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Chelsea Latino Receives Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award
McDonald Carano congratulates Chelsea Latino on being selected to receive a “Women Worth Watching in Leadership” award from Profiles in Diversity Journal. Chelsea is one of only 70 recipients from across the U.S. representing all professions to receive this award. The leadership award recognizes women “who exhibit dedication to their careers, their families, their community, and the young adults they mentor. They have outstanding talent and have raised the bar. These overachievers are truly worth watching for they are amazingly creative at their jobs and in their communities.”
Chelsea is a Partner in McDonald Carano’s Commercial & Complex Litigation, Appellate, and Employment & Labor Law Practice Groups. She serves as Vice-Chair of the Employment & Labor Law Practice Group. Chelsea also serves on the executive boards of the Appellate Litigation Section of the Nevada State Bar, Nevada Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows.
Q&A INTERVIEW
The magazine’s August 9, 2024 announcement of the award winners is available here. The Q3 2024 issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal includes an interview with all awardees. Chelsea’s Q&A is published here on page 106 and provided below. As the publication explains, “their words of wisdom are powerful and well worth your attention. They advise new employees eager to climb their own career ladders to find mentors, reject naysayers and take on more difficult roles, even if they make them uncomfortable. And these leaders stress the importance of being mentors and of giving back to their communities as their North Star.”
- Words you live by:
Day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute – a reminder that you cannot always plan for the unexpected, an endless to-do list need not impede your productivity, and success is the sum of all your efforts.
- Personal Philosophy:
I want my legacy to reflect the value I added to my family, profession, and community – a legacy of hard work, authenticity, and lasting impact. Most importantly, I hope my children remember me for my love and putting their well-being and best interests first.
- Your Passion:
Hard work is my passion. Having been raised by a single parent who went to school and often worked multiple jobs, work ethic was engrained in me from a young age. My brother and I grew up pulling our weight at home before I started working at age 15. In high school, I worked my way up to manager of a smoothie shop; I nannied, tutored, supervised a retail store, and served legal process through undergraduate school; and I supported an orthodontic front office before attending law school and beginning my career as an attorney and making partner seven years later. I am most passionate about transferring that work ethic to my children and serving as an example for them so they learn that they, too, can become independent, productive, and self-sufficient members of society on their own account.
Recognizing I would not be where I am without the resources and support received beyond my family, I am also passionate about and committed to ensuring the same resources and support are available to others in my community, especially our youth. To this end, I am passionate about mentoring junior lawyers to help train, develop, and advance their legal skills and careers, as well as about serving on the Board of Directors and Executive Board of the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, one of Nevada’s leading nonprofits and top youth development organizations, performing frequent pro bono work, and acting as outside counsel to many nonprofit clients that provide a broad range of community services.
Hard work and helping others are the drivers and guideposts for my personal and professional approach to life. Success depends on hard work, putting in the extra effort, and meeting, if not beating, expectations. But life is about more than individual success; it is also about helping others and contributing time, energy, and resources to building the institutions that provide meaningful community support for the long-term. You get out of life what you put into it, and if what you’re putting in also benefits others, the hard work is especially worthwhile.
- What book are you reading:
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
- Favorite charity:
Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows
- Interests:
True crime podcasts and my kids’ flag football games
- Family:
Spouse (of 17 years) and three children
About Profiles in Diversity Journal: Profiles in Diversity Journal is a quarterly B2B magazine that focuses on diversity, inclusion, and equity in business, government, nonprofit, higher education, and military settings. The Journal presents interviews, profiles, articles, case studies, and awards that highlight mission-driven leadership, best practices, workforce strategies, innovative ideas, and important individual contributions in the realm of diversity and inclusion. “This magazine is an opportunity to tell the world about outstanding employees who are not content with the status quo for themselves or their companies. These sterling employees … exemplify resilience, innovation, and positive change … through hard work and unique qualities.”
About McDonald Carano
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