Newsletter: BDPA Washington DC (Feb 2012)

Black Family Technology Awareness Week

February 2012
02.12 | Volume 37.02
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NATIONAL BDPA CO-FOUNDER
Earl A. Pace, Jr.

NBDPA PRESIDENT
Monique F. Berry

NBDPA VICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Craig Brown

FINANCE
Loraine Stewart

NORTH REGION
Frederick Smith, Jr.

SOUTH REGION
Teresa Williams

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Photo courtesy Wal-Mart
7 Photo courtesy World Wide Technology, Inc.
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US Air Force Photo

INDUSTRY NEWS
7 Wal-Mart names Rosalind Brewer, a Spelman College alumna, its new CEO of Sam’s Clubs
COVER STORY

8 World Wide Technology, Inc. Chairman, David Steward, named Black Engineer of the Year
Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) and STEM
10 2012: BEYA Winners
Technology leaders will convene February 16-18, 2012 at the Philadelphia Convention Center and
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, PA to recognize their industry’s peers. Each will
be acknowledged for career achievements and their efforts in strengthening STEM pipelines.

13
Donna Brazile to Keynote this Month’s National IT Executive Awards
The ITSMF and HITEC 8th Annual IT Executive Achievement Awards Ceremony
will be held in Washington, D.C. next month. The awards ceremony attracts
approximately 500 corporate, government, and trade association executives with
invited guests.

17 PUBLIC SECTOR FEATURE
Government Relations: .gov
17 Upcoming ICT Industry Events
NBDPA Event Calendar

18 Rising Stars: STEM-IC History in the Making
IT and Engineering Professionals to support Asia-Pacific defense cooperation and
cyber space domain
20 Great Moments in BDPA History – Continue the journey this August in Baltimore!
Your National BDPA Technology Conference, Career Expo, IT Showcase, and National High
School Computer Competition (HSCC) championship rounds begin August 1-4, 2012. BDPA
Baltimore is our host chapter for National BDPA Conference events and scholarship awards.


President’s Message
Dear Members,

This is a very exciting time to be a member of NBDPA. As we continue to increase the value proposition for
you, we are focused on accomplishing three main goals in the coming year:

• Helping YOU to set yourself up for success
• Helping YOU to land and/or keep that new job or career assignment
• Helping YOU to feel more secure and well-connected as an IT professional at the top of your game

On February 18th, we kick off Career Triage© a live webinar
series. If your career is in the emergency room, you need
Career Triage©! This is a fast-paced/action-provoking 21st
Century look at how to revive a stalled career presented by
career coach, Janice Coleman, President and CEO, Janice
Coleman Corporation (formerly with Right Management, a
world leader in career transition services.) Career Triage©
includes:

• Resume Rescue © - Tips on strengthening your resume to
market yourself more effectively
• Interview Infusion © - Strategies on effective interviewing
skills ©bdpatoday
• Networking Nutrition © - Techniques on developing and (Left) Rear Admiral Gretchen Herbert, Commander, Navy
leveraging relationships for job seekers Cyber Forces, with National BDPA President Monique F.
Berry (right) during a 2011 Regional BDPA Conference.
Next month we launch our Winter Regional Leadership Conference in Baltimore, Maryland with an executive
reception for local and small businesses, secondary and post secondary educators, executives, government officials
and corporate sponsors. We encourage members to help introduce NBDPA and the National Technology
Conference to our host community BEFORE we arrive in Baltimore next August. Our goal is to garner support,
sponsorships, and incentivize participation in local communities in an effort to have a very successful conference
with local participation. The weekend continues with the National Board of Directors Meeting and Leadership
Training Workshops. Members and chapter officers are invited to attend. Registration information will be posted on
your National BDPA calendar.

NBDPA’s Hartford, Hampton Roads, Houston and Greater Birmingham chapters are now prepped and well
positioned to return on-line this quarter. Vice President of Membership Management, Chad White and each of our
Regional Directors are diligently working with local leadership to assist when needed.

February is Black History month and toward this end, BDPA Chapters across the country will conduct various
Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) activities from Sunday, February 12 through Sunday,
February 19. Check your Chapter’s local calendar for related events near you. I will host a special BFTAW activity
with NBDPA’s Philadelphia Chapter during the 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) STEM Conference
on Saturday, February 19th at the Philadelphia Marriott.

