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As a non-profit whose purpose is to serve as an advocate for Historically Black College and University Alumni Associations, the College Access to Success Summit represents our focus on student recruitment and education.
Our organization consists of 52 Metro Atlanta alumni associations whose members have a passion of sharing the gift of education with children who live in underserved communities.
Our College Access to Success Summit allows us to fuel this passion by targeting at risk communities. By partnering with school administrators and other non-profits we strive to reach students who have a desire and ambition to pursue higher education but need a guiding hand to show them the way. Our goal for the College Access to Success Summit is to provide corporate job forecasting to students and pave education pathways to long term career success.
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2 College Access to Success Summit
8:00-8:45am Registration & Breakfast (Lobby Area) Issue Playbooks Intro to Natural Networking
8:45am-9:00am (Auditorium) Defining Success Welcome, Intro to "The Playbook" & Video Presentation
9:00-10:15am (Auditorium) Corporate Pathways Career Presentations (State Farm, NASA, Coca-Cola, and Sodexo)
10:15am-10:30am - BREAK
10:30am-11:00am (Auditorium) Protecting your Greatest Investment Public Safety & Student Conduct PRESENTERS: Morehouse College Police Department
11:00am-11:30am – Group Formation (Auditorium)
11:30am-12:00pm - Breakout Session #1 Putting Your Best Foot Forward Resume Writing, Interview Skills & Dressing for Success PRESENTERS: Clark Atlanta University Alumni Association – DEKALB CHAPTER
12:00pm-1:15pm Networking Lunch - College Fair
1:30pm-2:00pm Breakout Session #2 The TEST Standardized Testing SAT / ACT test taking skills PRESENTER: Nakaiya Turk
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2:00pm-2:30pm Breakout Session #3 Your PASSION Finding the right college major & choosing your career path PRESNTERS: Eric McGlothem, CPA Tanisha McGlothen, Ph.D
2:30pm-3:00pm (Auditorium) The Hope Scholarship PRESENTER: Natasha Powell (Georgia Student Finance Commission)
3:00pm-3:30pm (Auditorium) Young Alumni Panel Discussion Real Talk about College Life
3:30pm-4:00pm (Auditorium) In Closing Corporate Recognition & Scholarship Presentation.
PARENT TOPICS:
1:30pm-2:00pm Breakout Session #1 Funding Your Child's Education Presenters: Nolan Jeter (Edward Jones Investors) UGMA, 529 Plans, Scholly App, Hope Scholarship, FAFSA, Pell Grant, Stafford Loans, UNCF, Atlanta HBCU Alliance (race day).
2:00pm-2:30pm Breakout Session #2 Freshman Year Expectations Presenter: Michael Southern (Morehouse College) Communicating with your child, FERPA & FERPA Waivers, Nutrition, Alcohol, Relationships, Time Management, Protecting G.P.A. Empty Nest.
2:30pm-3:00pm Breakout Session #3 How to Advise Your Child on College Selection Presenter: Dan Ford (Atlanta HBCU Alumni Alliance) Private vs. Public, School Size, Major, Distance from Home, Cost, Your Support System, Diversity.
4 Clarence Hearns, CPCU, PHR, MBA Assistant Vice President—Human Resources
Clarence Hearns joined State Farm® in 1992 as a personal lines underwriter in Birmingham, Alabama. He held several posi ons in Underwri ng leadership and Human Resources. In May 2005, Clarence was selected as the Southern Zone Human Resources and Agency Recrui ng Manager. In 2012, Clarence had the opportunity to support Enterprise Learn- ing and Development, as well as Corporate Human Resources in addi on to his role as the Southern Zone Human Re- sources Manager. In January 2013, Clarence was selected as Director – Human Resources suppor ng agency enter- prise-wide and the Atlanta Hub.
He assumed the role of Assistant Vice President – Human Resources in 2015. Clarence currently has responsibility for Enterprise Recrui ng, Services support for Agency/Customer Care Network and several general departments enter- prise wide. In addi on, Clarence has responsibility for Employee Rela ons. Clarence also supports the Atlanta Hub for incident response.
Clarence received a bachelor's degree in management informa on systems from the University of Alabama – Birming- ham, and a master’s degree in business from the University of West Georgia - Carrollton. He earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designa on in 2003. Clarence also earned his Profes- sional in Human Resources (PHR) cer fica on in 2001. Clarence previously served as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Naval Reserves. Clarence has served in a variety of leadership roles within the community and currently serves as a Board Member at Eastgate Church.
Clarence and his wife have two children. In his free me, Clarence enjoys watching his children play lacrosse and riding his motorcycle.
