Officers Leadership Training OLT

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Officers Leadership Training (OLT)

• Dedicated and Profound Leadership
• Principles Best Practices

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BLACKS IN GOVERNEMENT HISTORY PURPOSE
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BIG History Purpose
A Rich History of

• EQUITY
• EXCELLENCE
• OPPORTUNITY

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BIG History Purpose
BEFORE BIG

• Loose/Fragmented/Informal Meetings
• Wed. Luncheon Group Labor
• Tues. Business Group State
• Reactive vs. Pro-Active and
• Game Plan on Specific Issues.
• Traditional Civil Rights Organizations
• No Organization or Group with focus on Government
  Employees

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BIG History Purpose
BIG HISTORICAL FACTS

• Who DHEW Black federal employees
• When Established in 1975 and incorporated in
  1976 as a non-profit organization
• Where Parklawn (Chapter) Building, Rockville,
  MD and
• Why Address a wide assortment of racially
  motivated issues.

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BIG History Purpose
BIG Historical Facts

• Articles of Incorporation
• Washington, DC
• February 26, 1976
• First Chapter President Elected
• June 1, 1977
• Ramona McCarthy
• First National President Elected
• January 1978
• Lonis Ballard
• Deceased

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BIG History Purpose
BIG Founders Goals and Objectives

• Establish BIG Chapters In Each Executive Branch
  of Federal Government In Washington, DC Metro
  Area and within Federal Agencies Nationwide
• Be an advocate of equal opportunity
• Eliminate practices of racism and racial
  discrimination
• Promote professionalism among Blacks in
  government
• Develop and promote programs to enhance ethnic
  pride and educational opportunities
• Establish a mechanism for the gathering and
  dissemination of information and
• Provide a nonpartisan platform on major issues of
  local, regional and national significance
  affecting Blacks In Government.

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BIG History Purpose
BIG Structure

• National Board of Directors
• National Executive Committee
• Regional Councils
• Eleven Regions
• Local Chapters
• National Head Quarters Staff

National Delegates Assembly
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BIG History Purpose
BIG National Presidents

• Ramona McCarthy
• Lonis Ballard
• Mildred Goodman
• Thomas Jenkins
• James Rogers
• Rubye Fields
• Marion Bowden
• Dorothy Greening
• Oscar Eason, Jr.
• Gerald Reed
• Gregg Reeves
• Darlene Young

Present
J. David Reeves
Note Acted as National President, she was the
Executive Vice President
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BIG History Purpose
BIG National Board Chairpersons

• Anthony Williams
• Rance Clemons
• Oscar Eason
• Julius Crouch
• Jimmy Givens
• Anthony Rhodes
• Roberta McNeil
• Johnny Smith
• Ralph Browne, Jr.
• Ellen Dyson
• Farrell Chiles
• Angela K. Thorpe-Harris
• Gary L. Blackman

Present
Lilyian Caswell-Isley