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| Michelle Gordon-Seemore |
Identifying with Children's mission to serve children and the community, Michelle Gordon-Seemore joined the hospital in January 2007. As Director of Staffing and Recruitment and new Director of Recruitment and Retention for the Diversity and Cultural Competency Council (DCCC), Gordon-Seemore brings over 25 years of staffing experience and a commitment to making Children's a place of inclusion.
"Diversity to me is the inclusion of everyone," says Gordon-Seemore. "I want Children's to not only be diverse, but a workplace of choice for everyone."
Prior to working at Children's, Gordon-Seemore worked at Reebok International for 10 years and has worked in various industries including investment banking, apparel, and publishing.
As newDCCC Director of Recruitment and Retention, Gordon-Seemore will work with DCCC Faculty Director Valerie Ward, MD, MPH, on meeting the five goals set by the council. In 2007, the council divided itself into five working groups dedicated to each of the council's initiatives. In addition to co-chairing the DCCC, Gordon-Seemore also serves as a leader of the Workforce Diversity Committee, one of the five working groups. Her hope is that she and Ward will continue to partner with each working group, assisting them in successfully meeting their goals and objectives.
Gordon-Seemore is a resident of Dorchester, a community outside of Boston. She received a bachelor's in Management at Emmanuel College, and is married with two daughters, 26 and 19. Her eldest is a Boston Public School teacher and her youngest is a student at Wentworth Institute of Technology. As an extension of her desire to help others to succeed, Gordon-Seemore serves on the board of One Family, Inc., not-for-profit organization devoted to ending family homelessness in Massachusetts.
Asked what strengths and experience she brings to her role as both director of recruitment and retention for the DCCC and as director of staffing for Children's, Gordon-Seemore credits her compassion, drive, and commitment to helping others.
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