Webinar: Employee Resources Groups - Best Practices for Creating an Inclusive Culture

Tamara Dixon is currently the Human Resources Director and Chief Diversity Officer for the City of Northglenn, in Northglenn Colorado. She has worked in the private and public sectors for Parson Consulting, City and County of Denver, City of Lone Tree, City of Wheat Ridge and Town of Parker, and as an adjunct professor for the University of Colorado at Denver. Ms. Dixon has spent her 20+ year career being a customer service practitioner, adept trainer, organizational development expert, and human resources specialist.  Her areas of expertise include diversity, equity and inclusion, culture change initiatives, performance management, leadership training, strategic planning, and retreat facilitation.

Tamara holds her bachelor’s degree in political science (BS) from Tuskegee University, master’s degree in public administration (MPA) from Auburn University (WAR EAGLE!) and Senior Certified Professional designation from both the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-SCP) and the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP). She is past-President of the Western Region IPMA-HR and is the current elected Western Region representative for the PSHRA Executive Council. As part of the Executive Council, she has co-chaired the Governance and By-Laws subcommittees, and Region Advisory Committee Taskforce.

Leadership and service is her passion and raising 14-year-old Sydney Olivia is her joy!

Ann joined the Town of Brookline team in June 2019 after more than 23 years with the City of Boston.  In Brookline, Ann continues to work to make the Town an employer of choice by developing a team that is focused on making human resources transformational, not transactional.  This includes employee forward programs, such as a permanent Work From Home program, Paid Time for Cancer Screenings or Physicals, Paid Parental Leave – all while coordinating a multi-departmental team on COVID response and return to work policies and protocols.

In Boston, she served as the Director, Talent Acquisition Management and Employment in the Office of Human Resources including compliance, classification and compensation, diversity initiatives, recruiting, development and retention responsibilities.  Before joining Boston HR, Ann served as the Staff Director for the Boston City Council as the day-to-day department head for 13 member legislative body, overseeing the professional central staff members, over 100 employees and interns, legislative, administrative and fiscal operations, and a budget of $5.0M.  Responsibilities included: payroll, accounts payable, facilities management and maintenance, technology acquisition and upgrades, training and development.

Before working for the City, Ann held various positions in the state and non profit sectors.  She has served as Adjunct faculty at UMASS Boston, Northeastern, and Suffolk covering courses in Urban Policy, State and Local Budgeting, Human Resource Management, Ethics.

Ann received her law degree from Suffolk University Law School while working full-time for the Boston City Council.  She also has a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in budgeting and finance and a Political Science degree from the University of Connecticut.

Ann has been a Big Sister for more than nine years and lives in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston with her husband and two boys.

Natalia Bravo currently serves as the Chief of Staff to the Chief Administrative Officer for the County of San Diego. In her role, Natalia is responsible for developing policy and managing specialized and sensitive projects both across the county enterprise and in collaboration with outside agencies. 

Natalia co-chairs the Strategic Advisory, Evaluation and Guidance Group which serves to ensure alignment of strategic initiatives and other guidance documents for the County. She also serves as the Executive Advisor to the County D&I Executive Council where she works with a multi-departmental team to guide the County’s diversity and inclusion strategy.

She joined the County in 2012 and has held several different positions since, including roles in the COVID-19 pandemic response, the reestablishment of the Leon Williams Human Relations Commission, driving the adoption of the countywide Language Access policy and the reimaging of the County’s General Management System. 

Natalia is the product of a binational and bicultural upbringing and was a US Fulbright Fellow in Mexico City. After that fellowship, she served as the Chief of Staff and Director of Public Policy to Mexico’s Undersecretary of Labor in the Labor Development Office at the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare. Natalia holds a B.A. Degree in Political Science from the University of North Texas and a M.A. Degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. 

She serves as a Board Member of the San Diego County Employee’s Charitable Organization and is a member of both the Fulbright Association and the San Diego County Latino Association.

Natalia is a proud mother, wife and daughter who, when she isn’t working toward the public good, enjoys reading and traveling to rainy places.