CSEA Capital Region President Shana Davis recently served as a panelist at a Black History Month event sponsored by the Albany County Legislative Black Caucus. Speakers and guests explored this year’s Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor. Discussion centered on Black workers’ experiences, historical influences, breaking barriers and current pathways to economic and social justice. From left are CSEA Capital Region President Shana Davis, GLS Partner and COO Jasmine Higgins, University at Albany student Troy Jackson, Statewide Pre-Apprentice Program and Community Engagement Director Crickett Thomas-O’Dell and panel moderator and Hudson Valley Community College Chief Diversity Officer Ainsley Thomas.

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Therese has been working as the Capital Region Communications Specialist since 2002 handling all facets of internal and external communications for the region. Therese started her career at a Madison Avenue Public Relations firm and held several positions in public relations, marketing and event planning in corporate and non-profit roles in New York and Pittsburgh prior to moving to the Capital Region in 1999. Therese holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Communication Studies and is also a published freelance writer on travel, food and the arts.

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