This virtual course with corporal Danielle Woods, Detroit Police Department – Office of Workplace and Community Resiliency, is designed to educate law enforcement, organizations, businesses, and citizens on the cultural competence of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning community by providing attitude awareness regarding diversity and inclusiveness, practical skills, language/terminology, gender sensitivity, and insight into engaging members of the LGBTQ community.

Corporal officer Danielle Woods is currently assigned to the Office of Workplace and Community Resiliency as LGBTQ Liaison for the Detroit Police Department. Corporal Woods is a 23 year veteran having worked Patrol, Vice, Narcotics, Morality, and is a field training officer. Corporal Woods openly identifies as member of the LGBT community, and is an active and driving force in her role as Liaison as well as having a strong presence in representing for both entities. Since being appointed liaison in 2013, Corporal Woods has worked tumultuously to repair the negative relationship between law enforcement and the LGBT community by attending and presenting trainings, conferences, and creating spaces where both audiences can engage in positive yet productive dialogue to establish understanding and equality.

Corporal Woods is a 2020 graduate of Cleary University where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in business management.  She is also a Detroit Choice Vanguard Award Recipient, an inductee into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in November 2022, and has been happily married to her wife of 15 years.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87016737123

This special event will also be streamed on Facebook Live, which can be viewed from the library’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Tecumseh-District-Library-192148050127/.

No one will be allowed to enter the Zoom meeting after 7:05 p.m.; you are welcome to join the live stream on Facebook at time that is convenience for you.