Message from Orlando Chapter President

Greetings, as we enter this final month of 2009 we want to thank you for coming out to the program meetings or joining us via the Live Meeting webinars. BDPA Orlando chapter exists to be a value added resource for YOU and to deliver services and programs which YOU desire and want. We need YOU to TELL US what YOU WANT for 2010 so that we can work to provide that to YOU.

Review of 2009 BDPA Orlando Chapter Program Meetings.

• January: Career Development & Successful Job Hunting Strategies


• February: Smith Center Black History Event


• March: Change and Release Management Process Based on ITIL Methodology


• April: How to use Social Media to Promote Your Business


• June: Joomla Website Development Presentation


• August: National BDPA Conference Highlights


• October: Information Security for Small Business


• December: Inside Windows 7 with Microsoft

Please tell us what you want for 2010. What topics interests you? What member services do you want us to provide? What can we do to help you be successful in your career or in your business? We are in need of volunteers for Saturday workshops and training. Do you have 2 hours to spare on Saturday mornings? Do you want to offer your time to mentor? Do you need a mentor?

Please give us your input as well as any questions.

Send them to: info@bdpaorlando.org

We want to introduce to you the new National BDPA leadership that will be taking over the reins on January 1, 2010. This new National Executive Committee (NEC) is looking to provide great services to our members. You will come to see an increase in the number of membership services and benefits. You will see more mentoring, internship, scholarships, job opportunities, small business technology workshops, regional and National conferences and much more.

I encourage you to JOIN BDPA TODAY!

The annual membership dues for Full Members is $75 thru December 31, it will increase to $100 on January 1, 2010. Student Membership rate is $15.

2010-2012 National BDPA Leadership Team

• Yvette Graham, National President
  
• Monique Berry, President-Elect
  
• Charles Moore, Vice President (Finance)
  
• Paulette Johnson-Davis, Vice President (Members Services)
  
• Curtis Jenkins, Vice President (Strategy & Planning)
  
• Donald Brown, Chief Information Officer
  
• Monica Bowe, Outside Director
  
• William Flowers, Outside Director
  
• Milt Haynes, Outside Director
  
• Donald French, Executive Director
  
• Earl Pace, BDPA Founder

As always, this is your newsletter so if there is something that you would like to share like an article or know of any job opportunities for BDPA Orlando members please forward them to: info@bdpaorlando.org

Thank you,
Pablo More
BDPA Orlando President
Mobile (617) 283-2051