Notes From the President & CEO
ANNOUNCING THE ACADEMY
MCCA FINISHED 2011 IN A VERY STRONG FASHION: We delivered important research off er- ings, provided excellent networking and CLE events, continued to strengthen our corporate, fi rm, and organizational connections, and further assisted the pipeline eff ort through our mentoring and scholar- ship programs. Finally, I believe our MCCA Diversity Honors Gala has set the standard for events seeking to recognize corporations, fi rms, and individuals who have made important strides in the area of diversity and inclusion. We cannot, however, rest on our laurels. Upon assuming leadership of this organization in
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September, I committed to seeking the greatest possible return on investment for our stakeholders, especially the law fi rms that joined MCCA’s newly created Firm Affi liate Network (FAN). I believe by coordinating MCCA’s considerable assets—the extensive research portfolio; strong corporate, fi rm, and organizational connections; publishing; awards; and CLE program- ming/networking—we can provide comprehensive leadership and inclusiveness training while providing robust business development opportunities for our stakeholders. In that regard, I am proud to announce the creation of the MCCA Academy for Leadership and Inclusion, a 10-city pilot training program exclusively for MCCA members and FAN constituents. Working with the Center for Legal Inclusiveness,
the Academy will provide comprehensive workshops designed to help member organizations and FAN constituents develop leadership and talent, identify cultural biases and micro-inequalities, remove struc- tural barriers to inclusive workplaces, and help increase retention and opportunities for advancement. Since the training will pair our corporate members and FAN constituents, an added benefi t will be the oppor- tunity to strengthen business ties across existing or prospective attorney/client lines. T e fi rst training session will be held at the MCCA South/Southwest Regional Networking Forum in
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Houston on February 15, 2012. Other training sessions will take place in conjunction with existing MCCA events in Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and New York. In addition, we will round out the 10-city pilot program with events in Seattle, Kansas City, Atlanta, and Minneapolis. Our long-term goals are to monitor the progress made by the participants in the 2012 program, continue to fi ne-tune the training, and provide additional support and training in future years. I also encourage you to scan the QR code in this
column for a special video message and discounted registration to our spring CLE Expo, taking place in Chicago on March 20-22. T ank you for continued support, and if you are
not a member, I hope our continued eff orts to illus- trate the value of diversity and inclusion will convince you to join MCCA.
JOSEPH K. WEST President & CEO
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