Affiliations
Below is a list of my current
and past organizational affiliations.
National Society
of Black Engineers (NSBE)
http://www.nsbe.org
NSBE's
mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible
Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally
and positively impact the community. NSBE is comprised of
more than 270 chapters on college and university campuses,
75 Alumni Extension chapters nationwide and 75 Pre-College
chapters. These chapters are geographically divided into
six regions. NSBE had its genesis at a national conference
planned and hosted by the Society of Black Engineers at
Purdue University in April 1975. Black Engineering students
from the United States and Canada attended the event. From
this meeting of concerned students and educators, NSBE was
born. In 1976, NSBE was incorporated as a nonprofit organization
in the State of Texas. NSBE also became recognized as a
tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Current/Past Involvement:
Lifetime Member, 2005-Until; NSBE National Convention, Workshop Facilitator, 1995-2003;
NSBE National Leadership Institute (NLI) and Regional Leadership
Conferences, Workshop Facilitator, 1996-99; NSBE National
Leadership Institute (NLI) Conference Planning Committee,
Committee Member, 1998-99; NSBE Alumni Extension Professional
Development Conference (PDC), Workshop Facilitator, 1997-98;
NSBE Regional Conferences, Workshop Facilitator, 1995-99,
NSBE National Conference Planning Committee (Boston, MA),
Workshops and Speakers Chairperson, 1996-97; NSBE National
Executive Board Member, 1993-94; NSBE Region One Chairperson,
1993-94; NSBE Region One Academic Excellence Chairperson,
1993-94; NSBE Region One Business and Entrepreneurial Network
(B.E.NET) Chairperson, 1993-94; MEET/Rutgers NSBE Chapter
President, 1992-93 & 1991-92; Region One Fall Conference
Planning Chairperson, 1992-93; Academic Excellence Chairperson,
1992-93 & 1992-92; New Jersey Zone Executive Board Member
1992-93 & 1991-92; MEET/Rutgers NSBE High School Outreach
Chairperson, 1990-91; MEET/Rutgers NSBE Alumni Night Chairperson,
1990-91; MEET/Rutgers NSBE Senior Awards Banquet Chairperson,
1990-91; MEET/Rutgers NSBE Big Brother/Big Sister Committee
Member, 1990-94; MEET/Rutgers NSBE High School Outreach
Committee Member, 1989-1990; MEET/Rutgers NSBE Alumni Night
Committee Member, 1989-1990.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc.
http://www.alphaphialpha.net
Since
it's founding on December 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc. has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African-Americans
and people of color around the world. Alpha Phi Alpha, the
first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established
for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University
in Ithaca, New York by seven college men
who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood
among African descendants in this country. The visionary
founders, known as the "Jewels" of the Fraternity,
are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene
Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray,
Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy. The organization's
mission states that "Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence,
while providing service and advocacy for our communities."
Current/Past Involvement: Lifetime Member, 2007-Until; Theta Psi Lambda (Somerset, NJ), 2007-Present; Kappa Phi Lambda (Columbia, MD), 2007; The Alpha Foundation of Howard County, 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast, Keynote Speaker, 2008; Eastern Region Conference, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fraternal Luncheon, Keynote Speaker, 2008; 102nd Anniversary Convention, Public Program, Keynote Speaker, 2008; Delta Theta Lambda Education Foundation, 24th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast, Keynote Speaker, 2009; Assistant Chief Pharaoh, Kappa Phi Lambda Intake, Spring 2008; Assistant Chief Pharaoh, Kappa Phi Lambda Intake, Winter 2008; Honorary Co-Chair, Inauguration Committee for the 33rd General President Herman "Skip" Mason, 2009; Co-Emcee, Inauguration Gala for the 33rd General President Herman "Skip" Mason, 2009.
New Jersey Public Policy
Research Institute (NJPPRI)
http://www.njppri.org
NJPPRI
identifies, analyzes and disseminates information critical
to informed public policy development in and for the African-American
community in New Jersey and the region. Founded in 1977
by a group of African-American professionals, whom I considered
to be role models and mentors, NJPPRI reviews and evaluates
public policies that lead to positive outcomes and improved
conditions in the African-American community. Since its
inception, NJPPRI has established a solid record in analyzing
positions on education, housing, tax reform, and many other
issues. NJPPRI has called on and employed a variety of means
for promoting discussion and influencing public policy,
including timely reports, policy conferences and capacity
building.
Current/Past Involvement:
NJPPRI Board of Directors, 2003-present; NJPPRI Vice Chairperson
of Programs, 2004-present.
Institute for African-American
eCulture (iAAEC)
http://www.iaaec.org
The
Institute for African-American ECulture (iAAEC, a 501c3
organization) is an information technology research community
that brings together a number of African-American computer
scientists, social scientists, educators, entrepreneurs,
community developers and other interested parties committed
to accelerating the development of electronic culture within
the African-American community. iAAEC is building a sustainable
professional research community in pursuit of these goals.
iAAEC activities include: multidisciplinary basic research
in IT with theory closely linked to practice; development
of culture-specific technologies, pedagogies, and assessments;
and research on scalable deployment models. Specific focus
areas include: Core Technologies, Human Computer Interfaces
and Collaborative Environments, Social-Cultural-Educational-Workforce
issues; and Educational Technologies and Community Development.
