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Alton John Purnell
Esther Severin Purnell
Esther Severin Purnell
My Daddy on one of his album covers right around a year I was born. Although he played and taught classical music he was famous for his chords. Some pianist even copy "Alton's" style.
Esther Severin Purnell
Esther Severin Purnell
Esther Severin Purnell
The most beautiful woman in the world- and I mean her heart. She was kind and suffered. She gave all she had and was filled with love. Her faith and trust in God never wavered. My Mommie.
One + One =8 Me
Esther Severin Purnell
Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana
Daddy on a break playing the piano at a club. My Mommie in the wings listening to the Dixieland Jazz music. And then I came along - after my brother and sister of course.
Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana
Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana
Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana
I arrived on March 3rd and on my Mommie's birthday! We've always had that something special. My other one didn't make it on the 5th. Mommie always apologized for my lonesomeness and I really felt it. So my Mommie loved me twice as much!
Music Day and Night
Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana
Music Day and Night
I woke up to music and I went to slept to music. My Mommie's voice was like a dancing flower that made me giggle and tearful at the same time. My Daddy's raspy voice popping rhythms were in the background for as long as I can remember. That Second-Line number is a part of breathing.
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What can I say? My only baby picture.
My father didn't like that his children look like his fair-skinned wife-her family didn't like it either. Daddy pursued a less skin color harassing environment in California. Mommie chose to shelter her dark-skinned children at home.
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Althea M Purnell, Ph.D.'s beginnings are as a Creole, native, quadroon, in New Orleans Louisiana. The daughter of an original Dixieland Jazz pianist Creole man (Alton John Purnell) and a magnificent Creole beauty (Esther V. Severin Purnell) during Jim Crow times in the most color-conscious place in the world. Here, acceptance as a drea
Althea M Purnell, Ph.D.'s beginnings are as a Creole, native, quadroon, in New Orleans Louisiana. The daughter of an original Dixieland Jazz pianist Creole man (Alton John Purnell) and a magnificent Creole beauty (Esther V. Severin Purnell) during Jim Crow times in the most color-conscious place in the world. Here, acceptance as a dream for those darker than a brown paper bag. This is literal. We had brown paper bag parties. At the door of the party, a bag was held against the face or arm for comparison. I would make it in but, I had a buddy that would get turned away. I would leave with her. Soc Au' Lait - "Wow!" "Ouch!" Too dark-skinned to be considered privileged; hair too kinky to be straight, yet too straight to be nappy; pointed nose and no spaced teeth. The typical story of, "Nobody wants the Mulatto child”. Whites don't want us; blacks resent us. We just sit on the fence waiting to fall off, and see who's yard we fall into." My Mommie still loved me! On a full academic scholarship to Boston College, I found pride in my skin color and learned so much about my own kind. It was a challenge washing my hair in beer and vinegar, then tying portions in strips of brown paper, and standing in a steamy bathroom but, I got my hair into an afro! Such fun. But my Creole ways made for a clashing Cultural difference. My speech, my dress, my "eagle nose", all were laughable. It was that Mulatto fence again and Creole to boot. The rich whites protest not wanting the poor whites; Cubans wanted white and not Hispanic; Puerto Ricans, Africans, Dominicans, Capeverdians...Ooh La La! I just wanted us all to accept each; our differences. Ah. Pas conne" -I don't know!
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Some special shots
My Mommie and Me outside of my NaNan's (Godmother) home on London Avenue after my Confirmation at Corpus Christi Church. My NaNann was Harriet Boyd.
My Parrain (Godfather) and me. William (Yahm or Yahmmie) Severin, my Mommie's baby brother-the youngest of 12.
The last time I saw my Uncle Vernon or as I called him, Uncle Cute. He was my Mommie's younger brother and my buddy. Uncle Cute taught me that, "Kisses are not applied, they are presented."
The black talent program at boston college
Boston College
We Came Together From Everywhere
We Came Together From Everywhere
Didn't have enough of a representation of people of color on campus to comply with federal government standards. The Black Talent Program was formed which was a totally student run program that recruited and supported students that displayed leadership and academic potential needing financial assistance into a university.
We Came Together From Everywhere
We Came Together From Everywhere
We Came Together From Everywhere
We came together from New York, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; Detroit, Michigan; Wilmington, Delaware; Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; and that's just this photo.
I learned from different African tribes and how Jamaicans are Jamaicans no matter how their features look.
Visiting classmates homes allowed me to learn so much of the worl
We came together from New York, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; Detroit, Michigan; Wilmington, Delaware; Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; and that's just this photo.
I learned from different African tribes and how Jamaicans are Jamaicans no matter how their features look.
Visiting classmates homes allowed me to learn so much of the world and other cultures. All races and people are not the same.
