| 词条 | Draft:Arthur T Matthews |
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Early LifeMatthews was born in the Bronx, New York at Morrisania Hospital where he lived in Edenwald projects. His mother raised him and his sister Sheryl who was two years older than him. His mother worked at a dry cleaners in the Bronx. He spent alot of time with his paternal grandmother in Melrose projects and with his maternal grandparents in South Ozone Park Queens. He attended P.S 111 in the Bronx until the age of 10. Through hard work while going to nursing school his mother was able to buy a house in Far Rockaway (Arverne) Queens. They were the first African American family in the neighborhood in 1967. His next door neighbor to the left was Jewish and to the right was Irish. He enrolled in P.42 when at the age of 12 years old he decided he wanted to get involved and active in civic matters and he sought and was elected Sanitation Commissioner at his school. Thereafter he attended and graduated from JHS 180 and Far Rockaway High School where at the latter he first played organized football. Undergraduate EducationMatthews attended C.W Post College/Long Island University where he earned a Martin Luther King Academic Scholarship and a NCAA football scholarship. He was active on campus where he served as a student government senator and Vice President of the Criminal Justice Association. In addition he joined and became active with Alpha Phi Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. where he was elected Vice President and then President of his chapter. He graduated from college cum laude with honors. Law SchoolHe proudly began law school in 1980 at Howard University School of Law where within 2 weeks he was elected the Vice President of the 1st year class. His fraternity brother drove him to Washington D.C where he had $20 in his pocket. He was fortunate that his buddy from college Charles Humphrey was kind enough to let him stay at his house in Takoma Park, Maryalnd with his family for one month. Thereafter Matthews moved to N.W Washington D,C where he would take the Howard University van to the law school located at the Van Ness campus. Matthews often tells friends that his time in Washington D.C were the best 3 years of his early life. Being in Washington D.C invigorated him and cemented his desire to be engaged in leadership. During his early years in law school he reactivated a dormant student organization by the name of Project Outreach. The organization was known for reaching out to indigent members of the D.C community as well as senior citizens and assisted them with landlord tenant and other issues they were facing. In addition he galvanized other Howard law students and encouraged them to get involved on Capital Hill. He quickly developed a relationship with the Congressional Black Caucus and he and other law students were known to volunteer for the annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative weekend. By volunteering Matthews and other law students were provided tickets to receptions and the signature CBCF dinner. He also spearheaded a ad hoc organization by the name of the DC-NY Coalition where he and other colleagues encouraged New Yorkers to attend the CBCF weekend. It was important to Matthews that folks would not just participate in the social aspects of the weekend but that they attend the critically important legislative workshops. Lastly it was in his last year of law school that two pivotal events took place. First during a particularly cold winter in D.C Matthews led his fellow law students in marching with other activists which eventually help lead to the passage of MLK day as a National Holiday. Secondly as the President of the Student Bar Association he co-hosted one of the last large public appearances of Honorable Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. (Picture to the right] Matthews is seen here in the red tie in his capacity as President of the Student Bar Association. To his immediate left is Honorable Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and to his right civil rights lawyer and Howard Law School Dean Wiley Branton. Early careerUpon earning his Juris Doctor (J.D) degree from Howard University School of Law in 1983 he accepted an appointment to the Queens District Attorney's Office under the leadership of District Attorney John Santucci. He also received offers from the Bronx D.A's Office and the NYC Legal Aide Society. Shortly after starting in Queens he was assigned to a new initiative called the Second Chance program where he was the D.A’s representative on a panel with clergy to hear cases of youth who had committed non-violent offenses. Often these were young men of color who had gotten in trouble with the law because of petty larceny, criminal mischief and jumping the turnstiles in New York City. State GovernmentMatthews left the D.A’s office and accepted a position as a Senior Investigator for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance where he worked at 2 World Trade Center. After a few years in that position Assemblywomen Cynthia Jenkins asked him to be her legislative aide which required frequent trips to Albany. After 1 year in that position he joined another quasi state agency the New York City Transit