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 Welcome to Tampa Bay BDPA
Welcome to the Greater Tampa Bay BDPA chapter. I’m Frank Shines, the chapter President.
I’d like to express my personal thanks to former President, Leslie Mozon, for his leadership and commitment to BDPA Tampa over the past years. His guidance and wise counsel will greatly facilitate our future progress and he continues to play a vital role as an active member.
I am excited about the opportunity to serve YOU in the following ways:
Connect you with job and career advancement opportunities Provide you with a community in which you can develop high-caliber professional and social contacts and associations that will enrich your life Develop an online repository of relevant content for busy professionals that you can use to accelerate your success – however you define it Provide you with a forum for face to face discussions, training and workshops to improve the minority IT and business community
Remember to join us for our next monthly meeting, held the fourth Thursday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 PM (ET) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 3109 W. MLK Jr. Blvd, Building Lake Pointe II, 6th Floor (near the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stadium). E-mail us at Tampa@BDPA.org.
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BDPA History
Our objective is to accumulate a pool of information technology knowledge and business experience with the intention of using these resources to:
- Strengthen the expertise of minority members of the information technology and business community;
- Offer this expertise to those minorities evaluating information technology for future career/business potential;
- Broaden the information technology knowledge of the minority community as a whole.
BDPA was founded in 1975 by Earl A. Pace, Jr. and the late David Wimberley after the two met in Philadelphia to discuss their concerns about minorities in the information technology field. There was a lack of minorities in middle and upper management, low recruitment and poor preparation of minorities for these positions, and an overall lack of career mobility.
Through ceaseless drive and personal networking, the founders built an organization of 35 members, hosted presentations to improve data processing skills and launched a job opportunities announcement service. This nucleus has grown to over 55 chapters throughout the United States and thousands of members.
Today, BDPA is a global member focused organization that serves the professional well-being of its stakeholders. BDPA remains committed to excellence and providing a wide spectrum of resources to members, corporate sponsors, businesses, educational institutions and the community. The organization is a catalyst for professional growth and technical development for those in IT and business management.
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Tampa BDPA Officers
Frank Shines, President
Former IBM Principal, Ernst & Young Consultant & Air Force Officer now Vice President of CCS Medical.
Leslie Mozon, Immediate Past President
Sr. Systems Engineer with Syniverse where he performs systems administration for test and development environments specializing in storage management.
Affiliated with Tampa Bay chapter since its beginning, Leslie has been an active member since 2001 and officer since 2002
Gilda Mack, VP of Strategy & Planning
Former military with extensive information technology experience in the US and Europe. Gilda is currently the Network Manager for PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Tampa, Florida.
Michelle Graham, VP of Finance
Director of International Programs at Mustard Seed Communities where she is responsible for strategic direction, facilities, staffing and overall operational performance in Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
Ian Elius, VP of Member Services
Project Manager for some of the most admired Life Sciences and Manufacturing organizations at award-winning Tampa Bay technology firm, Pilgrim Software
Monthly Tampa Bay Chapter Meetings
Please join us for our Tampa BDPA Monthly meetings at 6:00 PM -- in person, call in or online):
In Person
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 3109 W. MLK Jr. Blvd, Building Lake Pointe II, Room 6097 (near the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stadium)
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