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You believe in the transformational power of a classroom. You light the way for a newgeneration of students. Your commitment creates the leaders of tomorrow. For yourdedication to education, we salute you.

Union Bank is proud to support the 2011 Black Chamber Education Fund Banquet.

Tustin Branch – 13300 Newport Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780Davina Samuel, Branch Manager, 714-730-9462

Orange County Airport Branch – 2001 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612Meme Hoyd, Branch Manager, 949-225-4343

Fullerton Branch – 911 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832Rhonda Decoud, Branch Manager, 714-879-7441

©2011 Union Bank, N.A.

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You inspire the future.

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© 2011 Southern California Gas Company. All copyright and trademark rights reserved.

Southern California Gas Company is a proud supporter of

the Black Chamber of Commerce. We understand that local

businesses are the backbone of our economy and applaud

the efforts of the Black Chamber of Commerce. Southern

California Gas Company shares its commitment to

strengthening the business environment and improving

our communities. For nearly 140 years, we’ve been

providing safe, reliable natural gas service to the

communities where we work and live. We’re committed

to providing energy solutions that support the growth of

our regional economy.

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© 2011 Southern California Gas Company. All copyright and trademark rights reserved.

Southern California Gas Company is a proud supporter of

the Black Chamber of Commerce. We understand that local

businesses are the backbone of our economy and applaud

the efforts of the Black Chamber of Commerce. Southern

California Gas Company shares its commitment to

strengthening the business environment and improving

our communities. For nearly 140 years, we’ve been

providing safe, reliable natural gas service to the

communities where we work and live. We’re committed

to providing energy solutions that support the growth of

our regional economy.

socalgas.com

Event Program ScheduleHistorical, Green, Business, Financial and Energy Reception..................................................… Grove Foyer

Presentation of Colors .....................................................................................New Buffalo Soldiers Color Guard

Flag Salute..................................................................................................... Major General Peter J. Gravett (Ret) Secretary, California Department of Veteran AffairsNational Anthem .......................................................................................................Stan Breckenridge Orchestra

Welcome ..................................................................................................................Ms. Alice D. Perez, Vice Chair California Community College Board of Governors

Introductions of Special Guests………………………………...…………... Honorable Gavin Huntley-Fenner IrvineUnifiedSchoolDistrict,BoardMember

Invocation .....................................................................................................................................Dr. Dennis Short Former Chapman College President of Men’s StudentsDinner

Awake My Dream (composed by Stan Breckenridge, lyrics by Selina Joy) Singer: Selina Joy

“Educating The Dream”California and Orange County Connection

Honorable Webster Guillory, Orange County Assessor

Black Chamber Education Fund PresentationVice Chairman-Chuck Moore

Black Chamber “Green and STEAM”Mr. Leonard Robinson—Strategic Consultants

Former Acting Director for the Cal/EPA–Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).

STEAM Awards---Environmental Nature Center -Newport Beach, CA.

Discovery Museum-Santa Ana, CA.Irvine Museum-Irvine, CA.

Corporation of the Year AwardSouthern California Edison

Special Thank You’sPresented By Ms. Marlene Dyce

Business Person of the YearMs. Enae Jackson-Atkins

Community Leadership AwardMr. Jeff Stetson

Michael R. Jones Business Impact AwardMr. Ed Grier

Special ReflectionsBobby McDonald

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Mission StatementsBlack Chamber of Orange County

To advocate and promote Black business and economic development within the public and private sectors, resulting in a sound economic base that supports the survival and self-determination of the African-American community.

The mission statement provides the basis for establishing four goals for all Black chamber activities and programs: To create access to capital and procurement opportunities

To serve as a support vehicle for members by disseminating relevant information:

To strengthen the overall organization;

To support and contribute to the general welfare and progress of the African American community through economic development

“Why Join The OC Black Chamber?” - Access to Information - Community Outreach - Opportunity to Enhance, Build and Grow Your Business - Over 300,000 Hits on Website Per Year - Monthly Electronic Newsletter - Database and Membership Access - Business Development Events and Opportunities - Legislative Affairs Committee Involvement & ...Participation - Health and Education Events - Frequency of Reach and Impressions - Partnerships with Business Professional Organizations - Special Black Chamber Banquet Website - Business Relations Golf Classic - Access to the Orange County Presidents Council

Black Chamber Education Fund

The objectives of the Black Chamber Education Fund shall be to provide guidance, educational programs, scholarships to youth of Orange County and Southern California, in order to achieve academic and vocational successes. The Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County will support these educational programs and scholarships.

BRICKS and BRIDGES are very strong symbols but more importantly, the two acronyms embody the essence of the BCOC Motto, “Visibility, Credibility, and Loyalty.” BCOC attempts through two important programs to establish direct interaction, effective skills modeling, and foster growth in social abilities among program participants. Providing visible evidence,persistentinteractiontoinstillconfidenceorcredibility,andunselfishlyreachingouttostudentstoincreaseself-awareness and mastery of basic business etiquette and skills, BCOC members shape their own destiny by supporting future leaders who will reciprocate in kind when their turns arrive.

