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Enlightened to Host and Sponsor PIE

Posted: 04/30/2007

ENLIGHTENED HOSTING 2007 PSLA SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED COLLEGE STUDENTS Enlightened to Host and Sponsor Fourth Annual Pioneer Student Leadership Academy at the George Washington University, Washington DC

WASHINGTON (APRIL 30): In support of the Pioneers In Education (PIE) Alliance, Enlightened, Inc., an Inner City 100 and INC. 500 company, is proud to announce that it is co-hosting and sponsoring the PIE Alliance’s 2007 Pioneer Student Leadership Academy (PSLA), which will be held at The George Washington University’s Mount Vernon campus from June 4 -14.

PSLA is a two-week residential leadership and long term mentoring program for underserved and underrepresented college students. Its objectives are to provide leadership and workforce readiness skills to students lacking access to traditional leadership “training grounds,” to provide long term mentorship opportunities with corporate sponsors and leaders, and to produce a Pioneers In Education Family Network of volunteers, sponsors, supporters, mentors and alumnae, all committed to the professional growth of these students. As part of the program, Enlightened’s staff will guide PSLA participants on a city tour and company executives are scheduled to participate in leadership discussion panels. In addition to fundraising and program involvement, Enlightened will also manage public relations and marketing, as well as, provide logistical support for the program.

"It is an honor to be given this opportunity to invest in such promising young talent," said Antwanye Ford, Enlightened President. "Our sponsorship of PSLA is a fulfillment of our philosophy, “To those whom much is given, much is required.”

Other major program contributors include fellow PIE Alliance partners DuPont, Office of Education and the Page One Foundation, in addition tThe George Washington University, Bank of America, Siemens Foundation, US Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences), PTG Consulting Group and ViewSet Inc.

About Pioneers In Education Alliance:
Formed in 2003, the Pioneers in Education (PIE) Alliance is a public-private education consortium dedicated to preparing underserved and underrepresented college students to lead the 21st century workforce.

About Enlightened:
Enlightened, Inc. is a full-service information technology (IT) and business solutions company. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Enlightened provides support to federal and local government agencies and commercial customers. Enlightened holds GSA IT-70 and MOBIS schedule contracts, and is certified as SDB, 8(a), and HubZone by the Small Business Administration.