EDITORIAL PAGE Career Communications Group’s

For Today’s Career Women in
Business and Technology
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Scott E. Page ‘s book, The Difference: How the Pow-
er of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools
Tyrone D Taborn | Publisher
and Societies triggers Aha! moments. The theme of
Jean Hamilton | President and CFO
the University of Michigan professor’s bestseller is Ken Miller | Chief Operating Officer
how organizational strength blossoms with diversity
Miller J Roberts, III | Corporate Communications
Manager
when, to paraphrase him, people from a variety of
backgrounds look at and solve problems differently.
EDITORIAL
Frank McCoy | Editor-in-Chief
Women of Color, the conference magazine of the
Lango Deen | Senior Editor
Carolyn M Brown | Contributing Editor
National Women of Color STEM Conference, show-
MV Greene | Contributing Editor
cases just how “diversity yields superior outcomes.”
Roger Witherspoon | Contributing Editor
For more than a decade, WOC has illustrated the
Derek Reveron | Contributing Editor
achievements of diverse women. In turn, their stories GRAPHIC DESIGN
have inspired young women from a rainbow of back-
Sherley Petit-Homme | Art Director
grounds and provided insight into the rewards and
CONFERENCE AND EVENTS
benefits of technical careers. Recha Bullock | Director of Conference &
Events
The woman on our cover, IBM ‘s Irene Hernandez
Ana Bertrand | Conference Coordinator
Kayenecha Daugherty | Employer and Campus
Roberts, exemplifies that success. This year’s Na-
Outreach Coordinator
tional Women of Color STEM Conference recognizes
Eula Gautreaux | Employer and Campus
and honors Roberts as the 2008 Technologist of the
Outreach Coordinator
Dora Caroll | Event Coordinator
Year, plus another nearly two score category-award Brittany Wilson | Conference & Events
winners in groundbreaking STEM careers.
Coordinator/Registrar
FINANCE
Our second feature (page 14) celebrates the Confer-
Stanley Levin | Credit Manager
ence’s move to Dallas by focusing on 10 women in
major public, private, and non-profit STEM – related
ADMINISTRATION
Jack Lo | System Administrator
organizations in the state of Texas.
Lucille Kennedy | Sales Administrator/
Coordinator
Next, we feature the 2008 Technology Rising Stars
SALES & MARKETING
and All Stars. These trailblazing professionals are in
Antonio M. Watson, Sr. | Vice President of Sales
the fast lanes of science and technology and influen- Diane T Jones | Director of Development
tial managers and leaders in public, private, and non-
Richard Butler | Senior Account Executive
profit endeavors. Finally, we offer you WOC maga-
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retain, and advance women in STEM careers. Women of Color (ISSN 1937-0555) is a publication for today’s
career women in business and technology. Women of Color
magazine invites letters to the editor about any topics impor-
Frank McCoy
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