THE CLIENT LGBT community centers serve over 1.9 million people annually and play a vital and multi-faceted role in many communities across the country. They are often the only staffed non-profit LGBT presence in the area and the first point of contact for people seeking information, coming out, accessing services or organizing for social...
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THE CLIENT Since 1969, the Los Angeles LGBT Center (formerly the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center) has cared for, championed and celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. Today, the Center provides services for more LGBT people than any other organization in the world through its programs. Each month, the Center...
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The Client Background: PEN America is an organization standing at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate...
Continue readingChief Executive Officer, Desert Healthcare District
The Client Health care districts originated in the mid-1940s as a response to a shortage of acute care hospitals in California, as well as minimal access to health care services in rural parts of the state. State legislators responded by enacting what is now known as the Local Health Care District Law. This law...
Continue readingNew McCormack + Kristel Recruiting Partnership: Diversity Recruiter Adds New Nonprofit Expert to its Team
PALM SPRINGS – July 18, 2016: Joe McCormack, a pioneering and nationally recognized diversity recruiter in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, is announcing the formation of a new business partnership with Michelle Kristel, a former nonprofit executive and associate with the firm since 2013. The new partnership will be known as McCormack + Kristel,...
Continue readingOp-ed: What’s Wrong With Executive Recruiters?
The following article by Joe McCormack was featured on Advocate.com on August 22, 2013. View the original source here. An executive recruiter argues that education and protections are essential to combating discrimination against transgender people in the hiring process. I met my first out transgender candidate for a corporate position 13 years ago. We...
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