BDPA & MasterCard

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Information Technology Thought Leaders

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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.

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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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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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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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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Why BDPA1. Recruit Diverse IT Talent

Informing Black technology students and professionals in the Midwest region and around the nation about Luxottica Retail

2. Retain Diverse IT Talent Share message of professional development w/ Black IT

professionals who are current Luxottica Retail employees

3. Philanthropic Endeavors Favorable marketing and publicity opportunities to promote STEM

education & commercialization in Cincinnati; end digital divide

4. Employee Development Enhance employee professional, technical and leadership skills

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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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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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Monsanto Perspective Discuss Monsanto/BDPA 2012 Partnership Experience from Maurice Mahone

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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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National Corporate Sponsors Cont.

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National Corporate Sponsors Cont.

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Gateway to Innovation –Community Outreach Award Winner

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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 CriteriaThe 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 costsVolunteering employee time to teach IT skillsProviding IT hardware/software at reduced prices or no chargeUsing IT to enable delivery of and increasing the service capacity to the targeted constituents of the not-for-profit servicesMentoring others in their IT developmentOffering opportunities to IT students