ITSMF Honors Black IT Leaders

The Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) honored three Black IT pros at the organization's second annual awards dinner in Cupertino, CA.

Joseph Cleveland (shown in photo with other ITSMF leaders), retired CIO of Lockheed Martin, received the Diamond Leadership award for his contributions to the advancement of the IT industry and support of diversity initiatives. Robert Perrin, president and CEO of Magellan Associates, received the Beacon award, which recognizes an IT entrepreneur whose firm shows significant growth. The Summit Heritage award went to Dr Sandra Johnson (shown in photo with her mom), CTO and senior tech staff member at IBM, for her contributions to the industry.

Johnson & Johnson was named corporate sponsor of the year and Procter and Gamble is organization of the year. Bank of America senior VP Stephanie Hill was honored as ITSMF member of the year. The awards ceremony was sponsored by Hewlett-Packard.

For info on ITSMF membership, sponsorship or events contact executive director Viola Thompson at info@itsmfonline.org.