March/Apr Cover StorY IgNItINg thE torch 50ActIoN ENgINEErINg IN NSBE heats up Orlando with the 34th Annual National Convention. Find out what’s happening with this complete guide to the event Premier Profiles 38 Goodness Ikeri of Caterpillar By J. Jaye Steen Features 19 Is Government Work for You? NSBE members get behind the myths about public sector employment By Theresa Sullivan Barger NSBe News 13 INterNAtIoNAL NeWS telecom training in Nigeria One way to get access to a booming, new industry By Afolabi Ademosu 40 tonya erwin of toyota By Tory N. Parrish 42 Albert rodriques of Lehman Brothers By Lynette Locke 33 GM Flexes Its Green The Chevy Volt stars at the Detroit Auto Show and NSBE’s Annual National Convention By Lynette Locke Get Involved, Get International! How you can increase NSBE’s global reach 36 A Well-Deserved Break NSBE and Executive Director Carl B. Mack help a Marquette University member get the second chance he earned By Rasheim T. Freeman NSBe International, History in Brief 16 truth Power! NSBE star Nancy Redd pens a New York Times Best Seller 28 Partners for Positive Impact NSBE and its Strategic Partners share a goal to improve communities 38 40 129 Finding Career Fair Success Tips from employers and NSBE Career Fair veterans about how to make the most of the event By Rasheim T. Freeman 29 reGIoNAL NeWS region III economic overview Will the Southeast weather the nation’s economic storm? By Bridget McCrea 19 42 4• march/april 34 NSBe Calendar 2008 • www.nsbe.org
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NSBE - March/April 2008