As the Civil Rights Coordinator and a member of the Civil Rights Team in the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office, Ariana is dedicated to understanding the root causes of hate crimes and developing strategies to increase hate crime reporting. Ariana started her career in the legal field more than fifteen years ago working with people with disabilities, and continued her career as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Training at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Ariana earned her B.A. in Sociology and Justice Studies from Rhode Island College.
The Summit unites the public and private sectors, domestic and international, against hate and extremism. Researchers, activists, lawyers, technology experts, political leaders, and more come together, each bringing their unique tools to the fight. Important relationships that were established at the Summit in 2021 have carried forward into working groups with concrete deliverables for 2022 and beyond.
