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Verna Myers, Esq., principal of Verna Myers Consulting Group, LLC (VMCG), is a nationally recognized expert on diversity and inclusion within law firms, law departments and law schools. Herself a “recovering lawyer,” Verna is a dynamic speaker and creative advisor in support of creating inclusive environments and improving the recruitment, retention and advancement of underrepresented groups.

In 2010, Pepper Hamilton LLP awarded Ms. Myers its Diversity Champion award. In 2009 she was chosen as one of The Network Journal’s “25 Influential Black Women in Business,” and in 2008, one of The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s “Diversity Heroes.” Verna sponsors her own successful annual Opus Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Large Law Firms.

Verna graduated from Harvard Law School and received a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Barnard College, Columbia University. Originally from Baltimore, she is returning there — “going back to her roots” — after many years to a strong network of family and friends. She has one son, Très, a beautiful, budding musician, who lives in Boston.

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Verna's book, Moving Diversity Forward, is an innovation in the field of diversity consulting. She writes not only for the novice, but also for the expert. With a variety of creative and vibrant metaphors, to help illustrate her points, Verna provides a comprehensive plan for how to achieve better harmony among the diversity within an industry. Verna's thoughtful perspective and extensive knowledge of diversity and inclusion make this a must read for anyone who is ready to move from well meaning to well doing.

"If you believe that your organization has done everything it can to enhance its diversity, and if you are still frustrated at how little progress you have made, Moving Diversity Forward is for you. It is an instructive read for all of those who wish to live and work in a multi-cultural world where everyone has a fair chance to succeed and contribute."

-- Frank P. Barron, Chief Legal Officer, Morgan Stanley

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What if I Say the Wrong Thing?: 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People

In this compelling new tip book you'll find innovative and surprising ways to keep your personal diversity journey moving and the diversity commitment of your organization. Written to make this information bite-size and accessible, you'll find quick answers to typical What should I do? questions, like: What if I say the wrong thing, what should I do? What if I am work and someone makes a sexist joke, what should I say?

With this book, anyone can be prepared and practiced at moving diversity forward! 

Item Special Note

This includes one copy of Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go From Well-Meaning to Well-Doing by Verna Myers and one copy of What if I Say the Wrong Thing?: 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People by Verna Myers.