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Perry Carter
BDPA
BDPA → Est. 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as
"Black Data Processing Associates"
Perry Carter
Perry Carter
Perry Carter
Issues for our 2024 and 2025 Team
Continue Supporting Digital Workforce Transformations in Underserved Communities
Getting Involved • Showing Up • Continue Supporting Career Days, Youth Competitions, and JROTC
Getting Involved • Showing Up • Continue Supporting Career Days, Youth Competitions, and JROTC
(▲ Perry Carter, President, BDPA of Greater Washington, D.C., delivers welcoming remarks during BDPACON, the Association's annual technology conference and career expo in 2007.)
As a co-founder of BDPA's Temple University Student Chapter in 1983, Carter has held multiple leadership roles across the Association's various local chapter
(▲ Perry Carter, President, BDPA of Greater Washington, D.C., delivers welcoming remarks during BDPACON, the Association's annual technology conference and career expo in 2007.)
As a co-founder of BDPA's Temple University Student Chapter in 1983, Carter has held multiple leadership roles across the Association's various local chapter and national committees to include 1990 Conference Chair, Communications Committee Chair, Regional Vice President, and chapter leadership roles.
Getting Involved • Showing Up • Continue Supporting Career Days, Youth Competitions, and JROTC
Getting Involved • Showing Up • Continue Supporting Career Days, Youth Competitions, and JROTC
Getting Involved • Showing Up • Continue Supporting Career Days, Youth Competitions, and JROTC
(▲ Perry Carter (left), founding publisher, bdpatoday® , and local JROTC Cadets attend an annual BDPA Awards Gala and Holiday Soirée in Washington.
Attending BDPACONs, supporting community technology summits, and producing local chapter info sessions with webinars shall continue to be an integral part of National BDPA's communi
(▲ Perry Carter (left), founding publisher, bdpatoday® , and local JROTC Cadets attend an annual BDPA Awards Gala and Holiday Soirée in Washington.
Attending BDPACONs, supporting community technology summits, and producing local chapter info sessions with webinars shall continue to be an integral part of National BDPA's community outreach and chapter engagements in partnership with our Members, Industry Stakeholders, HBCUs, and Mission Partners.
Unify BDPA with new HBCU Chapters for Greater R&D Outcomes and Supplier Goals
Getting Involved • Showing Up • Continue Supporting Career Days, Youth Competitions, and JROTC
Unify BDPA with new HBCU Chapters for Greater R&D Outcomes and Supplier Goals
(▲ Captain Perry Carter, US Marine Corps, visits an Army ROTC Unit at Alcorn State University in Mississippi with ROCKS, Inc. Senior ROTC leadership and mentoring teams in 1991.)
As a candidate for National BDPA President, Carter knows the value of collaboration, 'connecting the dots', launching new chapters, supporting Small Businesse
(▲ Captain Perry Carter, US Marine Corps, visits an Army ROTC Unit at Alcorn State University in Mississippi with ROCKS, Inc. Senior ROTC leadership and mentoring teams in 1991.)
As a candidate for National BDPA President, Carter knows the value of collaboration, 'connecting the dots', launching new chapters, supporting Small Businesses, and engaging Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions HBCUs/MSIs).
Meet Perry
Outcomes
Whether it’s capturing new impact investments in workforce upskilling development, identifying resources to promote and produce community technology events, supporting local BDPA Chapter publications, co-sponsoring HSCC competitions, advocating for increased JROTC cybersecurity engagements, or developing local BDPA Chapter economic development initiatives, Perry has worked tirelessly as a BDPA leader to advocate on behalf of small businesses, start-ups, and HBCUs/MSIs. His teams continue to successfully deliver services and publications with outcomes for BDPA Members, mission-partners, sponsors, and stakeholders at every level of our emerging association.
BDPA, BETF, and ITSMF with new ICT Industry Partnerships
When You Join Our Teams
Your support and contributions continue to enable local BDPA Chapters and the BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) to meet annual unified goals for local SITES programs and fund new mission sets for tomorrow's digital workforce.