BRAC and McKinley High team up on alumni initiative

The McKinley High School Alumni Association is partnering with BRAC to promote job opportunities in the Capital Region in an attempt to bring back to the area some of the school’s alumni who have moved away. In August, BRAC inked similar agreements with alumni associations of Episcopal and Baton Rouge high schools, and LSU and Southern University’s alumni associations are also on board. Under the agreement, McKinley will promote the region and employment opportunities at various events. In turn, BRAC will work to identify career opportunities for out-of-region McKinley graduates and provide the resumes of alumni members interested in returning to the Baton Rouge area to companies with open positions. BRAC’s partnerships with area school alumni associations are part of a larger effort to create a diverse talent database and development program, a core aspect of its five-year strategic plan. You can check out the talent database here. “Despite the challenges of operating as an urban school, McKinley High School consistently stands out as a shining example of the best and brightest students in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System,” says Garrick Mayweather, executive director of McKinley’s alumni association. “While we do retain many of our graduates in the area, we realize that many of our best leave the area, and we welcome the partnership with BRAC to help get them back.”