Monthly Archives May 2023

  Melody Daniel, Program Director, with KRA since 2015, and Gina Brotherton Mayo, Career Readiness Facilitator, in her 5th year with the company, will co-present  Victory in the Valley: Maximizing Career Success While Navigating Real-life Trials, Traumas, and Tragedies at CWA WORKCON: CLARITY THROUGH ACTION!  May 31 – June 2, 2023. Melody reports, “Through a roundtable discussion, we will examine the role resilience plays in our career accomplishments as Workforce Development Professionals. We will achieve insight and clarity, dissect the essential building blocks of resilience, and discuss navigating the highs and lows of our personal lives, while maintaining motivation, focus,
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The movement for a national Asian American and Pacific Islander holiday, celebrating the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the U.S., began in the late ‘70s with Jeanie Jew, a fourth generation Chinese American who was instrumental in the acknowledgment of the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience. Since its founding in 1981, KRA has embraced and practiced DEIBA principles, and is fortunate that two of our Asian American employees are willing to share with us a bit about their experiences, and their families’ journeys. We’ve chosen to highlight these
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For 15 years, Vanessa E. Atterbeary, Esq., KRA Corporate Counsel, and as a Maryland General Assembly Delegate is Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, has been receiving newsworthy attention in KRA Latest News, The Baltimore Sun, and most recently, The Daily Record, which chose Vanessa as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women of 2023 that recognizes high-achieving women making an impact through their leadership, community service and mentoring. Last night, at The Lyric Baltimore Performing Arts Center, hundreds of well-wishers gathered for the Awards Celebration to honor Vanessa and the other incredibly accomplished women. The KRA Family is extremely proud of
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