D a t e o f S e r v i c e

B D P A C I N C I N N A T I

1 6 t h A n n u a l A w a r d s

B a n q u e t

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Ignite, Inspire, & Empower The GPS of Future Technologists

D a t e o f S e r v i c e

B D P A C I N C I N N A T I

1 6 t h A n n u a l A w a r d s

B a n q u e t

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Ignite, Inspire, & Empower The GPS of Future Technologists

P r o g r a m

NETWORKING & EXECUTIVE RECEPTION

WELCOME

INTRODUCTION OF SITES PARTICIPANTS

INVOCATION

DINNER

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

SITES PROGRAM RECOGNITION/AWARDS

CORPORATE RECOGNITION/AWARDS

CHAPTER RECOGNITION/AWARDS

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CLOSING REMARKS

P r o g r a m

NETWORKING & EXECUTIVE RECEPTION

WELCOME

INTRODUCTION OF SITES PARTICIPANTS

INVOCATION

DINNER

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

SITES PROGRAM RECOGNITION/AWARDS

CORPORATE RECOGNITION/AWARDS

CHAPTER RECOGNITION/AWARDS

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CLOSING REMARKS

P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e

Warm Greetings,

On behalf of the BDPA Cincinnati Board of Directors, I welcome you to our 16th Annual BDPA Cincinnati Awards Banquet. We are honored to have you as our guest. The purpose of the banquet is to celebrate the success of Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship Program (SITES), to thank the volunteers for their support, and to recog-nize our Corporate Sponsors. This year, the SITES program held the Youth Technology Series (YTSS), High School Computer Camp (HSCC), IT Showcase and the Midwest Regional Computer Competition.

I offer my personal congratulations to today's honorees. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, High Schools, interests and talents. These students have worked hard throughout the year spending their Saturdays learning about IT; although it would have been easier to stay home playing video games or just hanging out. In a time when many of the headlines focus on the negative, I know there is much good in this city – that is what our focus will be this afternoon. A sincere thank you to the corporate sponsors and supporters that have helped us through the year with everything from financial support to the meeting facilities: Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Bell, Cincinnati State Technical College, CSC Consulting, Hewlett-Packard and Procter & Gamble. You enable us to provide programs and services of value to our stakeholders. We would also like to thank our CAC for providing guidance and support to the Board of Directors. The CAC includes Cin-cinnati Bell, CSC Consulting, Global Novations, Hewlett-Packard, Oscar Robertson Document Management Services and Procter & Gamble . Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank the BDPA Cincinnati Board of Directors that have been leading the BDPA throughout the year. VP of Member Services – Clarence Larcarte VP of Membership Management – Dalric Webb VP of Finance – Prince Ellis VP of Strategy and Planning – Steve Gutter It takes many dedicated volunteers to do what we for the BDPA Cincin-nati Chapter. I hope that all of you here today will continue to help us, building on the foundation that has been established. With your support, we can help to make our community an even better place to live.

Thank you for joining us this today. Wanda D. Gray President, BDPA Cincinnati Chapter

P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e

Warm Greetings,

On behalf of the BDPA Cincinnati Board of Directors, I welcome you to our 16th Annual BDPA Cincinnati Awards Banquet. We are honored to have you as our guest. The purpose of the banquet is to celebrate the success of Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship Program (SITES), to thank the volunteers for their support, and to recog-nize our Corporate Sponsors. This year, the SITES program held the Youth Technology Series (YTSS), High School Computer Camp (HSCC), IT Showcase and the Midwest Regional Computer Competition.

I offer my personal congratulations to today's honorees. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, High Schools, interests and talents. These students have worked hard throughout the year spending their Saturdays learning about IT; although it would have been easier to stay home playing video games or just hanging out. In a time when many of the headlines focus on the negative, I know there is much good in this city – that is what our focus will be this afternoon. A sincere thank you to the corporate sponsors and supporters that have helped us through the year with everything from financial support to the meeting facilities: Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Bell, Cincinnati State Technical College, CSC Consulting, Hewlett-Packard and Procter & Gamble. You enable us to provide programs and services of value to our stakeholders. We would also like to thank our CAC for providing guidance and support to the Board of Directors. The CAC includes Cin-cinnati Bell, CSC Consulting, Global Novations, Hewlett-Packard, Oscar Robertson Document Management Services and Procter & Gamble . Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank the BDPA Cincinnati Board of Directors that have been leading the BDPA throughout the year. VP of Member Services – Clarence Larcarte VP of Membership Management – Dalric Webb VP of Finance – Prince Ellis VP of Strategy and Planning – Steve Gutter It takes many dedicated volunteers to do what we for the BDPA Cincin-nati Chapter. I hope that all of you here today will continue to help us, building on the foundation that has been established. With your support, we can help to make our community an even better place to live.

Thank you for joining us this today. Wanda D. Gray President, BDPA Cincinnati Chapter

K e y n o t e S p e a k e r

Margo Springs, CIO, City of Cincinnati, is an experi-enced local government professional with over 16 years in the public sector with significant achievements in financial management, technology management, the development of workflow analysis, and business re-engineering. Ms. Springs oversees all technology ser-vices for the City of Cincinnati including information security, regional law enforcement networks, metropoli-tan area networks, disaster recovery planning, the City’s privately owned fiber optic network, UHF/VHF & 800MHz radio systems, enterprise business systems including Email, Electronic Government, human re-

source and financial systems, and technical call center operations.

