The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications
Western Pennsylvania Chapter Board
President: Beverly Durrett Vice President: Stacey L. Lipke Treasurer: Dietrich Delaney Secretary: Audra Rice
Presents…….
DIVERSITY TIMES
Vol. 2 Editor: D i e t r i c h A . D e la n e y
Tablle off Conttentts : Tab e o Con en s
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Chapter President’s Message………..........………..………..………….….…..….……...Page 2 Local News & Events………………………….………………………….……..…….….....Page 3 Member Profile……..………………………....………….……………………..……..……..Page 5 The Treasurer’s Chest.…………………………………………..……………….…...……..Page 6 The 411….……………………………………………………………………………………..Page 8 And, Finally!!....……………….….…………………………..………….………….......Page12
Embracing Mentorship, Embracing A Success!!!
The “Mentoring for Success” event featured panelists from our distinguished chapter membership throughout the country. Pictured above (L to R) NAMIC Education Manager Bernard Guinynard, Western PA Chapter President Beverly J. Durrett, Human Resources Director Marsha Conway (Time Warner Cable), NAMIC Membership Services Manager Stana Fields, and Western PA Chapter Treasurer Dietrich A. Delaney
Chapter President’s Message
By Beverly J. Durrett
Dear Members,
“ hen dedicated professionals join together share and commit to a common vision there is no limit to what they can achieve”.
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I ended the last Presidents message with this statement, and after our “Mentoring for Success” event that took place on April 18th at the Kingsley Center; I was elated by just how true this statement came to be. Meeting the executives that took time out of their extremely busy schedules to speak with our chapter was a life changing experience for me. The panelists were a wonderful group of professionals who shared their insight and wisdom to help make this event a huge success. This event has also reaffirmed my commitment to our chapter and reminded me of what a wonderful organization I am fortunate to be a part of. The Membership Drive that took place on July 12 at Comcast was enlightening as well. We successfully recruited 60 new members and 20 new renewals. Board members are working hard to bring to our local chapter workshops and events in Career Development and Digital Media in the next couple of months. I hope that you all will take advantage of all the opportunities that are provided to you by being a part of the NAMIC organization. Our participation is what helps us continue to realize or mission; build our organization, open minds and develop tomorrow’s leaders
Sincerely,
B e v e r l y J .. D u r r e tttt Beverly J Durre
President, Western Pennsylvania Chapter
Comments and suggestions please email:
bjr et t@ c om ca st . n et
Local News & Events
By Dietrich A. Delaney
“Mentoring For Success”
The NAMIC Western Pennsylvania Chapter workshop event, labeled “Mentoring for Success!!” brought our NAMIC members throughout the country, attendees included, Chapter and Membership Services Manager Stana Fields, Education Manager Bernard Guinynard, The panelists for the event featured, Regional Vice-President of Human Resources for Time Warner Cable Midwest Division, Marsha Conway, Director, Diversity of ESPN Networks Lorri Valle and VicePresident of Federal Government Affairs, Comcast Eastern Division. Earle Jones.
late L. Patrick Mellon, an executive with ESPN Inc., and one of NAMIC’s founding members, and was a well respected mentor in the cable industry. The goal of the L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program is to aid in the achievement of diversity in the communications industry by matching NAMIC members with mentors who can assist them with their career advancement strategies.
For those who are interested in participating in the program, please contact Contact Bernard Guinyard at
NAMIC initially established the mentoring program in 1993, and in 1997 renamed it in honor of the
@namic.com or (212) 594-5985
Bernard.Guinyard
if you have any questions about the program.
Local News & Events
By Dietrich Delaney
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Local News & Events (cont’)
By Dietrich Delaney
Other NAMIC Events
S e p tte m b e r 1 6 --1 8 :: Annual NAMIC Conference Sep ember 16 18
This year's conference is a must-attend for industry professionals at every level who seek substance, theory and wisdom that can advance careers, spur new business growth, even change the course of our future.
NAMIC has a limited room block at the Hilton New York at the rate of $409 a night. During
Diversity Week hotel rooms in New York City are at a premium and our room block is on a first come, first served basis. Book your room TODAY to ensure your place at the Annual NAMIC
Conference!
