Let 'Em Speak
Let 'Em Speak
Christine Clapp, David Henderson, and Bjørn Stillion Southard
S03E01: Anna-Lesa Calvert on cultural humility, law, and soccer
42 minutes Posted Sep 20, 2021 at 11:00 am.
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Anna-Lesa Calvert (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-lesa-calvert/) is the Manager of Professional Development and Diversity at Hodgson Russ LLP. At Hodgson Russ she develops training, organizational effectiveness programs, while creating programs and processes that support a diverse and inclusive work place. Prior to her work at Hodgson Russ, she ran a non-profit focus on ensuring that underserved youth in her community had access to sport and its benefits.

By listening to this conversation with Anna-Lesa, you’ll learn about:  

- Being a diversity officer at a law firm - Increasing diversity in law firms through pipeline, community, and internal education - Making correct name pronunciation less awkward - Cultural humility versus competence - Diversifying the beautiful game

Twitter: @alsoccerpal Article mentioned in the interview: https://fivehabitsandmore.law.yale.edu