DEBBIE-ANN V. BECKFORD - Director
Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place
Manager, 2010 to Present:
Site manager and accounting professional for major business corporation.
Orville Beckford Ford/Mercury Dealership
General Manager, September 2006 to July 2010:
Responsibilities included: Develop control procedures for variable and semi-variable expenses, forecast each departments sales and expenses each month with each department manager for the Dealer, conduct weekly management meetings with all departmental managers, develop growth plans for service and parts department.
Parts and Service Director, July 2001 to September 2006:
Responsibilities included: Develop control procedures to develop growth plans for service and parts department to attain 100% absorption. Took service operation customer pay from 1.4 to 2.5 currently (goal 3.0 by Feb 05). Total Service operation average gross from $78,830.00 in 2003 to $90,249.00 at the end of 2004. Working with new Parts manger to develop control procedures for Parts.
Dealer Manager, January 1999 to July 2001
Responsibilities included: ordering of vehicles, develop control procedures for the dealership utilizing computer software, conduct weekly management meeting with sales managers, manage the wholesaling of new and used vehicles, attend vehicle auctions and co-ordinate with my financial controller the balance of vehicle inventory to minimize frozen capital.
Sales Manager, January 1996 to December 1998
Responsibilities included: Training sales force, structure vehicle deals, appraise vehicles, and help salesperson close deals when necessary.
Finance Manager, January 1994 to December 1995
As a finance manager I was involved in presenting vehicle products and payments, terms and rates to customers.
Sales Consultant, October 1992 – December 1993
As a sales consultant I was involved in performing the proper selling techniques, prospecting, consulting, closing and plan presentations.
The First Boston Corporation
Financial and Methods Analysts, January 1989 – October 1992
Productivity Analysis: Develop and improve productivity reporting procedures utilizing computer software. Maintain historical expense, staffing and trade volume databases to perform projections for budgeting and planning estimates, volume and growth comparisons and measuring productivity.
Budget Preparations: Provide management with a comprehensive budget package detailing methods of calculating and supporting justification for each department’s budget ($33 million). Prepare detailed variance analysis comparing budget versus actual expenses.
Management Reporting: Prepare monthly operation’s management report outlining key operations measures. Utilize all types of computer software to compose senior management presentations.
Junior Statistical Analyst May 1985 – January 1989
Provide managers with accurate and timely financial and direct expense information and analysis. Analyze major key controllable items for 15 departments in operations. Introduce methods to control, reduce, and report on expenses to operations.
Dean Witter-Reynolds Inc.
National Credit Administrative Assistant, June 1983 – May 1995
Monitored debit balances in customer cash accounts to estimate the firm’s overnight cash debit balance, and adjusted interest earned in these accounts. Prepared interest income, interest expense, branch write-off reports for senior management, and national account executives.
Corporate Account Analyst/Canadian Trading Operations.
Developed daily profiles and handled the reconciliation’s of client account. Responsibilities include reconciliation of accounts funds and security transfers, verified and authorized trade adjustments, provided and documented security dividend claims, and filed New York Stock exchange extensions.
EDUCATION
St. John’s University New York, New York
M.B.A, Quantitative Analysis September 1988 – May 1991
Bachelor of Science in Finance September 1979 – May 1983
NADA October 1997 – July 1998
AWARDS/PERSONAL
St. John's University full four-year athletic scholarship, Division One Basketball.
Awarded
Team Captain, District 2 All American; Big East player of the Year; Lady Niagara player of the Year; New York State player of the Year; St. John's University MVP; Inducted into the St. John's University Hall of Fame.
Board Member
Florida Sports Foundation-Grant Committee, Appititate4Life, Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, Director- Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place.
Site manager and accounting professional for major business corporation.
Orville Beckford Ford/Mercury Dealership
General Manager, September 2006 to July 2010:
Responsibilities included: Develop control procedures for variable and semi-variable expenses, forecast each departments sales and expenses each month with each department manager for the Dealer, conduct weekly management meetings with all departmental managers, develop growth plans for service and parts department.
Parts and Service Director, July 2001 to September 2006:
Responsibilities included: Develop control procedures to develop growth plans for service and parts department to attain 100% absorption. Took service operation customer pay from 1.4 to 2.5 currently (goal 3.0 by Feb 05). Total Service operation average gross from $78,830.00 in 2003 to $90,249.00 at the end of 2004. Working with new Parts manger to develop control procedures for Parts.
Dealer Manager, January 1999 to July 2001
Responsibilities included: ordering of vehicles, develop control procedures for the dealership utilizing computer software, conduct weekly management meeting with sales managers, manage the wholesaling of new and used vehicles, attend vehicle auctions and co-ordinate with my financial controller the balance of vehicle inventory to minimize frozen capital.
Sales Manager, January 1996 to December 1998
Responsibilities included: Training sales force, structure vehicle deals, appraise vehicles, and help salesperson close deals when necessary.
Finance Manager, January 1994 to December 1995
As a finance manager I was involved in presenting vehicle products and payments, terms and rates to customers.
Sales Consultant, October 1992 – December 1993
As a sales consultant I was involved in performing the proper selling techniques, prospecting, consulting, closing and plan presentations.
The First Boston Corporation
Financial and Methods Analysts, January 1989 – October 1992
Productivity Analysis: Develop and improve productivity reporting procedures utilizing computer software. Maintain historical expense, staffing and trade volume databases to perform projections for budgeting and planning estimates, volume and growth comparisons and measuring productivity.
Budget Preparations: Provide management with a comprehensive budget package detailing methods of calculating and supporting justification for each department’s budget ($33 million). Prepare detailed variance analysis comparing budget versus actual expenses.
Management Reporting: Prepare monthly operation’s management report outlining key operations measures. Utilize all types of computer software to compose senior management presentations.
