University of Washington News, 4/20/2000 (Ann Robinson)

Making life compute: Volunteers spend weekends helping minority students learn computing skills at the University of Washington. Since January, volunteers with Black Data Processing Associates, a national non-profit organization, have been meeting with local high school and middle school students, providing them with a forum in which to nurture computer skills. The students are designing Web pages, programming in VISUAL BASIC, learning various hardware and software applications and gaining in-depth knowledge about the history of computing. Progress has often been remarkable, says Ann Robinson, founder of the local BDPA chapter.

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AllBusiness.com, 6/1/1999 (Ann Robinson)

Linking diversity initiatives: a high-tech network in Seattle is causing a positive chain. "I think employers are comparing notes during the meetings, but it's happening on a very informal level," says Ann Robinson, an organizational advisor, people focus team for the computing and network operations of The Boeing Co. "It's not the main reason employers choose to get involved with the PTDN, but when you get several HR professionals together, they're bound to start talking about their work." Robinson also serves as a volunteer leader of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) and says the different professional organizations have benefited from the PTDN in several different ways.

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