.

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