The countdown to the 27th annual Women of Color (WOC) in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Conference has begun.
According to Career Communications Group (CCG), "The Struggle, the Progress, and the Future" is the theme for the 2022 event, scheduled to take place in Detriot and on the WOC digital twin experience (DTX) platform from October 6 through 8.
One landmark study projects the number of STEM jobs in the United States is set to increase. Click here to register.
For more than two decades, WOC STEM has highlighted the outstanding contributions of women of color to inspire the next generation of skilled workers best positioned to secure high-wage jobs.
At the same time, the event has highlighted the continuing challenges that bias, discrimination, and harassment pose to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
That's why the 2022 conference theme is a call to action while reflecting the development and progress being made to achieve universal workplace gender equality. Click here to register.
Did you know that Sherry F. Bellamy was the very first Women of Color Technologist of the Year?
When she made the cover of a Career Communications Group magazine, she was celebrated for her role in promoting women in telecoms and information technology. On March 1, 1997, Bellamy stepped into a new role as president and CEO of Bell Atlantic - Maryland.
She had joined the corporation in 1991 and was promoted to vice president and general counsel of Bell Atlantic - Washington a few months later.
Bell Atlantic originally operated in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, as well as Washington, D.C.
In 1996, after Bell Atlantic's merger, it moved its corporate headquarters from Philadelphia to New York City. Bellamy was one of the high-powered lawyers that facilitated the merger.
As chief legal counsel, Bellamy helped prepare the Washington, D.C. company for the new competitive telecommunications environment by winning the D. C. Public Service Commission's approval of price cap regulation. In 1996, she also advanced that effort by working for the passage of a local telecommunications law that will further ensure a level playing field for all competitors in the D.C. market.
After nearly 20 years at Verizon, she went on to serve as a partner, chief operating officer, principal, special counsel, and managing member at various firms.
Bellamy is a graduate of Yale Law School and holds a B.A. degree in political science from Swarthmore College. A specialist in communications law, she has held positions with the law firms of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, and Chadbourne and Parke.
Early in her career, as a staff attorney with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Bellamy established a specialized civil litigation section for the representation of children.
Bellamy's community and professional activities have included the Greater Washington Urban League, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Federal Communications Bar Association, and the National Bar Association.