Call (800) HIL-TONS and ask for the NAMIC group rate or provide the code NAM.
For additional questions, please contact Sandra Girado at (212) 594-5985 or sandra.girado @ namic.com.
Local News & Events (cont’)
By Dietrich Delaney
Other NAMIC Events
NAMIC “Recruit A Member” Campaign Drive
Congratulations to our Chapter President Beverly Durrett: Customer Account Executive, Comcast NAMIC-Western Pennsylvania for our fall “Recruit a Member” campaign. Beverly recruited the most members in the overall national campaign drive
Membership Drive
The NAMIC membership drive began on July 11th, 2007. The recruitment campaign netted a total of 80 members in which 20 members were renewals. A sincere thank you to Jennifer Workinger, Rayna Smith, Pierce Legion and Jody Steinberger for all of their efforts. A 25.00 gas card was being raffled and Jason Black was the winner, Pictures of the Membership Drive featured below
Members Profile
By Dietrich Delaney
Each Newsletter will profile a chapter member in our area. T he person featured will be an active or former board member; or someone who has been to many of our leade rship and networking functions our last profile featured Victoria Raymond . To start off this issue, please welcome……
Candice Edge
1.) How long have you been a member of NAMIC?
I have been a member since 2001.
2.) How long have you been with Comcast, and what is your position?
I have been with Comcast since 2000 and currently my position is Customer Service Supvervisor.
3.) What is something people find unique about you?
I am an avid sports fanatic, mainly in part that I’m the only girl out of 5 children. (My Brothers put me thru the ropes!!!)
4.) Who is a mentor or role model to you?
My Mother is my role model. She is a very strong independent woman
5.) Our core is “Embrace Diversity, Embrace Success. What does that mean to you?
The Core to me means to treat everyone with respect, to encourage others to succeed in their goals, and to assist in helping to achieve their dreams, helping others is a priority.
6.) What makes you laugh?
My 8 month old daughter “Atiyah”
The Treasurer’s Chest
By Dietrich Delaney
“The Importance of Being Memorable”
Excerpt From Scott Allen, “Your Guide to Entrepreneurs”
Have you ever attended a networking event, collected a bunch of business cards, and when you go
through them the next day, you can't remember who many of them are? Or try to think of someone you met and had a conversation with, but you can't remember the ir name or their business to look them up? Well, you certainly don't want to be one of those that other people can't remember, do you? It's all well and good to pass out business cards, but if people don't remember you well, they probably won't be calling you to follow up, and they certainly won't keep you in mind for their future needs or possible referrals. Here are five tips on how to make yourself memorable (in a good way) when meeting other people face to-face:
1. Be distincti ve .
A brightly-colored, hand-painted tie, an unusual necklace or other jewelry, a good (but not overpowering) cologne, even just impeccable grooming can all help you stand out in a good way. I t ' s n o t t h a t yo u w a n t t o b e r e m e m b e r e d a n d i d e n t i f i e d f o r t h a t , b u t a n yt h i n g t h a t h e l p s p e o p l e s e p a r a t e yo u f r o m t h e c r o w d h e l p s t h e m r e m e m b e r t h e r e s t o f yo u . Y o u d o n ' t h a v e t o b e o u t l a n d i s h -- although some people work that quite well -- just don't blend in completely with the crowd.
2. Be full y present.
Be fully engaged and fully aware o f the people you interact with. You can break this down into smaller, somewhat mechanical pieces -- listen well, respond promptly, maintain eye contact, etc. -- but if you are t r u l y p r e s e n t i n t h e m o m e n t , t h o s e t h i n g s w i l l h a p p e n n a t u r a l l y . Ma n y p e o p l e o n l y s e e m t o b e " h a l f there", so being fully engaged helps you stand out
3. Ask thought -provoking questions.
Networking expert Bob Burg has some good suggested questions in his book Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts into Sales , such as "How did you get started?" or "What do you enjoy most about what you do?" But the very best questions can't be communicated in a b ook because they're specific to the person you're interacting with and will arise in response to your initial conversation. Do #2 and this will flow naturally. As Dale Carnegie suggested, you must "take a genuine interest in other people".
