Professional Development for Women and Minorities

BEYA 2020   Re-Engaging Employees: Getting Your Team Back On Track   Regina Evans - Engineering Program Manager - NetApp Shanquetha (Shawn) Caggins - Area Manager Outside Plant Planning & Engineering Design - AT&T Technology Operations Nicole Denson - Consumer Lending Portfolio Planning Transformation Lead - JPMorgan Chase & Co.   Learning Objective: Discuss methods for increasing team productivit...

BEYA 2020   Where Are They Now   Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle - Commandant - National War College Bruce Grooms - Corporate Director - Emcore Corporation Adm. Cecil Haney - Corporate Director - General Dynamics & Center for a New American Security Vice Adm. Mel Williams - Associate Dean of Engineering - Catholic University of America Capt. Rich Bryant - Program Manager - Oceaneering International Inc....

BEYA 2020   Job Readiness Certification - Interview Success! Practical Approaches to Persuading the Recruiter   Andre Thornton - CEO - Whitman Consulting   Learning Objective: Examine and practice the skillset of delivering a great interview Job interviews are stressful enough without having to establish a positive and professional self-representation during the interview process. Recruiters are l...

BEYA 2020   Women Veterans - 21st Century Issues and Opportunities   Michelle Gardner-Ince - Director, Woman Veteran-Owned Small Business Initiative - Department of Veterans Affairs Venus Quates - President & CEO - Launchtech, LLC Lonye Ford - CEO - Arlo Solutions Brandilynn Collins-Garrison - Federal Business Development Manager - Verizon Sgt. Maj. Michelle Jones - Vice Chair - Defense Advisory C...

BEYA 2020   Pre-College: Financial Aid 101: How to Afford College and Achieve Your Dreams (Session 3)   Renita Rich-Brenn - Founder - Preparing for College 101   Paying for college is one of the biggest hurdles students face when preparing for college. In this seminar, high school students are given valuable information regarding how to search for scholarships, completing the FAFSA, the difference...

BEYA 2020   Pre-College: SAT Prep - Winning Test Taking Strategies (Session 3)   Robin O'Neil - President - Passports to College Jen Hagie - Passports to College Cheyanthia Hembry - Test Prep Strategist   This workshop focuses on providing high school students tips on how to prepare for each section of the SATs, as well as some other valuable test taking information.

BEYA 2020   Emerging Technology   Naza Shelley - Founder & CEO - Carpe Diem Social LLC David Albritton - President - General Motors Defense, LLC Col. Alphonso Trimble - Commanding Officer - U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Rick Pina - Chief Technology Advisor - World Wide Technology Mark Fox - Senior Manager, Global Defense Programs - Amazon Web Services   Cyber-security systems are constantly bei...

BEYA 2020   Pre-College: SAT Prep - Winning Test Taking Strategies (Session 2)   Robin O'Neil - President - Passports to College Jen Hagie - Passports to College Cheyanthia Hembry - Test Prep Strategist   This workshop focuses on providing high school students tips on how to prepare for each section of the SATs, as well as some other valuable test taking information.

BEYA 2020   Pre-College: Financial Aid 101: How to Afford College and Achieve Your Dreams (Session 2)   Renita Rich-Brenn - Founder - Preparing for College 101   Paying for college is one of the biggest hurdles students face when preparing for college. In this seminar, high school students are given valuable information regarding how to search for scholarships, completing the FAFSA, the difference...

BEYA 2020   Assertiveness Learning - Gain More Confidence, Make Better Decisions and Earn the Respect You Deserve!   Christine Burkette - Senior IT Consultant - Pierce, Monroe and Associates Denise Evans - Vice President Women and Diverse B2B Marketing - IBM Corporation BG Twanda Young - Human Resources Command - U.S. Army Trina Crowell - Sr. Project Manager - General Dynamics   Learning Objective...

BEYA 2020   Pre-College: SAT Prep - Winning test Taking Strategies (Session 1)   Robin O'Neil - President - Passports to College Jen Hagie - Passports to College Cheyanthia Hembry - Test Prep Strategist   This workshop focuses on providing high school students tips on how to prepare for each section of the SATs, as well as some other valuable test taking information.

BEYA 2020   Pre-College: Financial Aid 101: How to Afford College and Achieve Your Dreams (Session 1)   Renita Rich-Brenn - Founder - Preparing for College 101   Paying for college is one of the biggest hurdles students face when preparing for college. In this seminar, high school students are given valuable information regarding how to search for scholarships, completing the FAFSA, the difference...

BEYA 2020   Job Readiness Certification: Maximize Team Building Skills and Success (Part 2)   For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life. Whether it’s at home, in the community, or at work, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team. This workshop will encourage participants to explore the different aspects of a team, as well as ways that they can become a top-notc...

