Andrea Pérez-Maikkula (she/her/ella) is a multilingual DEI practitioner with eighteen years of experience in intercultural facilitation, community engagement, and international community development, particularly in Haiti, where she focused her work in ecological sanitation. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) at the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS), is the Champion for the Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (BIWOC) Employee Resource Group (ERG) at the State of Minnesota, and was recently appointed by Governor Walz to the One Minnesota Council on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity.