Who we are

The Washington Workforce Empowerment Collaborative (the Collaborative) is a cross-agency/institution advisory body established as a result of Executive Order 12-02. The Collaborative is a community of our state's internal government workforce and serves to provide counsel with diverse perspectives to state agencies and institutions to help create a Washington where all Washingtonian's belong. Our primary focus is to provide recommendations for equitable human resources (HR) systems.

What we do

• Create a space for state-employed Washingtonian's of varying experience, backgrounds and perspectives to come together to discuss, co-create, and guide state level leaders in state workforce HR practice. 
• Collaborate to promote shared power principles, including change in the traditional decision-making frames of power and leadership.
• Review, evaluate, and recommend policy and practice changes to remove systemic barriers to state employee benefits, opportunities, and support services, or to Washington state government services, information, and resources.
• Promote access, accessiblity, and inclusion practices in the recruitment, hiring, and retention processes to create equal opportunities for all candidates.
• Provide consultation and counsel on statewide and agency executive orders and policy, as appropriate.
• Sponsor educational events and conferences designed to provide exposure to diverse lived experiences and different pro-equity, anti-racist theories and practices.