21st Century Career & Community Program 2014

21st Century Career & Community Expo

“Putting Scholarship, Leadership and

Citizenship To Work"

Thursday, October 23, 2014

9:00AM – 4:00PM

Dr. C.M. Long Family Life Center

71 Lincoln Ave

New Rochelle NY 10801

www.21stCenturyexpo.com

Tel: 201-222-5390 Get Updates:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Welcome from. . . . . . . . ………

New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson ....4

United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand .5

State Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins…..6

State Assemblyman Steve Otis………… 7

Empowering Today’s Professionals …......8

Founder, Rod Colón Exectuive Director, Carl E. Reid, CSI

Speaker Bios …………..…. . .11—18

PROGRAM Schedule ……...… 14

Expo Committee & Staff

(Story of how Expo started) …..... 23

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Expo Committee Leaders

Phyllis M. Shelton Carl E. Reid Amanda Sherman

21st Century Career and Community Expo is the result of Empowering Today's Professionals (ETP) Executive Director, Carl E. Reid and Global Events Director Phyllis

Shelton attending the “2012 Interfaith Symposium – Job

Clubs and Career Ministries", sponsored by New York State Senator Gillibrand on June 11, 2012 in Manhattan New York. Carl and Phyllis decided to continue the con-versations started at the symposium by rallying other ETP leaders and their company resources as partners to produce

the 21st Century Career and Community Expo

as a regular event.in different locations throughout the

Unite States.

Many Thanks to 21st Century Career and Community Expo

STAFF

Kristie Shelton-Thompson Janna Shelton

Mozelle Goodwin Joseph Reid

Danielle Shelton

Sam Sherrod

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IGS is committed to empowering professionals and small business owners for success by mix-ing non-traditional venues, dynamic leaders and socially interactive activities in productive, yet relaxing environments. IGS ensures companies succeed by implementing creative solutions through events, public relations and self

empowerment opportunities.

We work with clients as unique as the events we plan; From Fortune 500 Corporations to Non-

Profit Organizations, each IGS Event has provided Unforgettable Memories.

IGS Events brings Distinctive

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Welcome from Empowering Today’s Professional’s

Founder and Executive Director

We are excited to welcome ALL ATTENDEES today. The 21st Century Career & Community Expo theme “Putting Scholarship,

Leadership and Citizenship To Work", has been realized with the par-ticipation of speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, faith based, education and community organizations. Many thanks for the support of Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand & Team, New Rochelle Mayor, Noam Bramson,

Senator George Latimer, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assemblyman Steve Otis, Bethesda Baptist Church, New Rochelle

Chamber of Commerce and local businesses for their support.

The spearheading of planning, coordination and logistics to make the Expo a reality today, a special thanks to members of our Concerned

Citizens Expo Committee: Phyllis Shelton - Event Producer, Amanda Sherman - Program Director, Carl E. Reid - OutReach Director and Angela Farris– Community Liaison.

Many people are uncertain about the future economy and need to be em-powered. Using a holistic approach, the Expo workshops focus on the mental, physical and financial well being of attendees. This develops competitive advantage in the 21st century for confident management of careers and small businesses, thereby improving communities.

With the focus on getting America back to work, the Expo today is the LIVE action plan from our book “Win The Race For 21st Century

Jobs”. Whether you are a career professional or full time entrepreneur, each workshop is designed to provide the information required to survive and compete in the current business climate. Running your career as a business by being CEO of ME, Inc., is a proven winning formula for Success.

Rod Colón Carl E. Reid, CSI Founder and Executive Director & COO Board of Trustees Chairman

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Ronnie A. Cox

PRESIDENT

Mount Vernon

Cynthia Smith Bellinger

1ST VICE PRESIDENT

Greenburgh

Maria McFarlane

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

Yonkers

Nicole Benjamin

CORRESPONDING

SECRETARY

Yonkers

Mae Williams

RECORDING SECRETARY

Yonkers

Nora Boggs

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Greater Peekskill Area

Charlotte Vinson

TREASURER

Yonkers

Jewel F. Williams

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Greenburgh

Chapter Presidents

Karleen Virgo

GREATER PEEKSKILL AREA

Hon. Eddie Mae Barnes

GREENBURGH

Diane Atkins

MOUNT VERNON

Phyllis M. Shelton

NEW ROCHELLE

Rosalyn Witter

YONKERS

P.O. Box 213 - Elmsford, New York 10523

wbwpc.org | [email protected] |

[email protected] | Tel: (914) 699-0296

CONGRATULATES

The 21st CENTURY CAREER

and COMMUNITY EXPO

For Creating Opportunities in Our Communities, Securing

Jobs and Changing Lives

To join WBWPC visit our website:

www.WBWPC.Org

or email: [email protected]

