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The Women of Color, National Technology Conference, Honors Deana P. Herbert, Executive Vice President of Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC with the Distinguished Achiever Award.

For Immediate Release - August 24, 2005

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE HONORS OUTSTANDING MINORITY WOMEN
ATLANTA — Celebrating the achievements of minority women is the focus of the 2005 National Women of Color Technology Awards Conference, which will be held at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta on October 20–22. This annual event, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, attracts thousands of the nation's top female technologists, executives, and students.

The National Women of Color Technology Awards Conference is an initiative of Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG), publisher of CCG's Women of Color Magazine, US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine, Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine, and Science Spectrum magazine. IBM Corporation is the title sponsor of the conference.

"Minority women are playing an increasingly responsible role in shaping our technology today," says CCG's chairman and CEO, Tyrone D. Taborn. "The economic implications of not recognizing the 'micro inequalities' that exist in organizations today are far too large. This conference is designed to provide long-overdue recognition of some of America's most distinguished women in technology and business, who just happen to be women of color."

The National Women of Color Technology Awards Conference was founded to address the under representation of minority women in technology and in the many areas of business where technology is making a tremendous impact.

"The gap is clear," Taborn says. "In engineering schools, women are only 15 percent of the student bodies. Women receive fewer than 29 percent of the bachelor's degrees in computer science. And only about 11 percent of all engineers are women."

The National Women of Color Technology Awards Conference is a venue that offers encouragement for women to seek careers in these fields and knowledge to help them succeed. "The most significant career barrier for women in Corporate America today is the lack of role models of the same racial/ethnic group and not having influential mentors. This is the value this conference aims to provide," Taborn says.

This is a landmark year for the conference, now a decade old. Among the new and exciting events through the weekend include: a Networking Welcome Reception on Thursday, October 20, the first night of the conference; a Recognition Luncheon honoring veterans and rising stars in technology and business, on Friday, October 21; a Professional Networking Party on Friday night; a Career Fair featuring leading companies, government agencies, and educational institutions on Saturday, October 22; a Women of Color Power Breakfast and awards ceremony on Saturday; and Student and Professional Track seminars and workshops on Friday and Saturday. The main event of the conference, the Women of Color Technology Awards Gala, takes place on Saturday evening.

The 2005 National Women of Color winners under their respective categories are:

Distinguished Achiever

Evelyn Banks
CNO Directed Command Master Chief
United States Navy

Yolanda Dawson
Comptroller
United States Airforce

Angela Ramsarup
Project Leader
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

Dara Sewell
Unit Chief - CART
FBI

Deborah Walls
Chief of Operations
Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Althea Gill
Director - Lab Ops/Configuration Management/PDM
Fleetguard, Inc.

Diana Bell
Senior VP, Corporate Affairs/TCE & Quality
Hewlett-Packard Company

Vijaya Bhasin
Six Sigma Blackbelt
Caterpillar, Inc.

Maria Caceres
Manager, Manufacturing Information Systems
Eli Lilly (Lilly Del Caribe)

Karlyn Haymore
Manager, Operations
Convergys Corporation

Samara Heaggans
Project Manager
Campbell Soup Company

Deana Herbert
Executive Vice President
Thomas & Herbert Consulting, LLC

Juanita James
Vice President, Corporate Ventures
Pitney Bowes, Inc.

Jyoti Kulkarni
Director, National Engineering and Operations
Comcast

Michai Lanton
Nuclear Physicist/Aeronautical Engineer
Crestview Aerospace Corporation

Yali Liu
Director-Asia Pacific Network Planning
MCI Telecommunications Corporation

Gisele Marcus
Director of Strategic Customer Development
Johnson Controls, Inc.

Laura Mitchell
Director of IT
Johnson Controls, Inc.

Jacklyn Mitchell Wynn
Vice President, Managed Services
Hewlett-Packard Technology Solutions Group

Thea Robinson
Department Head, Technology Commercialization
Caterpillar Inc

Stephanie Rosanwo
First Vice President, Enterprise Information Services
Sun Trust Banks, Inc.

Montanez Wade
Assistant Director of Student Programs
Tennessee State University

Velma Richardson
Vice President, Business Development
Lockheed Martin

About Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC (T&H)
Founded in 1996, Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC (T&H) is a premier information technology and management consulting firm providing services to federal, state, and local government organizations. In 2004, T&H was named by Inc. Magazine and Washington Technology as one of fastest growing and most successful companies in the United States. Our core services include enterprise architecture (EA), systems development and integration, e-Gov solutions, managed services, business transformation, and program management support.

T&H leverages industry best practices coupled with the requisite experience to deliver precise enabling technology, yielding quantifiable results for their clients. Our substantial portfolio of federal clients includes major contracts with the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Commerce, Defense Logistics Agency, Export-Import Bank of the United States, and various Army Commands. As a high performing company, T&H consistently exceeds client requirements and expectations. We have received performance-based incentives and recognition in support of numerous client engagements, including the following high-profile efforts: Army Logistics Modernization Program (LMP), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) PRIME Modernization, and the Army Maneuver Control System (MCS). T&H understands the challenges our clients face and we infuse the foresight and perspective required to overcome challenges and ensure success. For more information, please visit our website at www.thcllc.com.

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