Current/Past
Involvement: National Science Foundation
(NSF) Information Technology Research (ITR), New Approaches
to Human Capital Development Grant Subaward, 2001-2002;
Member 2000-present.
Nonprofit Technology
Enterprise Network (N-TEN)
http://www.nten.org
N-TEN
aspires to a world where all nonprofits can skillfully and
confidently use technology to meet community needs for responsive
and humane social services, social equity and opportunity,
a healthy natural environment, or the challenge and illumination
of art. N-TEN connects diverse constituents who share a
common goal of helping nonprofits use technology more effectively.
Our membership is made up of both individuals and organizations,
including nonprofits, technology support organizations,
consultants, and vendors, who want to identify peers, connect
with clients, develop professional support networks, and
share information and resources (see the Member Directory).
N-TEN programs include the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference;
a series of regional conferences; TechFinder (an online
directory of technology service providers for nonprofits);
501 Tech Clubs (local nonprofit technology networking groups);
and a range of online resources to help nonprofits make
more effective use of technology.
Current/Past
Involvement: Board of Directors, 2004-present;
N-TEN Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), Session Panelist/Moderator,
2003-2005; N-TEN New York Regional Conference, Opening Session
Keynote Speaker, 2004.
Community Technology
Centers' Network (CTCNet)
http://www.ctcnet.org
I
have served on the Board of Advisors for the Community Technology
Centers' Network (CTCNet) since 2002. CTCNet was founded
on the recognition that in an increasingly technologically
dominated society, people who are economically disadvantaged
will be left further behind if they are not provided access
to and training on information tools. CTCNet envisions a
society in which all people are equitably empowered with
these tools and is committed to achieving this end. CTCNet
is a US-based network of more than 1000 organizations united
in their commitment to improve the educational, economic,
cultural and political life of their communities through
technology. CTCNet provides resources and advocacy to improve
the quality and sustainability of community technology centers
and programs at the local, national and international level.
CTCNet works together with its member organizations to provide
networking, capacity building, program development, and
partnership opportunities.
Current/Past
Involvement: Board of Advisors, 2002-present;
Community Technology Centers' Network National Conference,
Session Panelist/Moderator, 1999-2003.
Institute for Innovation
in Government Technology (IIGT)
http://www.iigt.org
The
Institute for Innovation in Government Technology (IIGT)
appointed me to their Board of Advisors in 2004. IIGT provides
technical and innovation consulting services to clients
in government, corporate, nonprofit and academic sectors.
The organizaiton collaborates with global partners to invent,
test, transfer and sustain innovations in communications
and information technology (CIT) systems applied to critical
public policy issues. IIGT iscommitted to helping citizens
improve access to government information, services and participation
in democratic structures. The Institute helps people think
about the future, build partnerships for change, invent
solutions to information or service problems, “do
more with less”, test new applications and models,
and install systems. Success is measures by work that sustains
improvements in government performance that benefit citizens.
Current/Past
Involvement: Chairperson, Corporate Advisory
Board, 2004-present.
National Black MBA
Association (NBMBAA)
http://www.nbmbaa.org
The
NBMBAA's vision is to be an organization which leads in
the creation of economic and intellectual wealth for Blacks.
The organization's mission as a professional membership
organization of Black graduates with MBAs, advanced degrees,
and entrepreneurs, is to increase the number as well as
the diversity of successful Blacks in the business community
by: (1) providing innovative programs to stimulate their
intellectual and economic growth, (2) building partnerships
with key stakeholders who help facilitate this growth, and
(3) increasing awareness and facilitating access to graduate
management education programs and career opportunities in
management fields. Established in 1970, the NBMBAA is dedicated
to developing partnerships that result in the creation intellectual
and economic wealth in the black community. In partnership
with over 400 of the country's top business organizations,
the association has inroads into a wide range of industries
as well as the public and private sector. Yet all of NBMBAA's
partners have one thing in common: they are all committed
to the organization's goals and values.
Current/Past Involvement
- National Conference (Chicago, IL), Workshop Facilitator,
2000; General Member, 2000 & 2005.
Association of American
Rhodes Scholars (AARS)
http://www.americanrhodes.org
Since
its inception in 1928, the AARS has worked to foster intellectual
and social fellowship among other Oxonians in North America,
to support the work of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, and
to promote exchange and goodwill among the peoples of the
diverse countries from which Rhodes Scholars and other Oxonians
are drawn. Modest annual dues supplemented by generous additional
contributions from members help fund its activities, including
this website, the Sailing Weekend, reunions, lectures and
other events. The Association publishes an annual newsletter,
The American Rhodes Scholar, as well as the quarterly
journal The American Oxonian, which includes articles,
book reviews, class letters, and an annual directory of
American Rhodes Scholars and other Oxonians.
Current/Past Involvement
- 2005 Centenntial Reunion (Philadelphia, PA), 2005; General
Member, 1996-2005.