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“You get out of it what you put into it,” is what my track coach always said when we asked if we were in for an easy practice. What a guilt trip! But it worked – we almost always won – and it’s stuck with me.

I care – maybe too much? – about these sites, everyone who uses them and the results that we deliver to our shareholders, which means it’s very difficult for me to set aside work on nights and weekends. It feels like there is always more to be done! Building on the incredible foundation provided by Jesse Brill and Broc Romanek, these efforts have resulted in a lot of “wins” that have been very rewarding. During the past year, the team here has:

– Increased our event attendance, memberships, and blog followers

– Launched PracticalESG.com and the 1st Annual Practical ESG Conference

– Delivered practical guidance on cutting-edge issues via numerous webcasts & special events – e.g., our DEI workshop series, our climate disclosure event, and our special session on the SEC’s new pay vs. performance rules – each of which exceeded our attendance expectations and received rave reviews

– Continued to share high-quality & timely guidance on the vast array of issues that our members are grappling with, by answering hundreds of Q&A posts (thanks John, and everyone who submits questions & answers!), providing in-depth and practical analysis through our newsletters, and staying on top of updates with our handbooks, checklists, blogs and practice areas

We have done all of this (and more) while also making significant internal corporate changes over the past 3-4 years in our operations, sales, marketing, member services and tech infrastructures. Although this operation has been running for 45+ years, it has in many ways felt like working at a start-up, because of all of the new processes and ideas that are flowing. I spend much of each day on “executive stuff,” which has been an eye-opening experience and one that I am very grateful for.

Thank you to our Board Chair Nathan Brill, our CEO Mel Yarbrough, and my fellow executive leadership team members, our VP of HR & Operations Dawn Chyten and our VP of Sales Jim Currie. Dawn, Jim and I have spent an incalculable number of hours together in Zoom meetings! Thank you as well to the entire management team here for their leadership and dedication. I appreciate everyone’s patience with me, the opportunities for growth, and the many things I’ve learned from each and every one of these colleagues along the way.

Thank you as well to the entire CCRcorp team of employees – I can’t name everyone here, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t call out my “right-hand woman” for all of our events, our Operations & Event Manager, Victoria Newton. I have been blown away by the dedication and creativity of each person on the CCRcorp staff. It has been an honor – and fun! – to be part of this team.

– Liz Dunshee