Still Black
We Came Together From Everywhere
Still Black
We were different sizes, different skin colors, had different values, different religious beliefs, and even different accents. We all wanted to have a chance that this America offered and we wanted to live.
We were attacked and assaulted. I was told by a jesuit priest that I could not continue my career path and a Black was not smart enou
We were different sizes, different skin colors, had different values, different religious beliefs, and even different accents. We all wanted to have a chance that this America offered and we wanted to live.
We were attacked and assaulted. I was told by a jesuit priest that I could not continue my career path and a Black was not smart enough to double major at that school. Some classmates were forced to court to get correct grades. We lost a few. For the many of us that graduated from Boston College, We didn't just graduate - we survived!
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Black Talent recruited students (financially) and the Black Student Forum was a communication piece and program for the entire body. Black was not exclusive of just Black it was ALL people of color. It just seems that people of color get treated as though they are Black.
This is What The Black Talent Program Meant For Me
I was wearing one of my Boston College sweatshirts in a coffee shop and an older white gentleman leans over to me and says, " Hey, who do you know went to Boston College?"
The computer in my brain searched for the correct question phrase for my appropriate response withou
- Did you attend Boston College?
- That's my alma mater is it yours?
- BC is my favorite school. Is it yours?
- That's my school. I've been trying to get a hold of one of those. Can you tell me where I can get one?
My response= "I did, of course. It's my alma mater." He followed up with amazement, "Really? How'd t
Black Talent gave me a tangeable accomplishment
I have that Sheepskin from Boston College
That sheepskin means something to the rulers and powers that be. They made me fight for it. I competed and beat them on their own terms. They tried to keep it from me, but The Black Talent Progam gave me the chance to get in. The BTP awarded me a full scholarship based upon my "B' average, my leadership skills as Captain of the Cheerleaders, my participation in the Homecoming Court, and that I maintained a job all through highschool.
Half way through, BC took half of their money back: no books, no housing, no food, and added loans. Black Talent gave me a paying job and I had access to people who could tell me what the books were about.
The Black Talent Program helped me get Boston College on my resume' and into graduate school.
Black Talent Gave Me Academic Support
BTP prepared me academically with a six-week preparation class that I needed badly. I had previously, only read two pages for a report. In college one reads two books with a report for the next class! Not only did Black Talent provide and Academic Committee they men escorted us women to and from the library.
Black Talent Taught me
Community
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Black History
Learn and enjoy each other.
Black History
Responsibility
Black History
Years have gone by and we are still learning and making history.
Responsibility
Responsibility
Responsibility
We still have a responsibilty to each other and to those coming behind us.
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Get together and laugh
Travel
Sharing/Teaching
Sharing/Teaching
We still meet up in different home and in different cities.
Sharing/Teaching
Sharing/Teaching
Sharing/Teaching
So much we are learning and sharing with each other and other people. Fascinating professions and goals.
Becoming Me
OooRah!
Credibility IS Everything
Credibility IS Everything
Why did I think Marines didn't cry? Because they stood strong to protect others. In that outstanding uniform they looked the same. It was a dream, so I reached for it. As were many, I was deceived by my recruiter sending me in for preparation training to help me get into physical shape before the next Officer Candidate School class was to start. He lied. He signed me up Enlisted instead of Officer (about half pay less and far down to the bottom of the authority chain). I was deceived not pas conne -not stupid. In the US Marine Corps, I found all sorts of skin colors, speech, and beliefs. Frankly, just being a "woman", a "woman of color" and a "person of color" brought few other choice names providing entirely new fences to fall from. Blesse'-hurt. Blesse' mais fascine'-Hurt but fascinated.
In the Chow Hall, I sat across from a tall, stocky, black man. He had smooth very black skin and seemed like a huge mass of black power. I stared at him and instant knew what white people feared. He was beautiful! The south, college, the military, the world are systems I couldn't beat but it was time for people to learn about differences and for me to speak out.
Credibility IS Everything
Credibility IS Everything
Credibility IS Everything
Allee's Group
Credibility IS Everything
Allee's Group
My lovely skin color forced me to acquire credibility in my words so, I secured a Masters Degree and a PhD in Human Resources concentrating in Equal Employment Opportunity. Here, I found my voice. Diversity EEO/AA mandates provided me a platform for "Respecting Differences" and "Everyone Matters". My quest began.
While addressing workplace concerns, Allee's Group began coaching and consulting organizations on employment laws and behaviors. Providing signature training modules and programs to foster compliance and diversity, I developed my expertise. Looks, cultures, beliefs, practices, are all ingredients in this tossed salad world of ours. All are important and EVERYONE matters! I can't change the world, but human resources allows me to adjust behaviors and introduce differences.
