Meet Davida Johnson, Managing Director of UCLA’s Office of Information Technology, Community Partnerships, & Practices. She has been in the industry for over 20 years. 1. What was your first job in telecom/IT? My first job in IT was as a Research Assistant at Clark Atlanta University.  I developed software programs for physicists to enable image recognition by detection of patterns

Tips and Tricks for the Workplace   March, being Women’s History Month, was an important month for women. We celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8th; on that day, many of us protested or cheered on other women who participated in “A Day Without A Woman” to illustrate just how much power and sway women have on the modern economy

By Angela Hefner How do you deal with unwanted sexual advances in your work place and more importantly how does your company? This is a subject that I’ve been mulling around in my mind over the past couple of weeks With our big industry trade show kicking off next month—and after reading Peter Radizeski’s blog about the ‘reckless behavior’ that

By: Shaquille Fontenot Even though the technology industry is jokingly called ‘the old boys’ club,” women have always been significant contributors to it. Women have created many of the positions available to us now, though they often ran into concrete ceilings along the way. These women are the pioneers of passion—the dreamers who had no other choice than to make

 Amanda Kelley, National Channel Manager at Telco Holdings, Inc. She developed and maintained partnerships with traditional and non-traditional partners to leverage their business contacts and educate organizations on the best IT, telecommunications, and technology solutions available. Who influenced you in your early years to become a leader in your own life, what did they do for you? My parents were highly

Women in the Channel Continues Membership Expansion By Sonya Meline Spring is around the corner and the Mentorship Committee of Women in the Channel continues to blossom. As Julie Dzubay steps down as chair of this committee, we reflect on the great accomplishments made during her tenure and welcome new committee chair, Kristy Lakich and co-chair, Sonya Meline. Both women