Finding unity and strength through board diversity

When Louisiana's Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority was first created nine years ago, its board was made up of a fairly traditional group of people—the kind, says executive director Leslie Tremaine. who “typically get named by folks to do things like this.” But in the intervening years the makeup of the board changed considerably so that it is now truly diverse. This change didn't happen on its own; it took a conscious effort on the part of the board. Tremaine describes how the group went about achieving board diversity and how this diversity is making a difference.