I look forward to NBDPA reaching greater heights in advancing African Americans in all information and
communication technology (ICT) industries. I know that each and every one of you will do your share by
volunteering with local Chapters or at the National level, donating to our scholarship fund, and encouraging your
peers to join this great organization. Please enjoy this issue and read my blog to discover more about NBDPA.

Warm wishes,

Monique F. Berry
National President

SAM’S CLUB NAMES HBCU
ALUMNA AS NEW CEO

Rosalind Brewer Promoted to
President and CEO

Bentonville, Ark—As it approaches its
new fiscal year, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(NYSE: WMT) last month announced a
number of changes across the
business, drawing on a deep bench of
internal talent.

"We are very intentional about
developing talent to meet the needs of
our rapidly growing business
worldwide," said Walmart President
and CEO Mike Duke. "The promotions
we are announcing today are clear Photo credit: © Walmart
evidence that our succession and and retailer. She has strong strategic, around the community,” Brewer said.
management development programs analytical and operational skills and “We’re going to be bringing the first
work, and that we have highly talented, has successfully managed a large and Walmart into the Atlanta University
well-rounded and experienced complex business. I've also been (AU) Center, and it should open in the
business leaders ready to step into struck by Roz's servant leadership spring. That’s been a personal project
larger roles when the opportunities when I have visited stores with her. of mine to build commerce around the
arise." She always lets her team do the AU Center in a positive, constructive
talking, with her focus being on how to way so that we have a plan.”
Sam's Club past President and CEO better support their needs."
Brian Cornell, 52, recently informed Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. serves
the company that he and his wife Prior to Walmart, Brewer worked for customers and members more than
would like to move back to the Kimberly-Clark, progressing through 200 million times per week at over
Northeast for family reasons. various positions and eventually 10,000 retail units under 69 different
becoming president of a key business banners in 28 countries. With FY11
With his departure, Rosalind G. sector in 2004. She is a director of the sales of $419 billion, Walmart employs
Brewer, 49, was promoted to president Lockheed Martin Corporation 2.2 million associates worldwide.
and CEO of Sam's Club, reporting to (NYSE:LMT) and currently serves as Walmart continues to be a leader in
Duke, effective Feb. 1. Brewer, a 1984 Chair of the Board of Trustees at her sustainability, technology, corporate
Spelman College graduate, was most alma mater Spelman College. She was philanthropy and employment
recently president of the Walmart U.S. also selected one of the Most Powerful opportunity. Walmart is a global leader
east business unit, where she was Women in Business by Fortune in technology systems integrating
responsible for more than $100 billion Magazine in 2010 and 2011. stores and clubs, supply chains,
in annual revenue, representing almost merchandising and enterprise
1,600 stores and more than 500,000 Last semester, Brewer shared her platforms. bt
associates. Brewer was also the first vision for Spelman which is to help the _______________________________________
chairperson of the Walmart President's College so that all students develop Atlanta University (AU) Center member
institutions include: Clark Atlanta University,
Council of Global Women Leaders. and maintain a global mindset. Her Morehouse College, Morehouse School of
second vision she has is an improved Medicine, and Spelman College. They share a
"Roz came to us with an outstanding physical infrastructure. She hopes that common mission as members of the
background in consumer packaged Spelman get to the point where it can Consortium to provide quality education for
African Americans and other students of
goods more than five years ago," said update its technology infrastructure diversity. For local IT, CS-STEM careers, or
Duke. "During that time I have seen and then its physical plant. “We have to internship information, renew with or join
her develop into a talented merchant really focus on what’s going to happen BDPA’s Atlanta Chapter ► www.bdpa.org .


