BYA Awards 2011 | Page 10

Category 5 Education Category 7 Technology presented by Abu Bundu-Kamara & 2010 Winners Shanice McAnuff and Kanayo Dike-Oduah presented by Mark Johnson & 2010 Winners Nathan John and Ronald Cummings-John Nominees: Michael Adesite, Tonica Hunter, Lydia Acquah, Orlando Taylor Nominees: Abu Bundu-Kamara Abu is Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Pearson. He is also the Chair of the UK Network for Diversity Practitioners, a quarterly forum for discussion of best practice and ideas for senior diversity professionals. Abu is a Director of Wasafiri, a literary magazine at the forefront of mapping new landscapes in contemporary international literature. He is a Steering Committee member for DIPNET – the Diversity in Publishing Network, which has been established to promote the status and contributions of social groups traditionally under-represented within publishing, as well as supporting those seeking to enter the industry. www.pearson.com Category 6 Sports presented by our ‘Special Guest’ Nominees: Leah Curtis, Makissa Gilkes, Jardel Morris, Adesimi Obi-Adewole Lashai Ben-Salmi, Patricia Lawal, Selina Murphies, Adrian Nkomo Mark Johnson Mark is a Network Specialist at the United Nations in Vienna, and has been in the Internet industry for more than 20 years. Mark has extensive experience in LAN environments, having also performed at both a technical and educational levels as an instructor in the Cisco Networking Academy in several countries. As a manager, Mark has led several projects over the years and is Prince2 accredited. He holds industry certification including Microsoft and Cisco. From boardrooms in the City of London to the classrooms of Uganda, Mark maintains a special focus on international projects which aim to tackle the digital skills gap.