The Treasurer’s Chest
By Dietrich Delaney
“The Importance of Being Memorable”
Continued.
Excerpt From Scott Allen, “Your Guide to Entrepreneurs”
4. Reinforce your ke yw ords.
People aren't going to remember long descriptions of what you do, or likely even that 15 -second intro that many experts teach you to make. People will at best remember a few key things about you:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Your Your Your Your Your
name company name business/industry (in three words or less) product location
What you want to do is find ways to unobtrusively increase the occurrence of these things in your c o n v e r s a t i o n . F o r e x a mp l e , i s t h e r e s o m e k i n d o f s t o r y b e h i n d y o u r n a m e ? H a v e i t r e a d y t o u s e i f t h e r e ' s an opportunity. Does your bus iness have an unusual name? What's the story behind it - what does it mean? Refer to your place of business when telling an incident that occurred ("I was driving down 17th Street leaving my store, when..."). Anything you say that reinforces one of the fiv e items above helps make you more memorable. And if t h e y c a n r e m e m b e r j u s t t h r e e o f t h e m - - " J o e t h e b a r b e r f r o m S o h o " o r " Ma r i a t h e t r a n s l a t o r w h o w r o t e 'Spanish in Six Weeks'" -- you're doing great.
5. Contribute to the group convers ation .
Don't hog it, and don't say just anything in order to say something publicly, but saying one really smart thing at your table or in front of the whole group will make you much more memorable than half an hour of semi-conscious small talk. Create value for others and y ou create value for yourself. When we look at brand strategy in marketing, one of the most important concepts is that a brand is not j u s t a m e m o r a b l e n a m e o r l o g o - - i t ' s a n e x p e r i e n c e . A g r e a t b r a n d c o mm u n i c a t e s v a l u e s a n d e m o t i o n s that get called to mind whenever someone thinks of the name or logo. Here we're talking about your personal brand. Remember that you are your business . The impression that you make on people is the impression they will have of your business, so make it good and make it memorable.
END
The 411..
Excerpt By Patti Jackson
Upcoming Movies and Events:
“Tallk tto Me” “Ta k o Me”
Actor Don Cheadle, who is currently starring in “Oceans 13” with George Clooney, is getting a lot of pre-Oscar buzz for his new movie “Talk To Me”. Talk to Me is about radio talk show host “Petey Greene”. Greene revolutionized the airwaves during his reign in the late 60’s. Unfortunately, Green battled a lot of personal demons. Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Epps also stars
“The Q” “The Q”
Super Producer Quincy Jones is getting ready to brand his name. get ready for Quincy Jones Clothing, Publishing, Home Decorating, accessories, neckties, shaving cream and MP3 players to name a few. Next year, The “Q” turns 75, and a major TV special is in the works. Plus, he will celebrating the 25th anniversary of the “Thriller” album he produced for Michael Jackson.
The 411..
Excerpt By Patti Jackson
“ L a b e lllle R e u n iio n ” “Labe e Reun on”
The LaBelle reunion is going well. Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash and Nona Hendryx are hard at work on a new studio album. Rocker Lenny Kravitz has already produced three songs for the project.
M iis c .. IItte m s M sc ems
Congrats to Angela Bassett. She’s getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year, and she’s set to star in Tyler Perry’s new movie, “Meet the Browns”. Rick Fox, former Lakers Star(ex of Vanessa Williams), also stars. Tyler Perry will also be back in a dress as “Maeda”. He will also do the character “Uncle Joe.” On November 16th, his latest project with Jill Scott and Janet Jackson, Why Did I Get Married, opens in theatres.
And, Finally!!!
By Rev Run
BE CHARMING!!!! “Good Morning”, What is charm? Charm is the ability to be one’s self and the best part of one’s self at all time s and under all circumstances. Charm is a choice! Become charming!! Then whoever contacts you will have a “shock” of instant good… Remember!! The most fascinating person is one who is strong and positive, but at the same time full of gentleness. The result of th is combination is
CHARM!!!”
REV RUN
Excerpt taken from revswordsofwisdom.com
Embrace Diversity, Embrace Success!!!