COVER STORY

2012 Black Engineer of the Year
STEM Conference | Philadelphia, PA
National Conference to address STEM CHALLENGE: Top Technology Leaders to be Recognized
Baltimore, MD—Workforce leaders in industry, education, government, and
professionals and students in science, technology, engineering and math 2012 BEYA Winners
(STEM) fields will meet in Philadelphia at the annual Black Engineer of the Source: Career Communications Group, Inc.
Year (BEYA) STEM Conference to address the challenges of recruitment
and retention in STEM and promote opportunities in technical and scientific
careers. ► BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

David Steward
BEYA is the nation’s largest annual gathering of STEM professionals and
Chairman of the Board
leaders committed to increasing the percentage of underrepresented World Wide Technology, Inc.
communities in the technology workforce. The twenty-sixth annual
conference is hosted by the Council of Engineering Deans of the Historically
► CAREER ACHIVEMENT - GOVERNMENT
Black Colleges and Universities, aerospace giant, Lockheed Martin
Corporation, and US Black Engineer & Information Technology (USBE&IT)
magazine. Henry Dulaney
Chief of Engineering and Construction
Division
According to USBE&IT magazine Publisher and BEYA Chairman Tyrone U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Taborn, “The need for this initiative is more important than ever. Education
is key to American competitiveness, and our nation is falling behind. That’s William Makell, Jr.
why leading military officers, U.S. government officials, and Fortune 500 Ethnic Policy Advisor
executives have committed to addressing this crisis by attending and U.S. Coast Guard
supporting the national conference to strengthen the STEM pipeline.”
► CAREER ACHIEVEMENT - INDUSTRY
Taborn also pointed out that, “Fewer young people are selecting STEM
study paths as the global demand for technological workers increases. To Leo Mackay, Jr.
keep engineering and scientific jobs in the United States, and ensure Vice President, Ethics and Business
America maintains her leadership, we need to inspire a new generation of Conduct
Americans to pursue STEM careers. One way to do so is to spotlight Lockheed Martin Corporation
successful role models already in these fields.”
Christopher T. Jones, Ph.D.
The BEYA STEM Conference—which is scheduled this month, February Senior Vice President & General Manager
Integrated Logistics and Modernization
16-18, 2012 at the Philadelphia Convention Center and Philadelphia
Division
Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, PA.—will recognize a number of Northrop Grumman Corporation
technology leaders who will be acknowledged for their career achievements
and their efforts in strengthening the STEM pipeline. Among them is David ► COLLEGE-LEVEL PROMOTION OF
L. Steward, the chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, Inc., EDUCATION
one of the largest African-American-owned technology businesses in the
Americas. Michael Burns
Admission Minority Officer
About Black Engineer of the Year STEM Conference United States Military Academy
U.S. Army
The annual BEYA STEM Conference is hosted by US Black Engineer &
Information Technology magazine, the Council of Engineering Deans of the ► COMMUNITY SERVICE
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Lockheed Martin
Corporation. This three-day national event brings together students, college Danielle Hillard
administrators, recruiters, engineering and IT professionals, scientists, and Project Manager
high-level decision-makers from the corporate, government, and military The Johns Hopkins University Applied
communities, in an effort to broaden diversity in this country's technical and Physics Laboratory
scientific workforce. bt
See 2012 BEYA Winners, continued on page 10


