Greetings
to All.
Corporate Asian American Employee Network (CAAEN) is
a collaborative network of Asian American employee resource groups
(ERGs) from the private, public, and educational sectors in the Greater
Bay Area community
CAAEN is committed to promoting personal and
professional development of Asian American employees through networking,
sharing of best practices, community service, and celebrating
diversity. We serve as a conduit to help build a supportive working
network for Asian American employees by collaboration within our own
companies and in the Bay Area communities. In 2009, CAAEN became an
official 501c3 nonprofit organization.
In the first half of
2009, we delivered our third leadership training class in partnership
with Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), the Committee of
100 mentoring program, and the Corporate Executive Initiative (CEI).
Our curriculum included leadership communication training by Professor
Preston Ni. Our 2009 leadership training program recognized 42
graduates representing 14 CAAEN member companies. We also organized
many webinars with executives and leaders from our CAAEN member
companies who discussed leadership, career management, and professional
development.
In September, Chevron hosted our sixth annual
educational and networking event on the theme, “Leadership and
Resilience: Meeting the Challenges of the Changing Economy.” Without
question, the recent economic environment has had a dramatic impact on
many companies and individual employees. However, our resilience and
persistence in continuing to innovate and to maintain standards of
excellence are critical elements for economic renewal and business
success. After a networking reception, our main program featured an
executive panel of speakers who shared their insights on this topic.
We
continued our Asian Health Initiative to promote awareness of common
Asian health issues, such as Hepatitis B, by partnering with Stanford
University Asian Liver Center and Asian Week Foundation. Once again, our
dragon boat team competed with other member company teams at the Paddle
for Life event to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Over
the past 6 years, CAAEN has grown in our membership, services, and
activities. Last year, new employee resource group members included
IBM, Intuit, and Safeway. Last November, we held our fourth CAAEN
Leadership Summit, highlighting the exceptional work of our respective
employee groups, conducting an ERG roundtable, and drafting our 2010
agenda.
This year our programs and initiatives include the
following:
-
Delivery
of our signature events including our fourth leadership training program
in
first half of 2010, annual event in September, and leadership summit in
November
-
Stronger
connections to our members and leadership training program alumni
- More
efficient and effective CAAEN infrastructure and operations
- Promotion
of our CAAEN brand and enhanced value for our members and our
communities
With
your continued support and active participation, we look forward to
another year of serving our member organizations and in making a
difference in our communities.
Mae Jean Go
CAAEN Chairwoman