DyNAMC "Technology" August 2017 Issue 17 | Page 14

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SPEAKS WITH MILLENNIALS
DyNAMC MEDIA COVERAGE PRESENTS...
ON OPERATING AS MINORITIES
IN THE CORPORATE WORLD
National Association of Minority Companies Inc VP Govt. Affairs/
Public Relations Douglas Phason spoke with students at Kennesaw
State University on April 20, 2017.
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AMCO student member and DyNAMC Leaders for a
Changing World Future Leader Jamari Johnson who is
the President of KSU Chapter of NABA AAMI Ambassador
was instrumental in coordinating this campus event.
Jamari says “Millennials often face learning gaps between graduation
and the corporate world; this includes on-the job training, emotional
intelligence, and cultural adaptation. Professionals can bridge the gap
by teaching and becoming mentors.”
Representing the Kennesaw State Chapter of National Association
of Black Accountants (NABA), Jamari Johnson reached out
to NAMCO. As the current Vice President of Government
Relations and External Affairs of NAMCO, retired corporate
executive and former diversity official, Douglas Phason
would be a consequential person able to speak to the
students from experience.
NABA is a nationwide organization that “strives to
bridge the opportunity gap for black professionals in the
fields of accounting and finance” (quoted from www.
nabainc.org). Student chapters serve as extensions of
NABA and as a pipeline for future professionals.
The title of the event was “Operating as Minorities in the
Corporate World”. Mr. Phason was enthusiastic about
the topic and began the discussion by highlighting the
definition of “operating”. One of the ways he defined
operating was having control. He emphasized to the
students the understanding that they have control over
their actions and not what happens around them. His first