2012 BEYA Winners | continued from page 8
CORPORATE PROMOTION OF Melvin Greer Douglas Ash
EDUCATION Senior Fellow/Chief Strategist Cloud Vice President, IT Programs - Chief
Yolanda Murphy Computing Information Officer
Manager, Media Relations Lockheed Martin Corporation Lockheed Martin Corporation
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Wayne E. Brown
ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP PIONEER AWARD Director
Robert Wallace James A. Bell The Boeing Company
President/CEO/Founder Executive Vice President/Corporate
BITHGroup Technologies, Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer Abe Bushra
The Boeing Company Director, Threat Systems Engineering
GEM OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNUS Missile Defense Agency
Diona Chenier PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Multi-disciplined Engineer Raynard Durham Hugh Butler
Northrop Grumman Corporation Vehicle Line Executive Division Director, Business Management
Chrysler Group LLC Navigation Systems
K-12 PROMOTION OF EDUCATION Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mary Marie Hamlett PROFESIIONAL ACHIEVEMENT –
Physical Sciences Teacher GOVERNMENT Yvette Brett
Halifax County School System Anthony P. Mitchell Senior Project Manager
Commander/Officer in Charge, Iraq Area CH2M Hill
Office
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kelvin Mason Kami Carter
Chief Information Officer Chemist
Gulfstream, A General Dynamics Company Stephanie Bush-Goddard Naval Air Systems Command
Chief, Health Effects Branch
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Christine Earle
MOST PROMISING ENGINEER
– GOVERNMENT Civil/Structural Engineer
Adam Williams PROFESSIONAL: ACHIEVEMENT – Black & Veatch
Senior Member Technical Staff INDUSTRY
Sandia National Laboratories Cameron Brooks, Ph.D. Yvonne Hodge
Director, Government Healthcare Vice President & Chief Information Officer
IBM Corporation Electronic Systems
Cedric Bazemore
Project Engineer Lockheed Martin Corporation
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Roderick M. McClean
Vice President and Deputy, F-16/F-2/T-50 Jeff Josiah
Programs Senior Electrical Engineer II
MOST PROMISING ENGINEER Lockheed Martin Corporation
– INDUSTRY Raytheon Company
Terrence Southern
Senior Engineer, Flexible Automation RESEARCH LEADERSHIP Cecil Miller
PepsiCo Inc. Arthur Martin, Ph.D. Information Technology Director and Chief
Corning Incorporated Information Officer
Onekki Christian Lockheed Martin Corporation
Principal Systems Engineer STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Raytheon Company - GRADUATE LEVEL Veradie Ore
Candace Cooley Deputy Program Manager
General Engineer NAVSEA
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL Missile Defense Agency
CONTRIBUTION – GOVERNMENT
Jon Goldsby, Ph.D. Willie Simmons
Materials Research Engineer STUDENT LEADERSHIP Engineering Manager
National Aeronautics and Space - UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL Northrop Grumman Corporation
Administration Desmond E. Edmonds
Student
Morgan State University Ben Thompson
Walter Reuben New Technology Insertion Engineer
Test & Evaluation Manager TECHNICAL SALES AND MARKETING Fleet Resources Center, Naval Air
NAVSEA Eugene L. Beckles
Director, Phantom Works Richard Williams
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL The Boeing Company Senior Program Manager
CONTRIBUTION – INDUSTRY Lockheed Martin Corporation
Negus Adefris, Ph.D. SPECIAL RECOGNITION HONOREES
Senior Product Development Specialist Tikia Allen Kelvin Woods, Ph.D.
3M Company General Engineer Technical Line Manager
Missile Defense Agency The MITRE Corporation

Distinct Careers for
Diverse Professionals
JPMorgan Chase embraces the diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives that every colleague
brings to our organization.

We’re looking for talented individuals to bring their insights to our many lines of business.

A number of positions relative to your expertise as a guest or member of BDPA are available.

Explore career opportunities at careers.jpmorganchase.com

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Attend the 2012
ITSMF & HITEC Symposium
and IT Executive Achievement
Awards Ceremony

Visioning the Future:
From Foresight To Insight To Action!

Premier Sponsors:

Reserve your place at the Symposium.
Teleport ten years from today, and you will find a radically different
IT landscape. Join us as we leap into the future to discuss emerging
IT concepts and leadership trends.

Symposium topics:

Visioning the Future: From Foresight to Insight to Action
Dr. Bob Johansen kicks off the symposium at the morning plenary session.
Participants will learn how to unleash the power of:

• Foresight – envisioning a future that is very different than today
• Insight – understanding a complex global IT environment
• Action – learning what tomorrow’s successful leaders need to do right now

Dr. Bob Johansen is among the first social scientists to explore the impact of the Internet on
organizations. A ten-year forecaster, Bob works with top corporations to provoke thought and evoke action.

Digital Natives: The Next Generation of Knowledge Workers
As the Baby Boom generation moves toward retirement, “digital natives” will fill those
slots and become the next wave of knowledge workers. When this group moves into
positions of leadership, they will bring concepts, expectations and approaches to the
workplace that are distinctly different than traditional models.

Attend this panel discussion and learn how digital natives will innovate, collaborate
and change work patterns in the near future. Examine how to develop organizational
processes that align with the culture of digital natives and discover why doing so is essential to enterprises that strive
to gain a competitive edge.

