RCD executive wants to share his center’s successes, learn from others
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| Mike McKay |
Mike McKay, executive director of Resource Center Dallas, has been named to the national board of directors of CenterLink, the national association of LGBT community centers.
McKay said he is excited by the opportunities the new position gives him to both share RCD’s successes with other LGBT community centers, and to learn about innovative programs offered by those other centers "with an eye towards potentially replicating some of those programs" here in Dallas.
Reid Ainsworth, chair of RCD’s board of directors, said McKay’s appointment to the CenterLink board "confirms what we’ve known all along, that Resource Center Dallas is a national leader among community centers."
Terry Stone, the CenterLink executive director and former executive director of Oak Lawn Community Services in Dallas, said the CenterLink board members "are the most visionary and dedicated leaders in the LGBT community.
"Their experience, commitment and leadership will be driving forces in our work to assist centers in building a movement that honors and promotes full human rights and dignity for all LGBT people," Stone said.
As a CenterLink board member, McKay will work with the organization to oversee its strategic direction while guiding the organization as it builds capacity, strengthens linkages, and advocates empowerment, self-reliance, inclusion and diversity among the community centers in the coalition.
He joins 20 leaders from LGBT community centers from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and Milwaukee to New York City.
McKay has more than 25 years experience in executive management and leadership, including nonprofit organizations, banking, health care and government agencies. Immediately prior to joining Resource Center in 2006, he was deputy director of AmeriCorps in Washington D.C.
McKay has also been executive director of the AIDS Outreach Center in Fort Worth, and helped lead the effort that resulted in passage of a Fort Worth ordinance prohibiting discrimination against gays and lesbians.
McKay earned a bachelor’s degree from Angelo State University and a master’s in public administration from SMU.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition July 10, 2009.
“McKay has more than 25 years experience in executive management and leadership, including nonprofit organizations, banking, health care and government agencies. Immediately prior to joining Resource Center in 2006, he was deputy director of AmeriCorps in Washington D.C.”
Mr. McKay, with all due respect are you running a GLBT community center here or are you trying to run a “corporation” based on the SMU Business School model ??
With the qualifications cited, I fail to see how an “executive”, “governmental” and “banking” background has any bearing on the qualifications needed to run a community center !! But then again, this is Dallas GLBT culture. Its all about the corporate crony circle and who knows who and who can grease each others palms the best. How many corporate “sponsorship” dollars did the Resource Center receive this month ?? And how much political lobby money was spent this month (funds that would have had better use going towards the people who you are supposed to serve, the COMMUNITY !!)
Kind of ironic that SMU is now the home for the GLBT career fair each year………hmm sounds like a conflict of interest to me. And even so, its just another example of GLBT corporate “executives” taking care of other business school/ corporate “executives” ONLY.
It won’t be too hard to figure out who will take care of the travel arrangements for your CenterLink board meetings. Sorry, I forgot, that person also sits on the Resource Center Board of Directors ………
Thank you for your time.
Holy s**t.
You must be the most UNHAPPY man/woman out there (Guinea Pig is gender neutral, I assume).
Your excessive analytical nature is a turn-off.
How about taking a deep breath and smile once in a while? You’ll be amazed at how good it makes you feel.
Gary K., its not unhappiness, its called REALISM. And I’m sorry that my realistic views are not as palatable as you would like.
Have a Nice Day !! 🙂
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Happy ??
Yes, I’m happy GP.
Namaste.