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ETBCA is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization. It was incorporated in 1989 as the 34th Street

Business and Community Development Alliance. In January of 2000, the organization merged

with the Belmont/Jackson Heights Civic Association under its present name. The mission of East

Tampa Business and Civic Association, Inc. (ETBCA) is to develop a healthy business and commu-

nity climate in order to stimulate economic opportunities and improved living conditions. To learn

more about the ETBCA, please visit www.etbcatampa.org

DIANNE HART

Dianne Hart is the CEO of East Tampa Business and Civic Association

Inc. since 2008. from 1999 to 2008, she was Community Develop-

ment Specialist. She directs ETBCA's new homes construction projects,

including locating andassembling land for development of

affordable housing, recruiting homebuyers and qualifying to pur-

chase and or substantially rehabilitate existing homes., working with

contractors and with the City of Tampa an Hillsborough County in

these endeavors.

Dianne has amassed experience in community organizing and in radio and television communi-

cations modalities. She hosted two 26- week public access community television forums, "East

Tampa Focus TV." She interfaces regularly with community and business representatives as well

as public officials.

She has received awards and honors from a variety of agencies and organizations at the

local, state, and national levels. Since 1993, her affiliations have been wide-ranging including

President of the Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus, President of the Youth Education

Town (YET) Center Advisory Committee, Belmont Heights Little League Board of Directors,

Positive Image Committee and Chair of Hillsborough County Children Services. She works to

make a difference in the community.

ETBCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

Dianne Hart, CEO

Mark Hamburg, President - Realtor

Kevin Bryant, 1st Vice President - Banker

Duane Driskell, 2nd Vice President - Sales Consultant

Cassandra McCain, Finance Secretary - Human Resource Benefit

Sonya Alexander, Secretary - Property Appraiser

Norene Copeland-Miller - College Administrator

Don Lee - Chef

Samuel Mobley - Retired Contractor

Molbert Scrivens - Retired Educator

Sean Shaw - Attorney

Andrew Yerrakadu - Asset Manager

Stephen Yerrakadu - Architect/Developer

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8:30 AM – Registration and Networking

9:00 AM - Welcome – Dianne Hart, CEO, ETBCA

9:10 AM - Greetings – Elected Officials

9:15 AM - Introduction of Moderator –Dianne Hart

9:15 AM - Moderator – Albert Lee- Remarks and Introduction of Panel

9:25 AM – Panel Discussion – Nevin Griffin - Engee Technology Group

Danielle Tinsley - Great Glam

Sean Josephs - bluelynx marketing

10:00 AM - Q&A

10:15 AM - Break

10:25 AM - Introduction Keynote speaker - Albert Lee, President

Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp

10: 30 AM - Keynote Speaker - Adrian Franks, Creative Works

11:00 AM - Question and Answer Session

11:30 AM - Overview of Teach in and Introduction of Instructors -

Sharon West, Precise Planning Services

11:45 AM to 1:00 PM Lunch Break, Networking and Talk to Vendors

Hands on /Teach In

Session 1 – 1:00 PM to 2:20 PM

Session 2 - 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Room 1 - Facebook – Nevin Griffin

Room 2 - Youtube - Cameron Colvin

Room 3 - Instagram – Antoinette Mutcherson

Room 4 - Twitter – Adrian Franks

Room 5 - LinkedIn – Sean Joseph

East Tampa Business and Civic Association

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Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners

Presents

East Tampa Loves Social Media

Business Technology Expo

Saturday, February 22, 2014

8:30 AM To 4:30 PM

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ALBERT LEE

Albert Lee, President and CEO – Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation

is today’s moderator for the morning session . Albert started his banking career over

20 years ago after graduating from Florida A&M University. He knows the needs of

small business owners intimately, thanks to over twenty years in the financial industry

doing retail and business loans. Albert also worked for the University of South

Florida’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as the area manager for Pinel-

las County. In addition, he has his personal experience as a small business owner of

four local dry cleaning stores which employed 15 people. All four locations were

sold to a local competitor in 2002. The Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation is a 25 year-old

multi-million dollar community development financial institution that specializes in providing financing for African

-American-owned and other small businesses. He is also the Managing Principal of Heights Capital Group LLC,

a boutique-consulting firm that assists small businesses in securing financing and troubleshooting business financ-

ing issues. He is also the past Board President of the CDC of Tampa.

ADRIAN A. FRANKS

Adrian Franks, owner of Creative Works, is the keynote speaker and a leader in

evolving digital medium. Having an affinity for all things creative, Adrian’s

background in big concept thinking has become a powerful asset for various crea-

tive endeavors. With over 14 years of experience in the field of design, advertis-

ing, and fine arts, he now focuses most of his creativity on the rapidly emerging,

always evolving digital medium. As the Internet began to take off in the late 90’s,

Adrian felt the need to move creatively beyond the realm of traditional media by

working for a digital agency that mainly built B2B sites. Over the next 9 years he

produced work that ranged from interactive DVD’s, portal sites, micro-sites, rich media banners, and blogs, to

flash kiosks. His interactive design experience is vast and he has worked on such prestigious accounts as Toyota,

Florida’s Natural, Marriott, Coca-Cola, GM, Macy’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Walmart, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S.