Leadership for an Uncertain World
The next ten years will require leaders to navigate within a world of volatility, uncertainty,
complexity and ambiguity.

Are you prepared for success in this environment? How can you improve your readiness?
Come to this session and learn about the skills you will need to be a truly effective leader
in the next decade.

Entrepreneurship: New World, New Opportunities
The evolving business world opens up challenges and opportunities for tomorrow’s
IT entrepreneurs.

Using the FORESIGHT to INSIGHT to ACTION model, participants will be led, in a
working session, to identify key emerging business trends and innovative approaches
to building and sustaining business ventures.

Future World of Education
Our educational system is not delivering the diverse talent needed for today’s marketplace.
So imagine how much worse that disparity will be in the future if we fail to make dramatic
changes right now.

Innovative thinking and a fresh look at technology in the classroom are key to preparing
students for STEM-related professions, particularly those students coming from traditionally underserved/under-
performing segments of the country. According to employment projections, jobs in the fastest growing industries will
require technology-based skills. Learn how IT business leaders can better fill that pipeline by taking action today.

Cisco: The CIO/CDO Intersection for Collaboration and Innovation
In November, 2010, Cisco and ITSMF pioneered a roundtable of Chief Diversity
Officers and Chief Information Officers with the objective of exploring a more collab-
orative relationship between CIOs and CDOs to drive business value for companies
worldwide. That work is culminating in the publication of a jointly authored white paper.
Join the conversation as we reveal the findings of this initiative and explore how IT will
be leveraged to facilitate a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Celebrate Achievement at the 8th Annual IT Executive
Achievement Awards.
Keynote Speaker
We are honored to welcome keynote speaker, Donna Brazile, to the Awards
Ceremony. Brazile is a university professor, columnist and the Democratic National
Committee’s vice chair of voter registration and participation. She is the author of the
best-selling book, Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics, and
can be seen as a political contributor on CNN and ABC, as well as This Week with
Christiane Amanpour.

Award Honorees
Come pay tribute to industry leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to
the advancement of information technology while simultaneously demonstrating
proactive leadership in advancing diversity.

Award Recipients

• Linda Clement-Holmes, Chief Diversity Officer, Senior Vice President,
Global Business Services, Procter and Gamble

• Dr. Emma Garrison-Alexander, CIO, Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Dr. Clarence Nixon, Founder, Technology Laboratory and Professional Development Center

For sponsorship or additional information visit http://itsmfmeetings.org/info

Schedule of Events (For full schedule details, visit the conference website)

Symposium and IT Executive Acheivement Awards
February 9 - 11, 2012
Gaylord National Resort, Washington, DC

Thursday, 2/9 Networking
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Networking Reception

Friday, 2/10 Welcome
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast

Friday, 2/10 Symposium Sessions
8:00 am – 11:30 am Morning Plenary Session:
• Visioning the Future: From Foresight To Insight To Action
Featured presenter: Dr. Bob Johansen, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for
the Future
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Plenary Luncheon and Book Signing
1:00 pm – 3:45 pm Afternoon Sessions:
• Digital Natives: The Next Generation of Knowledge Workers
• Leadership for an Uncertain World
• Entrepreneurship: New World, New Opportunities
• Future World of Education
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Sponsors / VIP Reception
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Ceremony Reception
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm 2012 ITSMF IT Executive Achievement Awards Ceremony
9:30 pm - 12:00 am Post-Ceremony Networking Reception

Saturday, 2/11 General Session and Checkout
7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 12:00 pm Symposium
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm ITSMF, HITEC, Management Academy & Protégé Alumni Checkout
7:00 pm – until ITSMF / HITEC Networking Event

Suggested Dress Code: Business Attire (Symposium & Networking Reception); Black Tie/Formal (Awards Ceremony)

