Until the End is Known - McCormack, Joseph A.
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Attracted to both men and women from an early age, McCormack found alcohol as a teenager to be the path to sexual liberation and to social confidence until it became a problem for him as a young professional in New York. This is the story of his journey from humble beginnings in the Santa Clara Valley to a life-long search for his father, his recovery from alcoholism and a successful business career as the country's first openly LGBTQ executive search consultant. The book offers an unforgettable portrait of a spiritual seeker who discovered meaning and fulfillment in sobriety and in service to…mehr

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Attracted to both men and women from an early age, McCormack found alcohol as a teenager to be the path to sexual liberation and to social confidence until it became a problem for him as a young professional in New York. This is the story of his journey from humble beginnings in the Santa Clara Valley to a life-long search for his father, his recovery from alcoholism and a successful business career as the country's first openly LGBTQ executive search consultant. The book offers an unforgettable portrait of a spiritual seeker who discovered meaning and fulfillment in sobriety and in service to his community. Placing exceptional leaders in many HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ national and community-based organizations, McCormack has made a unique contribution to the liberation and evolution of the queer community in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Autorenporträt
Joe McCormack retired from executive search after 45 years as a recruiter in New York and Los Angeles. For 40 years he was self-employed, initially as the co-founder of McCormack & Farrow, then as the founding partner of McCormack + Kristel, the first openly LGBTQ-owned executive search firm in the country. McCormack + Kristel opened in Los Angeles during the AIDS pandemic in 1993 to address the need by emerging volunteer HIV/AIDS organizations for professional leadership.Before executive search, the author worked for the Young Presidents' Organization, Rockefeller Center, Inc. and American Heritage Publishing Company in New York. Trained as a public affairs officer at the Department of Defense Information School, Joe is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in English.Joe has been active on the Boards of the Palm Springs LGBTQ Center, Servicemembers Legal Defense Organization, the Point Foundation and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).Joe has had long term relationships with men and women, and he is the father of two adult daughters and the grandfather of two boys and a girl. Joe and his poet husband, who have been together for 30 years, make their home with their two dogs, Oliver and Gracie, in Palm Springs, California.