Brooklyn, New York - BDPA New York announced Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, PhD, New York State Chief Information Officer and Director of the Office of Technology, will keynote the chapter's 2010 Scholarship and Awards Dinner.
Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart was appointed to the position of New York State Chief Information Officer and Director of the Office of Technology, in May 2007, by former Governor Eliot Spitzer. As a member of the Governor's cabinet, Dr. Mayberry-Stewart develops,implements, and oversees IT investments for the State of New York, a $130 billion enterprise with over 190,000 employees serving a statewide population of 19 million. Her responsibilities also include promoting the use of technology to drive economic development to help build stronger economies, and ensuring information technology programs align with the objectives of the NYS Information Technology Enterprise Strategic Plan. Recently named one of the Top 50 African-Americans in IT by US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine, Dr. Mayberry-Stewart will deliver an address incorporating the dinner's theme of, "Don't Be Afraid of the S.T.E.M.", [STEM being an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics].
The 2010 Scholarship and Awards Dinner, sponsored by National Grid, will be held on Wednesday, November 10, from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm, at National Grid, One MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY. The purpose of the dinner is to recognize the outstanding contributions of BDPA New York's 2010 community supporters and corporate sponsors as well as award college scholarships to our students, who are members of BDPA's Student Information Technology Education Scholarship (S.I.T.E.S) program. These programs are designed to develop the next generation of IT Professionals, and encourage African American youths to explore careers in such traditionally underrepresented fields as Computer Science and Information Technology.
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