Dean Jones

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  • Chairman of the Board

    Diamond Achiever's Foundation of Frisco

    - Present 5 years

    Economic Empowerment

    Our mission is to transform lives and strengthen our communities by inspiring youth, especially males, to pursue achievement through education, while making positive contributions to society.

  • Asst Dir of Achievement

    The Richardson Plano Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

    - 9 years 5 months

    Education

    The Kappa Leadership & Development League is a program designed to aid young men ranging in age from 12 -17years old to grow and develop their leadership talents in every phase of human endeavor. Kappa League provides both challenging and rewarding experiences to enhance their lives. Since the fundamental purpose of Kappa Alpha Psi is ACHIEVEMENT, it is therefore the Fraternity's primary purpose to help these young men achieve worthy goals for themselves, and make constructive contributions to…

    The Kappa Leadership & Development League is a program designed to aid young men ranging in age from 12 -17years old to grow and develop their leadership talents in every phase of human endeavor. Kappa League provides both challenging and rewarding experiences to enhance their lives. Since the fundamental purpose of Kappa Alpha Psi is ACHIEVEMENT, it is therefore the Fraternity's primary purpose to help these young men achieve worthy goals for themselves, and make constructive contributions to their community when they assume leadership roles.

    The basic objectives of the Kappa Leadership Development League may be summarized as follows:

    To help youth, especially those of high school graduating classes, in their selection of courses leading to vocations compatible with their aptitudes and personalities.

    To assist students, while they are training, to get started in the employment, and to progress successfully in they're chosen fields.

    To assist parents in the handling of their children by given them the opportunities to talk over their problems with those who know and are successful in their chosen vocations.

    To afford the less fortunate youths a respite from the drudgery of the streets, through sponsored trips to ball games, zoological garden, museums,theater, and other activities.

    To inform youth of the values of higher education, assistance available for continued pursuits, scholarship, loans, professional opportunities, and of current labor demands and the trends on the effect of these demands and trends on the labor market.

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    Board Member - The Center For Student Professional Development

    Grambling State University

    - 1 year 1 month

    Education

    The CSPD is a comprehensive resource focused on preparing students for successful entry into the global, professional business environment. The CSPD offers preparation workshops, networking sessions, mentoring and internship opportunities. Through our community efforts at Microsoft my colleagues and I provide assistance through our time and Microsoft's Investment to enhance the lives of the students at GSU.

  • Asst. Dir. Of Guide Right - Richardson Plano Chapter

    The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    - 2 years 1 month

    Education

    The purposes of the Guide Right Service Program are to place the training, experience, and friendly interest of successful men, at the disposal of youth needing inspiration and counsel regarding their choice of a life's career, while the community is made aware of the problems that may be encountered as these youth seek to realize lives of usefulness

    Guide Right encompasses many of our youth oriented programs such as mentoring, college preparatory programs, and tutoring. However, the…

    The purposes of the Guide Right Service Program are to place the training, experience, and friendly interest of successful men, at the disposal of youth needing inspiration and counsel regarding their choice of a life's career, while the community is made aware of the problems that may be encountered as these youth seek to realize lives of usefulness

    Guide Right encompasses many of our youth oriented programs such as mentoring, college preparatory programs, and tutoring. However, the Flagship Initiative of the Guide Right Service Program is the Kappa Leadership Development League.

  • SWP Guide Right Committee - STEAM Coordinator

    The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    - Present 9 years 7 months

    Education

    This is a new role created to assist all Chapters to include STEAM Curriculum and Activities as part of the our initiatives to inspire College bound young men to seek careers in STEAM.

  • Frisco Guide Right Coordinator

    The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    - Present 12 years 4 months

    Education

    Through a Partnership with Frisco ISD, I coordinate and lead a STEAM focused program. We start at the Middle School level inspiring young men to 1. Attend College 2. Seek Careers in STEAM. By partnering with Technology companies, such as Microsoft and other we are able to create enriched learning experiences for our students here in Frisco, TX.

  • Board of Directors - Parliamentarian

    The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    - 2 years 1 month

    Education

    The Mission and purpose for which the Richardson / Plano Guide Right Foundation (Corporation) is :

    The Richardson / Plano Guide Right Foundation (Corporation) is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, health, scientific, and cultural purposes as described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and for the promotion of social welfare as described in the Internal Revenue Code, Section 401 (c) (4), as amended, and specifically to provide…

    The Mission and purpose for which the Richardson / Plano Guide Right Foundation (Corporation) is :

    The Richardson / Plano Guide Right Foundation (Corporation) is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, health, scientific, and cultural purposes as described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and for the promotion of social welfare as described in the Internal Revenue Code, Section 401 (c) (4), as amended, and specifically to provide scholarships to worthy youths in order for said youths to attend college and to provide economic security, and to expend opportunities for better education.