Recently featured in American City & County Government Magazine, Ms. Springs has taken a team approach to manage a brand she created as the Stormy C’s of Change in IT: by effectively merging collaboration, cooperation and communication Ms. Springs has decreased personnel costs by 50% while increasing efficiencies that have become the frame-work for building credibility. This branding approach has helped to re-cultivate the organization’s IT image; forging partnerships and relation-ships that encourage resource sharing ultimately resulting in hard sav-ings.

Ms. Springs is supporting a change that will take the City’s IT organiza-tion from a decentralized to a shared services concept, dismantling a fragmented business model that has been in place for nearly three dec-ades. Governance, standardization, vendor and asset management will all contribute to her goal of a more efficient IT spending organization.

By leveraging corporate relationships with Dell and Development Corpo-rations, Ms. Springs worked to implement a City Manager vision of an IT Village Youth Laboratory to help area youth enhance technology literacy and IT Building skills achieving the 2009 Technology Solutions Award for Telecom and IT from the Public Technology Institute.

The changing world of technology has created an environment in which devices have become more powerful, more efficient, and more compact enabling Ms. Springs to lead a team to consolidate fragmented data cen-ters into a state of the art center that is smaller yet, more robust provid-ing more opportunities for clients to share resources. The new dater cen-ter is 30 percent of the size of the former area, yielding an estimated $700,000+ savings in annual efficiencies going from 12,000 to 2,000 square feet.

“As professional practitioners, it is not only essential for us to be a part of the process that builds, recruits and develops young IT talent, we also must continue to deliver innovative and creative solutions that are forward thinking to stimulate business, partnerships, and creative growth during tough economic conditions” – Margo R. Springs, CIO, City of Cincinnati

K e y n o t e S p e a k e r

Margo Springs, CIO, City of Cincinnati, is an experi-enced local government professional with over 16 years in the public sector with significant achievements in financial management, technology management, the development of workflow analysis, and business re-engineering. Ms. Springs oversees all technology ser-vices for the City of Cincinnati including information security, regional law enforcement networks, metropoli-tan area networks, disaster recovery planning, the City’s privately owned fiber optic network, UHF/VHF & 800MHz radio systems, enterprise business systems including Email, Electronic Government, human re-

source and financial systems, and technical call center operations.

Recently featured in American City & County Government Magazine, Ms. Springs has taken a team approach to manage a brand she created as the Stormy C’s of Change in IT: by effectively merging collaboration, cooperation and communication Ms. Springs has decreased personnel costs by 50% while increasing efficiencies that have become the frame-work for building credibility. This branding approach has helped to re-cultivate the organization’s IT image; forging partnerships and relation-ships that encourage resource sharing ultimately resulting in hard sav-ings.

Ms. Springs is supporting a change that will take the City’s IT organiza-tion from a decentralized to a shared services concept, dismantling a fragmented business model that has been in place for nearly three dec-ades. Governance, standardization, vendor and asset management will all contribute to her goal of a more efficient IT spending organization.

By leveraging corporate relationships with Dell and Development Corpo-rations, Ms. Springs worked to implement a City Manager vision of an IT Village Youth Laboratory to help area youth enhance technology literacy and IT Building skills achieving the 2009 Technology Solutions Award for Telecom and IT from the Public Technology Institute.

The changing world of technology has created an environment in which devices have become more powerful, more efficient, and more compact enabling Ms. Springs to lead a team to consolidate fragmented data cen-ters into a state of the art center that is smaller yet, more robust provid-ing more opportunities for clients to share resources. The new dater cen-ter is 30 percent of the size of the former area, yielding an estimated $700,000+ savings in annual efficiencies going from 12,000 to 2,000 square feet.

“As professional practitioners, it is not only essential for us to be a part of the process that builds, recruits and develops young IT talent, we also must continue to deliver innovative and creative solutions that are forward thinking to stimulate business, partnerships, and creative growth during tough economic conditions” – Margo R. Springs, CIO, City of Cincinnati

M a s t e r o f C e r e m o n i e s

Jarelle A. Marshall, Storage Engineer at Soft-ware Information Systems, LLC

Jarelle Antoinne Marshall, a Storage Engineer at Software Information Systems, developed his passion for computers with the help of BDPA in 1996 when he joined the organization as one of the youngest participants. He was a member of 3 National HSCC teams trained by the Cincinnati chapter, and his team in 2000 earned the highest

placement of any HSCC team in the chapter's history when they won the silver medal.

Jarelle has continued to expand his knowledge and experience in creating solutions of component level systems for Enterprise Data Center Environments. His focus for the last several years has includ-ed Storage Area Network designs, SAN Administration, support, and implementation. Additionally, he is proficient in supporting LAN solu-tions using Cisco hardware, Enterprise Storage on IBM Tiers 1 and 2, Netapp, Enterprise FC Fabrics - Cisco Director Class Switches, Cisco IP Switches, Fiber Channel Networks, Network Infrastructure design and Capacity Management.

Jarelle has worked at for a number of well known organizations which includes: Best Buy, Time Warner Cable, Dell, P&G, US Finan-cial and Itelligence and is certified in:

Netapp Certified Implementation Engineer, (NCIE), SAN and Virtualization, July, 2011

Netapp Certified Data Management Administrator, (NCDA), June, 2011

SNIA Certified Storage Professional, December 2010

ITIL V3 Foundations Certification, July, 2010

IBM Certified Specialist - System Storage SAN Volume Control-ler, December, 2008

IBM Certified Specialist - Systems Storage Implementation En-try/Midrange for DS series, May, 2008

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) December, 2007

Comptia A Plus Certification (A+) February, 2005

He attributes his success to God, his mom, his passion and BDPA!

