Jobs Matter, As Do The People And Vision Behind A Jobs Program
by: Autumn Sandeen
Tue Jan 25, 2011 at 07:00:00 AM EST
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/18511/jobs-matter-as-does-the-people-and-vision-behind-a-jobs-programWe in trans community have long history with many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, and often the history is less than satisfactory. So, it should be noted when an LGBT organization that has a checkered history with transgender community -- and its members -- engages in some remarkable programming for transgender people.
Good programs often are the result of the right person or two being at the right place at the right time. My friend Allyson Robinson, who is the Associate Directory of Diversity at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), is one such person at the right place at the right time. Another is Sharon Skipper, the CEO of the for-profit firm LGBT Career Assistance, and the CEO of the non-profit firm the Foundation for New Beginnings, is another such person. Allyson and Sharon have teamed together to with the HRC develop the project entitled Back To Work; Empowering Transgender Job Seekers.