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“Educating the Dream”

For the past 20 years, the Black Chamber Banquets have been laced with the various positive black history components and elements that have helped build, educate and strengthen our nation. The diverse and multicultural surroundings and sincere partnerships allowed us to grow and enjoy our accomplishments as a nation, as our founding fathers so designed.

While we will be celebrating our 20th Anniversary we will be also part of the celebration of the unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Harry E Johnson Sr., the President and CEO of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation aptly stated” This is an excit-ing time in our country’s history. On August 28 , 2011 we will be presenting President Barack Obama and the American people with the gift of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memo-rial on the Mall in Washington, DC. He also proudly mentions “The dedication Ceremony will be held on the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington, capping off 5 days of exciting events leading up to this historic moment.”

The Black Chamber of Orange County and the Black Chamber Education Fund are extremely honored to have this enormous historic event as our theme this year. And more importantly, to be part of the dedication, the celebration and the history that

is and has been created. We will highlight the Task Force that led the way for the State of California and the County of Orange becoming the initial ones to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday a national, state and local holiday in the US. Our own Webster Guillory, Orange County Assessor was on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Holiday Com-mission formed by then Governor George Deukmejian. And yes, former Black Chamber leader Aaron Lovejoy, was in the mix also.

In the true spirit of Dr. King, we will recognize the multicultural contributions and advancements throughout the program, especially economic empowerment and education, and feature our Black Chamber Education Fund Bricks and Bridges Students.

We will celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Southern California Edison as they receive our 2011 Corporation of the Year Award, along with Mr. Ed Grier , Virginia Commonwealth University , Dean of the School of Business and former President of Disneyland, who will receive the 2011 Michael R. Jones Business Impact Award; Mr. Jeffrey Stetson, who isaninternationallyacclaimedaward-winningplaywrightandscreenwriterforfilmandtelevisionandtheauthorof“TheMeeting”, who will receive the 2011 Community Leadership Award and Ms. Enae Jackson-Atkins, Independent Business Consultant, who will receive the 2011 Business Person of the Year Award.

Pleasepauseandreflectonthiswondrousmomentinourlifetime.Enjoythetruespiritofbrotherhoodandfriendship.Enjoy our history.

We collectively are “Educating the Dream.”

Executive Director’s Message

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Developing the leaders of tomorrow.Providing opportunities to learn, grow and advance.

Spark opportunity

The “Spark” Design ( ), Walmart and Save Money. Live Better. are marks and/or registered marks of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ©2011 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR.

Saluting the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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AcknowledgementsThe Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of the following companies:

TITLE SPONSORAmerican Honda

PLATNIUM SPONSOR

Disneyland ResortDiverseStaffingSolutionsSouthern California EdisonSouthern California Gas CompanySempra Energy Southwest Airlines

GOLD SPONSOR

AT&TMetropolitan Water DistrictTime Warner CableUnion Bank Wal-MartWells Fargo BankWells Fargo Home Loan

BRONZE SPONSOR

Advantage CDCCal State FullertonExplorer StudiosPBS SoCalStrategic ConsultantsTurner ConstructionUPS

PATRON SPONSOR

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.AQMDBlack Business Network of Orange CountyBoeingBusiness & Entrepreneurship CenterChevronChi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.Goodwill Industries of Orange CountyHigh Volume Copy ServiceOC SBDCSimply HybridThe Showpros GroupUS Army9th & 10th (Horse) Calvary Association

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Tonight’s SpeakersNew Buffalo Soldier’s Color Guard

Pledge of Allegiance

Major General Peter J. Gravett, Retired

Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. appointed Peter James Gravett to his Cabinet as Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs on April 29, 2011.

Major General Peter J. Gravett, Ret. was the commander of the 40th Infantry Division, United States Army, which is part of the California Army National Guard, with headquarters at the Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos. In his more than 30-year military career he served in a myriad of command and staff positions.

GeneralGravettisthefirstAfricanAmericanNationalGuardDivision Commanding General in the 360-year history of the National Guard in the United States.

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Tonight’s Speakers Welcome

Alice D. Perez Vice Chair, California Community College Board of Governor’s

Alice Perez worked for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), where she served as manager of customer strategy and has spent23yearsinthefinancialservicesindustry.Perezpreviouslyworked for U.S. Bank from 1995 to 2006, where she held the positions of director of multicultural market, retail market manager and branch manager. From 1993 to 1995, Perez served as branch manager and businessdevelopmentofficerforWellsFargoBank.Shehasalsoserved on the boards of numerous professional and community service organizations,includingtheSacramentoAsianPacificChamberof Commerce, the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the California Student Aid Commission, the Center for Fathers and Families, the National Low Income Energy Consortium, Mercy Health Foundation and the California Museum for History, Women and Arts. Recently, Perez received Sacramento State’s Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes alumni who’ve made notable contributions to the campus and community. Perez earned a bachelor’s degree in financeandinsurancefromtheuniversityin1999.

