WOMEN OF COLOR AWARD WINNERS 2013


industry expertise it has brought her to her current position of vice president of business operations at AT&T. Throughout her time with the company since 1990, her interpersonal skills and support for her colleagues and customers has been just as invaluable as her business planning and execution skills. “I am the daughter of a coal miner and a secretary. While they never attended college their expectations of me were always high,” Hall said. “At a very young age I had an extreme inter- est in math; so much so my grandfather would call me from Connecticut to quiz me on theoretical problems.” Hall’s top two aspirations were to be a pediatrician or an engineer. “While speaking with my guidance counselor, I was told that I could never be an engineer because that wasn’t a ‘girl’s career.’ I went on to obtain a physics and engineering degree showing it could and should be a girl’s career.”


LaQuita C. Hall Vice President-Business Operations AT&T


Proeional Achievement in Industry


skills to deliver results, supporting operations, financial and corporate goals. Hall has a history of executing strategic business plans and a reputation for planning and achieve- ment. At AT&T her senior leadership team is responsible for supporting the mobility and wireline network whack represents over $20 billion in capital. She has led a special- ized team and is responsible for development and operation that span the company’s performance. Hall’s accomplish- ments include increasing productivity by nearly 30 percent while decreasing costs by 40 percent within 12 months. She decreased costs by $100 million by collaborating with cross functional teams she formed to develop changes, saving an anticipated $400 million over the following 36 months. She has streamlined customer service performance and redefined the operational model to best assist customers. Her consist- ent commitment and dedication to improving budgets as well as quality of product and service has been proven time and time again in her results. Hall works with finance, hu- man resources and auditing departments to achieve depart- mental and corporate goals. She is an accomplished leader with a proven ability for team building; coupled with her


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ith over 20 years of experience in business leadership with a Fortune 50 Company, LaQuita Hall utilizes her


Cheree M. Chisolm Cadet


University of Arizona Student Leadership C


heree Chisolm, enrolled in a dual program at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and University of Arizona,


is a Bachelor of Science student, specializing in aviation maintenance management. Chisolm also has an Associate of Arts degree in business administration from the American InterContinental University. As a part of her role as a U.S. Army officer, Chisolm is committed to leading next-genera- tion aviation mechanics, technicians and instructors. She has served as a technical inspector, fight line squad leader, and avionics mechanics and electrical tech over eight years in the Army, and continues to gain experience working for the past six years at Unmanned Aerial Systems as electrical technician, avionics mechanic and training instructor. Chisolm’s achieve- ments include obtaining a Distinguished Graduate honor after completing the basic non-commissioned officer and other military leadership courses. She contributes to organizations


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