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5 Wanda Harding Senior Mission Manager Flight Projects Office Launch Services Program [email protected]
Wanda Harding is a senior mission manager in the Flight Projects Office of the Launch Services Program (LSP) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, providing leadership in launch services project planning, development, analysis and forecas ng. The LSP serves as the "bridge from earth to space" for the NASA and NASA-sponsored science, explora on and tech- nology demonstra on missions. These missions, as described by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, "…enable us to explore new worlds, develop more innova ve technologies, foster new industries, increase our understanding of the earth, expand our presence in the solar system, and inspire the next genera on of explorers…" As a mission manager, Harding leads and manages a matrixed, mul -disciplined mission integra on team of senior lev- el engineers and business management personnel located at Kennedy Space Center and at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. She is the mission manager for the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and the Tracking, Data, and Relay Satellite K & L (TDRS-K and TDRS-L) missions. Harding's prior mission management experience includes, during various phases of formula on and implementa on, the secondary payload missions Oersted, SUNSAT, Munin, and Ci zen Explorer; and the primary missions Spitzer Space Telescope, Gravity Probe-B (GP-B), Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM), Demonstra on of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART), Dawn, Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Lunar Crater Observa on and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), Landsat Data Con nuity Mission (LDCM), and the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Prior to joining LSP, Harding held a variety of technical posi ons in the Space Sta on Launch Site Support organiza on. She par cipated in the NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program, which included a one-year teaching assignment at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga., and a professional detail at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Harding also served as an execu ve intern with the director of Kennedy Space Center. Harding is a graduate of the Benjamin E. Mays High School Academy of Science and Mathema cs in Atlanta, Ga. She earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Hampton University in Virginia and received her M.S. in electrical engineer- ing from the Georgia Ins tute of Technology in Atlanta. She joined the NASA team at Kennedy Space Center in 1994. Notes ______
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Biography CRAIG A. WILLIAMS President‐ The McDonald’s Division, Worldwide CRAWilliams@coca‐cola.com Craig A. Williams is the President of The McDonald's Division (TMD), Worldwide. He leads a global organiza on that is responsible for building the strategic alliance with McDonald's in over 36,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. Prior to this, Craig was the Senior Vice President and Chief Opera ng Officer for the McDonald’s Division of The Coca- Cola Company. Appointed to this role in January 2013, he led the five global business units, fostering strategic partner- ships and building business development plans with the Company’s most important customer of 60-plus years. Since joining the Company in 2005, Craig has held posi ons of increasing responsibility within the McDonald’s Division. In March 2009, Craig was appointed Vice President TMD US, responsible for revenue and profit and the strategic direc-
on of all func onal resources for the U.S. business. Previously, he was Assistant Vice President of U.S. Marke ng, pro- moted from his ini al posi on of Group Director of U.S. Marke ng for TMD. Before joining The Coca-Cola Company, Craig spent three years in the eye care industry with CIBA Vision Corpora on in global marke ng. He was responsible for global revenue and share, new product strategy and development, and ad- ver sing communica on for the largest brand and category at CIBA Vision (Focus Dailies). He also spent seven years with Kra Foods Inc., working in brand management and new product development in the Cheese category, and five years in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Nuclear Power Officer. Craig and his wife Gloria, have two daughters, Keisha and Kelsey.
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Donna Ford
Donna Ford is the Vice President of Strategic Account Management for Sodexo. In this role, she is responsible for providing strategic account management and business development focused leadership for Sodexo’s key corporate clients. A customer rela onship professional with over twenty years of experience in facili es management, business opera- ons, quality assurance and business development, she acts as a strategic partner assis ng top execu ves realize a customized service solu on to meet their long term business objec ves. Donna has held numerous leadership roles with Johnson Controls in the Building Efficiency business, including VP Business Development and African American Affinity Network President. Donna currently ac vely serves a mentor in the Sodexo IMPACT mentoring program and in the Sodexo African Amer- ican Leadership Forum as the second chair and the Execu ve Sponsor for the Atlanta Chapter. Donna’s local community memberships include the NCA&T Alumni Associa on- Atlanta Chapter, currently serving as the Fundraising and Annual fund co-chair, past President and past inaugural board member of Books for Africa. Donna received her B.A from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She was featured in the 2004 Edi on of “Who’s Who of Black Atlanta”, inducted in the Georgia’s list of 100 Most Powerful and Influen al Women by the Women Looking Ahead Magazine, and honored as 2006 Dis nguished Alumni at the 31st Na onal Conference on Blacks in Higher Educa on by Na onal Associa on for Equal Opportunity in Higher Educa on (NAFEO). Donna resides in Marie a, Georgia. She is married to Daniel and they have one daughter Loren
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Eric McGlothen is a graduate of Morehouse College, C’94. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administra on with a concentra on in Ac- coun ng and has over 20 years of experience in the field of accoun ng. Upon his matricula on from Morehouse College, Mr. McGlothen began work at the pres gious Deloi e and Touche, LLP as a staff accountant in business advisory services. During his four years with Deloi e and Touche, Eric advanced and was promoted to In- Charge Accountant. He is licensed as a Cer fied Public Accountant with the California State Board of in 2004, he obtained reciprocity with the Georgia State Board of Accountancy. He now runs his own successful CPA firm prac ce with a staff of 10 in the 100 block of Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Eric McGlothen’s mantra is
“Walk in Your Des ny.”