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I Work Hard
- Established 1st Training division at City of Charleston.
- City of Charleston’s 1st Diversity/EEO & Disabilities Officer.
- Established 1st Training division at City of Charleston. City of Charleston’s 1st Diversity/EEO & Disabilities Officer.
- Effective employee relations programs thwarting employee strike.
- Streamlined staffing reducing turnover by 35% in first 6 months.
- Lead positive HR for work forces in excess of 30,000 regular, 1700 seasonal, & thousands contract employees.
- Created 1st interactive new hire orientation and summer academic program for Six Flags Great Adventure.
- Introduced 1st formal, company-wide Customer Service Training Program to the City of Charleston.
- Win rate of 100% in the resolution of discrimination claims, harassment complaints, and unemployment disputes.
- Established 100% win rate defending EEO complaints & reducing grievances by 98%.
- Conducted a weekend recruitment event which staffed the Six Flags Park for the entire season.
- Certified Trainer delivering workshops: EEO; customer service; diversity, leadership, regulatory requirements, etc. Reduced $250k+ liabilities in OFCCP/FCC & EEOC fines resulting in 2 + penalty free reporting years.
- Chaired grievance committees and recommended settlement options slashing complaints by 45% and grievances by 98% in less than 3 years.
- Delivered tactical operational plans driving successful organizational change in OCT’s required "2 hour" window cable service call. Compliance was met and customer base increased by 20k.
- Reduced insurance benefit plans costs over $35k. Reconfigured workers compensation programs reducing costs over $ ½ million. Instituted safety programs decreasing worker’s compensation cost by $75k first quarter.
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Doctor of Philosophy in
Human Resources Management
Master of Arts in
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Baccalaureate of Arts in Speech Communications
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My Family
Rame' N McIlvaine
Guy A McIlvaine II
Guy A McIlvaine II
My daughter and I were always hugging, kissing, and holding hands. Hang-out buddies. No one can make me laugh as this girl does. She has me in tears. My beautiful baby girl. My first born. She moved away from me.
Guy A McIlvaine II
Guy A McIlvaine II
Guy A McIlvaine II
An extra bright young man that liked pleasing his mom. We can laugh and be on the same wave length. He'll always be my baby, but he is the male child and it is a heavy weight I have him carry as imposed from the bible.
Justice=Just Us
Guy A McIlvaine II
Guy A McIlvaine III "Tre'"
The three of us. We did so many things together and they were my world. I was strict and taught them constantly. I wanted to prepare them that no one in this ugly world could hurt them. The impossible dream, but I love my babies!
Guy A McIlvaine III "Tre'"
Guy A McIlvaine III "Tre'"
Guy A McIlvaine III "Tre'"
My little Trey or Tre'. He is his father all over again. Sweet and kind and loving. It's like having my son all over again and his mother, Ilana, is very good to him. Once again, he is a male child...
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Guy A McIlvaine III "Tre'"
The Son and The Daughter
This picture captures their personalities better than I could ever explain their entire lives.
The Son and The Daughter
Guy A McIlvaine III "Tre'"
The Son and The Daughter
Octoroons and love their Cape Verde roots. Excellent cooks with their lives ahead of them and their mother's love behind them.
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With over 30 years as the most senior corporate Human Resources decision-maker and part of the executive team. Highly visible director of all HR functions and supporter of the President/CEO with expert pragmatic advice and project management to secure long-term growth by leading all training, talent acquisition, and career development activities. Driving force vastly experienced change agent and expert in Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) with proven success in transforming organizations into productive diverse workspaces. Resolve and intervene in complex issues requiring executive involvement. Build rapport cross-functionally while simultaneously working in multi-sites and managing changing demands in multi-million dollar dynamic, fast-paced environments.
- Advise staff-members managing subordinate managers and supervisors who, in turn, supervise employees responsible for the completion, accuracy, and timeliness of all areas including key corporate unit/functions.
- Demonstrate organizational development practices, analytical and problem-solving skills managing more than 30 locations across the states.
- Demonstrated experience as an "influencer", team-builder, manager and communicator, building productive working relationships.
- Certified mediator.
- Successful at driving cultural transformation.
- Customer service focused.
- Expert facilitating smooth communication between executive leadership and senior management generating strategies to elevate employee productivity. Represent the company in settlements, negotiations, and judicial procedures. Provide advisory or tactical support before courts/proceedings.
· Quality generalist managing and monitoring employee development for corporate direction. Skilled at providing guidance, reviving employee relations, and resolving issues.
- Superior defining and implementing diversity strategy and employee relations while steering stringent compliance with EEOC and OFCCP as the EEO Officer. Maintain strict confidentiality and protect the rights of employees.
