1. Multnomah County Employee Resource Group for Immigrants and Refugees
September 19, 2013
By Victoria Cross

2. Everything Works Better When Everyone Works Together

3. Reflection on WHO WE ARE and WHAT WE DO

5. Purpose
To provide resource and support for employees who are refugee and immigrants.
To identify challenges and opportunities faced by this employees group.
To provide for this group of employees training, career mapping and opportunity to bring their advanced skills to the work place and increase customer and employee satisfaction.

6. Mission
To identify challenges and opportunities faced by this employee group;
To assist the organization to gain better self-awareness on issues faced by this group;
To advance this group’s knowledge about the American workforce;

7. Mission
To enhance and utilize these employees’ skills; assist employees in achieving their full potential;
To help employees in their career progression;
To prepare Multnomah County workforce to meet future needs of this diverse workforce.

8. Benefits to Mult Co
Builds EMPLOYEE support network and skill utilization
Enhances ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness
Strengthens COMMUNITY connection to the organization

9. Charter requirements Group Purpose Group Mission Statement
Governance /Parameters
Way the ERG serves business needs of your organization
Define your membership
How do you recruit membership

10. Accountability requirements
Establish metrics and goals.
ERG for Immigrants and Refugees submits an annual report containing:
A) a summary of last year’s accomplishments toward the work and plan,
B) identified business value added by the group, and
C) a work plan for the coming year.

11. Governance structure We come together in the form of:
CHAMPIONS across the organization
Passionate ACTION-TAKERS within the group
INCLUSION vs. exclusion (allies, immigrants, mentors, supporters together)

12. We are ALL Leaders
We provide opportunities for emerging leaders to network and stretch yourselves!
We are a safe place for people to have the kind of trial and error that is fundamental to human learning!

13. Recognition of Our ACCOMPLISHMENTS Our CONNECTIONS Our GROWTH

14. FIRST, let’s highlight a few of our BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTS

15. October 2012

16. at the NW Diversity Conference

17. at the NW Diversity Conference

18. Multnomah County Diversity and Cultural Competency Award
May 2013
Multnomah County Diversity and Cultural Competency Award
Pic of Victoria here

19. Proclamation by the Board of County Commissioners
June 20, 2013
World Refugee Day
Proclamation by the Board of County Commissioners

20. at the Proclamation

21. Let’s look at how our monthly meetings and organizational collaborations build Our CONNECTIONS and Our GROWTH

22. organizational collaboration: DCHS Race and Ethnicity Data Collection
August 2012
organizational collaboration:
DCHS Race and Ethnicity Data Collection

23. with Leadership Academy Alumni
September 2012
monthly meeting:
“We Are Leaders”
with Leadership Academy Alumni

24. “The Paradise That Wasn’t” video viewing & discussion
November 2012
monthly meeting:
“The Paradise That Wasn’t”
video viewing & discussion

25. November 2012 Central HR Strategic Plan organizational collaboration:
Focus Group and Feedback

26. December 2012 Brainstorming on Outreach Strategies
organizational collaboration:
Brainstorming on Outreach Strategies
with DCHS Outreach Coordinator

27. Celebration and Holiday Potluck!
December 2012
Celebration and Holiday Potluck!

28. Celebration and Holiday Potluck!
December 2012
Celebration and Holiday Potluck!

29. Honoring and acknowledging our commitment and struggles:
ERG members face a tough challenge in juggling their job duties and the responsibilities of leading and organizing the volunteer groups.

31. Multnomah County Interfaith Initiative collaborative discussion
January 2013
monthly meeting:
Multnomah County Interfaith Initiative
collaborative discussion

32. February 2013
monthly meeting:
“What is challenging about parenting in the US or being raised by immigrant parents?” with Multnomah County Parents ERG

33. Strategies for Career Management with DCHS Outreach Coordinator
March 2013
monthly meeting:
Strategies for Career Management
with DCHS Outreach Coordinator

34. Career Management Training with Steve Joiner of Talent Development
April 2013
monthly meeting:
Career Management Training
with Steve Joiner of Talent Development

35. Honoring and acknowledging our connection to other ERGS:
Collaboration is key!

38. GROUP DISCUSSIONS: brainstorming
What was most valuable or meaningful last year, and why?
What do we want to do more of, or less of next year?
What new activities or topics should we focus on next year?

39. Folk Songs!
Boris
Smolyansky

40. Office of Diversity and Equity
Roberta Phillip, J.D.
AA/EE Specialist
Office of Diversity and Equity

41. Middle Eastern Dance!
Denise Holm

42. THANK YOU