For more information, please visit http://itsmfmeetings.org/info

GOV 2.0
Upcoming BDPA & ICT Events

► ITSMF/HITEC 8 Annual Symposium
th

and IT Executive Achievement Awards
February 9-11, 2012
Washington, D.C.
From the smart electric power grid and electronic health records to
atomic clocks, advanced nanomaterials, and computer chips,
► 2012 Black Family Technology innumerable products and services rely in some way on technology,
Awareness Week Activities measurement, and standards provided by the National Institute of
February 12 - 18, 2012 Standards and Technology. Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-
United States | All BDPA Regions regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial
► 2012 Black Engineer of the Year competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and
Awards and STEM Conference technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our
February 16 - 18, 2012 quality of life.
Philadelphia, PA
NIST carries out its mission through the following programs:
► NBDPA IT Leadership Conference, • the NIST Laboratories, conducting world-class research, often in close
collaboration with industry, that advances the nation's technology
Chapter Summit, and Inaugural Reception
infrastructure and helps U.S. companies continually improve products and
March 16-17, 2012,
services;
Baltimore, MD • the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a nationwide
network of local centers offering technical and business assistance to
► 22
nd
Annual National Federal smaller manufacturers to help them create and retain jobs, increase profits,
OSDBU Procurement Conference and save time and money; and
April 19, 2012, • the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which promotes
performance excellence among U.S. manufacturers, service companies,
Washington, DC
educational institutions, health care providers, and nonprofit organizations;
conducts outreach programs; and manages the annual Malcolm Baldrige
► FIRST Robotics
National Quality Award which recognizes performance excellence and
FRC Championship quality achievement;
April 25-28, 2012, • From 2007 to 2011, NIST provided cost-shared grants through the
St. Louis, MO Technology Innovation Program, and between 1990 and 2007, it managed
the Advanced Technology Program.
► National BDPA Technology
Conference, Career Expo, IT Showcase,
NIST's FY 2012 resources total $750.8 million from the Consolidated
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-55), with
and HSCC Championship Rounds
an estimated additional annual income of $62.7 million in service fees,
August 1-4, 2012,
and $128.9 million from other agencies.
Baltimore, MD
Source: NBDPA and BETF
The agency operates in two locations: Gaithersburg, Md.,
So, what happened to IPv5? (headquarters—234-hectare/578-acre campus) and Boulder, CO, (84-
hectare/208-acre campus). NIST employs about 2,900 scientists,
Get published! If you are a student engineers, technicians, and support and administrative personnel. Also,
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research this topic further, send us a
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STEM-IC|Intelligence + Cyber

U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt
Fran White, left, a civil service employee at Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Command, Systems Center
Atlantic, and Clayton Bush, a Tactical Networks (PMW-160) contractor, work alongside warfighters such as U.S. Navy
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class James Rago to test and troubleshoot video teleconference systems of a video
information exchange system aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), an aircraft carrier near San Diego, CA. PMW-160
and SPAWAR provide the U.S. Navy with network fabric and services used by multiple shipboard tactical and business
application systems, and routinely install, maintain and train crewmembers in operational and maintenance procedures. New
threats in the Asia-Pacific Region and enemies aggressively seeking asymmetric avenues of approach in the cyberspace
domain have created unique and unprecedented opportunities for STEM-IC (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math—
Intelligence/Cyber) careers across all sectors of industry. Local BDPA Chapters provide STEM career and pipeline programs,
workshops, host National and Regional Technology conferences in direct support of these industry initiatives.

DoD photo by Tech Sgt. Michael Holzworth, USAF U.S. Air Force photo U.S. Navy photo
Above (L-R) U.S. Navy Admiral Cecil Haney passes through ceremonial sideboys following a change of command ceremony
during which he gained command of U.S. Pacific Fleet at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Honolulu, Hawaii last month.
Admiral Haney, a panelist at a BDPA STEM workshop in 2010, is a Washington, D.C. native and US Naval Academy
graduate. Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins, US Air Force (center) received his third star in January and is the new Director, Defense
Information Systems Agency (DISA) at Ft. Meade, Maryland. He was a BDPA 2010 keynote speaker and presenter in
Washington, D.C. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Gretchen Herbert (right) is Commander, Navy Cyber Forces. In June, 2011,
Herbert assumed command of Navy Cyber Forces at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Va.
During one of BDPA’s 2011 Regional Conferences, Admiral Herbert was a keynote speaker and presenter last June and is
scheduled to address middle school Cyber Competition teams later this month near Washington, D.C. bt

Great Moments in BDPA History .

