Most of us that work in the IT industry are not used to seeing more than a handful of Black executives together at one time. Bill Gates tells us that there is a dearth of African Americans at the IT worker level ... so you know that the glass ceiling must have an impact on brothers and sisters aspiring to the executive level. As such, it is important that we support groups such as the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) when they are bodacious enough to bring together scores of Black IT executives in one place at one time.BETF-Blog Readers, we are very happy to invite you to attend 'Driving Leadership in the 21st Century' Gala Awards Ceremony celebrating industry leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of information technology while simultaneously demonstrating proactive leadership in advancing diversity.
It is truly wonderful to see African American groups willing to salute not only the business and technical achievements of distinguished leaders but also their impact in creating IT opportunities for the success of future African American leaders. Some of the powerful brothers and sisters being honored at this ceremony include:
- Linda Cureton - Chief Information Officer, NASA
- Linda Gooden - Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin IS and Global Services
- Dr. Danny Harris - Deputy Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Education
- Rodney Hunt - President & CEO, RS Information Services
- James Washington - Vie President, Federal Aviation Administration
Any ITSMF or BDPA members out there? Perhaps you can post some of your thoughts about this upcoming event or otherwise share some props for ITSMF. Heck, if you're there please consider making an online donation to support our Foundation's efforts to increase the Jesse Bemley Scholarship Fund. What say u?
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Do you plan to attend this annual ITSMF awards dinner?
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