We all make mistakes. Some are more public than others. When faced with admitting, and amending, an error you can either deny, obfuscate and hide — or you can do what the city of Grand Forks did when they realized there was a problem with their annual calendar. The best moments in leadership are all about balancing honesty, accountability, humor, appropriate self-depreciating and pragmatism.
Author: Suzanne Brown-McBride (9 Articles)
Suzanne Brown-McBride began her work on behalf of sexual assault victims in 1991 as a community education specialist and advocate. Since that time, she has managed and directed sexual assault and domestic violence service programs in Oregon and Washington State. Before beginning her tenure as Executive Director of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) in 2006, Suzanne served as the Executive Director of the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs in Olympia. Over her career, Suzanne has focused her efforts on the development of effective public policy and legislation related to sexual assault victimization, the supervision of sex offenders, and community responses to violence. Suzanne is a gubernatorial appointee and Chair of the newly created California Sex Offender Management Board, as well as an appointee to The California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery. She is a founding member of the Steering Committee for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and a Board Member of the Council of State Governments Justice Center. In 2002, Suzanne was honored to receive the “Outstanding Contribution to Victim Services Award” from the National Crime Victim’s Law Institute. In 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger selected Suzanne to receive his “Governor’s Crime Victim Advocacy Award” for “Outstanding Leadership in Advancing Victim Rights”.
