2014 year in review

2014 Year in Review

Presented by Chapter President

Rodney J. Russell

Executive Board

• President – Rodney J. Russell

• Vice-President – Willie Palmer

• Treasurer – Cartrell Watts

• Vice-Treasurer – Marleen Metcalf

• Secretary – Jo Holliman

• Assistant Secretary – Alisha Hargett

• Parliamentarian – Trevor Quander

• Past President – Cherryl Harris

Committee Chairs

• Black Energy Awareness Month (BEAM) – Heidi Boykin

• Communications – Delitha Morrow Coles

• Fundraising – Cartrell Watts

• Golf Tournament – Cartrell Watts

• Membership – Antoinette Wright

• Programs – Monique Hall and Deanne Moultry

• Scholarship – Valerie Searcy

• Chapter Liaison – Randy Cobb and Heidi Boykin

2014 Highlights

• 16th Annual MLK, Jr. Celebration in partnership with Energy

Exchange

• Successful Women’s Panel – Hard Hats and Heels

• 17 Chapter members attended the National Conference in

Houston

• Sent 4 students from Georgia Tech to the National Conference

– 2 students secured internships

• Awarded 38 scholarships to high school seniors and continuing

education students

• Assisted Georgia Tech Student Chapter

• Black Data Processors Association (BDPA) Smart Phone app

development

2014 Highlights

• Held successful network/mixer

• Provided comments on Environmental Protection Agency’s

proposed ruling on Greenhouse Gas

• Set fundraising record for 12th Annual Golf Tournament -

$22,876 (net proceeds)

• Touched 145 students at our Annual BEAM program at Georgia

Tech

• Prepared meals with Open Hand Atlanta

• Held 1st Career Ready Expo at Austin Middle School in Henry

County – touched over 100+ students

January, 2014

January 13th

16th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which

was a joint meeting with Georgia Power’s Energy

Exchange Group. Speaker: Elisabeth Williams-Omilami

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King Day Celebration

March, 2014

March 13th

Women in Energy: Speaker – Carolyn Bermudez, Vice

President, Florida City Gas

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April, 2014

AABE National Conference

April 8 – 11, 2014

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2014 National Conference

May, 2015

May 15th

Scholarship Banquet

Awarded $35,750 scholarships

38 Scholarship Recipients

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Scholarship Recipients & Committee

Scholarship

Scholarship

June, 2014

June 12th

Hardhat and Heels

June 27th

Network Mixer at Paschal’s

Hard Hats and Heels

Hard Hats and Heels

Hard Hats and Heels

Hard Hats and Heels

Network Mixer

Network Mixer

Network Mixer

Network Mixer

Network Mixer

July, 2014

July 21st

Regulatory Update

at General Electric

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August, 2014

August 14th

Environmental Update

Ron Shipman

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September, 2014

September 4th

Atlanta Chapter provided comments on EPA proposed

rules regarding Greenhouse Gases

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October, 2014October 16th

Black Energy Awareness Month

BEAM

145 Students, 13 Teachers

7 High Schools:

Miller Grove

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Ronald E. McNair

Sandy Creek

Camp Jewell

Benjamin E. Mays

Frederick Douglass

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BEAM

BEAM

BEAM

BEAM

November, 2014

11/12 Open Hand Atlanta

11/13 Julius Pryor III – “Thriving in a Disruptive World: 6

Critical Concepts for Navigating the 21st Century”

11/20 Career Ready Expo

Open Hands

November 12th

Seven volunteers:

Prepared and packaged 626 meals with seven (7) volunteers including:

Rashidah Hasan (South Star Energy)

Heidi Boykin (Georgia Power)

Kaprena Seymore (Georgia Power)

Anita Rolland (Southern Company)

Valerie Searcy (Georgia Power)

Kristi Hullum (Quality Standby Services)

Sabrina Porter (ETI Software Solutions)

Open Hand Atlanta

Open Hand Atlanta

Open Hand Atlanta

Career Ready Expo

November 20th

250+ students attended

Held at Austin Middle School in Stockbridge

Career Ready Expo

Career Ready Expo

Career Ready Expo

Career Ready Expo

Career Ready Expo

December

December 3rd

Scholarship Academy Fair

City of Atlanta, Atlanta City Hall

I Am Scholarship Material

Summary

• Made major strides

• Great programs planned for 2015

• Continue to grow organization and encourage

participation

• Need your commitment to ensure our success

• Thank you for an outstanding year!

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