Hello! My name is Jordan Feyerherm, I use he/his pronouns, and outside of work I love being in the beautiful outdoors. When I am not outside, you can most likely find me playing board games with my wife, experimenting in the kitchen, or curled up with some good sci-fi.

Helping to establish and create welcoming and equitable spaces is my driving passion. Being the first in my family to be born in the USA, I am keenly aware how important community and belonging is. Before coming to the Office of equity I worked extensively in rural communities advocating for equity and access. I believe our communities are stronger when we come together and meaningfully value our unique perspectives.

I have the privilege to serve as the director of access and accessibility here at the Office of Equity. I bring a systems change perspective to advancing equity while never losing sight of the importance of relationships and trust building. I recognize this work is difficult and I strive to facilitate comfortable uncomfortable conversations around identifying and overcoming barriers to equity in government operations.

In this role I commit myself to turning barriers into bridges of opportunity. The access and accessibility team will focus on identifying concrete metrics of accessibility to identify our current barriers and develop strategies to eliminate them. I recognize government has been complicit in the creation of many of these barriers and in order to correct them must become a reliable and trustworthy partner. Building trust, prioritizing meaningful co-creation, and holding ourselves accountable through transparency are the first steps on this path.

The inequity we see across the country today did not happen by accident or overnight. In order to create an equitable future we must commit to a long term, consistent, and sustainable change to how our governmental systems operate. To be the land of opportunity that is so engrained in the American mythos, we must have the courage of our convictions to make that a reality for everyone. In the words of Angela Glover Blackwell "Equity is when your zip code doesn't determine your destiny".