CITE National Ways & Means
"We
Are The HANDS of Fundraising"
“CITE's
25th Anniversary
Historical Treasure”
by the CITE Historians and Ways & Means Committees
In 1983, a group of mid-Atlantic African American telephone managers, representing minority employees of the former Bell Telephone Company, met to develop immediate and future strategies. That meeting led to the formation of
The Consortium of Information and Telecommunications Executive (CITE), a nonprofit organization that represents over 35,000 current and former African American employees of Verizon Communications.
From its humble beginnings, CITE was not unlike many other minority professional organizations - rooted in advocacy, committed to its purpose, started in obscurity and nurtured by a few. Today, CITE is a national organization with 14 chapters spread across the country. The organization continues to effectively serve its members and their surrounding communities. While it is difficult to articulate the full richness of the CITE story in the limited pages of this text, this book attempts to chronicle many of CITE’s achievements over the past 25 years in its pursuit to have a positive and lasting impact on African Americans in the telecommunications industry.
Order Price $60
CITE History
Book Project Patron Sponsors
To document the rich and diverse history of CITE, many individuals contributed their stories, journals, photographs, newsletters and other resources. The CITE History Book Project team is grateful to all. The following individuals were especially helpful because in various amounts, they provided the underwriting for the History Book Project.
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Platinum Patron Sponsors
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Lee Brathwaite
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Jeff McFarland
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Gold Patron Sponsors
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Bonnie Adams and Chresencia
Alicea-Thomas
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Chicago Interest
Group
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Developmental Round
Table for Upward Mobility, Inc. / Developmental
Round Table for Upward Mobility Foundation
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Edward L Corrothers
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In Memory of Ian
Tyler Fulton
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Kim Hylton
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Lois Buckman and
Duane McPherson
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Michael A. Mason |
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Silver Patron Sponsors
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Charmaine Smith
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Clifford and Emma McPherson
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Denice Ware
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Sharlene S Brittian
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William R. Roberts |
Bronze Patron Sponsors
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Dr. Jamesanna Kirven
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Floyd Williams
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In Memory of Ethel Armstrong
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Lisa McPherson |
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Duane McPherson Duane McPherson Ways & Means CITE National |
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Chresencia Alicea-Thomas Chresencia Alicea-Thomas Historian CITE National |