Every law school in America should offer a class on diversity, inclusion and belonging to its students. Since 2016, I have taught a class titled “Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession” at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. My class provides students with the knowledge and skills to navigate today’s legal landscape and to improve diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

I entered the practice of law more than 19 years ago, and I have been working to improve diversity and inclusion since then. Along with becoming a partner at Pepper Hamilton, I have served as vice chair, co-chair and chair of my firm’s diversity committee since its inception, and I became the firm’s partner in charge of diversity in 2011.