SEATTLE, WA, August 22, 2024 —
The 2024 Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards® recognizes best practices for initiatives in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and the Future of Work.
Atlantic Street Center Wins Bronze
Atlantic Street Center, a leader in supporting families and communities with raising healthy, successful children, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group™ Bronze award for excellence in the DEI category. Atlantic Street Center won on August 22, 2024. You can view the complete list of winners here: https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/.
Atlantic Street Center is committed to inclusion in the workplace and how we support our participants. Since 1910, our support continues to pivot and adapt to best serve our children, youth and their families. This includes how Atlantic Street Center works internally. We have an active group of employees that collaborate in a group called Being an Anti-Racist Organization (BARO). This group creates guidelines and principles for all colleagues, volunteers, and Board members to follow. These principles are:
- Engaging staff, colleagues, and community members with respect, and tolerating no acts of discrimination
- Educating ourselves about the history of systemic racism and present-day barriers in our communities
- Continually examine our internal system in an effort to remain a diverse, equity-driven, and inclusive work environment
- Actively listening to those affected and marginalized by systemic barriers
- Identifying, supporting, and collaborating with like-minded organizations
- Using our abilities, influence, and position to amplify unheard voices
- Continuing in ongoing conversation with the Executive Director, Board, and management leaders to address issues of social injustice, racism, and biases in our organization and communities
You can learn more about the Atlantic Street Center “Guiding Principles for the Workplace” here.
“Excellence Award recipients have consistently demonstrated their commitment to employee growth and well-being through innovative human capital strategies. These organizations have implemented HCM programs that drive outstanding business results and create a positive and empowering work environment. Our rigorous evaluation process has confirmed these programs as industry-leading in their effectiveness and impact on employee satisfaction,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke™, HCM Excellence Awards® program leader.
Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives based on these criteria:
- Alignment to their business need and environment.
- Program design, functionality and delivery.
- Adoption, integration, user experience, innovation and creativity.
- Overall effectiveness, impact, and measurable benefits.
Excellence Award winners will continue to be honored at Brandon Hall Group’s HCM Excellence Conference, January 28-30, 2025, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida. Select winners will also serve as presenters in breakout sessions, sharing their leading practices during the conference.
“Our award recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to excellence in human capital management,” said Brandon Hall Group™ Chief Executive Officer Mike Cooke. “This year, we’ve witnessed some of the most groundbreaking applications of HCM strategies in our organization’s history. Many of these innovations leverage cutting-edge technologies and foster unprecedented levels of cross-functional collaboration, resulting in remarkable improvements in operational efficiency and employee engagement.”
About Atlantic Street Center
Atlantic Street Center is a 114-year-old organization that serves South Seattle, King County, and North Pierce County by wrapping around the family through programming and community resources. Our mission is to support families and communities with raising healthy, successful children and youth through direct services and advocacy for social justice and equity.
About Brandon Hall Group™
Brandon Hall Group™ is the only professional development company that offers data, research, insights and certification to Learning and Talent executives and organizations. The best minds in Human Capital Management (HCM) choose Brandon Hall Group™ to help them create future-proof employee development plans for the new era.
For over 30 years, we have empowered, recognized and certified excellence in organizations worldwide, influencing the development of over 10 million employees and executives. Our HCM Excellence Awards® program was the first to recognize organizations for learning and talent and is the gold standard, known as the “Academy Awards of Human Capital Management.”
The awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully developed and deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems and tools that have achieved measurable results. We are honored to receive applications from organizations worldwide ranging from small, medium, large and global enterprises to government, not-for-profits and associations.
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SEATTLE, WA, February 4, 2022 — Dr. Pela Terry has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Pela Terry Celebrated for Dedication to the Community
Dr. Terry channels years of education and experience into her current role with Atlantic Street Center
SEATTLE, WA, February 4, 2022 — Dr. Pela Terry has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Driven to help others due to her inner-city upbringing, Dr. Terry currently excels as the executive director and chief executive officer of Atlantic Street Center, which provides education, family support and behavioral health counseling services to low-income minority populations. As the executive director, she manages and co-manages several contracts for the aforementioned company, many of which are city, county, and state-based contracts. Dr. Terry is also responsible for meeting new people and connecting with others regarding strategic partnership building and collaborative community service.
Prior to her current role, Dr. Terry gained valuable expertise in the field as the chief quality and compliance officer and HIPAA privacy officer for CRVI, Inc. She was additionally active as a guest lecturer for the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher College and an adjunct professor at The College of New Rochelle. With early career success in program development and administration, Dr. Terry began volunteering her time and skills as a pro-bono advisor in New York for start-up nonprofits and governing boards. Outside of her primary responsibilities, for the past 11 years Dr. Terry devotes her time and resources to Heart to Heart Empowerment Inc. as a co-founding Board member. She is currently a member of Women’s University Club of Seattle, where she aims to continue collaborating, learning, and partnering with Seattle-based community service and professional leaders.