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    Volunteer - Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative

    Microsoft

    - Present 9 years 3 months

    Economic Empowerment

    The program provides Microsoft employees a great opportunity to support their customers, partners, non-profits, schools, start-ups, government agencies and other organizations with a wide scope of what the projects can be. http://www.microsoft.com/africa/4afrika/

    The Program request was for an in-country project in which 2 volunteers would train 6 partner organizations over a period of 3 weeks, with the partners each getting a dedicated full 3 days with the volunteers. The expected…

    The program provides Microsoft employees a great opportunity to support their customers, partners, non-profits, schools, start-ups, government agencies and other organizations with a wide scope of what the projects can be. http://www.microsoft.com/africa/4afrika/

    The Program request was for an in-country project in which 2 volunteers would train 6 partner organizations over a period of 3 weeks, with the partners each getting a dedicated full 3 days with the volunteers. The expected outcomes from this project were for the partner organizations to be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to empower them to:
    - Identify the most suitable customer scenarios for Windows Azure
    - Sell the value of Windows Azure to SMBs
    - Cost it correctly
    - Deploy it
    - Drive consumption

    Microsoft South Africa has a strong desire to accelerate Windows Azure adoption in the partner organizations and equip the partners with the necessary skills to confidently go out there and be Windows Azure evangelists.

    As part of the preparation, we have had briefing calls with the volunteers and partner organizations to set expectations, obtain an understanding of where the partners are in their Windows Azure journey, find out what the partner’s needs are so that the content can be tailored accordingly. The selected partners were in Microsoft's SMB HiPo base and partners that displayed a strong desire and commitment to expand their cloud offering beyond Office365.

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    Board Member

    Sci-Tech Discovery Center

    - 11 months

    Science and Technology

    The Sci-Tech Discovery Center is a STEM Museum. The Museum provides dynamic educational experiences that inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to embrace discovery and innovation through the active exploration of STEM.

  • President -Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    - 11 months

    Education

    The Mission and purpose for which the Richardson / Plano Guide Right Foundation (Corporation): The Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, health, scientific, and cultural purposes as described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and for the promotion of social welfare as described in the Internal Revenue Code, Section 401 (c) (4), as amended, and specifically to provide scholarships to worthy youths in order for said youths to…

    The Mission and purpose for which the Richardson / Plano Guide Right Foundation (Corporation): The Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, health, scientific, and cultural purposes as described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and for the promotion of social welfare as described in the Internal Revenue Code, Section 401 (c) (4), as amended, and specifically to provide scholarships to worthy youths in order for said youths to attend college and to provide economic security, and to expend opportunities for better education.

  • Chairman Of The Board - The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    - 1 year 9 months

    Economic Empowerment

  • Board Of Directors - The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    The Richardson Plano Guide Right Foundation

    - Present 5 years 7 months

    Economic Empowerment

Courses

  • BDM Conversations and Storytelling in the Age of Digital Transformation

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  • Challenger Sales Training

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  • Dale Carnegie Sales Training

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  • Leadership Plano Class 34

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Honors & Awards

  • Advisory Board Member - Grambling State University - Center for Professional Development

    Grambling State University - College of Business

  • Certificate of Appreciation

    Women of Color STEM Conference

    Panelist: Social Media Trends, Predictions, and Challenges that Impact Your Work and Life

  • Certificate of Completion - Project Management Certificate Series

    Collin County Community College

Organizations

  • Sci-Tech Discovery Center - Collin County

    Board Member

    - Present

    Bright ideas! That’s what Sci-Tech Discovery Center hopes to inspire. By providing hands-on discovery experiences in the essential areas of science, math and technology to kids of all ages and backgrounds. Sci-Tech Discovery Center seeks to spark a life-long interest and help equip our area’s children with these advanced skills. At Sci-Tech we believe in advancing education and providing inspiration to the next generation of engineers, scientists, educators and innovators.

  • National Society of Black Engineers

    NSBE Jr. Advisor

    - Present

    Chartered a new NSBE Jr. Chapter named the Collin County of Texas NSBE Jr. Chapter. I also am acting as the Advisor for the Chapter.

  • National Society of Black Engineers

    Professional Member

    - Present

    This is a Partnership with NSBE and The National Guide Right Foundation to enrich our existing and newly formed Kappa League / Guide Right STEAM Programs.

  • IEEE Computer Society

    Professional Member

    - Present
  • PMI - Dallas Chapter

    Member

    - Present
  • PMI - National

    Member

    - Present
  • BDPA

    Member

    - Present
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

    Asst Dir of Achievement; Polemarch, Vice Polemarch, Keeper of Records, Strategus

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    Life Member

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