rban Ed, Inc. has reorganized our Advisory Committee in an effort to bring a diverse spectrum of knowledge, expertise and energy to guide us toward achieving our goals.

Representation on the committee comes from major Fortune 500 corporations, small and mid-size businesses and educational institutions. The committee helps us by:

• Creating linkages to companies that can supplement and/or complement our efforts;
  
• Providing information on technology and general workplace skills needed by employees;
  
• Offering feedback about our curriculum to assure it meets industry needs and the special needs of our target constituents;
  
• Being active participants in the on the job training by allowing our program participants to work on special projects within their companies as appropriate;
  
• Actively posting job openings with Urban Ed and being aggressive in identifying placement opportunities for our participants; and
  
• Bringing their knowledge and commitment to our efforts.
  

Current Advisory Committee members include representation from:

• Allied Telecom
• Citigroup
• Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
• DC Chamber of Commerce
• InfoTech Strategies
• John Hancock Financial Services
• Tech Opps, Inc.

We are in the process of identifying strong leadership for our committee, seeking 9 new members. If you are interested in helping us develop youth of color for technology careers, develop srategies for helping corporations solve personnel issues through Urban Ed's work or be a part of an innovative social and economic initiative, then we invite you to be a part of our Advisory Committee.

For more information and to explore the possibilities, contact us at 202-610-2383 or email our president, Roxanne Williams, at rwilliams@UrbanEd.org.