Introductions Gavin Huntley-Fenner

Gavin is a scientist and managing consultant with Huntley-Fenner Advisors, a science and engineering consulting firm.HisdoctorateisinBrainandCognitiveSciencesandhe has published research regarding language acquisition and the early development of mathematics. He was a founding member of the Irvine Education Partnership Fund Committee and, prior to joining the Board, he served on the Irvine Public Schools Foundation Executive Board.

Invocation Dr. Dennis W. Short, Chaplain at Chapman University from 1975-1991

In 1961, while a student at then Chapman College, he was President of the Men’s Students on campus and had the honor and privilege of attending the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech at Chapman. After the speech and reception was over, Dr. Short garnered the opportunity to take Dr. King back to the airport.

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www.dss-staffing.com

Linking Diversity With Opportunities

Diverse Staffing Solutions proudly supports the

Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce and

the 2011 Education Fund Banquet in the

celebration honoring the Dr. Martin Luther King

Memorial.

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Educating The Dream Webster J. Guillory is the elected Assessor of Orange County, California.

Webster is an experienced private and public-sector business manager. He started his public career with Orange County after a career of technical and business management work. He provides business,fiscalandtechnicalmanagementtothevaluationofover408.7 billion dollars of property annually. Orange County has a population of over 3 million people, and the Assessor Department values over 1,050,000 units of property each year.

His experience is varied and brings together the successful applicationsofbusiness,financialandtechnicalmanagement.Hewas a member of the National Performance Review Task Force. He is listed in Men of Achievement and Who’s Who in Business and Finance. He is the “Millennium 2000 Manager of the Year” for the Society for the Advancement of Management.

Tonight’s Speakers

Black Chamber Education Fund

Charles Moore | Director, Enrollment, IT & Student Services - California State University Fullerton

Mr. Moore is owner of Moore Educational Services. This company has been engaged during the past 15 years in hosting youth conferences and providing college advising services. He is a proud member of the Council of African American Parents. He is currently Director of Enrollment and Student Services at CSU Fullerton Irvine Campus and has served in various enrollment management and college admissions roles for 25 years.

Green and Steam Leonard E. Robinson, Acting Director, Department of Toxic Substances Control Leonard E. Robinson is serving as the Acting Director for the California Environmental Protection Agency’s, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Prior to this, Mr. Robinson served as DTSC’s Federal Liaison. He was originally appointed as the Chief Deputy Director for DTSC by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in September 2004. He has more than 30 years experience in environmental management.

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Tonight’s SpeakersDiscovery Museum The Discovery Science Center tells the story of the aerospace industry in southern California while increasing public understanding of science, math and technology. The center includes a complete Boeing Delta III, an example from the rocket family that has launched over 300 spacecraft and satellites, and a Delta Rocket RS-68 Booster.

Environmental Nature Center The Environmental Nature Center is a sustainable-designed learning center which provides quality environmental science education through hands-on experience with nature. Serving thousands of visitors annually, the Center is recognized a leader in science and social science education providing opportunities for increasing the community’s knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the natural world.

Irvine MuseumArt Meets Science Art Meets Science is an environmental education program that combines art and science in a unique program for 4th grade elementary school children. During Art Meets Science programs, students can view The Irvine Museum’s remarkable paintings to capture a glimpse of California’s former landscape and share in the artist’s reverence for nature

Dedicated to the preservation an display of California art of the Impressionist Period (1890-1930), The Irvine Museum is embracing a principal role in the education and furtherance of this beautiful and important regional variant of American Impressionism that has come to be associated with California and its remarkable landscape.

Much of what originally made California a “Golden Land” was directly linked to the environment, especially the land and water that natured and sustained a rare quality of life.

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The greatest classroom is the one that lies all around us.

Boeing proudly supports those who encourage students to

explore the world wherever they find it.

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Call us toll free at 800.261.1634or visit our website, www.thedoitnowteam.com1721 W. Imperial Hwy, Suite F3La Habra, CA 90631

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Congratulations Ed!

Chancellor Gary Brahm and the Brandman University

Board of Regents congratulate ED GRIER on receiving

the 2011 Michael R. Jones Business Impact Award.

We are honored to have Ed serve as a member of our

Board of Regents where his wisdom and dedication

are steering Brandman University towards a successful

future.

Congratulations on this well-deserved

recognition!

Your efforts are helping make the world a better place.

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This Years Awardees2011 Corporation of the Year Award

Edison International, through its subsidiaries, is a generator and distributor of electric power and an investor in infrastructure and energy assets, including renewable energy. Headquartered in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, and Edison Mission Group, a competitive power generation business. One of only three Southern California-based Fortune 500 companies that have been in business continually for 125 years or more,

Edison has maintained its tradition of industry leadership on numerous fronts, from smart grid development to smart meter program implementation and deployment, renewable energy generation and delivery, plug-in electric vehicle readiness and energyefficiency.Thecompanyisalsoagreenenergypioneer,havingchampionedenergyefficiencyandelectrictransportationdevelopment for decades.