M a s t e r o f C e r e m o n i e s

Jarelle A. Marshall, Storage Engineer at Soft-ware Information Systems, LLC

Jarelle Antoinne Marshall, a Storage Engineer at Software Information Systems, developed his passion for computers with the help of BDPA in 1996 when he joined the organization as one of the youngest participants. He was a member of 3 National HSCC teams trained by the Cincinnati chapter, and his team in 2000 earned the highest

placement of any HSCC team in the chapter's history when they won the silver medal.

Jarelle has continued to expand his knowledge and experience in creating solutions of component level systems for Enterprise Data Center Environments. His focus for the last several years has includ-ed Storage Area Network designs, SAN Administration, support, and implementation. Additionally, he is proficient in supporting LAN solu-tions using Cisco hardware, Enterprise Storage on IBM Tiers 1 and 2, Netapp, Enterprise FC Fabrics - Cisco Director Class Switches, Cisco IP Switches, Fiber Channel Networks, Network Infrastructure design and Capacity Management.

Jarelle has worked at for a number of well known organizations which includes: Best Buy, Time Warner Cable, Dell, P&G, US Finan-cial and Itelligence and is certified in:

Netapp Certified Implementation Engineer, (NCIE), SAN and Virtualization, July, 2011

Netapp Certified Data Management Administrator, (NCDA), June, 2011

SNIA Certified Storage Professional, December 2010

ITIL V3 Foundations Certification, July, 2010

IBM Certified Specialist - System Storage SAN Volume Control-ler, December, 2008

IBM Certified Specialist - Systems Storage Implementation En-try/Midrange for DS series, May, 2008

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) December, 2007

Comptia A Plus Certification (A+) February, 2005

He attributes his success to God, his mom, his passion and BDPA!

A b o u t B D P A

BDPA Cincinnati’s main focus is the education life cycle program for in-

formation technology from the “Classroom to the Boardroom”. In-

formation technology is not in a vac-uum and as it grows, BDPA assists professionals and students realize

their full potential. Our goal—help strengthen the ex-pertise of minority members in the information technology community, offer this expertise to those minori-

ties evaluating information technolo-gy for career or business potential

and broaden the information technology knowledge

of the Greater Cincinnati community as a whole. BDPA offers

professionals, executives, entrepreneurs and students a pathway

“From the Classroom to the Boardroom”

A b o u t B D P A

BDPA Cincinnati’s main focus is the education life cycle program for in-

formation technology from the “Classroom to the Boardroom”. In-

formation technology is not in a vac-uum and as it grows, BDPA assists professionals and students realize

their full potential. Our goal—help strengthen the ex-pertise of minority members in the information technology community, offer this expertise to those minori-

ties evaluating information technolo-gy for career or business potential

and broaden the information technology knowledge

of the Greater Cincinnati community as a whole. BDPA offers

professionals, executives, entrepreneurs and students a pathway

“From the Classroom to the Boardroom”

B D P A H i s t o r y

Our Beginning . . . In 1989 several professional African Ameri-cans were approached at Digital Equipment Corporation by BDPA Dayton Chapter president Bill Maynard. Bill’s request: To start a BDPA Cincinnati Chapter. After researching the organization and discussing the great opportunities it could bring to the minorities in Cincinnati, we accepted the challenge. Our Strategy . . . We began the search for Chapter support by targeting technology-based individuals in the City of Cincinnati that would serve as the basis for our stakeholder group. Our strat-egy was to approach individuals affiliated or associated with Cin-cinnati based Fortune 500 Companies in order to gain a business community perspective as well as insight, into the needs and po-tential value of such an organization as BDPA. Our Support . . . In our search to gain insight and perspective from the Cincinnati business community, we in turn, gained busi-ness community support! Everett L. Gregory, N. Neal Johnson, Brenda Johnson, Charles Cooper and Gina L. Billings were de-lighted with the BDPA - Cincinnati Chapter concept and what it would bring to the African American community. They made the official request that National BDPA accept our charter as a new chapter. In December 1989 the Cincinnati Chapter of BDPA was officially formed. Our Recognition . . . BDPA - Cincinnati Chapter has been recog-nized for its` many community outreach programs and services. Our success is the culmination of the efforts of all chapter volun-teers, supporters and sponsors. These accomplishments would not have been possible without the support of our stakeholders: The Board of Directors, the members and the Corporate Advisory Council. These people have quietly and consistently given their time, talent and energy to build our as a premier organization within the technology community. These men and women of all races, ages, and gender have made a commitment to excellence with their BDPA involvement. We will continue to grow, prosper, and provide support to the membership and the community.

