Virginia NBSN Member
Shirley George's son
cast as Dr. Ben Warren on
Grey's Anatomy!
Help me congratulate NBSN
member, Shirley George (VA),
for her son's recent
accomplishment. Some of you
may know that Shirley is
mother of film actor, Jason
George, who was one of the
co-stars of the hit program
"Eve". Well, Jason will be
doing an open-ended
recurring role as Dr. Ben
Warren, a love interest for
Chandra Wilson's character
Dr. Miranda Bailey on
GREY'S ANATOMY.
The first episode airs this
Thursday, Feb.4th at 9 PM
EST on your local ABC
station. Previous recurring
actors include
Eric Dane, aka
McSteamy,
Kevin McKidd as Owen,
the Iraq war veteran doctor,
or
Jessica Capshaw as
Arizona, the lesbian
pediatric surgeon. It's a
chance but recurring
roles can occasionally
become series regulars.
Please watch or
TiVo the episode then
and if you get a chance and
are so moved, give a shout
out for Jason on any or all
of these chat rooms.
The forum/chat room that the
ABC brass look at most is
http;//www.abc.com. If
you only have time to hit
one site make it this one:
http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy/discuss
Here are some other
forums/chat rooms that may
have influence in the GREY'S
world:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/forum/greys-anatomy/
http://www.fanforum.com/f210/
http://www.tv.com/greys-anatomy/show/24440/forums.html
Let's support Jason in this
endeavor. Kudos to Shirley
and her entire family for
this great news.
Call For Applications!
The Institute
for Responsible Citizenship
is currently accepting
applications for its summer
leadership program in
Washington, DC. The
Institute provides America’s
best and brightest African
American male college
students with unparalleled
networking opportunities,
leadership development, and
life-long mentorship. The
application deadline is
January 29, 2010.
Read
more...
"A
Program Evaluation of
the NEA Affirmative Action
UniServ Intern Program; A
Mixed Method
Evaluation."
Help me congratulate Dr.
Felecia Lee (GA) who
recently graduated from
Argosy University School of
Business with a
Doctorate of Education
degree in
Organizational
Leadership. Her dissertation
title was
"A
Program Evaluation of
the NEA Affirmative Action
UniServ Intern Program; A
Mixed Method
Evaluation."
Felecia, a 2000 graduate of
the NEA UniServ Intern
Program, has served in
several roles with the
Georgia Association of
Educators including
UniServ Director, and
Professional Teaching and
Learning Specialist. Under
her leadership, she has been
instrumental with the Student
Program, implementing
professional workshop credit
for members, hosting state
conferences and bringing the
best educational minds to
the state of Georgia.
Please help me
congratulate
NBSN member, Dr. John Leeke
(MD) and the recent good
news about his daughter.
Madelyn just
recently had her second book
published. "That Which
Awakens Me: A Creative
Woman's Poetic Memoir of
Self-Discovery" by
Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke
can be purchased at
Amazon.com.
It is also available at
iuniverse.com.
We are extremely proud of
her and hope you find this
second publication as
powerful if not more
powerful than her first
book, Love's Troubadours".
Congratulations to
the following NBSN members
on their various promotions,
assignments and
accomplishments.
Michele Boyd
(DC)
recently was
assigned to the Senior
Program Assistant’s position
with the Executive Office of
Governance & Policy. This
position is a
Professional Development
Opportunity which
will ultimately lead to a
higher rank position within
the department. Michele has
worked as Senior Program
Assistant with NEA’s
Northeast Regional Office.
Her new position calls for
her to provide high-level
technical, program,
financial and administration
support to the Executive
Office of Governance &
Policy logistics and
scheduling office. She is
also responsible for
coordinating engagements and
invitations for Executive
Committee members and
providing consultation,
advice and professional
expertise in the area of
scheduling engagement and
logistics to NEA Officers,
Executive Committee members,
state affiliates and
external organizations.
Dennis
Slaughter (DC)
and Juaney Lynn- Rigsby
(GA) recently received
their
doctoral degrees in
Law and Policy (LP.D) from
Northeastern University.
Dennis currently works as an
Organizational Specialist in
the NEA Affiliate Learning
and Effectiveness (ALE)
Department. Prior to this
assignment, Dennis worked on
the Northeast Regional
Office Field Team. In ALE,
he works with the Training
Cadre and provides essential
training for both the
UniServ Pre-Employment
Development and the UniServ
Intern Programs. Dennis
has certifications in
Organizational Development
(NTL),
Northern Virginia
Mediation Services, Meyers
Briggs Personality Type
and is a graduate of the
prestigious
Harvard Trade Union Program.