Ms. Ronnie A. Cox Ms. Phyllis Shelton

President President WBWPC, Inc. New Rochelle Chapter

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Che Buzz About


“One of the biggest obstacles for job seekers is not knowing

what resources are available to assist you,” New York

Senator Gillibrand said. “The 21st Century Career and

Community Expo will take a good idea straight from the

2012 faith-based legislative summit that I was proud to con-

vene to empower more New Yorkers looking for a job with

better opportunities for job training and other resources to

connect them to promising career opportunities. Mobilizing

and empowering our communities with the right tools, re-

sources and job training opportunities is the first step in get-

ting hard working people back in the workforce during these

difficult economic times, and strengthening our economy.”

"With so many people looking for work, we need to try and

have more events like this where resources are brought

directly to the community,” stated New York State

Assemblyman George Latimer. “I am hopeful that, with

the success of the 21st Century Career and Community

Expo, we’ll attract more support from private sector

companies so we can continue delivering this service to the

community”.

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DAUGHTER, WAITRESS, EVENT PLANNER, WIFE, MOTHER, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE, SPOKESWOMAN, POLITICAL PLAYER, AND WRITER…ANGELA DERECAS TAYLOR, Sr. Advisor for Community Relations, in the office of the Mayor of New Rochelle, was born and raised in New York City but has been a resi-dent of New Rochelle since 1998. She holds a BA from Hofstra Uni-versity, where she majored in Psychology and minored in English, both of which she states she uses every day. She enjoyed a twenty year career catering and planning events

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Cheryl Lynn Brannan

Seasoned Professional in Political, Civic, Corporate,

Nonprofit and International arenas over the past thirty

years

Workshop Topic: "How To Turn Life Transitions Into

Personal and Professional RE-Inventions: A Case Study”

Cheryl Brannan has over thirty years of leadership experience within the corporate, civic, and nonprofit arenas. A seasoned professional with a “unique portfolio of skills,” Brannan now focuses on what she considers to be her “life’s work.” Professionally this includes serving as President of the Brannan Solutions Group, a multi-faceted consult-ing company, as well as founder and CEO of Sister to Sister Interna-tional, Inc. (STSI), a nonprofit established in 1994.

Brannan offers customized workshops on various topics related to work place, lifestyle, branding and leadership issues.

Angela Derecas Taylor, Community Advocate

Workshop Topic: "Branding Your Image for Maximum Results”

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SPEAKER’S BIO

Rod Colón -Author, Executive Coach, Radio Show

Host of OWN YOUR CAREER

Rod Colón is President of Rod Colon Consulting, LLC & Founder of non-profit organization Empowering Today's Professionals. He shares his 28 years of experience as a corporate HR management insider, outside agency recruiter, professional networker and career coach through an un-usual yet common sense approach to networking and career management. His in-depth knowledge of international staffing, recruiting and network-ing gives Rod a unique ability to both coach and consult today's profes-sionals and executives around the world. His first book, “Win the Race for 21st Century Jobs”, discusses the need for networking and human relationships as a major part of any job search and career management strategy.

Workshop Topic: "How To Network Your Way To

The Hottest Jobs In The 21st Century"

With corporate travels from the mail room to the board-

room, Carl E. Reid knows what it takes to be successful.

Carl has over 46 years of business experience, including 32 years as a

technology expert, 22 years as a business career coach and 25 years as a

successful entrepreneur. Mr. Reid is Executive Director of Empowering

Today's Professionals. Carl is CEO and founder of Savvy Intrapreneur

and Author of 2 books on network relationship management.

Carl E. Reid, CSI Author, Entrepreneur, Intrapre-

neur, Social Media Expert, Business Career Coach

Workshop Topics: "Power Networking in a Social Media World"

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Frank Dunne

Business Ownership Advisor / Franchise Specialist

Workshop Topic: "Career Alternatives: Is Business

Ownership Right For You?"

