BDPA St. Louis is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the careers of African Americans in the IT sector through various programs and services. The organization seeks to establish a partnership with Mastercard and offers membership benefits such as networking, skill development, and mentorship for IT professionals and students. With a history dating back to 1988, BDPA advocates for diversity in technology while supporting community initiatives and providing a platform for professionals to influence emerging tech trends.

1. BDPA & MasterCard
Information Technology Thought Leaders
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2. BDPA St. Louis
BDPA seeks to advance the careers of African
Americans in the IT industry from the
classroom to the boardroom. We hope to
create a relationship with MasterCard.
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3. About BDPA
 Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) is a non-
profit organization of professionals working in or having
an interest in the Information Technological fields. BDPA
is a diverse representation of information technology
professionals.
 Membership consist of programmers, analysts,
engineers, managers, chief executive officers, vice
presidents, instructors and entrepreneurs, to name a
few.
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4. Vision and Mission
 Our Vision
 Be a powerful advocate for our stakeholders' interests within the
global technology industry.
 Our Mission
 BDPA St. Louis Chapter is a member-focused technology
organization that delivers programs and services for the
professional well-being of its stakeholders’.
Stakeholders = members, sponsors, IT entrepreneurs,
Black community, educational institutions
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5. BDPA St. Louis Chapter History
 Local Chapter Chartered in October 1988
 Floyd Jordan, Jr. President
 Certificate of Rescission in December 2006
 Lovis Daniels President
 Chapter Honors
 HSCC 2nd Place Winners 2012
 Monsanto Gateway to Innovation – Community Outreach Award
Winner 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omLra7l8uP4)
 HSCC 7th Place Winners 2011
 Current Connections to MasterCard
 Maurice Mahone Advisory Board Member
 Dwana Franklin-Davis – EVP/ President Elect
 2012 Learn to Golf Event Support (LEAD BRG)
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6. BDPA Membership Benefits
(Students: $25/year or Professionals: $100/year)
 Connect to a network of IT professionals and executives in the
commercial, government, academic and non-profit sectors
 Enhance and develop technical skills
 Acquire professional and leadership skills
 Participate actively in an organization that is setting trends in
emerging technology
 Opportunity for student members to participate in the regional and
national high school computer competition, scholarships, student
empowerment activities, internships and life long mentors
 Obtain exposure to technical and professional topics through
program meetings, seminars, and workshops
 Participate in certification support groups
 Support and influence the goals and directions of this leading edge
technical organization through the contribution of your own
professional expertise
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7. Why BDPA
1. Recruit Diverse IT Talent
 Informing Black technology students and professionals in the
Midwest region and around the nation about Luxottica Retail
1. Retain Diverse IT Talent
 Share message of professional development w/ Black IT
professionals who are current Luxottica Retail employees
1. Philanthropic Endeavors
 Favorable marketing and publicity opportunities to promote STEM
education & commercialization in Cincinnati; end digital divide
1. Employee Development
 Enhance employee professional, technical and leadership skills
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8. Why BDPA Continued
 BDPA is one of the top 21 African American Professional
Organizations, and the only one focused on IT
 Opportunity for local (St. Louis and New York) Presence
 Youth program sponsorship (Black Girls Code)
 Black Family Technology Awareness Week
 Banquet, Gala
 IT Workshops
 Program Meeting Presenters
 Opportunity for National Presence
 Access to Talent Management System
 Ten Corporate Memberships
 Logo in the Sponsorship section of National Website
 Web Link from NBDPA Site to MasterCard Website
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9. BDPA St. Louis Supporters
1. Monsanto
2. Microsoft
3. IBM
4. Computer Village
5. New Horizons
We hope to add MasterCard to this list!
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10. Monsanto Perspective
 Discuss Monsanto/BDPA 2012 Partnership
 Experience from Maurice Mahone
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11. National Corporate Sponsors
 Platinum - $100,000
 Allstate Insurance
 HP
 Johnson & Johnson
 Gold - $50,000
 Health Care Service Corporation
 Silver - $25,000
 Eli Lilly & Company
 JPMorgan Chase
 Life Technologies
 State Farm Insurance
 Wellpoint
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12. National Corporate Sponsors Cont.
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13. National Corporate Sponsors Cont.
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14. Gateway to Innovation –
Community Outreach Award Winner
Award Category: Community Outreach
The Community Outreach Award is presented to a company/organization that
through IT has made an outstanding contribution to the people of the St. Louis
region.
Award Criteria
The Community Outreach Award winner will have provided the most among all
nominees to the St. Louis region through volunteer efforts from January through
December 2011. Examples of such efforts include helping local learning institutions,
rehabilitation centers, shelters, etc., through efforts that might include but are not
limited to:
•Providing solutions that enabled the organization to lower their operational costs
•Volunteering employee time to teach IT skills
•Providing IT hardware/software at reduced prices or no charge
•Using IT to enable delivery of and increasing the service capacity to the targeted
constituents of the not-for-profit services
•Mentoring others in their IT development
•Offering opportunities to IT students
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