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• » » I • • I JJurtlanb ©bseruer Page A 6 EMBRACING DIVERSITY August 3. 2005 Small Multicultural Marketer Thinks Big New Voice for Women Manual states keys to success Motivation, inspiration, insight and plain old common sense are all featured in Dante Lee’s book “How To Think Big ...When You’re Small,” a comprehen- sive set of 24 keys to success in life and business. Lee is the CEO and presi dent of Diversity City Media, a very successful multicultural marketing and public relations firm based in Long Beach, Calif. With annual billings of about $500,()(M) - and clients like Verizon, McDonald’s, NASCAR, BET, and Heineken - he has proven that a small person can change the world. In 2002, Lee graduated from Bowie State University with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, and was the only per son in the school’s 100-year history to graduate from a 4- year program in three years. While in college, he also in terned as a computer program V I mer at NASA and FDIC. Currently - in addition to heading Diversity City Me dia, Lee is also a founding partner of Beasley Creations (www.tablegolf.com), an in novative sporting goods com pany that is known for their invention of table golf. "We are all small,” Lee said, “but by thinking big - we change the world. It has been done before, and it can be done again - this time by you.” For more information, visit www.howtothinkbig.com. City Supports Minority Businesses Mayor Tom Potter has initiated new loan programs to assist minori ties, w om en, low -incom e and emerging small businesses in asso ciation with the Portland Develop ment Commission, the Cascadia Revolving Fund and Mercy Corps Northwest. The loans include technical as sistance in the areas of manage- ment, finance, and marketing to help create confidence in borrowers and improve their ability to repay. An other loan program is supported in part by New Market Tax Credits. Both of these new programs are compliments to the loan and grant programs PDC already offers to businesses, primarily in urban re newal areas. Potter said the availability o f th ese fu n d s w o u ld fa c ilita te w ealth creation for sm all busi ness ow ners and the creation of entry-level jo b s by businesses that w ould otherw ise not have access to capital. For more information, contact Peter Englander at PDC, 503-823- 3347. Mayor Tom Potter elong .on ° Job Hotline: 503-988-5035 TTY: 503-988-5170 an equal opportunity employer MULTNOMAH COUNTY ww.multcojobs.org Vlvertiselwith divtlsity in Portland a Community College Portland Community College is recruiting for the following positions: Responds to growing segment of owners According to a study conducted by the National Foundation for Women Business Owners and IBM. women of color are one of the fastest growing segments o f business own ers. Between 1997 and 2004, the num ber o f A frican A m erican women-owned firms increased by 33 percent. “Many more women want to venture into the world of entrepre neurship, but they just don’t know how to make it happen,” said Ola R. Jackson, founder and publisher of ‘Onyx W oman.’ The magazine guides women on their journey through entrepre neurship while connecting them to role models and mentors who op erate successful enterprises. “ Black women are each other’s greatest resource,” Jackson said. “I created Onyx W oman to ad dress the needs of the rapidly grow ing number o f African-American women business owners, and their increasing interest in the world of finance and investing. We focus on finances as well because we know that if a business owner can’t manage her personal finances she Ola Jackson will have a challenge managing her business finances. “I learned over the years that success is a mindset. Everyone isn’t ready and willing to let go of bad habits, make sacrifices to change their lives and take risks in order to make it happen. When you ch an g e your m ind, you change your behavior, when you change your behavior, you change your life. At the end of the day, what we all want is a better quality of life,” Jackson said. For more inform ation, visit www.onyxwoman.com. Woman Leads at U.S. Bank Tè a hi! ‘4 of Color in Business y 1 ^purtlanb (í)|s erbet Call 5 ^ H | ) 3 3 to U.S. Bank and its U.S. Bank in Port customers through land and southwest out her career, and W a sh in g to n re we have great confi cently named Malia dence in her ability Wasson as market to inspire and moti president for the ter vate the team as ritory. president,” said Jo Wasson, 46, is a seph O tting, vice 24-year veteran of chairman of com banking w ho has mercial banking for been with U.S. Bank U.S. Bancorp and in P ortland since former Portland mar 1989. She most re ket president. cently led commer In her new role, cial banking in O r Malia Wasson W asson will con egon and southwest W ashington, where her team of 80 tinue todirect commercial banking, bankers oversaw the total banking while also leading marketwide ini relationships of businesses with tiatives and projects that impact all annual sales of $5 million to $250 lines of business at U.S. Bank and its parent company, U.S. Bancorp. million. “Malia has demonstrated tre She will also lead the U.S. Bank mendous leadership and dedicated local market board in Portland. Today... I made life better Administrative Assistant, Co-Op Education/Student Employ ment Closes 8/9 Admissions Specialist - Health Admissions Open until filled Compensation and Benefits Manager Open until filled Cooperative Education/Student Employment Specialist Closes 8/5 Emanuel Hospital are making life better. Whether per Division Dean, Workforce & Economic Development Closes 8/19 forming a complex Community Education Director Closes 8/12 Employment Specialist - Work Simulation Trainer (part time) Closes 8/12 Financial Aid Technician I Closes 8/2 improving life in Instructor, Nursing<OB/GYN) Open until filled our community... Senior Child Development Specialist ( preschool ) part time Open until filled Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Open until filled Campus President - Rock Creek Campus Open until filled Edith and the other nurses and professionals at Legacy surgery or comfort ing someone in need, they are The offices o f Portland Community College Human Resources are located on the Cascade Campus at 705 N Killingsworth Student Services Building. 3rd Floor ’ J z - every day. Emanuel Hospital Emanuel Children's Hospital For more information or physician referral, please call 503-335-3500. www.legacyhealth.org Phone (503)978-5857; FAX (503) 286-0410; 77T(503) 978-5878; Email pcciobs@pcc.edu PCC Job Hotline (503) 978-5858 website: http://www.pcc.edu/ legacy Health System, a nonprofit organization, includes Emanuel Hospital & Health Center. Emanuel Children's Hospital.Good Samaritan Hospital X Medic al Center. Meridian Park Hospital M ount Hood Medical Center, Salmon Creek Hospital.Visiting Nurse Association, legacy Clinics and CareMark/Managed Health/ are Northwest PPO.C ?005 I M ill Sir-trtn