Aaron Glover works for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, NY Harbor as a Voca-tional Rehabilitation and Employment Specialist. Aaron provides a contin-uum of employment services to veterans which includes vocational assess-ment, soft skills training, individualized job development and career devel-opment. He is also responsible for developing mutually beneficial relation-ships with community partners and employers with the goal of assisting vet-erans obtain and maintain a job in their desired career field. From 1990 to 1997, Aaron served in the United States Air Force as a Project Manager for Communications and Computer Systems. He was stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn, Ohio. While at Kirtland AFB, Aaron was selected 542nd Crew Training Wing Outstanding First Termer of the Year, 1992. Aaron matriculated at New York University’s School of Business and Public Ad-ministration majoring in Finance.

SPEAKER’S BIO

Aaron F. Glover, Vocational Rehabilitation and Em-

ployment Specialist

Workshop Topic: " How to Successfully Transition

from a Military Career into Civilian Job Market"

Frank Dunne is a franchise fit/placement specialist in NY/NJ with FranNet. A franchisee himself, he works individually with career-transitioners, aspiring entrepreneurs, and other opportunity-seekers who are considering business ownership as a career alternative. Frank ad-vises clients on how to search for and evaluate franchises/format busi-ness opportunities via a deep-dive research process. Clients are ex-pertly matched with the businesses best suited for their skill set and ex-perience and that meet their professional and personal goals. In addition to leveraging Mr. Dunne's expertise, clients benefit from cutting edge tools, resources, and methodologies via a goal-oriented exploration. Coaching services are provided on a no-cost/no-risk basis, without any effect to business entry costs.

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A native New Yorker, Reverend Granby answered his call to preach on February 6, 1998, and was ordained into the gospel ministry on February 16, 2002 by the Bethesda Baptist Church of New Rochelle under the tutelage of the Rev. Dr. Allen Paul Weaver, Jr. Reverend Granby graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Sci-ence from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. He holds a Masters of Divinity Degree from Drew University, Madison, NJ. and is presently a candidate for the Doctoral Degree in Ministry at Drew. He also holds a degree in Funeral Service from the American Acad-emy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, New York, NY. Rever-end Granby is a member and current Chaplain of the 47th precinct Clergy Coalition of the Bronx and serves as the Clergy Liaison for the 47th precinct N.Y.P.D. Reverend Granby is also a member of the New York State and Metropolitan Funeral Directors.

We are honored to have New York State Senator, George Latimer as the Keynote Speaker for 2014 21st Century Career & Community Expo. Senator Latimer’s sound business experience, his re-cord of public service and his dedication to the County community have been the driving force behind his effort for the last 25 years in both the public and private sector. In public office as a City Councilman, County Legislator and Assemblyman, George has always fought for what his Westchester residents and neighbors need.

Reverend Lamont S. Granby

Pastor of First Baptist Church, Bronxville, NY

Workshop Topic: " How to Maintain Spiritual

Faith During Challenging Times"

NY Senator George Latimer

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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Keith Bogen, SPHR - MS-HRM / MA-LIR

Talent Acquisition Leader, Motivational Speaker, HR

Business Partner, Clean Energy Leader, Networking

Rainmaker—Leader

Workshop Topic: "Stop Looking For A Job. Start

Managing Your Career"

Schevon Holden is a seasoned Human Resources (H.R.) professional with extensive experience specializing in ca-

reer development and human resources management. Her career spans a broad range of industries including finance services, insurance, entertainment and technology. Her roles also include specialization in compensation, bene-fits and training for domestic and international companies. Schevon is cur-rently an H.R. and Career Development Consultant and provides workshops on topics including resume writing, interviewing, job search for profession-als and students/new graduates, compensation, benefits and other areas of

SPEAKER’S BIO

Schevon Holden, Human Resources Specialist

Workshop Topic: " How to Make Your Resume

Work For You”

Keith Bogen is founder of Whine & Dine Networking LLC, an organi-zation that brings together Human Resources professionals in forums that are unfettered by rules and excess process. As a Human Capital Expert, he has been delivering HR Director, Manager, Generalist and Consultant services to organizations of all sizes, in many industries for the past 15 years. Keith is also proudly building a clean energy business with North American Power and providing life-changing opportunities to many through his network in that industry.