B D P A H i s t o r y

Our Beginning . . . In 1989 several professional African Ameri-cans were approached at Digital Equipment Corporation by BDPA Dayton Chapter president Bill Maynard. Bill’s request: To start a BDPA Cincinnati Chapter. After researching the organization and discussing the great opportunities it could bring to the minorities in Cincinnati, we accepted the challenge. Our Strategy . . . We began the search for Chapter support by targeting technology-based individuals in the City of Cincinnati that would serve as the basis for our stakeholder group. Our strat-egy was to approach individuals affiliated or associated with Cin-cinnati based Fortune 500 Companies in order to gain a business community perspective as well as insight, into the needs and po-tential value of such an organization as BDPA. Our Support . . . In our search to gain insight and perspective from the Cincinnati business community, we in turn, gained busi-ness community support! Everett L. Gregory, N. Neal Johnson, Brenda Johnson, Charles Cooper and Gina L. Billings were de-lighted with the BDPA - Cincinnati Chapter concept and what it would bring to the African American community. They made the official request that National BDPA accept our charter as a new chapter. In December 1989 the Cincinnati Chapter of BDPA was officially formed. Our Recognition . . . BDPA - Cincinnati Chapter has been recog-nized for its` many community outreach programs and services. Our success is the culmination of the efforts of all chapter volun-teers, supporters and sponsors. These accomplishments would not have been possible without the support of our stakeholders: The Board of Directors, the members and the Corporate Advisory Council. These people have quietly and consistently given their time, talent and energy to build our as a premier organization within the technology community. These men and women of all races, ages, and gender have made a commitment to excellence with their BDPA involvement. We will continue to grow, prosper, and provide support to the membership and the community.

M e s s a g e F r o m O u r C h a i r

September 17, 2011 Welcome to the BDPA Cincinnati Chapter’s 16th Annual Edu-cation and Corporate Sponsor Banquet. This evening, we are celebrating the dedication of students, facilitators, our corpo-rate sponsors, and members of BDPA. It is our honor and privilege to recognize those who have taken the time to Ignite, Inspire, and Empower Future Technologists. We would like to offer thanks to our banquet partners and sponsors for making the 16th Annual Education and Corporate Sponsor Banquet possible. Our sponsors have demonstrated their commitment to educating and training students in technol-ogy. These organizations recognize that students are the fu-ture workforce and, without them, we will not achieve new technological milestones and maintain a competitive edge in the global marketplace. Parents, family and friends, we honor you as well. If not for your encouragement, dedication and commitment our hon-orees might not have achieved this success. We are blessed to have this opportunity to honor these exceptional young peo-ple and their supporters and grateful that you have chosen to share in this very special evening with us. Lastly, I would like to offer a special thanks to the 2011 Ban-quet Planning Committee Members and donors. Your dedica-tion and contributions were instrumental in organizing and hosting this successful event. 2011 Banquet Planning Committee Members Prince Ellis Brenda Gunn Hogan Steve Gutter Wayne Hicks Rosa Patterson-Butler Teresa Williams Sincerely, Yolanda Lauderdale BDPA - Chairperson 16th Annual Education & Corporate

M e s s a g e F r o m O u r C h a i r

September 17, 2011 Welcome to the BDPA Cincinnati Chapter’s 16th Annual Edu-cation and Corporate Sponsor Banquet. This evening, we are celebrating the dedication of students, facilitators, our corpo-rate sponsors, and members of BDPA. It is our honor and privilege to recognize those who have taken the time to Ignite, Inspire, and Empower Future Technologists. We would like to offer thanks to our banquet partners and sponsors for making the 16th Annual Education and Corporate Sponsor Banquet possible. Our sponsors have demonstrated their commitment to educating and training students in technol-ogy. These organizations recognize that students are the fu-ture workforce and, without them, we will not achieve new technological milestones and maintain a competitive edge in the global marketplace. Parents, family and friends, we honor you as well. If not for your encouragement, dedication and commitment our hon-orees might not have achieved this success. We are blessed to have this opportunity to honor these exceptional young peo-ple and their supporters and grateful that you have chosen to share in this very special evening with us. Lastly, I would like to offer a special thanks to the 2011 Ban-quet Planning Committee Members and donors. Your dedica-tion and contributions were instrumental in organizing and hosting this successful event. 2011 Banquet Planning Committee Members Prince Ellis Brenda Gunn Hogan Steve Gutter Wayne Hicks Rosa Patterson-Butler Teresa Williams Sincerely, Yolanda Lauderdale BDPA - Chairperson 16th Annual Education & Corporate

B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s

WANDA GRAY President

JANICE LEE Immediate Past President .

PRINCE ELLIS VP Finance .

DALRIC WEBB VP Membership Management

CLARENCE LARCARTE VP Member Services

STEVE GUTTER VP Strategy & Planning

ERNEST GAUSE Director Marketing

DEBORAH PRINCE Director Outreach

APRIL GILLESPIE Director Recruitment & Retention

B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s

WANDA GRAY President

JANICE LEE Immediate Past President .

PRINCE ELLIS VP Finance .

DALRIC WEBB VP Membership Management

CLARENCE LARCARTE VP Member Services

STEVE GUTTER VP Strategy & Planning

ERNEST GAUSE Director Marketing

DEBORAH PRINCE Director Outreach

APRIL GILLESPIE Director Recruitment & Retention

C o r p o r a t e A d v i s o r y

The BDPA Cincinnati Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) was established in April 1994 and is comprised of corporate repre-sentatives who have joined in support and sponsorship of BDPA Cincinnati programs and activities. The CAC functions as an advisory board to the Cincinnati Board of Directors and hosts the Annual Education & Scholarship Banquet and the Annual Award Luncheon. Members of the CAC determine membership in the CAC.

BDPA Corporate Advisory Council (CAC)

Patrick Nelson - CAC Chairperson, Procter & Gamble, Kevin Murray, Cincinnati Bell Scott Sanders, CSC Consulting Patricia Melford, Global Novations Wayne Stein, Hewlett-Packard Tia Robinson, Oscar Robertson Document Management Ser-vices

C o r p o r a t e A d v i s o r y

The BDPA Cincinnati Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) was established in April 1994 and is comprised of corporate repre-sentatives who have joined in support and sponsorship of BDPA Cincinnati programs and activities. The CAC functions as an advisory board to the Cincinnati Board of Directors and hosts the Annual Education & Scholarship Banquet and the Annual Award Luncheon. Members of the CAC determine membership in the CAC.

