Members of New Hampshire's Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion talk about their mission as they get ready to begin their work. Our first episode of the Diversity Speaks NH podcast features Rogers Johnson, chairman of the council and president of the Seacoast NAACP; Jim Maggiore, chairman of the North Hampton Select Board and father of a child who is part of the LGBTQ+ community; Pawn Nitichan, executive director of City Year New Hampshire; Sharon Harris, the Community College System of New Hampshire designee to the council; and Allyson Ryder, the associate director of Leadership New Hampshire who identifies as a gay woman.