Edison is also the nation’s leading utility for providing customers withenergyefficiencyprogramsandtoolstomanageenergyconsumption,resultinginlowerbillsandenvironmentalbenefits.

Edison has also had a strong commitment to the communities in which it serves with support for programs and activities of numerous community-based organizations, especially in low-income and underrepresented populations.

2011 Michael R. Jones Business Impact Award

Ed Grier, currently dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, has had an illustrious career in both the private and public sectors.

Grier began his professional career with Ernst and Young as a member of the audit staff in Pittsburgh, PA. He joined Disney in 1981 and rose through the company’s ranks gaining broad cross-functional experienceinthefinance,marketingandoperationsdivisions.Heserved in several executive leadership positions with responsibility for multiple lines of business both in the United States and abroad. Highlights include managing marketing development at Disneyland Paris, serving as general manager for operations at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Fla., and time in Tokyo as vice president, representative director of Walt Disney Attractions Japan. He was named president of Disneyland Resort in 2006.

Grier is a frequent lecturer on business leadership and has served on the California Travel and Tourism Commission and the California Economic Recovery Task Force. He also served on the boards of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County in California, and Health Central Hospital in Florida. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Duquesne University.

Mr. Ed Grier, Virginia Commonwealth University, Dean of the School of Business and former President of Disneyland

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This Years Awardees2011 Community Leadership Award

Mr. Jeffrey Stetson, who is an internation-ally acclaimed award-winning playwright andscreenwriterforfilmandtelevisionandthe author of “The Meeting”.

Jeff Stetson is an internationally acclaimed award-winning playwrightandscreenwriterforfilmandtelevision.Hisnumerousstageplayshavebeenproducedinallfifty-statesand several countries including South Africa, the Netherlands, Canada, the Virgin Islands, England and Austria.

Among his many accomplishments, Stetson co-wrote a documentary entitled, “For the Love of Liberty,” and received American Public Television’s Programming Excellence Award for 2010 and the 2011 NAACP Image Award for Best Docu-mentary. The documentary explored the role of Afro-Ameri-cans in the U.S. Military from pre-revolutionary war to Iraq. Stetson has adapted a number of plays for television featured on PBS, Children’s Television Network, Disney Channel, ION Network, and Black Entertainment Television.

Previously, Stetson was the formal Dean of Faculty and Staff Affairs and Director for Public Affairs and University Rela-tions for the California State University system. He served as a writing mentor at Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute and Professor at the Theater Arts and Dance Department at California State University, Los Angeles where he has taught creativewritingforstage,film,andtelevision.HealsotaughtthefirstProfessionalWorkshopforAfrican-AmericanScreen-writers established by Bill and Camille Cosby in 1994 at the USC School of Cinema Television.

Enae Jackson-Atkins started her career as a Financial Ac-countant and Controller for a large cooperation in September 1989.Afterworkinginthefinancialindustryformorethan10years, and while still working her full-time job, Enae started herownbusiness-consultingfirminMay2000.Enaebecamean Independent Consultant with one of the largest direct sells company in the United States in February 2006, also while still working her full time career as a Corporate Controller for a large healthcare corporation.

As youth pastor of For His Glory Ministries, Inc., Enae joined forces with local ministers to pioneer and co-found two inter-state community resource organizations youth: The New cK, or The New Covenant Keepers, and H.O.O.D. Inc, Harvest-ing Our Own Destiny. Additionally, Enae is founder and CEO of C.O.P.S, Inc., The Coalition Of Purpose-Driven Sisters, a women’snon-profitorganizationsolelydedicatedtomentor-ing women, and enriching women’s lives, for the growth and restoration of life and economy, through business and life coaching.

She is married to a supportive husband, Allen, and has three sons, Ferdell 23, Davion & Allen 18, and one daughter, Jas-mine 19. Enae has a degree in Accounting & Finance and is an ordained minister.

2011 Business Person of the Year Award

Ms. Enae Jackson-Atkins, Independent Business Consultant

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Tonight’s EntertainmentStan Breckenridge Orchestra

Stan L. Breckenridge, Ph.D. Musicologist

United States Fulbright ScholarAfro-Ethnic StudiesCal State University, Fullerton

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AT&T is proud to support programs that create limitless possibilities for young minds. We know students who succeed in school succeed in life.

That is why we salute The Black Chamber Education Fund for transforming the lives of thousands of young people in our community.

We take pride in supporting organizations like The Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County.