BDPA Corporate Advisory Council (CAC)

Patrick Nelson - CAC Chairperson, Procter & Gamble, Kevin Murray, Cincinnati Bell Scott Sanders, CSC Consulting Patricia Melford, Global Novations Wayne Stein, Hewlett-Packard Tia Robinson, Oscar Robertson Document Management Ser-vices

S p o n s o r s & S u p p o r t e r s

Thanks for your support! Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati State Technical College CSC Consulting Hewlett-Packard Procter & Gamble

We collaborate with our corporate partners in: Recruitment: We work with our sponsors to provide a pool of qualified information technology professionals to support your efforts to maintain a diverse workforce. Retention: Our career development services enhance the technical and professional skills of current and future IT professionals to accelerate their value to our sponsors. Community Outreach: We foster partnerships with our sponsors to build their recognition within the community through activities that help close the digital divide, and increase community proficiency using technology.

S p o n s o r s & S u p p o r t e r s

Thanks for your support! Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati State Technical College CSC Consulting Hewlett-Packard Procter & Gamble

We collaborate with our corporate partners in: Recruitment: We work with our sponsors to provide a pool of qualified information technology professionals to support your efforts to maintain a diverse workforce. Retention: Our career development services enhance the technical and professional skills of current and future IT professionals to accelerate their value to our sponsors. Community Outreach: We foster partnerships with our sponsors to build their recognition within the community through activities that help close the digital divide, and increase community proficiency using technology.

O U T R E A C H P R O G R A M O V E R V I E W

The Outreach Department’s mission is to increase the number of comput-er literate teens in the inner-city by offering a challenging, competitive, esteem-building, state-of-the-art program, that will train youths in today's technology.

Educational and technical opportunities still reach the African American community at a slow pace. BDPA has a larger task and broader range of people (especially youth) to reach. Recognizing the need for accelerated action, the Outreach Department was established. The Outreach Department is responsible for community outreach pro-grams at all levels. This includes the Mentors Program, Speakers Bureau, Student Recognition, Student Scholarships, High School Computer Camp and the High School Computer Competition Training program, Youth Technology Seminar Series, PC Build Workshop and IT Showcase. This department arranges for facilities, books, equipment, instructors and other resources in support of these programs. The highlight activity for this de-partment is to have the students demonstrate their acquired skills with other students across the state of Ohio. After the Camp, the students that showed excelling results are invited back to undergo intensive training where they are sent to the National BDPA conference to compete nation-ally for scholarship funds.

To fulfill the Outreach Department’s mission, BDPA Cincinnati Chapter must achieve and maintain the following objectives:

Train 10 students using our High School Computer Camp Program

Prepare 5 exceptional students for national competition through our High School Computer Competition Training Program

Expose 24 students to the Youth Technology Seminar Series

Prepare 5-10 students for IT Showcase

Recognize individuals for their contributions to the SITES Program

Add new instructors to the staff of the High School Computer Camp Program

Recruit twelve facilitator / instructors to contribute expertise during the Youth Technology Seminar Series

Under the Outreach department is the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship Program (SITES). This program is eligible for Youths from the metro Cincinnati area. The SITES Program consists of:

O U T R E A C H P R O G R A M O V E R V I E W

The Outreach Department’s mission is to increase the number of comput-er literate teens in the inner-city by offering a challenging, competitive, esteem-building, state-of-the-art program, that will train youths in today's technology.

Educational and technical opportunities still reach the African American community at a slow pace. BDPA has a larger task and broader range of people (especially youth) to reach. Recognizing the need for accelerated action, the Outreach Department was established. The Outreach Department is responsible for community outreach pro-grams at all levels. This includes the Mentors Program, Speakers Bureau, Student Recognition, Student Scholarships, High School Computer Camp and the High School Computer Competition Training program, Youth Technology Seminar Series, PC Build Workshop and IT Showcase. This department arranges for facilities, books, equipment, instructors and other resources in support of these programs. The highlight activity for this de-partment is to have the students demonstrate their acquired skills with other students across the state of Ohio. After the Camp, the students that showed excelling results are invited back to undergo intensive training where they are sent to the National BDPA conference to compete nation-ally for scholarship funds.

To fulfill the Outreach Department’s mission, BDPA Cincinnati Chapter must achieve and maintain the following objectives:

Train 10 students using our High School Computer Camp Program

Prepare 5 exceptional students for national competition through our High School Computer Competition Training Program

Expose 24 students to the Youth Technology Seminar Series

Prepare 5-10 students for IT Showcase

Recognize individuals for their contributions to the SITES Program

Add new instructors to the staff of the High School Computer Camp Program

Recruit twelve facilitator / instructors to contribute expertise during the Youth Technology Seminar Series

Under the Outreach department is the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship Program (SITES). This program is eligible for Youths from the metro Cincinnati area. The SITES Program consists of:

O U T R E A C H P R O G R A M O V E R V I E W

High School Computer Camp An instructional computer competition program that runs from January – August and held on Saturdays where 10 high school students gather to learn a variety of things related to information technology. The lesson plans emphasize the development of team-building skills, logical thinking skills, presentation skills, and .NET programming. The conclusion of the camp is the annual Midwest Regional Competition.