Authority where he was appointed a Assistant Director for Government Affairs. He later was asked to take on a role as a Director of Labor Relations in one of the departments in Transit. CNN FeatureIn 1990 Matthews was contacted by his friend Onida Coward who worked in the cable industry and she indicated that CNN was spearheading a special about young black men who had overcome tough circumstances and who were now contributing to society. Shortly thereafter a film crew followed Matthews for a day to see how he served as a leader in different capacities at work and in his community. The special was called “Black Men, Mean Streets and Bernard Shaw was the anchor who hosted the 60 minute special which aired in 1990. TeachingMatthews was first appointed an adjunct professor at Medgar Evers College which is a senior college of the City University of New York in 1987 while also serving as a legislative aide. He taught Introduction to Business Law and Advanced Business Law. Shortly thereafter he also taught as the Harry Van Arsdale School of Labor Studies. He primarily taught Contemporary Labor Issues. In 1989 Matthews was hired as an adjunct professor at both NYU and Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. His first course at NYU was Labor-Management Cooperation and at Cornell ILR it was Labor Government and Politics. For 30 years he has taught a variety of courses ranging from Human Resources, Diversity, Leadership, Organizational Change, Ethics, Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Arbitration. He has taught at both institution now for 30 years. EntrepreneurMatthews wife Evelyne suggested they launch a training company which they did in the late 1990’s. The name of the company is Matthews and Matthews Consulting and they provide best in class customized training. Their clients have ranged from J.P Morgan Chase, Colgate Palmolive, the Communications Workers of America, 1199SEIU, City Harvest, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. Arkansas Levi Strauss Project and Teaching at the University of ArkansasIn 1997 Matthews was a full time Director and taught extension courses at Cornell ILR. He had done some consulting work for a non for profit by the name of CAEL and they were looking for leaders who could relocate across the country to assist workers who were being downsized by Levi Strauss. Levi had announced that they were losing market share in North America and they had to make the tough decision to eliminate over 12,000 jobs in Texas, New Mexico, Tennessee and Arkansas. Matthews was turning 40 and he wanted to engage in a “stretch” assignment and relocating 1,200 miles for 6 months was what he did. He sought and received the support of his Cornell ILR Dean Dr. David Lipsky and the Associate Dean Dr. Ron Seeber for a leave of absence from Cornell. Since he knew he would be in Arkansas for 6 months he wanted to continue to teach. He contacted the University of Arkansas and they hired him as a Visiting Professor. He initially taught a Human Resources course and has since taught Leadership, Organizational Change and ADR. Early is his relationship with the University of Arkansas Matthews designed the first ever business course in the State of Arkansas on Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration and in 2016 Matthews designed and taught the first course ever in Mediation at the Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mediation and ArbitrationMatthews has served as a neutral for the New York City Transit/TWU Local 100, the Utility Workers Union/Con Edison, the NYS Board of Education/UFT and a number of other panels. He has also lectured in negotiation, mediation or arbitration and related topics at the American Arbitration Association, Cornell Law School, Harvard Law School and NYU Law School. International WorkMatthews has lectured in both Panama and Bermuda the latter where he also served as a arbitrator. Volunteer WorkMatthews is passionate about developing all types of leaders and has contributed to K-12 schools and organizations such as the Florence Belsky Foundation under the leadership of his friend Dan Schneider and the National Give Back for Kids Campaign led by his fraternity brother Hosea Givan. PersonalMatthews is married to his soul mate Evelyne Zakiyyah who is the CEO and Change Initiator of Matthews and Matthews Consulting. He has two sons Joseph and Jaleel. Referenceshttp://about.me/arthurmatthews https://twitter.com/zakthe12 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/arthur-matthews/3/257/226 https://www.facebook.com/arthur.t.matthews http://youtu.be/3VhT7Gom-cQ https://www.diversitybestpractices.com/arthur-t-matthews https://hls.harvard.edu/event/mediation-and-leadership/ https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/programs/professional-programs/lr107/strategic-grievance-handling https://www1.nyc.gov/site/oath/institute/arthur-t-matthews.page http://wagner.nyu.edu/matthews http://law.howard.edu/faculty-staff/arthur-t-matthews-jd https://news.uark.edu/articles/27610/professionals-drop-in-to-walton-college-classes-for-professional-development https://www.noark.org/negotiation-due-diligence-are-you-achieving-best-in-class-deliverables-event-details_268 |
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