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Black Chamber Board of Directors

Vince Craney - Chairman

Robert V. (Bobby) McDonald - Executive Director

Marlene R. Dyce - Secretary/Treasurer

Michael Adams

Harold Hutchison

Charles Moore

Freddy Salazar

Val Wilson

Corporate and Small Business Advisory Board

Abdi Ahmed--Netserve SystemsKen Ashford--Metropolitan Water District

Peter Bostic--Leadership Long BeachJohn Brown--The Showpros Group

William N. Byers Jr --Explorer Studios Suzanna Tashiro Choi--Tashiro Choi & Associates

Cedric Ferrell--The E SourceEric Frazier--Wells Fargo Bank Home Loan

Bruce Mayberry--Ricco PrintingKaryn Salman--Wells Fargo Bank

Ed Thomas--High Volume Copy ServiceJackie Thompson--Southwest Airlines

Alan Woo--Community Action Partnership

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Awards Criteria and Previous AwardeesDISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD – The Distinguished Service Award is given to recognize individuals in the Southern California community who have contributed to increasing the quality of life for African Ameri-cans and other minorities. This award is for those who directly contributed to the elevation African Americans and other minorities in an exemplary way.

Awardees 1992 = Dr. Cecil L. Murray, First AME Church1993 = Mr. Frank Wells, The Walt Disney Company, Mr. Jack Lindquist, Disneyland1996 = Dr. Milton Gordon, President, CSU Fullerton1998 = Dr. Thomas Parham, UC Irvine2000 = Ms. Lisa Pitney, Disneyland Resort2001 = Congressman Ed Royce2001 = Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez2002 = Senator Richard Ackerman2002 = Assemblyman Lou Correa2003 = Frank Garcia2006 = Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc-General President Darryl R. Matthews Sr. Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. Supreme Basileus Lillian Stokes2007 = Susan Hildreth-California State Libraarian2008 = Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARD – The Economic Development Award is given to individuals in the Southern California community who have contributed to increasing the economic viability of African Americans and other minority businesses.

Awardees 1992 = Mr. Jerry M. Givens, Los Angeles County, Metropolitan Transit Authority1993 = Mr. Roger Johnson, Western Digital Corporation1994 = Honorable Walter Tucker II, US. Congressman1995 = Mr. Frank Quevedo, Southern California Edison1996 = Mr. Bob Fluor, Fluor Daniel1997 = Mr. Roger Embrey, Southern California Gas Co.1998 = Ms. Patricia Scates, Wells Fargo Bank1999 = Mr. Freddy Salazar, Walt Disney Company2000 = Mr. Craig Jackson, Sanders Engineering

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD – The Community Service Award is given to recognize individuals in the Southern California community who have demonstrated outstanding community service which directly and positively affects African Americans and other minorities.

Awardees 1992 = Ms. Patricia A. Krone, Community Leader1993 = Supervisor Gaddi Vasquez, Orange County, Board of Supervisors1994 = Honorable Tom Umberg1995 = Mr. Virgil Grizzle, Mr. Michael Noonan1996=Mr.BillWood,PacifiCare1997 = Mr. Jim Duran1998 = Mr. Kenneth Bentley, Nestle’s2000 = Mr. Guillermo Hysaw, Toyota

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2002 = Ms. Ruth Ko, Orange Coast Magazine2003 = Judge Karen L. Robinson2006 = Lt. Valna Wilson, Orange County Sheriff’s Department2007 = California Librarians Black Caucus2010 = Jill Bolton, Disneyland Resort Wayne Quint, Asociation of Orange County Sheriff’s

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD – The Community Leadership Award is given to individuals in the Southern California community who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting and enhancing the quality of life for African Americans and other minorities.

Awardee 1992 = No award given1993 = Supervisor Harriett Wieder1994 = Anaheim Hills Racquet Club1995 = Mr. Robert V. McDonald1996 = Mr. Allen Doby1997 = Ms. Michele Himmelberg Mr. Donald Steele1998 = Second 2nd Baptist Church/ Pastor John Nix-McReynolds, Johnson Chapel AME/Pastor Tim Tyler San Antonio Catholic Church/Father Seamus Glynn1999 = Mr. Ed Arnold, KOCE2000 = Mr. Peter Villegas, Washington Mutual2001 = Mr. Earl “Stick” Robinson2002 = Pastor James Carrington, Friendship Baptist Church2003 = Mel Rogers, KOCE2005 = Sandra Membrila-Robbie Dr. Jerry Mandel David Yanai Sheriff Michael Carona2006 = Dr. Michael Drake, Chancellor-UC Irvine2007 = City of Anaheim Sesquicentennial-150th Anniversary California State University, Fullerton-50th Anniversary2010 = Lt. Col. Miguel Howe, US Army 2011 = Mr. Jeffrey Stetson

BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR – The Business Person of the year award is given to the Black Chamber of Commerce small business member who has demonstrated strong business leadership while showing involvement in the African American and other minority communities.

Awardee 1992 = Mr. Ron Harding, Ron Harding Moving and Storage1993 = Ms. Mattie Jordan Gaye, State Farm Insurance1994 = Black Orange, Joyce and Randy Jordan1995 = Mr. John Hobgood, Adware1996 = Mr. Johnnie Johnson, All Pro Realty1997 = Mr. Lionel Punchard1998 = Ms. Ernesta Wright, Elite Beauty Supplies

Awards Criteria and Previous Awardees

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1999 = Mr. Calvin Marshall, Calvin’s2000 = Mr. Clarence Smith, Micro Serve Tech2001 = Mr. Milt Barnes, Classic Chevrolet2002 = Mr. Ed Thomas, High Volume Copy Service2003 = Mr. William Byers, Zen Media Agency2005 = Bob Menzies, Westminster-GMC2006 = Brenda White-Gatlin2007= Cedric Ferrell, The Entrepreneur’s Source2009 = Regina grant Peterson, Advantage CDCFredFlores,DiverseStaffingSolutions2011 = Ms. Enae Jackson-Atkins

PRESIDENT’S AWARD – The President’s Award is given to recognize individuals in the Southern California community who contributed to increasing the contract opportunities of African Americans and other minority businesses as part of their employment responsibilities.

