D.L. Richardson is an educator with 25-plus years of experience in teaching, diversity training and public speaking. D.L. has taught communication courses at university and high school levels, including everything from Public Speaking to Media and Civil Rights History, as well as Journalism and Public Relations. He also served as Chair of Southern Oregon University’s Communication Department. He has served or still serves on the Oregon Cares Fund for Black Relief and Resiliency, The Oregon African American/Black Student Success Advisory Committee, The Governor’s (Oregon) Healthy Schools Re-opening Council, the Oregon Racial Justice Council’s Education Recovery Committee, and the Jackson County United Way Board of Directors. He is also a board member with Foundations for a Better Oregon and sits on diversity, equity and inclusion committees for the Oregon Community Foundation and JCUW. He worked as an Equity Specialist with the Medford and Ashland School Districts, and currently serves with the Southern Oregon Education Service District as the Southern Oregon Black/African American Success Specialist. He is also a board member with the community-based organization Black Southern Oregon Alliance. He has lived and worked in Southern Oregon for more than 20 years.