National Computer Competition Team An intensive technical training program designed to create a highly com-petitive team of 5 high school students. These five students will be ex-pected to compete in a technology round-robin quiz demonstrating their knowledge of IT history, BDPA history, and IT concepts & terminology. Additionally, they will need to program business requirements using HTML and .NET. They will present their final product to a panel of in-dustry judges. This competition takes place at the National BDPA con-ference in August of each year. The competition comes from high school students representing other BDPA chapters across the country. The winning team receives college scholarship funds.

Youth Technology Seminar Series The Youth Technology Seminar Series (YTSS) is a series of computer related programs. The focus is providing a fun filled environment to en-courage students and engage them in computer related activities. The 8 week outreach instructional program held on Saturdays where grades 8-12th lesson plans emphasize the development of team-building skills, logical thinking skills, presentation skills, HTML editing. Cincinnati Information Technology (IT) Showcase The Cincinnati IT Showcase is an advanced technology forum where High School and or College students demonstrate their research and theories in the fields of advance information technology. One or more students are selected to participate at BDPA National Conference IT Showcase. National Informational Technology (IT) Showcase The BDPA IT Showcase is an advanced technology forum where High School and College students from across the nation demonstrate their research and theories in the fields of information technology. Papers are published in the IT Show Proceedings

The projects focus on various “advanced thought” topics including; intel-ligent technologies (i.e., robotics, machine learning, evolutionary algo-rithms, etc.), wearable computing, web technologies, high performance computing (HPC), grid technologies, cloud technology, computational science, etc. Three awards (First, Second and Third Prize) are given in each of two categories: High School and College (undergraduate).

O U T R E A C H P R O G R A M O V E R V I E W

High School Computer Camp An instructional computer competition program that runs from January – August and held on Saturdays where 10 high school students gather to learn a variety of things related to information technology. The lesson plans emphasize the development of team-building skills, logical thinking skills, presentation skills, and .NET programming. The conclusion of the camp is the annual Midwest Regional Competition.

National Computer Competition Team An intensive technical training program designed to create a highly com-petitive team of 5 high school students. These five students will be ex-pected to compete in a technology round-robin quiz demonstrating their knowledge of IT history, BDPA history, and IT concepts & terminology. Additionally, they will need to program business requirements using HTML and .NET. They will present their final product to a panel of in-dustry judges. This competition takes place at the National BDPA con-ference in August of each year. The competition comes from high school students representing other BDPA chapters across the country. The winning team receives college scholarship funds.

Youth Technology Seminar Series The Youth Technology Seminar Series (YTSS) is a series of computer related programs. The focus is providing a fun filled environment to en-courage students and engage them in computer related activities. The 8 week outreach instructional program held on Saturdays where grades 8-12th lesson plans emphasize the development of team-building skills, logical thinking skills, presentation skills, HTML editing. Cincinnati Information Technology (IT) Showcase The Cincinnati IT Showcase is an advanced technology forum where High School and or College students demonstrate their research and theories in the fields of advance information technology. One or more students are selected to participate at BDPA National Conference IT Showcase. National Informational Technology (IT) Showcase The BDPA IT Showcase is an advanced technology forum where High School and College students from across the nation demonstrate their research and theories in the fields of information technology. Papers are published in the IT Show Proceedings

The projects focus on various “advanced thought” topics including; intel-ligent technologies (i.e., robotics, machine learning, evolutionary algo-rithms, etc.), wearable computing, web technologies, high performance computing (HPC), grid technologies, cloud technology, computational science, etc. Three awards (First, Second and Third Prize) are given in each of two categories: High School and College (undergraduate).

2 0 1 1 S I T E S P a r t i c i p a n t s

Demarco Hartley Aiken Michael Gaynor Christain Academy Julius Baldwin Dohn Comm Cntr Kamin C Johnson Lakota West High-College Ekenedilichukwu Okafor Loveland High Chidima Okafor Loveland High Olisa Okafor Loveland High Yomi Nelson Mason Christian Johnson Mason Landon Jackson Mason Li-Ara Jackson Mason Jade Robinson Our Lady of Grace Adriana Joseph Pleasant Run Middle Hadiya Harrigan Seven Hills Ross Bateman St. Xavier Terry Washington Taft Avery Simpson Taft Madhab Mishra Taft Bikram Sapkota Taft Torleesah Dukes Taft Deon Thomas Taft Ryan Montgomery Taft Prakash Mishra Taft Curtis D Mimes Taft David Moody Wyoming High

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Demarco Hartley Aiken Michael Gaynor Christain Academy Julius Baldwin Dohn Comm Cntr Kamin C Johnson Lakota West High-College Ekenedilichukwu Okafor Loveland High Chidima Okafor Loveland High Olisa Okafor Loveland High Yomi Nelson Mason Christian Johnson Mason Landon Jackson Mason Li-Ara Jackson Mason Jade Robinson Our Lady of Grace Adriana Joseph Pleasant Run Middle Hadiya Harrigan Seven Hills Ross Bateman St. Xavier Terry Washington Taft Avery Simpson Taft Madhab Mishra Taft Bikram Sapkota Taft Torleesah Dukes Taft Deon Thomas Taft Ryan Montgomery Taft Prakash Mishra Taft Curtis D Mimes Taft David Moody Wyoming High

2 0 1 1 H S C C & I T S T e a m s

2011 National IT Showcase Participants Jahaan Maiden University of Cincinnati Li-Ara Jackson Mason High School Landon Jackson Mason High School Tariq Maiden Mason High School

2011 National HSCC Participants Bikram Sapkota Taft Curtis D Mimes Taft Christian Johnson Mason High School Hadiya Harrigan Seven Hills