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Richmond, VA Raleigh, NC
HSCC Alumnus Keynotes 20th Anniversary Event Navy Secretary Keynotes National Conference,
While a student at Virginia State University, Dr. Carlos Buskey Presents Full Scholarship to HSCC Finalist
(right) discovered BDPA Richmond (RMAC) during a National BDPA In 2009, Ms. Raven (Lisa) Stevenson (center), a National BDPA
regional event hosted by BDPA RMAC at the same hotel where he High School Computer Competition (HSCC) finalist from NBDPA's
worked part-time. Mr. Ruffin Bell (left), co-founder and Chapter Greater Columbia, SC Chapter, receives a full Naval ROTC
President, along with Ms. Annette Yates (center) invited Dr. Buskey scholarship to attend Duke University. Also presenting to Ms.
and his Computer Science classmates to the very next BDPA RMAC Stevenson above were (L-R) Ms. Denise Holland, 2009-2010
meeting. Almost twenty years later, Dr. Buskey was NBDPA’s National BDPA President; the Honorable B. J. Penn, Assistant
th
keynote speaker for BDPA Richmond Chapter’s 20 Anniversary in Secretary of the Navy; Lieutenant Dennis Holmes, US Navy; and
2011. He is a Principal Consultant, Mainframe, Technical Sales, for Vice Admiral Harry Harris, Jr., US Navy. Midshipman Stevenson
CA Technologies and a distinguished HBCU graduate (VSU and currently is in her third year at Duke University.
Bowie State University).

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Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Baltimore, MD
BDPA Twin Cities sets its SITES on Growth “BDPA Champion” Receives Presidential Award
BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) Clemson University School of Computing Professor,
approves funding requests from BDPA Chapters such as Dr. Juan Gilbert, is one of nine people to receive the 2011
BDPA Twin Cities (Minnesota) in support of NBDPA’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics
Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship and Engineering Mentoring, the White House announced last
(SITES) classes in local communities. The chapter's SITES November. Dr. Gilbert (above right) and National BDPA
program, shown above, has grown consistently over the past President Monique F. Berry, are BDPA Epsilon Award
few years. winners and BEYA Modern Day Leaders, respectively.

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Chicago, IL HSCC World Champions! Emmy Award Winner
In 2011, Southern Minnesota’s BDPA Chapter Former BDPA TV Host, Mario
IT Hall of Fame and corporate stakeholders, IBM and the Mayo Armstrong, wins an Emmy in 2011 for
CompTIA’s IT Hall of Fame Clinic, trained and co-sponsored another multi- Best TV Show Host. He and Executive
recognizes contributions of talented High School Computer Competition Producer Nicole Hunter (above)
"game-changers" within IT (HSCC) Team capturing a National HSCC title and continue to deliver award-winning
channels and IT Bemley Scholarship Awards for an unprecedented programming and technology
innovators. In 2011, National fifth consecutive year. Over 25 chapters from presentations to diverse television and
BDPA’s Co-Founder, Earl A. around the country launch each HSCC season with radio audiences via international
Pace, Jr. was inducted into the some of the best student application developers in media outlets such CNBC, CNN, NPR,
IT Hall of Fame. each region. and SiriusXM Radio.

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Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, PA
Rising Stars (See Page 18) Dignitaries’ Reception
In 2010, senior stakeholders from industry attended local In 2010, Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations,
BDPA Chapter regional technology conferences and became the first Service Chief to provide NBDPA’s Keynote
community workshops. Above (L-R), Maj. Gen. Ronnie address. Above (L-R), the CNO is flanked by Dr. Will Bundy,
Hawkins, US Air Force (then Vice Director, DISA), Dr. U.S. Naval War College and BDPA IT Institute, and Earl A.
Caesar Jackson (National Science Foundation), and RADM Pace, Jr., BDPA’s Co-Founder. Each year, National BDPA
Cecil D. Haney, US Navy (then Director, Naval Warfare hosts receptions with industry executives and senior
Integration Group), were distinguished guests and presenters government officials during the National BDPA Technology
during an annual BDPA community awards banquet at the Conference. The City of Baltimore and NBDPA’s Baltimore
Washington Navy Yard. Chapter will co-host this year’s conference, August 1-4, 2012.

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