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Welcome to the CMHA-CEI Diversity Pages.  The Diversity Advisory Council (the "DAC"), along with the CMHA-CEI Board of Directors, Leadership, Staff and Labor, have been working together since 2004 for greater diversity within CMHA-CEI.  This combined effort is the CMHA-CEI Diversity Initiative. The Diversity Advisory Council is always open to your comments and suggestions.  Please feel free to contact the DAC. 

The Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and Labor Representatives have publicly voiced their support for the Diversity Initiative. To read their entire statements, click on the links below. 

·     Board of Directors:
 In 2003, the Board and Senior Management at CEI decided to push greater diversity in our workforce as a way to better serve our diverse community. Mental health service delivery involves human interaction on an individual-by-individual basis. We need a staff with two particular kinds of competence. (Read more...) 

·     Executive Director, Bob Sheehan:
I want to personally underscore this organization’s commitment to diversity. As you may know, for a long time, our Agency has had an equal employment opportunity policy and program and a number of cultural competence efforts. These include such things as a very active recruitment program, regular Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reviews, a Limited English Proficiency (LEP) policy, interpreter services, multi-language printed materials, among others. These efforts, while productive, have not taken our organization as far as it needs to go relative to diversity and cultural competence. (Read more...) 

·     OPEIU Local 512
OPEIU Local 512, which represents "middle management" at CMHA-CEI.

·     OPEIU Local 459 Representative, Jeffery Fleming:
 Occasionally, a member will ask why Local 459 is active in efforts to promote diversity in the work place. They wonder why their Union doesn’t focus exclusively on filing grievances and negotiating better wages and benefits at the bargaining table.
Unions formed so that employees could band together to protect workers rights. Insuring everyone is treated fairly regardless of their background is a central part of this mission. (Read more...)