Today’s guest is Etienne Thomas.  Thomas is the Associate Athletics Director of Student Life at the University of Kansas. Her unique story in the world of athletics did not begin in a gym or on a field.  Thomas has a law background and her first connection with athletics was as a volunteer trainer at North Carolina Central University.  Thomas has a passion for diversity and inclusion. She shares her experiences of confronting prejudice and bias as early as elementary school, helping people come to the realization that their unconscious bias is real and how it can be addressed moving forward, and how Kansas Athletics positively practices diversity and inclusion for staff and student-athletes.

Thomas chronicles the mentors and supporters that have helped shape her career and daily provide her with feedback, love, and balance.  Clearly, the center of her strength is family and the cohort of women mentors and supporters that “fit” comfortably in her life.  Hear Etienne Thomas’ story.

Produced by the Institute For Sport & Social Justice (ISSJ).

Hosted by Mat Edelson, journalist and producer appearing on NPR, ABC, ESPN, and in Houghton-Mifflin’s annual series, “The Best American Sports Writing.”

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