Awardee 1992 = Mr. J. C. Calhoun, Southern California Gas Company1993 = Ms. Arnice Lamb, Disneyland1994 = Mr. Gregory Stevens, Fluor Daniel1995 = Ms. Star Williams, Nordstrom1996 = Mr. Bill Ross, Disneyland1997 = Mr. Melvin Davis, UCI1998 = Mr. Ed Howard, JC Penney2002 = Ms. Juanita Mitchell, Volvo

AARON/ELIJAH LOVEJOY AWARD – The Elijah Lovejoy Award is given to recognize individuals in the Southern California community who have contributed to the freeing of African Americans either economically or educationally.

Awardee 1992 = Mr. Abdi Lajervardi, United Education Institute1993 = Mr. Hollis Smith, Southern California Regional Purchasing Council1994 = Dr. Horace Mitchell, University of California, Irvine1995 = Mr. William Seidler, State Farm Insurance1996 = Ms. Peggy Boatright, Ms. Diane Hembrick1997 = Mr. Lloyd Chandler, Orange County Grand Jury1998 = Ms. Jan Norman, The Orange County Register1999 = Mr. R. L. Stockard2000 = Dr. Eddie Hernandez, Chancellor, Rancho Santiago Community College District2001 = Ms. Kim-Yen Huynh2002 = Mr. Rusty Kennedy2005 = Dr. Jerome Hunter, Chancellor- North Orange County Community College District2006 = Ingrid Johnson, Council of African American Parents2008 = Dr. James Frank, Former Commissioner SWAC2010 = Dr. Ding Jo Currie, Chancellor-Coast Community College District Dr. Ned Doffoney, Chancellor-North Orange County Community College District

Awards Criteria and Previous Awardees

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CIVIC SERVICE AWARD – The Civic Service Award is given to recognize individuals in the Southern California community who are public employees and who have assisted African Americans and other minorities in the public sector.

Awardee 1992 = Mr. Lucien Truhill, Orange County Chamber of Commerce (retired)1993 = Mr. Webster Guillory, Deputy Orange County Assessor1994 = Ms. Becky Esparza, Mr. Fred Mickelson1996 = Ms. Jo Caines, KOCE1997 = Ms. Amanda Vallejo, OCTA

HUMANITARIAN AWARD – The Humanitarian Award is given to individuals who have demonstrated compassion and understanding in the service that they have rendered in their communities.

Awardee1996 = Ms. Kathryn McCullogh1997 = Ms. Yvonne Higginbotham1998 = Ms. Amin David1999 = Ms. Regina Markwardt2000 = Ms. Beverly White2002 = Ms. Alberta Christie2010 = Tony Piazza, American Honda

MICHAEL R. JONES BUSINESS IMPACT AWARD – The Business Impact Award is given to recognize individuals who have had an impact on business in Orange County. These individuals have helped or assisted minorities, and through their efforts, have increased opportunities for all business’s in Orange County and the surrounding communities.

Awardee1999 = Ms. Alescia Buford, Buford and Associates Ms. Antoinette Malveaux, Executive Director, NBMBAA Ms. Glenda Manson, State Farm Insurance Mr. Hilton Smith, Turner Construction Mr. Charles Watkins, Wittnauer2000 = Mr. George Fraser, Successguide2001 = Mr.Armando de la Libertad, Wells Fargo Bank2007 = Mr. Michael Adams, Orange County Printing Consultants2008 = Mr. Alan Woo2009 = Explorer Studios2010 = Tom Tait- Tait and Associates2011 = Mr. Ed Grier. Dean of Business-Virginia Commonwealth University

THE CORPORATION OF THE YEAR AWARD – The Corporation of the Year Award is given to a corporation in the Southern California community that has cultivated, implemented and maintained outstanding diversity leadership in promoting and enhancing the quality of life of African-Americans and other minorities.

Awardee2001 = Disneyland Resort, Cynthia Harriss2002=SBC-PacificBell,ChuckSmith

Awards Criteria and Previous Awardees

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2003 = Sempra Energy, Thomas Sayles2005=PacifiCare-HowiePhanstiel2006 = The Orange County Register-N. Christian Anderson 2008 = Metropolitan Water District, Gilbert Ivey 2009 = Time Warner Cable 2011 = Southern California Edison

Marlene R. Dyce Businesswoman Empowerment Award - The 2009 Marlene R. Dyce Businesswoman Empowerment Award is given to recognize individuals in the Southern California community who have had an impact on business in Orange County. These individuals have helped or assisted minorities, and through their efforts have increased opportunities for women owned businesses in Orange County and the surrounding communities.