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2011 National IT Showcase Participants Jahaan Maiden University of Cincinnati Li-Ara Jackson Mason High School Landon Jackson Mason High School Tariq Maiden Mason High School

2011 National HSCC Participants Bikram Sapkota Taft Curtis D Mimes Taft Christian Johnson Mason High School Hadiya Harrigan Seven Hills

2 0 1 1 C H A P T E R A W A R D S

BDPA Community Service Award: The award is presented to a persons or organizations who have assisted BDPA with its' public service efforts through the use of their media, affiliations, outstanding leadership contributions or dedicated service. Nominee: Joe Parker BDPA Spirit Award: Is presented to the chapter member who best displays the spirit of the organization. This member contributes first for the good of others. Nominee: Patrick Nelson

BDPA Member of the Year: This is the premier membership award presented by the BDPA Cincinnati Chapter. It is reserved for the chapter member who has stretched beyond many boundaries to support the organization, its mission and its objectives. This member has made available their time, resources and talents to assist BDPA in fulfilling our goals. Nominee: Frank Hill

BDPA Director of the Year: This award is presented to one of our 16 Department Directors. The award is based on quality and quantity of the leadership pro-vided by the director. Measurements of success will include, but aren't limited to, the achievement of the annual goals for that direc-tor's department. Nominee: Deborah Prince

BDPA Executive Officer of the Year Award: This award is presented to one of the five Vice Presidents. Nominee: Clarence Larcarte

President’s Award: This award is presented at the discretion of the chapter president to any person who willingly shared their time and unique talents to enhance the programs, services or community outreach of BDPA. Nominee: Wayne Hicks

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BDPA Community Service Award: The award is presented to a persons or organizations who have assisted BDPA with its' public service efforts through the use of their media, affiliations, outstanding leadership contributions or dedicated service. Nominee: Joe Parker BDPA Spirit Award: Is presented to the chapter member who best displays the spirit of the organization. This member contributes first for the good of others. Nominee: Patrick Nelson

BDPA Member of the Year: This is the premier membership award presented by the BDPA Cincinnati Chapter. It is reserved for the chapter member who has stretched beyond many boundaries to support the organization, its mission and its objectives. This member has made available their time, resources and talents to assist BDPA in fulfilling our goals. Nominee: Frank Hill

BDPA Director of the Year: This award is presented to one of our 16 Department Directors. The award is based on quality and quantity of the leadership pro-vided by the director. Measurements of success will include, but aren't limited to, the achievement of the annual goals for that direc-tor's department. Nominee: Deborah Prince

BDPA Executive Officer of the Year Award: This award is presented to one of the five Vice Presidents. Nominee: Clarence Larcarte

President’s Award: This award is presented at the discretion of the chapter president to any person who willingly shared their time and unique talents to enhance the programs, services or community outreach of BDPA. Nominee: Wayne Hicks

2 0 1 1 C O R P O R A T E A W A R D S

BDPA Corporate Supporter of the Year: This award is for a corporation that has made significant contri-butions to the programs and activities of BDPA. They demon-strate that partnerships between non-profits and Corporate America can be fruitful for all involved. The contributions in-clude the provisions of facilities, monetary support, experienced council and manpower Nominee: Christ Church Cathedral

BDPA Corporate Sponsor of the Year: This is the supreme award that our chapter gives to a corpora-tion. It is for a corporation that has made significant contribu-tions to the programs and activities of BDPA. They demon-strate that partnerships between non-profits and Corporate America can be fruitful for all involved. The contributions in-clude the provisions of facilities, monetary support, experienced council and manpower. Only our official Corporate Sponsors are eligible for this award. Nominees: Cincinnati State Technical and Community Col-lege , Procter and Gamble

2 0 1 1 C O R P O R A T E A W A R D S

BDPA Corporate Supporter of the Year: This award is for a corporation that has made significant contri-butions to the programs and activities of BDPA. They demon-strate that partnerships between non-profits and Corporate America can be fruitful for all involved. The contributions in-clude the provisions of facilities, monetary support, experienced council and manpower Nominee: Christ Church Cathedral

BDPA Corporate Sponsor of the Year: This is the supreme award that our chapter gives to a corpora-tion. It is for a corporation that has made significant contribu-tions to the programs and activities of BDPA. They demon-strate that partnerships between non-profits and Corporate America can be fruitful for all involved. The contributions in-clude the provisions of facilities, monetary support, experienced council and manpower. Only our official Corporate Sponsors are eligible for this award. Nominees: Cincinnati State Technical and Community Col-lege , Procter and Gamble

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Eastern Personnel Services, Inc.

Salutes The

16th Annual BDPA Education & Corporate Banquet

Eastern Personnel Services, Inc.

513-421-4666 Employment/Training/Small Business Assistance

340 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45202 www.easternpersonnelservices.com

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Eastern Personnel Services, Inc.

Salutes The

16th Annual BDPA Education & Corporate Banquet

Eastern Personnel Services, Inc.

513-421-4666 Employment/Training/Small Business Assistance

340 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45202 www.easternpersonnelservices.com

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Christ Church Cathedral

Congratulates the BDPA students on their hard work throughout the year.

Keep striving for excellence!

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Christ Church Cathedral

Congratulates the BDPA students on their hard work throughout the year.

Keep striving for excellence!

