I have tried to focus on service and other efforts that brings about equity, from the local to the national levels. Creating opportunities for traditionally underrepresented groups is an important component to bringing about equity. However, long-term change can only happen when systemic change occurs. I have tried to bring this about through my service in national boards and when I was a Program Director (PD) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). As co-Lead of the HSI Program and a PD in ADVANCE, I worked toward equitable solutions that involved systemic change. I spearheaded the effort to revamp the HSI solicitation, which resulted in a solicitation that was more responsive to the HSI community through targeted efforts. In my last year at the NSF, I worked as a PD in the Racial Equity in STEM Program Description. These efforts resulted in a new solicitation and a Director's Award for Superior Accomplishment with the citation: For inspired creativity and catalyzing community engagement in establishing the EHR Racial Equity program description; opening conversations with communities that NSF seeks to serve; and providing space for discussions of perception and experience.