Awardee2008 = Marlene R. Dyce 2009 = Davina Samuel, Union Bank

Awards Criteria and Previous Awardees

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The Man behind the King Monument: HARRY E. JOHNSON, SR.Written by Brandon I. Brooks (Assistant Managing Editor), on 08-04-2011 11:38

Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.playedasignificantroleinmov-ing America, and indeed the world, towards the equality of all men, and in memorializing the man and his work, Harry Johnsonhasplayedanequallysignificantroleinproducingthe King monument in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream for America and we are living it today. No greater demonstration of this “Dream” is that today we have a Black President in the White House. We still have a long way to go as far as social justice in this country but make no mistake America walks withacertainlevelofconsciousnessthatwasinfluencedbyDr.King’spropheticwordsandsacrificiallife.

On Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 11 a.m., there will be a historic unveiling of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s memorial in Washington D.C. at the National Mall.

The MLK unveiling will mark the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington where Dr. King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The event will be televised nation-ally on networks such as CNN, TV One and B.E.T., and other major networks will cut, in and out, throughout the day.

Harry E. Johnson, Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Lu-ther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. has led this historic mission since 2002, and he will lead the unveiling, of what is arguably, the most famous and talked about memorial America and the world has ever seen.

“Here we are 48 years after the March on Washington, Dr. King’smagnificentwordsandothers,wenowdedicateforthefirsttimeinourhistoryamemorialtoamanofpeace,anon-president, and a person of color,” said Johnson.

The President of the United States and the U.S. Congress charged the MLK Foundation with the challenge of erect-ing a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Under Johnson’s leadership, the MLK Memorial Founda-tion has raised $112 million of the $120 million needed to complete the memorial.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity played a pivotal role in the idea and origin of Dr. King’s legacy being honored through a Washington memorial. From 2001 to 2004, Johnson served as National President of Alpha Phi Alpha, Incorporated, the fraternity to which Dr. King belonged. While serving in this position, Johnson oversaw over 700 chapters located throughout the United States and abroad.

“AlphaPhiAlphagotinvolvedbecauseoffivevisionaries,Harold Navy, Al Bailey, George Sealy, Oscar Little and Eddie Madison, who sat around a table and thought that people of color were not visiting the mall in great numbers and how do you get them to understand our great history?”

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Harry E. Johnson, Sr. the man behind the monument.

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said Johnson. “They obviously said, ‘hey, well what if there were some memorials or statues of people of color, then people of color would come’. And they came up and said for whom should this memorial be, and who would do one? And they threw all the names, and that they came up with, and ended up with Dr. King’s name.”

Johnson is a career lawyer and also a Partner at the Law OfficeofGlennandJohnson.HeservedasCityAttorneyfor Kendelton, Texas, from 1996 - 1999, and taught at Tex-as Southern University in the Thurgood Marshall School of Law and School of Public Affairs.

Johnson is a small business owner who has dedicated his life and time to community groups, and issues such as voter registration, blood donations, HIV/AIDS, Boy Scouts of America and Big Brothers. He received his Doctor of Juris-prudence from Texas Southern University where he was a member of the Thurgood Marshall Student Bar Association. He completed Post Baccalaureate work in Public Adminis-tration at St. Louis University and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Xavier University in Louisiana.

The MLK Memorial Foundation anticipates 4,000,000 will visit, learn and pay tribute to Dr. King and others in the struggle for a better America annually. This is supposed to be the most-visited memorial in the near future for people to come and visit.

The President of the United States has been invited but thereisnoconfirmationonwhetherhewillspeakoractu-ally attend. “We know that the Secretary of Interior (Ken Salazar) will be there”, said Johnson. “Several past icons of the civil rights movement will be there. We also know that Aretha Franklin will be on program, BeBeWinans, Stevie Wonder, Jamie Foxx, Maya Angelou, Herbie Hancock, Mary Mary, Naturally 7, and a few others. We are expect-ing 250,000 people.”

“One of the things we want people worldwide, and espe-cially young children in this country, is for them to see that withthismemorialonthemall,forthefirsttimeinourhis-tory,themallwillbediversified,”saidJohnson.

“Never before has there been a memorial to a person of color of this magnitude. There may be a statue of Mary Mc-Cleod Bethune Cookman somewhere, but there is certainly not anything of this magnitude. And to say that Dr. King is situated between the Lincoln and the Jefferson memorials, and to their left is the Washington memorial. It’s a great piece of real estate to be associated with.”

It’s important to note that for a memorial of this magnitude to be built and completed, in just 25 years of conception, is remarkable, and illustrates the dynamic job done by the MLK Memorial Foundation and its leader, Harry E. John-son, Sr.