Eric McGlothen, LLC is a Cer fied Public Accoun ng Firm that provides accoun ng, tax, and consul ng ser- vices. Our niche is outsourced accoun ng services where we handle the back office for our clients. Out- sourced accoun ng services include daily cash management, bill payment, financial statement prepara- on, tax advisement and prepara on, and general business advisement. Outsourced accoun ng services allow our clients to focus in on what they do best -running their opera ons.
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9 Dr. Tanisha McGlothen, Ph.D [email protected]
Dr. Tanisha McGlothen is a research scien st with a background in the biological sciences and a concentra on in cancer biology. She is a 1996 graduate of Spelman College.
Upon comple ng her Bachelor of Science degree from Spelman College, Dr. McGlothen trained in the infec ous disease division of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven on (CDC) as a re- cipient of the Oak Ridge Ins tute for Science Educa on (ORISE) fel- lowship. A er which, she earned her Ph.D. in the Biological Sci- ences from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia- drawn to the ins tu on’s mission to “serve the underserved”. Dr. McGlothen graduated first in her class from Morehouse School of Medicine and accepted the pres gious Na onal Ins tu ons of Health (NIH) FIRST Postdoctoral fellowship to con n- ue her training. This award allowed her to combine her love of research and teaching. Dur- ing this me, she completed her postdoctoral work on triple nega ve breast cancer at Emory’s Winship Cancer Ins tute, while simultaneously teaching at her beloved alma ma- ter, Spelman College.
Upon comple on of her postdoctoral fellowship, she returned to Spelman College full me to serve its students in the Health Careers Program Office. In this role, Dr. McGlothen works to prepare Spelman College pre-health students for their roles health professional careers including medical school, graduate school, as well as nursing and physical assistant pro- grams. Notes ______
10 Nakaiya Turk
Nakaiya Turk is a young working professional & Youtuber who currently resides in midtown Atlanta, GA with roots in Knoxville, Tennessee. A er gradua ng from Spelman with a Mathema cs degree in 2012, Nakaiya began her professional career at Hewle -Packard Enterprise as a Data Analyst and currently manages top global account’s for the company. Thus, not only is she the host of Kandid Kaiya but she is also a young woman trailblazing through corporate America.
Nakaiya is a career ac vist and S.T.E.M advocate, who is commi ed to changing the world by helping our teenagers and millennials realize their fullest poten al. She is ac ve in sev- eral Atlanta area organiza ons, and is also a consistent volunteer at Girls Inc, Marie a where she helps to further ins ll confidence and boldness into young girls.
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11 Pamela Cooper
Pamela Cooper is a Managing Consultant for Cooper Global Group, LLC and a na ve of Wichita, Kansas. Pamela has worked on a variety of projects in the Telecommunica ons, Media and Entertainment Industry with global corpora ons in the areas Informa on Technology and Organiza onal Development. She has worked in the United Kingdom suppor ng Europe and the Middle East. Presently, Pamela is a Senior Business Analyst at the Federal Re- serve Bank of Atlanta.
Pamela received her B.A in Poli cal Science from Spelman College, and her M.B.A from Mercer University in Atlan- ta, Georgia. She was selected as a presenter for the Society of Cable Technology Engineers (SCTE), Na onal Learn- ing Conference. She has par cipated in Leadership Buckhead, and a ended Yale Women’s Campaign School.
Currently, Pamela serves as the President of the Na onal Alumnae Associa on of Spelman College, Atlanta Chap- ter, and is involved in Na onal Black MBA. Pamela also par cipates in the Sister to Sister mentoring program at Spelman. Ms. Cooper enjoys travel, community advocacy, and spending me with her friends and family.
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12 Natasha Powell [email protected]
Natasha Powell is a former Financial Aid Counselor who has six years’ experience in helping students navi- gate the financial aid process while serving at two major Atlanta Metro Colleges. She is now the K-12 Out- reach Representa ve at Georgia Student Finance Commission for DeKalb, Henry, and Faye e Coun es
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