- 100% win rate in discrimination claims, harassment complaints, and unemployment disputes.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills demonstrated presentation skills and certified trainer. Manage large multi-functional training and academic activities. Deliver and develop training programs and curriculum:
- Proficient in computer operating systems and software, HRIS, payroll, and applications including Windows; QuickBooks; Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); and various Internet search engines.
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- Resolve problems requiring executive intervention and mediation.
- Provide leadership and creative insights to help identify, clarify, and resolve complex issues.
- Administer discipline and discharge
It's my specialty - and my destiny
Equal Employment Opportunity
Expert in Equal Employment Opportunity & Implicit Social Cognition/Bias. Identify and improve organizational inefficiencies. Improve and enhance communication of performance expectations and feedback mechanisms.
- Conduct diversity in the workplace workshops; (implicit bias) attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.
- Audit and enforce employment compliance.
- Certified in Workplace Mediation & Conflict Resolution
- Represent companies in settlements, negotiations, & judicial procedures
- Certified Facilitator/Trainer developing leaders and performance
- Corporate culture building and Performance Management
- Excellent Customer Service Techniques
- In-house complaint Investigation
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Implemented presentations on the consciousness of “attitudes” and stereotypes affecting workplace bias and behavior, in over 60 locations in the United States. Introduced 1st company-wide Customer Service, Diversity, and Homophobic Trainings in city government. Employee Relations programs thwarting employee strike. Reduced turnover by 35% in the first 6 months. Chaired grievance committees and settlement options slashing grievances by 98%. Reduced insurance benefits plans cost over $35k. Reconfigured worker's compensation programs reducing costs over $ ½ million.Decreased worker’s compensation settlement costs by $75k first quarter. Hosted 1st media-covered Recruitment Weekend fully staffing Park for the entire season. 100% win rate resolving EEOC & Sexual Harassment & Unemployment complaints. Reduced $250k+ liabilities in OFCCP/FCC & EEOC audits resulting in 2+ penalty-free reporting years.
I had a wonderfully productive, some say successful, executive career. I learned. I grew. I shared.
Best of all, I collaborated with some fantastic, admirable, intelligent people who taught me along my way. I thank God and I would like to mention a few: Dr. Donald Fishman #DonaldFishman; Wrise' Booker #WriseBooker; Dr. Patricia Levitt #PatriciaLevitt; Charles W Turner Sr. #CharlesWTurner; Marsha Hook Haygood #MarshaHookHaygood; Karen Horvath Schmeider #KarenHorvathSchmeider; Sandra Thomas #SandraThomas; 1stSgt Gerry David USMC #1stSgtGerryDavid; Dr. Hazel Jackson #HazelJackson; Karen Jefferson #KarenJefferson; Donald Brown #DonaldBrown; and William J Moore #WilliamJMoore.
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Superior strategic course & direction of people functions whileculture shaping the company
▪Exceptional dealing effectively with ambiguity
▪Expert in Diversity & implicit social cognition/bias
▪Stellar supporting and developing top-notch executives and multi-level Audiences
▪Innate capability communicating complex HR ideas, leading projects, and presenting to the press/City Council in a simplified manner
▪Technically savvy representing companies in settlements, negotiations, and judicial procedures
▪Extraordinary at mediation/conflict resolution
▪Superb critical thinker, evaluator, and complex problem solver
▪Outstanding Facilitator/Trainer
▪Extensive experience leading complex organizations and partnering with senior leadership to develop strategic direction while ensuring initiatives align with business goals
▪Superior strength defining and implementing diversity and employee relations while steering stringent compliance with EEOC/OFCCP
▪Face challenges head-on and seek creative solutions
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Some Training
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resources Management Southwest University
Master of Arts in Human Resources Management Southwest University
Baccalaureate of Arts in Speech Communications Boston College
▪Certified Facilitator for Graduate School Phoenix University
▪Certification in Facilitator Mediator/Conflict Resolution George Mason University
▪Certified in Training/Facilitator in Learning Skills DDI
▪Certified Facilitator Phoenix University
▪Audio/TV Production ▪NCO School ▪Leadership United States Marine Corps
How to Conduct an Internal Investigation •Dealing with Unacceptable Employee Behavior ▪How to Work with Difficult People •Who Moved My Cheese •Employment Law •Sign Language •One Minute Manager •Equal Employment Opportunity •Cultural Differences •Diversity in the Workplace• Excellent Customer Steps▪ HR Ethics▪ HR Management▪ Interpersonal Communications▪ Intrapersonal Communications▪ Mass Media▪ New Journalism▪ Audio Visual Communications▪ Marketing▪ Diversity▪ Leadership▪ Customer First