Session Objectives
- Attendees will learn the different types of diversity that can occur on a Board
- Attendees will learn what the research says about diverse teams
- Attendees will learn how to access multiple networks to find diverse director candidates
Nikki Rashada McCord is the founder of McCord Consulting Group and has been in the business consulting and board development fields for over a decade. As the Senior Director of Communications & Legislative Affairs at Scofes & Associates Consulting, Inc. she represented Fortune 500 companies in Michigan. She was asked by former Michigan Governor, Jennifer Granholm, to be the Legislative Advisor for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Ms. McCord has worked on educational and labor policy at the Colorado General Assembly. She has consulted with organizations looking to implement organizational change from Board engagement to recruitment of minority employees that is culturally competent and supportive.
Ms. McCord earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame and her Masters of Public Policy at Michigan State University.
She is the Diversity Council Region 2 and Region 4 Director for the University of Notre Dame and was named the November 2015 Boulder Young Pro to Know by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.
Thank you to the City of Boulder's Office of Arts and Culture for their sponsorship of the Business of Arts Program.
2590 Walnut St
Boulder, Colorado 80302
United States
Workshop | |
Member | $10.00 |
Non-Member | $15.00 |