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s memorial took 45 years from con-cept to completion and they had a staff of 44 and a budget of $170 million. With a staff of only 11 people, Johnson is proud to say that the MLK memorial is one of the only memorials to raise funds from private resources. Many people speculate about what Dr. King might say about the memorial if he were alive today, so the Sentinel asked Johnson to weigh in on the debate, considering he understands King’s legacy, as well as any other person in the world.

“Well from what I’ve been told, Dr. King would want to know what is all the fuss about. But in my honest opinion, we don’t build memorials to men, we build them from ide-als of which they have,” said Johnson. “That being said, we built this memorial because of the ideals Dr. King stood for.”

Just as the Lincoln or the Jefferson memorial was not built to men, but were built to celebrate the ideals of the men they honor. The ideals of democracy, or Lincoln’s ideals of having this as one country, as opposed to north versus south, is what these memorials celebrate. Dr. King had the same ideals. That this country was not Black versus White, not rich versus poor, but this is one country, which is the United States of America. Ultimately, he died because he felt this world should be a world of peace, and he was will-ing to risk, and give his life for this unprecedented faith. That we should not have senseless wars, people should not be starving, people deserved to be clothed, so he died for a much greater cause. And that’s why we built this memorial for Dr. King.”

“What visitors will encounter when they walk into the memorial site from Independence Avenue is, they will walk into a plaza area that’s very open and inviting,” said John-son. “And then they will walk towards what is called the “Mountain of Despair,” a huge bolder of granite that looks like a mountain that has been cut in two.”

As you walk through the “Mountain of Despair,” you go from the huge open plaza to a narrower 12-foot wide open-ing between the two mountains. This will not only signify the struggle going through the civil rights movement, but it will also signify the “Stone of Hope” that was carved out of the “Mountain of Despair.” And so from his speech it says,

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‘Out of a Mountain of despair, hew a stone of hope.’ So once on the other side of the “Mountain of Despair,” there is a 700-foot wall of quotations from Dr. King’s speeches on that wall. But you still haven’t seen Dr. King until you walked out towards the water looking at Jefferson, and there on another 30 foot stone, it looks like it was carved directly out of the mountain, there is Dr. King sculpted on the other side, looking at Jefferson.”

Johnson talked in depth with the Sentinel about his experi-ence through the rigorous process and how he managed to deal with the memorial project on a day-to-day basis.

“With God on your side, you can make the impossible pos-sible, number 1,” shared Johnson. “Number 2, God is not going to put more on you than what you can beareth. So even though you have some sleepless nights, some restless

nights and some headaches, you know that God is going to see you through it, if you are doing the right thing. So me personally, I thank those that prayed for me, and the foundation and kept a hedge of protection around us so we could get to the end goal. And so now I am proud to say that I have had a part in this because as I always like to say, you don’t ever know where God is going to place, put, or send you. I am thankful He placed put and sent me here.”

For more information on the MLK Memorial Foundation, and to experience a virtual tour, please visit www.mlkme-morial.org. For more information on the actual dedica-tion ceremony, please visit www.dedicatethdream.org.

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Mnybody can donate as little as $5 to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial by contributing online at theofficialwebsiteorviacellphonebytexting“MLK”to20222.

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Host ActivitiesAmerican HondaThe Grove of Anaheim, The Anaheim Marriott, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Awards Dinner Committee and Banquet SupportMichael Adams, Keisha Baker, Dwayne Buggage, William Byers, Suzanna Tashiro Choi, Loretta Coclasure, Vince Craney, Fred Flores, Joe Gambrell, Ken Hill, Harold Hutchison, Kevin Jenkins, Tiana Johnson, Gregg James, Chuck Moore, Diana Ornalez, Racheal Ornalez, Karyn Salman, Tammy Tran, Val Wilson, Doug Wooley, Alan Woo, Leise Zamora, Marlene Dyce (Chair)

PhotographyTheodore MillerJeff LewisColorplakCover Photo: Bobby Mc Donald

Table Top Co-ordinatorDiana OrnalezGregg James

Awards Dinner ProgramAmerican Honda

Table DecorationsDesigns by Christine

Media SupportJudyGoffinOrange Coast MagazineThe Orange County RegisterKOCE-TV

EntertainmentThe Stan Breckenridge OrchestraSelina JoyThe ShowprosThe New Buffalo Soldiers Color Guard

Thank you all for your efforts, support, contributions, talent and your most precious time.The Black Chamber of Orange County wishes to thank all of our sponsors, members, honorees, and supporters for making our “Educating the Dream” a historic affair.

Specials Thanks To...

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Southern California Edisonis proud to support the

Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County2011 “Educating the Dream” Banquet

SCE is honored to receive the “Corporation of the Year” Award and congratulates other honorees:

Ms. Enae Jackson-Atkins Mr. Jeffrey Stetson

Mr. Ed Grier

For more information on SCE’s Supplier Diversity & Development Program,

please visit www.sce.com/sd1-800-275-4962

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American Honda Motor Co., Inc., joins the Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce at the 2011 Black Chamber Education Fund Banquet, in celebrating the unveiling of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at the National Mall in Washington D.C.

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