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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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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