An expert in her field, Dr. Terry has earned a Master of Public Administration in human services with an emphasis on policy and social justice from The College of New Rochelle and a Doctor of Education in executive leadership from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher College. She completed her dissertation on succession planning needs for the nonprofit sector in hopes of inspiring future research and practices on leadership pipeline development in social service organizations. To remain aware of ongoing changes in the field, she was affiliated with the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics, the Health Care Compliance Association, the American Society for Public Administration and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Due to her outstanding academic efforts, Dr. Terry graduated with double honors from the College of New Rochelle, including the Catherine Haage Award.
Even though her career has been filled with highlights, she is incredibly grateful for her professional opportunities, the completion of her doctorate, and surviving amidst all of the challenges that she has faced throughout her life. In the coming years, Dr. Terry intends to continue finding success as the chief executive officer of Atlantic Street Center while continuing to develop her own skills as well as those of her team.
About Marquis Who’s Who®
Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the First Edition of Who’s Who in America®, Marquis Who’s Who® has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. Today, Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world. Marquis® now publishes many Who’s Who titles, including Who’s Who in America®, Who’s Who in the World®, Who’s Who in American Law®, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare®, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering®, and Who’s Who in Asia®. Marquis® publications may be visited at the official Marquis Who’s Who® website at www.marquiswhoswho.com.
Who’s Who of Professional Women
Dr. Pela Terry for Public Administration, Community Service
SEATTLE, WA, January 19, 2022 —
Born in Chicago, Pela S. Terry, EdD, was drawn to a career as a health and human services professional by her inner-city upbringing, which saw her witness to gang activity, health care disparities, and the impacts of racial segregation and marginalization. To support her passion to help others, she entered nonprofit work shortly after completing her first undergraduate degree. Later in life, she enrolled in studies at The College of New Rochelle where she earned a Master of Public Administration in human services, with emphasis on policy and social justice, and graduated with honors in 2014. For her excellence, Dr. Terry was presented with the Catherine Haage Award and graduate honors during her graduate studies at The College of New Rochelle.
From there, Dr. Terry went on to obtain a Doctor of Education in executive leadership from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher College in 2017, something she cites as the highlight of her career, due to the fact that she received this degree later in life. She completed her dissertation on succession planning needs for the nonprofit sector in the hope of inspiring future research and practices on leadership pipeline development in social service organizations. Notably, Dr. Terry’s doctoral dissertation was published by St. John Fisher College through Academia.edu in 2018.
Dr. Terry’s career experience in administration, program development, and governance spans across several states and includes recent work as the chief quality and compliance officer and a HIPPA privacy officer for CRVI, Inc. in upstate New York. In 2021, she joined the Atlantic Street Center in Seattle, Washington, where she serves as the executive director, managing and co-managing a variety of city, county, and state-based contracts; meeting new people; and doing strategic partnership building. The Atlantic Street Center was founded in 1910 to provide services and support to marginalized and low-income populations. Through their four service divisions providing educational, family support and behavioral counseling services, the Atlantic Street Center notably served over 1,750 BIPOC children, youth and families in 2020.
In addition to her primary responsibilities, Dr. Terry has contributed her skills to a variety of other professional and civic endeavors. During her time in New York, she served as a guest lecturer for the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher College; an adjunct professor at The College of New Rochelle; the co-founder and board officer of Heart to Heart Empowerment Inc., a nonprofit grassroots organization in Queens; and as a pro bono consultant and executive adviser. She has also spent time as the secretary of the board of directors for Turning Point in New Jersey. She is presently involved with the Women’s University Club of Seattle. In order to keep abreast of developments in her field, over the years Dr. Terry maintained professional memberships with the Society for Corporate Compliance & Ethics, the Health Care Compliance Association, the American Society for Public Administration and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Attributing much of her success to God and her family, who taught her resilience and faith, Dr. Terry also credits her sense of humor and her humility for what she has achieved over the years. She has made a name for herself as someone who has sought considerable real-world experience in order to be an effective representative for the communities she serves and hopes to leave a legacy as someone who did her utmost to make a difference and who valued leadership and mentorship. Continually motivated by her faith, Dr. Terry also volunteers with various community-service projects.
Looking toward the future, Dr. Terry hopes to continue to build up and grow herself, her team, and the organization itself. She would advise young and aspiring professionals, particularly women, to not be afraid to fail, as failure is a natural part of growth. Above all she has accomplished, Dr. Terry cites the most gratifying aspects of her career to be seeing people progress and getting to give back to the community.
