1. Defining Gatekeeping (Evelyn)
2. Examining the scope of Gatekeeping (Amy)
3. Areas of inquiry and discussion (Evelyn and Amy alternating)

a. Gatekeeping in the workplace/human resources culture (Amy)

i. Recruitment practices (Amy)

1. A focus on internal recruitment can mean that an agency's demographics remain the same over time.

2. Publicity, messaging, and culturally relevant strategies

ii. Hiring structures and processes (Evelyn)

1. Building the hiring team

a. How are people of color and allies represented in the team?
b. What are their roles?
c. Who has decision--making authority? Or is decision consensus based?

2. Accountability in screening applications:

a. Who decides access to interviews?
b. Is there oversight in place to examine screening decisions?

3. Interpreting interactions with applicants: how is a good fit determined

a. How is rapport established?