Showing posts with label Donald Brown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donald Brown. Show all posts

Monday, June 28, 2010

Donald Brown * Epsilon Award for Community Service


Donald Brown (Prudential Financial) is one of the winners of the 2010 Epsilon Award for Community Service presented by National BDPA and WorkplaceDiversity.com.

BDPA Epsilon Awards recognize individual achievement by technologists who are nominated by BDPA chapters or corporate sponsors.

The Epsilon Community Service Award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the Black technology community through volunteer work, contributions, and other activities that are not included in his or her job descriptions.

Don Brown has over fifteen years of experience in Information Technology with an advanced degree from Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a formidable technologist, providing highly effective enterprise solutions during his tenure as a project manager and system manger in the financial services and telecommunication industries. He has played key roles in several enterprise-wide projects which have resulted in over $18.5 million dollars in savings.


Don serves with National BDPA as the Chief Information Officer for the organization. He is responsible for providing the strategic approach for meeting the organization’s technology goals and ensuring that its vision and mission of the organization are effectively realized through technology. As CIO, Don is responsible for leveraging economies of scale, synergies, strategic IT initiatives and best practices sharing at both the National, and Local chapter level. Additionally, Don provides technology consulting and leadership to officers and staff, throughout the organization.


BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) joins all of BDPA-Nation in congratulating Don on his 2010 Epsilon Award for Community Service. I hope that many BDPA members strongly consider careers at Prudential!

I look forward to networking with Don at the 32nd annual BDPA Technology Conference. How about you?

Friday, January 23, 2009

New BDPA Chief Information Officer * Donald Brown


BDPA Foundation is very pleased to learn that Donald Brown will be serving as the National BDPA Chief Information Officer! National BDPA president Denise Holland wrote:


I have asked Don Brown, Immediate Past President of the New Jersey Chapter to fill this highly visible and important role. Don has enthusiastically accepted and has already secured a staff to assist him in fulfilling the Technology goals and objectives.

He has jumped in with such a high level of passion, you will soon reap the benefits. Please join me in congratulating Don on accepting this appointment and his success in his new BDPA role.

Denise P. Holland, president
National BDPA


You are invited to use the COMMENTS section below to congratulate Don on this new leadership role.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Annual Awards & Recognition Banquet (New Jersey)


BDPA New Jersey chapter, founded September 1980, is the 13th largest chapter in the country. Remarkable accomplishments have taken place within BDPA New Jersey under the leadership of chapter president Don Brown this year. BDPA wants to recognize those members, sponsors, students and entrepreneurs that have volunteered their time, talent and energy to develop IT professionals in the community from the 'classroom to the boardroom'.

BETF-Blog Readers are invited to celebrate at the BDPA New Jersey Awards and Recognition Banquet. Here are the logistics:

Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - Cocktail Hour
7:00 pm - Banquet

Location: The Galloping Hill Inn
325 Chestnut Street; Union NJ 07083

Click here to purchase tickets. Your admission includes hor d-oeuvres at the reception as well as a gourmet meal at the banquet. A cash bar will be available. Corporate attire is suggested.

Do we have any folks from New Jersey reading our blog? If so, please POST A COMMENT with your thoughts on BDPA!