BEYA 2020   Job Readiness Certification: Maximize Team Building Skills and Success (Part 1)   Talia Fox - CEO - KUSI Global Andre Thornton - Whitman Consulting   For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life. Whether it’s at home, in the community, or at work, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team. This workshop will encourage participants to explore the differen...

BEYA 2020   Nominating a Winner: Your Package is Your Candidate   Mark Vaughn - Corning Inc.   Learning Objective: Explore the BEYA nomination process Career Communications Group is committed to selecting and reviewing the most talented and accomplished leaders in STEM. Each year, our selection committee gets the opportunity to meet these candidates through nomination packages. We want to ensure t...

BEYA 2020   Leadership and Team Development for Managerial Success   Gregory West - Staff Chief Engineer - Northrop Grumman Corporation Denise Evans - Vice President, Women and Diverse B2B Marketing - IBM Corporation Janean Gardner - Practice Lead - Aerotek Dr. Renee Reynolds - Executive Fellow - Naval Sea Systems Command   Learning Objective: Explore methods that lead to becoming a proactive mana...

BEYA 2020   Get Beyond Notifications - Enhancing Mobile Security to be Scalable for the Next Generation of Leaders   Sonia Kumar - President & CEO - Digital Envee, Inc. Renata Spinks - Cyber Technology Officer - U.S. Marine Corps Force Cyberspace Command Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford - Chief Information Officer - U.S. Army Lytwaive Hutchinson - Chief Information Officer - Federal Emergency Management Ag...

BEYA 2020   HBCUs, HSIs & TSUs: How Do We Partner for Greater Research Opportunities?   Bertha Haro - Director - Great Minds in STEM Dr. Juan Rivera - Great Minds in STEM Bryan Stevens - Chief, Workforce Strategy & Data Intelligence - U.S. Air Force Dr. Talitha Washington - Program Director - National Science Foundation Alexandra Liang - Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow - Office of Se...

BEYA 2020   The U.S. Space Force & Hypersonics: The Role for HBCUs   John Hicks - Program Area Manager - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Patrick Hill - Program Manager, Space Exploration Sector - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Kenny Newsome - Electrical Systems Engineer - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Roy Nicholson - Project Manager - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab...

BEYA 2020   Federal Research Funding Opportunities for HBCUs for GFY2020   Dr. Anika Bissahoyo - Assistant Vice-President for Research - Bowie State University Edward Lee - Program Coordinator - Air Force Office to Scientific Research Annette Owens-Scarboro - Small Business Program Manager - National Institutes of Health Dr. Claudia Rankins - Program Officer in the Directorate for Education and Hu...

BEYA 2020   Developing Philanthropic Support for HBCU Research   Rodney Trapp - Vice President for Institutional Advancement - University of the District of Columbia Wayne Gersi - Director of Diversity - Penn State Applied Research Lab Donna Howard - Vice President of Institutional Advancement - Morgan State University Yuna Perry - Senior Advisor - EnterGain Monique Akassi - Founding President - N...

BEYA 2020   Dev from Above - Applying Speed and Agility for Cyber Technical Solutions (Presented by The MITRE Corporation)   Bobby Blount - Engineer   We have heard that drones and the digital age are rapidly changing our concepts of flight and connectivity. Have we considered all the possibilities of how these technologies can work together or what to do when they threaten us? This session will s...

BEYA 2020   Leadership in the Age of Hip Hop (Presented by The Raytheon Company)   Rodney Bailey - Mission Assurance Director Olu Bolden - Director Trevor Dunwell - Program Manager Director LaKindra Francis-Jones - Mission Assurance and Quality Engineering Director Carol Wooden - Program Management Director   With a rich history of innovation spanning more than 100 years, Raytheon is a technology...

BEYA 2020   Harnessing the Power of the Collective: The Importance of Diverse Teams to Solve Future Defense Challenges (Presented by the CCDC)   Dr. Eric Moore - Director Pat O'Neil - Director, C5ISR Center Stephanie Easter - (FMR) Acting Assistant Secretary, Acquisition, Logistics & Technology Adrienne Somerville - National Industrial Business Operations Manager - U.S. Navy Dr. Jared Riddick - Di...

BEYA 2020   Turning Disruptors Into Enablers (Presented by The Boeing Company) [Part 2]   Michael Cox - Vice-President, Global Head of Talent Denise Russell-Fleming - Vice President of Information Technology Kristin Robertson - Vice President and General Manager David Canada - IT & Data Analytics Raenaurd Turpin - Chief Engineer & CTO   It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. R...