ATLANTIC STREET CENTER WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr. Pela Selene Terry Joins Century-Old Agency on May 10th
SEATTLE, WASH. (March 30, 2021) — For over 110 years Atlantic Street Center, an award-winning agency, has been serving families and children in our community. We are pleased to announce our new Executive Director, Dr. Pela Selene Terry, who will take the helm on Monday, May 10, 2021.
We are looking forward to Dr. Terry’s leadership as we move into the next 100 years of service. She brings to ASC a professional career spanning more than 30 years, and a strong commitment to promoting advocacy, empowerment, and quality of life for vulnerable children, adults and families. She is a collaborator who brings extensive administrative management skills, along with expertise in supporting specialized human services programs.
Since 2010, Dr. Terry served in senior and executive leadership roles overseeing quality and corporate compliance initiatives for Hudson Valley Service Member organizations in New York State, and recently acted as the Chief Quality and Compliance Officer/HIPAA Privacy Officer at CRVI in Middletown, New York.
She has also served in additional leadership and Board of Director roles with other non-profits and educational organizations, including her role as co-founding Director and Officer of a nonprofit grass-roots organization in Queens, NY.
Atlantic Street Center looks forward to the addition of one whose professional accomplishments include building capacity enhancements, diversifying revenue streams, and enhancing fiscal stabilization, maximizing revenue captures, and implementing effective compliance and financial risk management tools. The depth of knowledge that she brings to Atlantic Street Center will fortify its future for another 100-plus years and deepen its commitment to being an anti-racist agency.
Pela Selene Terry, Ed. D., received her Doctor of Education in Executive Leadership from St. John Fisher College’s Ralph C. Wilson Jr. School of Education (Rochester, NY), and a Master of Public Administration in Human Services (Focus: Policy & Social Justice) at The College of New Rochelle.
The board of directors and staff welcome Dr. Pela Selene Terry to Atlantic Street Center.
In service to the community since 1910, Atlantic Street Center’s mission is to help families and communities raise healthy, successful children and youth. Primarily serving the BIPOC community, ASC provides Behavioral Health, Early Learning, Domestic Violence and Youth Development programming in King County and North Pierce County.
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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Communications Officer Gabriel Mathews at 503-936-0205 or gabrielm@atlanticstreet.org, and he will forward your questions to the Board of Directors.
Teen Parents Learn about Alternative Career Opportunities:
Atlantic Street Center and The Shop Team Up for Local Youth
October 11th, 2018
Seattle, WA, Monday, October 30th, 2018 5:30 – 7 pm – Atlantic Street Center’s Youth Development & Education Program has been supporting homeless or housing-insecure teen parents through the Teens as Parents Program (TAPP) since 2000. Beyond offering parenting classes and guidance, support with housing and legal issues, and targeted case management, TAPP also aims to empower young parents to visualize new and better opportunities for themselves and their children.
To that end, the TAPP program is collaborating with local businesses The Shop and Derby (2233 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134) on Monday, October 30th for a tour of their facilities – a state-of-the-art auto club and the attached restaurant. TAPP participants will learn about non-traditional career paths, such as automotive work, restaurant work, and small business management. The Shop offers washing bays, detailing services, use of high-end tools and equipment for auto enthusiasts, and the assistance of on-staff mechanics and experts. Derby is an innovative restaurant-meets-showroom, with an exciting menu of comfort classics.
Atlantic Street Center’s teen parent participants will have the chance to learn, ask questions, and explore the facilities, developing new inspirations and avenues for their own futures by seeing more and more of what’s possible.
About Atlantic Street Center and the Teens as Parents Program:
Founded in 1910, Atlantic Street Center is an award-winning agency providing services to children, youth, and their families for over one hundred years. As one of our region’s oldest non-profit social service agencies, we work to address disparities facing our families and communities to help them raise healthy, successful children and youth. We provide wrap-around services including education, family support, and behavioral health counseling to the low-income minority populations of the greater Seattle area.
One of ASC’s signature programs for the past 18 years, the Teens as Parents Program (TAPP) arose in response to teen parents’ pressing need for support. Our confidential program offers comprehensive education and guidance in order to improve parenting skills, prepare pregnant and parenting youth for occupational and educational success, and build self-sufficiency. We provide these young parents – who are homeless or housing-insecure – with access to critical resources and opportunities so that they can create better lives for themselves and their children.
We offer each participant comprehensive case management, child-care and free hot meals for parents and children during meetings, as well as access to our counseling services. We are able to offer TAPP to over 60 participants a year.
Michelle Mitchell-Brannon, Youth Development & Education Program Manager, is available for interviews, and press is invited to join our tour at the Shop and Derby.
Contact: Gabriel Mathews, Communications Officer
206-454-3901
GabrielM@atlanticstreet.org
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ATLANTIC STREET CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
September 28, 2017