Junior Statistical Analyst May 1985 – January 1989
Provide managers with accurate and timely financial and direct expense information and analysis. Analyze major key controllable items for 15 departments in operations. Introduce methods to control, reduce, and report on expenses to operations.
Dean Witter-Reynolds Inc.
National Credit Administrative Assistant, June 1983 – May 1995
Monitored debit balances in customer cash accounts to estimate the firm’s overnight cash debit balance, and adjusted interest earned in these accounts. Prepared interest income, interest expense, branch write-off reports for senior management, and national account executives.
Corporate Account Analyst/Canadian Trading Operations.
Developed daily profiles and handled the reconciliation’s of client account. Responsibilities include reconciliation of accounts funds and security transfers, verified and authorized trade adjustments, provided and documented security dividend claims, and filed New York Stock exchange extensions.
EDUCATION
St. John’s University New York, New York
M.B.A, Quantitative Analysis September 1988 – May 1991
Bachelor of Science in Finance September 1979 – May 1983
NADA October 1997 – July 1998
AWARDS/PERSONAL
St. John's University full four-year athletic scholarship, Division One Basketball.
Awarded
Team Captain, District 2 All American; Big East player of the Year; Lady Niagara player of the Year; New York State player of the Year; St. John's University MVP; Inducted into the St. John's University Hall of Fame.
Board Member
Florida Sports Foundation-Grant Committee, Appititate4Life, Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, Director- Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place.
Kitty Pope
Public Relations, Marketing, Advertising, and Publisher
Kitty J. Pope is the founder/ executive director of the International Association of Black Travel Writers. A graduate of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, she is also the publications manager for AfricanDiasporaTourism.com, an online magazine, exploring the culture and heritage of people of African descent around the world in order to promote travel.
The author of one book, 'Beside Every Great Man' (Amber Publishers), Pope is the former lifestyle editor of the Atlanta-based Upscale Magazine and the former Coordinator of Counseling at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is also the director of membership development in North America for the International Council of Tourism Partners. (ICTP)
Pope is also a black heritage travel consultant, and a member and media partner for the African Travel Association (ATA). She is also the founder and executive producer of the African Diaspora World Tourism Awards, a gala-ceremony that recognizes achievements of people in the areas of black culture and heritage tourism.
Dexter Allen
Marketing and Advertising
Dexter is an excellent Small Business Consultant, Loan Officer, Event Planning and Marketing Executive. He is enthusiastic, knowledgeable and has a passion for assisting small businesses and has a wealth of knowledge and experience from the Business Development Sector and Banking Industry.
Dexter served as a Sr. Banker & Affordable Home Specialist with Bank of America, SunTrust Bank and Countrywide Mortgage. His experience in Business Development has given him the opportunity to work in Sales with The International Consulting Company Marcus Evans and the NBA’s Miami Heat. Dexter is Co-Founder and serves on the Executive Leadership Team of the Tampa St. Pete Regional Black Chamber of Commerce. He has been instrumental in creating a multitude of professional business relationships in the Tampa Bay Area. His desire for creating business relationships and networking opportunities has created a variety of strategic alliances and partnerships throughout the State of Florida.
Dexter attended Florida A&M University with a concentration focusing on Healthcare Administration and Business Administration. He is an Advocate for Disabled Individuals and is certified as Supported Living Coach & Supported Employment Coach. Dexter is also an event planner with a passion for organizing Community events that focus on Culture, Arts and Entertainment. His commitment and passion for helping business owners obtain capital and assist them with their marketing and advertisement plan significantly adds to his value as a marketing and advertisement expert.
Jesse J Turner
Entrepreneur and Community Leader
Jesse J. Turner is a native of Pensacola, Florida; and very knowledge in all facets of computer technology. Most importantly, Jesse is an entrepreneur. His expertise places him in high demand. He is astute in supporting the needs of both, the corporate and micro-business. As a consultant, Jesse has few equals. His background includes management of computer operations for a large corporate bank to defense contracts for Computer Data Servicing, Incorporated and Lockheed Martin Technology Division. In 2001, Turner founded JT Computer Sales.
Turner has over 15 years of experience in troubleshooting and repair of networks, point of sale, server and computer systems. He has over twenty years of supervisory of lead experience of high volume operation with multiple main frame computer systems and data communications server units. Jesse has managed all aspects of operations training, while simultaneously paying the needs of the customer and consistently maintaining a professional and ethical standard.
He serves as his community as the President to the Pensacola Cultural Heritage Society. An Ordained Reverend in a historic, 150 years old, A.M.E. Zion Church. Jesse leads the outreach ministry in the development of the assets of the community in which the church is located. Jesse Turner is married to the Rev. Monique Turner of Pensacola, Florida. His children are: Jesse Turner II, Lakesha Davis, Shameka Abney, and Aaron Turner. He has five grandchildren.
Education and Skills:
- Completion of UWF’S IT training program for A+, Security+, Network+ and Microsoft server in 2009
- Pensacola Junior College Network+ Certification Course
- Santa Anna Junior College Accounting Curriculum
- Windows Server, XP Professional, 2000 professional and Sever 2000, Windows Vista,windows7,8
- Office 2003, and 2007,2010 Office XP, Office 2000
- Remedy Software for writing, sending, receiving and tracking trouble tickets.
- Dynacomm/Elite Mainframe connectivity software
- Rumba Mainframe connectivity software.
- IBM JCL/MVS batch processing software.
- Protocols:
- TCP/IP, Netbeui, IPX/SPX, RAS, SMTP, POP3, TeleNet, DHCP
- Main frames/servers:
- IBM 3090, SPERRY, BURROUGHS, UNIX, UNIVAC, PERKIN ELMER