The Wellesley Board of Selectmen will host a public forum on diversity during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Jan. 14, from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.
Panelists will discuss how welcoming Wellesley is and how the town can become more open. Community reps will include:
- Elaine Bannigan, Pinnacle Residential Properties
- Sarah Sarchet Butter, Pastor, Wellesley Village Church
- Michelle Chalmers, President, World of Wellesley
- Karen Evans, Wellesley Free Library, ESL Program Coordinator
- Jamie Jurgensen, Department Head, Wellesley Free Library
- David Lussier, Superintendent, Wellesley Public Schools
- Jerry Lu, President, WeCAN
- Lilia Diaz, Wellesley resident originally from Venezuela
- Ruslan Mikhailov, Wellesley resident originally from Russia
- Mary Qin, Wellesley resident originally from China
The Selectmen’s meeting and forum will be live streamed by Wellesley Media on Comcast channels 8 & 9 or Verizon channels 39 & 40.