Juaney has served as an NEA
Organizational Specialist
for several years working
with a number of regional
offices and various state
affiliates ranging from
Interim Executive Director
to UniServ Manager. Her
thesis was entitled "Nine
Suburban/Urban School Board
Members: Why Did They Seek
Election?". Juaney is also
certified in Organizational
Development (NTL). In her
current work with the
National Membership Strategy
Department, she working on
an ESP project in
Tennessee. She was
appointed to the
Commissioner’s Safety
Task Force and is
currently the Secretary of
the
International Association
of Law and Policy.
Tamara S.
Hamilton (DC)
received her certification
in Executive Leadership from
Georgetown University.
In addition, last week,
Tamara won the Table Topics
competition at her local
chapter of
Toastmasters International.
She moves to the district
competition on October 14th.
Edwin Horsley (DC)
was appointed Senior Policy
Analyst in NEA’s
Human and Civil Rights
Department. Edwin
has served as an NEA
Organizational Specialist
and UniServ Director for
both the Virginia Education
Association and the
Florida Education
Association. Edwin, a
graduate of the NEA UniServ
Intern Program, has training
and design responsibilities
for the support and
development of the Minority
Leadership Training cadres.
Kudos to all of these
individuals for their
stellar work.
Dr. Al-Tony Gilmore (DC)
publishes All the People:
NEA's Legacy of Inclusion
and Its Minority Presidents
Please help me congratulate
and acknowledge NBSN member
Dr. Al-Tony Gilmore (DC).
Recently he published a book
called All the People: NEA's
Legacy of Inclusion and Its
Minority Presidents. All
the People chronicles NEA's
steadfast commitment to
realizing true
social justice for
Blacks and other minorities.
By tracing the lives,
accomplishments, and
contributions of NEA's five
minority presidents-Braulio
Alonso (1967-68) Elizabeth
Koontz (1968-69), James
Harris (1974-75), Mary
Hatwood Futrell (1983-1989),
and Reginald ("Reg") Weaver
(2002-08)-within the context
of important historic
moments, Dr. Gilmore
unravels the rich story
behind NEA's rise to
becoming the nation's
leading racially inclusive
organization. The book is
available at NEA
Headquarters' gift store, as
well as online at
www.nea.org.
The
Fannie Lou Hamer National
Institute on
Citizenship and Democracy at
Jackson State University
and the Veterans of the
Mississippi
Civil Rights Movement
have announced the
establishment of the Medgar
Evers/Ella Baker Lecture
Series. The Lecture Series
is one of the many
cooperative projects between
the Hamer Institute and the
Veterans of the
Mississippi Civil Rights
Movement. The series
will honor two icons of the
Civil Rights
Movement--Medgar Wiley Evers
and Ella Baker, who were
pioneers in effectuating
social change, not only in
Mississippi, but across the
nation.
Al-Tony has been invited to
be the featured panelist for
this lecture at this
historic event on Thursday,
February 18, 2010 at
Milsaps College in Jackson,
MS. The discussion for this
day will be "National
Education Association (NEA)
and Civil Rights". Many of
you know Al-Tony and I share
this with you because this
event provides an
opportunity to share
research to broader
audiences about Black and
minority involvement in
NEA. It is certainly
history deserving to be
recognized.
Da'aiyah Bilal-Threats (DC)
hired as the new NEA
Director of Governance and
Policy
Congratulations to
NBSN member Da’aiyah
Bilal-Threats (DC) for
being hired as the new NEA
Director of Governance and
Policy effective April 20,
2009.
Da’aiyah currently works in
the Department of Collective
Bargaining and Member
Advocacy in the area of
salary and benefits and
previously worked in
Governance and Policy from
2000-2005. During that
time, she assisted the
Resolutions Committee,
staffed the work on 3-1 (g),
served as policy advisor to
the Task Force on Sexual
Orientation, and supported
the Elections Committee at
the RA. She has a great
understanding of the work of
the department. She has a
wonderful knowledge of
technology and has had much
success in using it for
business applications.
Da’aiyah holds a B.S. in
Biological Sciences from the
University of Maryland and a
Master of Public Policy from
American University.
