Email Bor Yang
Prior to becoming the Legislative Equity Officer, Bor served as Executive Director and Legal Counsel for the Vermont Human Rights Commission; the entity that enforces the state's anti-discrimination laws. There, Bor worked closely with the Vermont Legislature, state agencies, departments, and community advocates to advance public policies on issues of equality and justice, in addition to overseeing the Commission's investigations and litigation. Previously, Bor was a staff attorney investigator at the Commission and worked many years as an attorney and instructor in Minneapolis, Minnesota after graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School.
Email Aislyn Matias
Before joining the Legislative Equity Office, Aislyn worked with the School of Gender, Race, and Nations and Conflict Resolution Program at Portland State University, served as a commissioner to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission of Oregon, and as workgroup member for the Joint Task Force on Underrepresented Students in Higher Education. She earned her Bachelor's at the Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington and Master's in Global Leadership and Sustainability at Hawaii Pacific University, where she worked for the School of Social Work and as a student club advisor.