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Congratulations BDPA Cincinnati Chapter 2011 HSCC Team and Staff

Christopher D. Bomar, President/ Project Manager Boomarang Data Backup and Security

Get FREE and reduced cost IT services for your Non-Profit or Small Business through the Boomarang Non-profit IT

Assistance Program (NITA) Visit www.boomarangdbs.com/NITA for details

Phone: (513) 746-6204 Email: cbomar@boomarangdbs.com

B D P A S u p p o r t e r s

Congratulations BDPA Cincinnati Chapter 2011 HSCC Team and Staff

Christopher D. Bomar, President/ Project Manager Boomarang Data Backup and Security

Get FREE and reduced cost IT services for your Non-Profit or Small Business through the Boomarang Non-profit IT

Assistance Program (NITA) Visit www.boomarangdbs.com/NITA for details

Phone: (513) 746-6204 Email: cbomar@boomarangdbs.com

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PERN CONSULTING: Provide technology training solutions, webpage services, hardware/software solutions, IT consulting services, gen-eral designs, and organiza-tion development services. Phone: (513)658-1699 Email: pel-lis@pernconsulting.com www.pernconsulting.com Prince Ellis, CEO

Greetings, BDPA Cincinnati Chapter,

I am honored to have been chosen as Midwest Regional Vice-President of BDPA. I will be work-ing closely with your Chapter Presi-dent, to help represent their con-cerns to the NBOD, in the coming years of 2012-2013. My contact information is as follows:

Barbara H. Allen, Testing Analyst, University Hospitals Health Sys-tems, 3605 Warrensville Center Rd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122. Phone (cell) 216-835-9970 (home) 440-835-9970 (work) 216-767-8162.

Please feel free to contact me.

Best regards,

Barbara H. Allen MBA MSA Six Sigma Yellow Belt

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PERN CONSULTING: Provide technology training solutions, webpage services, hardware/software solutions, IT consulting services, gen-eral designs, and organiza-tion development services. Phone: (513)658-1699 Email: pel-lis@pernconsulting.com www.pernconsulting.com Prince Ellis, CEO

Greetings, BDPA Cincinnati Chapter,

I am honored to have been chosen as Midwest Regional Vice-President of BDPA. I will be work-ing closely with your Chapter Presi-dent, to help represent their con-cerns to the NBOD, in the coming years of 2012-2013. My contact information is as follows:

Barbara H. Allen, Testing Analyst, University Hospitals Health Sys-tems, 3605 Warrensville Center Rd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122. Phone (cell) 216-835-9970 (home) 440-835-9970 (work) 216-767-8162.

Please feel free to contact me.

Best regards,

Barbara H. Allen MBA MSA Six Sigma Yellow Belt

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Brenda Gunn Hogan Yolanda Lauderdale Karen Lipscomb

Congrats BDPA!

Rosa Patterson-Butler

Congratulations to the Cin-cinnati BDPA students for all their hard work and dedication throughout the year. You rock! Steve G.

~ Grow, Evolve, Become ~ Thanks to Brown Mackie College-Cincinnati, students helping with all the AV needs for this event and follow-up editing.

At Brown Mackie College, learning isn't limited by the boundaries of the classroom. Our students are engaged in the communities in which they live and attend school. They volunteer their talents to organizations large and small to help make their corner of the world a better place. Brown Mackie College-Cincinnati has locations in Woodlawn and Norwood.

Brown Mackie College — Cincinnati 1011 Glendale-Milford Road Cincinnati, OH 45215 Phone: 513.771.2424 Brown Mackie College — Norwood Learning Site 4805 Montgomery Road Norwood, OH 45212-2198 (513) 771-2424

Congratulations BDPA Cincinnati Chapter for many years of service to the

Cincinnati Area!

Frank Hill

B D P A S u p p o r t e r s

Brenda Gunn Hogan Yolanda Lauderdale Karen Lipscomb

Congrats BDPA!

Rosa Patterson-Butler

Congratulations to the Cin-cinnati BDPA students for all their hard work and dedication throughout the year. You rock! Steve G.

~ Grow, Evolve, Become ~ Thanks to Brown Mackie College-Cincinnati, students helping with all the AV needs for this event and follow-up editing.

At Brown Mackie College, learning isn't limited by the boundaries of the classroom. Our students are engaged in the communities in which they live and attend school. They volunteer their talents to organizations large and small to help make their corner of the world a better place. Brown Mackie College-Cincinnati has locations in Woodlawn and Norwood.

Brown Mackie College — Cincinnati 1011 Glendale-Milford Road Cincinnati, OH 45215 Phone: 513.771.2424 Brown Mackie College — Norwood Learning Site 4805 Montgomery Road Norwood, OH 45212-2198 (513) 771-2424

Congratulations BDPA Cincinnati Chapter for many years of service to the

Cincinnati Area!

Frank Hill

S p e c i a l T h a n k s

Please Volunteer!

Together, we can make BDPA and even higher

performing organization!

BDPA Cincinnati PO Box 429215

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Phone: (513) 956-0636 E-mail: info@bdpa-cincy.org

Many thanks to those individuals who contributed

so much to today’s program.

S p e c i a l T h a n k s

Please Volunteer!

Together, we can make BDPA and even higher

performing organization!

BDPA Cincinnati PO Box 429215

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Phone: (513) 956-0636 E-mail: info@bdpa-cincy.org

Many thanks to those individuals who contributed

so much to today’s program.

Extraordinary Commitment Deserves Congratulations

Extends congratulations to all award nominees and winners for their dedication to

BDPA Cincinnati

Extraordinary Commitment Deserves Congratulations

Extends congratulations to all award nominees and winners for their dedication to

BDPA Cincinnati