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A Gail Bannister has her finger on the pulse of fitness enthusiasts and the club industry because of her widely varied fitness back-ground. She presents both workshops and lectures at internationally attended conferences, and teach choreography as an instructor/co-partner with the East Coast Instructor Training School. Her classes are constantly fresh with new moves, and music, often incorporating trends and ideas that are just moving into the fitness scene.

Gail currently holds certifications in several different disciplines, which enhances her coaching abilities to her athletes, staff and her classes. She is the owner of The Bannister Method,"Works".

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Overcoming life threatening health challenges, Julio Barreto is a success-ful E-Commerce entrepreneur and real estate developer who lives and works in the Baltimore-Washington, DC region. Mr. Barreto has more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, policy expert on local and national issues, professional speaker and health advocate. Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 1999, Julio experienced first-hand the devastating impact an unexpected health challenge can have on a person and family. Now in remission, Julio is living an active life that included completing two half marathons. He has a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and is a proud graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School in da Bronx!

Workshop Topic: "HEALTH: The Key to your Financial Success"

Gail Bannister-Munn

Certified Fitness Consultant

Workshop Topic: "Smart Fitness Tips For Busy

Professionals"

Julio Barreto

Crohns Disease Survivor / E-Commerce Entrepreneur /

Real Estate Developer

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Expo PROGRAM continued

12:00

PM

LUNCH

Download Mobile App—Schedule Your Day—Network

www.21stCenturyExpo-MOBILEAPP.info

12:30

PM

1:30

PM

HEALTH: The Key To

Your Financial

Success

Speaker:

Julio Barreto

(1st Floor – Room 106)

NETWORK WITH

EXHIBITORS

(2nd Floor

Main Hall)

Transition from

Military to

Civilian Jobs

Speaker:

Aaron Glover

(1st Floor –

Room 102)

1:45

PM

2:45

PM

Stop Looking For A

Job. Start Managing

Your Career

Speaker:

Keith Bogen


Download Mobile

App to Network—

Rate Speakers

Network Your

Way To The

Hottest Jobs In

The 21st

Century

Speaker:

Carl E. Reid, CSI

(1st Floor –

Room 102)

3:00

PM

3:45

PM

PANEL DISCUSSION: What Skills, Training, Experience Are

Required For Competitive Advantage in the 21st Century?

Moderator: Rod Colón

(2nd Floor Main Hall)

3:45

PM

5:30

PM

4:00

PM

8:00 PM

Announcements - Closing Remarks

AFTER EXPO NETWORKING AT LOCAL RESTAURANT

(Light Appetizers—Cash Bar)

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Dr. C.M. Long Family Life Center - 71 Lincoln Ave, New Rochelle NY 10801

7:30

AM

11:00

AM

PRE-Registered Check-in / Registration

(1st Floor – Lobby Reception)

@ETPExpo Twitter Updates TODAY #21stCenturyExpo

9:00

AM

9:30

AM

Expo Welcome Opening Remarks

(2nd Floor - Main Hall)

9:35

AM

10:35

AM

Career Alternatives:

Is Business Owner-

ship Right For You?

Speaker:

Frank Dunne


How to Maintain

Spiritual

Toughness in

Challenging Times

Speaker:

Rev. Lamont

Granby

(2nd Floor – Next to

Main Hall)

Turn Life

Transitions Into

Personal &

Professional

Re-Inventions:

Speaker: Angela

Derecas Taylor

(1st Floor – Room

106)

9:35

AM

10:35

AM

NETWORK WITH

EXHIBITORS

(2nd Floor – Main Hall)

Download Mobile

App to Network—

Rate Speakers

Branding Your

Image for

Maximum

Results

Speaker:

Cheryl Lynn

Brannan

(1nd Floor – Room

107)

10:45

AM

12:00

PM

Power Networking In A Social Media World

Speaker: Rod Colón (Room102)

How To Make Your Resume Work For You

Speaker: Schevon Holden (Room105)

Smart Fitness Tips For Busy People

Speaker: Gail Bannister-Munn (Room106)

Expo PROGRAM

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