Episode 21: Prejudice Starts Before Preschool: Allison Baker, Former Director of Nutrition at Kroger and Founder of Hazel + Dot, Shares How Her Passion for Wellness Grew Into a Purpose for Inclusion
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Five years into her career as the Director of Nutrition for The Kroger Co. - America’s largest grocer - Allison Baker adopted Dottie, a two-year-old toddler from Southern India who was born without her left arm. Through her journey as a mother of a brown-skinned, immigrant, female born with a disability, Allison has come face to face with privilege, challenge, and adversity. She’s learned the true meaning of “D&I”, and what it takes to scale that strategy across corporate America. Now, she’s committed to helping change the definition of “normal and good” to include every person, of every color, with every ability level.
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