Air Force, 2010 U.S. Census, Bank of America, AT&T, Home Depot, Bermuda Department of Travel, and Publix

Super Markets. Some other accomplishments were receiving a Gold Addy for the Publix Greenwise micro-site

and a Bronze Addy for the Florida’s Natural Orange Diaries Blog.

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Danielle Tinsley is the owner and founder of GreatGlam.com. She is originally from

upstate New York and a graduate of Florida A&M University. Great Glam is an on

line retailer of trendy women's clothing. The business began on eBay in 1999 and

expanded into its own website in 2004. Great Glam is woman owned and entirely

woman operated and based in Tallahassee, Florida. Great Glam has over 250,000

Facebook followers and 40 employees.

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NEVIN GRIFFITH

Nevin Griffith is a professional baseball player turned software app developer.

This Tampa native educated through the Hillsborough County Magnet School

programs. He graduated with a 4.7 GPA. He received multiple college

scholarship offers; however Nevin decided to enter into the 2007 Major league

Baseball draft. He was chosen 89th overall pick by the Chicago White Sox

organization, where he played professionally for the next 5 years. During which

time he was selected to pitch for the 2011 Carolina League Allstar team. He left

his first love, playing baseball to develop software. Engee Technology is one of

a few emerging tech entities in the immediate Tampa Bay area. Nevin Griffith, co-founder Nevin developed

a software "Velo" designed to calculate the speed of moving objects. “Velo” is the first of many innovative

products set to be released by the Engee Technology Group in the near future. This software was inspired by

the radar gun and America's favorite pastime, and will change the way fans view the sports world. Nevin is

currently seeking an engineering degree and looks forward to sharing many new exciting ideas in the future.

SEAN JOSEPHS

Sean Josephs is the Vice President of Blue Lynx Marketing; a full service Tampa

based marketing agency and Google Partner. Blue Lynx specializes in website

design, pay per click search advertisement, graphic development, search engine

optimization and integrated marketing strategy for both local and national clients.

His expertise is tailoring and varying the size and scope of each of their client’s

social media campaigns based on the client's needs, budget and marketing

objectives is vital information for small business owners seeking to expand their

reach and growth as cost-effectively as possible.

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ANTOINETTE MUTCHERSON

Antoinette Mutcherson “Toni” is a Tampa native. Throughout her childhood she had

very vivid imagination and loved art and reading. Toni graduated from Clark

Atlanta University with her Bachelor degree in Business Marketing in 2007 and The

Fashion Institute of Technology and received a degree in Jewelry Design in 2009.

Toni has written a series of children's books titled The Adventures of Jett. The

character in the book is named after her oldest daughter Jett. Antoinette’s books

not only celebrate Jett's unique name but also explore and ignite the minds of

young children and to their imaginations. Toni has been extremely successful in marketing her books through

social media.

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CAMERON COLVIN

Cameron Colvin of Southern Telcom Communications is a Tampa based IT and

Telecommunications Project Management Firm providing data network systems

design, computer quipment installation, and best practice online computer

technology skills for businesses. He is the instructor the Expo’s instructor for

effectively using YouTube for your business.

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SOCIAL MEDIA HOW - TO

FACEBOOK: www.wikihow/Category:Facebook

YOUTUBE: www.wikihow/Category:YouTube

LINKEDIN www.wikihow/Category:LinkedIn

INSTAGRAM: www.wikihow/Category:Instagram

TWITTER: www.wikihow/Category:Twitter

PINTEREST: www.wikihow/Category:Pinterest

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EAST TAMPA COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PARTNERSHIP

SOL DAVIS PRINTING

BROWN INSURANCE GROUP

TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY

BLUELYNX MARKETING AGENCY

SUNCOAST SCHOOLS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

TAMPA BAY BLACK INVESTMENT CORPORATION

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER

SHARON WEST

Sharon West, CEO, Precise Planning Services wrote the Hillsborough County ED2

grant application and provided event planning assistance which made this Business

Technology Expo possible. Precise Planning Services specializes in executive

coaching, grant writing and administration, strategic planning, and goal

attainment for individuals, small businesses and Not-For-Profit organizations.

Sharon is a national recognized affordable housing expert with over thirty five

years’ of experience. She was a senior level government administrator who has

worked at the local, county and state levels in the areas of community

development, affordable and public housing development and management. Sharon is a native New Yorker

and graduated from SUNY at Buffalo, New York. She retired in 2012 from the City of Tampa after serving 7

years as Manager of Community Development and Housing.

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BAY COFFEE AND TEA COMPANY

SHEILA ZUBRAD, SOCIAL MEDIA ADVISOR

GLORIA PARHAM, EXECUTIVE ASSISITANT

MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL

BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES, LAKE MAGDALENE

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