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Perspective

October 30, 2020 by DeForest Soaries in Corporate Boards

On Saturday, February 11, 2012 I sat and watched the news coverage of Whitney Houston’s tragic death in Los Angeles, California. I was friends with John and Emily “Cissy” Houston, Whitney’s parents, and had known Whitney since she was a child. The personal pain and sadness that I felt watching the news coverage of her […]

My First Experience as the Only Black Director on a Corporate Board

October 1, 2020 by DeForest Soaries in Corporate Boards

My first experience on a corporate board was with a small, community bank that was located within walking distance of my office in my church. It was very convenient for me to attend meetings at 8:00am on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. But it was challenging due to the heavy traffic caused by taking school children […]

Corporate Boardrooms Need Age Diversity

September 28, 2020 by DeForest Soaries in Corporate Boards

During the last decade, significant changes in Corporate America have been attributed to what has been dubbed “disruption.” The fact that so many iconic brands have either been reduced in size or have completely disappeared is quite unsettling for every sector of the economy, and technology has been the driver for much of the disruption. […]

From Protest to Solutions

June 4, 2020 by DeForest Soaries in Racial Equality

After Minneapolis and Louisville by Dr. DeForest B. Soaires, Jr. Let us be clear: we need law enforcement. That is undeniably true. Having been abducted at gunpoint and saved by a white police officer myself, I will never deny the need for police. But I also cannot deny that we have a problem that is […]

Retirement Announcement

July 29, 2019 by DeForest Soaries in Ministry

Today I announced my plan to retire from my position as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. Our church has been engaged in church-wide succession planning for the past two years. We surveyed all church leaders to determine how long they had been serving in their various positions. We all also ascertained how […]