DeeNice
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DeeNice, the Digital Dynamo
Empower, Engage, Excite
DeeNice (Denise) Rhodes, a native Washingtonian, is the proud product of the Washington DC Public School System, having graduated from Coolidge High School during the 70’s. Her early work as a top pharmaceutical & cardiovascular sales representative led to becoming the first African-American woman Orthopedic Medical Territory Sales Manager in the 1980’s. She has also had a successful career working for Fortune 100 medical and technology companies like: Hewlett Packard & Microsoft.
During the early 1980’s, DeeNice got bitten by the “technology bug” which started her journey branded as “The Digital Dynamo” tm – in the relentless pursuit in taming the technology tiger(grrrrrrrrrr). She has always had a strong passion for helping others become comfortable with technology, with a focus on the African-American community. DeeNice has delivered presentations for HP on the Tom Joyner Sky Show Cruise for 2 years, the National Press Club “Women in Technology”, and many other venues as a tech evangelist on how to become Empowered, Engaged and Excited with technology.
Currently, DeeNice is on a mission to assist under-served communities (i.e. elderly, minorities, disabled and rural) to become connected during the Transition to Digital Television national switchover. She has provided workshops, educational training, and hands-on events to help these “under-served, yet well deserved” get digitally connected. Through her non-profit, The Urban Progressive Foundation, she leads a grassroots effort to train, educate, and assist our communities to Transition to Digital Television before the June 12, 2009.
The Urban Progressive Foundation
Empower, Engage and Excite
Since 1997, TUPF goals have been: 1) to educate, train, inform and create hands-on programs/events that enhance the lives of urban and rural communities (i.e. community education, technology use, and development); 2) to help the under-served communities become engaged in embracing technology; and 3) provide education to the underprivileged (i.e. seniors/elderly, youth, disabled, economically disadvantaged, and rural individuals) which will support their lives and promote growth in their communities.
The Urban Progressive Foundation is a project of Congressional District Programs, a 501(c) 3 public charity. All donations are fully tax-deductible. 202-652-4700, deenice@thedigitaldynamo.com
