Meet the Equity & Inclusion Team

To help us best integrate equity and inclusion into our educational practices, Catlin Gabel’s Equity and Inclusion team has defined roles that support the entire community. The team looks forward to meeting and working with you, and welcomes your questions. 

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Dr. Connie Kim-Gervey

Director of Belonging & Institutional Research for Inclusion

Connie helps integrate equity and inclusion throughout the school in partnership with colleagues, students, and parents, to help community members have their best possible Catlin Gabel experiences. She also manages and analyzes research to help inform decision-making to ensure long-term institutional sustainability. Lastly, she builds relationships with other Pacific Northwest leaders and organizations, including the NWAIS consortium and POCIS Seattle (People of Color in Independent Schools).

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Jewell Sparks

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INCLUSIVE STUDENT PROGRAMS

Jewell works in partnership with the Equity & Inclusion team, school leadership, and faculty to create, implement, and support programming with an emphasis on equity and inclusion for all students. She builds relationships with all students, particularly those of historically- underrepresented identities, to support them thriving at Catlin Gabel. Jewell also collaborates on policies and design structures and programs to help Catlin Gabel students respectfully co-exist as responsible community members. Jewell is committed to building an inclusive school environment that nurtures unity, empathy, compassion, and a sense of belonging for every student.

Catlin Gabel’s equity and inclusion efforts are rooted in our commitment to belonging for all. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, disability (with reasonable accommodation), sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, or any other legally protected status in admission or employment. Our work engages the full diversity of our community—centering lived experience as essential to learning—while fostering respectful dialogue and inclusion across all groups.