Interview with Odell Mays : Alumni Stories
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Odell Mays (AB Psychology, 1982) speaks about how he felt at home with Stanford’s Black community. He reminisces about BROC (Black Recruitment and Orientation Committee) weekend, Ujamaa, and Black Student Union where, as part of the executive team, he brought speakers to campus and organized Black Family Picnics and Black Baccalaureate and graduation. He also talks about participating in theater and dance, his favorite classes, and the strong connection within the Black Class of 1982.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | November 21, 2022 - |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Mays, Odell | |
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| Creator | Mays, Odell | |
| Interviewer | Amaturo, Lauren | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University. Students > 1970s |
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| Subject | Universities and colleges |
| Subject | College students |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Biographical Profile | Odell is the founder and Principal of Mays2 Consulting LLC [https://www.mays2consulting.com] a specialized management consultancy focused on working with non-profits, foundations and social enterprise ventures on strategic fiscal management and operations projects, in addition to governance issues centering on social justice and equity. Odell has over 30 years of management experience in nonprofits and board leadership including serving as the chair and co-chair of the board of Gay Men’s Health Crisis and as treasurer of the NYC LGBTQ Community Services Center. He is currently serving as the Board Treasurer for the Proteus Fund; [https://www.proteusfund.org] a leading social justice and civil rights grant maker. Odell has served as a visiting faculty member for the New York Community Trust Fellows Program in conjunction with Baruch College and has conducted extensive workshops on best practices in nonprofit management. He is also an adjunct faculty instructor at Columbia University School of Professional Studies and the Columbia University School of Social Work. Odell received his B.A. from Stanford University in Psychology and his M.B.A in Finance/Taxation from New York University’s Graduate School of Business (now known as Stern School of Business). Odell is passionate about the arts, in particular dance. He is an avid reader and enjoys power walking and yoga. |
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| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gs708mn2143 |
| Location | SC0932 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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