2013 CITE National Board Members President Tanera Decosey Exec Vice President La-Kissha Conley Internal Vice President Vacant External Vice President Monica Felton Treasurer Toyette Dowdell Parliamentarian Alex Macklin Secretary Tremaine Bull Past President Harrison Mayfield Local Chapter Presidents Mid Atlantic Eugene Phillips New York Robin Martin New England Stephen Alkins Maryland Chresencia Alicea Virginia Ruby Cullins - Carter South East Andre Winstead West Charlene Davis Executive Sponsor Eric Cevis CONSORTIUM OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVES Our Vision The organization strives to be the premier employee resource group through its employee advocacy, professional development and community-based initiatives. Here are some of the activities sponsored by CITE: Each one – Employee & Member Development: Developmental webinar workshops Face-to-Face Leadership Empowerment Sessions Reach one – Business Impact: Marketing / Wireless / Foundation Partnerships to launch new products supporting the African American community, including: Redbox product roll-out, Verizon smart phone initiatives, WellConnect – Diabetes Campaign Teach one – Community Outreach: Sponsoring a school in each region for Mentoring, Labor, Books, Verizon Day & Introducing the S.T.E.M./NAF Program Scholarship events & galas What Is CITE? CITE – The Consortium of Information and Telecommunications Executives (CITE) is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization representing over 35,000 AfricanAmerican employees and retirees of Verizon. CITE is committed to industry excellence, community service, and personal and professional development. As a resource group, CITE provides employee advocacy and makes a positive impact by providing thousands of dollars in scholarships annually to needy students across the country, and implementing training and professional development programs. CITE's commitment to literacy is demonstrated through its partnerships with Verizon Reads and First Book. First Book is the national nonprofit agency that provides a first new book to children from low-income families. These partnerships enabled CITE to distribute over 500,000 children's books to various schools and community organizations last year alone. The CITE organization originated with the breakup of the Bell system and the desire to ensure that issues and concerns of AfricanAmerican and other minority employees were addressed. The issues raised focused on equitable treatment, fair working conditions and career advancement. Chapter Contact Information Membership Mid Atlantic Dawnette Walker [email protected] In 1983, a group of Mid-Atlantic AfricanAmerican managers, representing employees of the former Bell system, met to develop immediate and future strategies. That meeting led to the formation of CITE. This regional organization was dedicated to addressing the needs of black telecommunications professionals. CITE's founding members included representatives from Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC; Richmond, VA; Northern VA; Eastern VA; Pennsylvania; Delaware; and managers from New Jersey Bell. Our Mission CITE is a nonprofit organization of AfricanAmericans and other minority employees of Verizon Communications. We provide employee advocacy, issue awareness and professional development within the company. We also serve as a resource for the African-American community at large. The mission of CITE is to research, plan and implement innovative programs that are replicable and have the potential of positively affecting the quality of life in our industry and the communities we serve. In addition, CITE acts as a conveyer to provide an opportunity for positive professional dialogue and interaction, examining issues affecting the telecommunications industry, upward mobility of our members, technological and regulatory concerns affecting the communities we serve. New York Robin Martin [email protected] Consortium of Information & Telecommunication Executives CITE Membership Information New England Brenda Mutcherson [email protected] Maryland Alan Rice [email protected] Virginia Kevin Q. Johnson Sr. [email protected] Becoming a CITE member is now easier than ever. All membership enrollment requests can now be processed via our web site below. South East Desiree Dynes [email protected] www.forcite.org West Charlene Davis [email protected]