CIA Leadership Team
The CIA Leadership team ensures the mission of CIA is carried out daily and is inclusive company wide.
Community in Action
Possibilities are endless where unity in diversity exists
The foundation of QTS is servant leadership and a fundamental belief that each individual is worthy of respect, dignity and freedom, and when individuals feel included they are more creative, fulfilled and ultimately successful in their lives and careers. The spirit of Community in Action (CIA) is rooted in the QTS Core Values of community and a bias towards action, and CIA’s purpose shall be to enrich the employee experience for all QTSers by continuing to foster a diverse culture that encourages us to bring our entire selves to work.
Rasheed Mustakeem
President
Krissti Turpeau
Treasurer
Chuma Obi
Mentorship & Service
Ranisha Strickland
Social Media & Events
Michael Walker
Communications
Kendra Battle
Employee Engagement
Tieara Long
Data Analytics
Kelly Michael
Marketing
Melissa Grant
Special Projects
Elizabeth Baldwin
Education & Training
Bryan Darby
Executive Sponsor
Ghina Buckley
Outreach
Ron Roll
Veterans Empowering Technology (VET)
community in action
Community in Action (CIA) is rooted in the QTS Core Values of community and a bias towards action
The Year Up Program
Precious Samuel
Year Up Graduate
Knowing
that she wanted opportunities that were aligned with her Associate's degree in
Computer Networking, Precious applied for the Year Up program, started her Year
Up journey, and found her dream career path. "I'm
grateful to QTS for investing in the Year Up program, and supporting the
community. That is something that does a lot more for us than QTS can ever
imagine, just giving people a chance to prove and better themselves. A lot of
times that's all that somebody needs. Just having that program in place, and
QTS believing in that - I'm very grateful."
Antany Baines
Year Up Graduate
Antany
says, "Year Up taught me proper time management, proper ways of differing
my workload, so I didn't over encumber myself, or put too much on my
plate." Antany gained additional
skills while in the Year Up program, such as paying attention to detail and
becoming a team player. Focusing on details immensely helped Antany while
interning as a DCO tech, because it allowed him to ensure projects are
thoroughly laid out.
Kona Cooper
Year Up Graduate
Kona attributes five skills to her driving success with both her Year Up journey, and internship with QTS. She says that her communication, leadership, empathy, integrity, and administrative skills have assisted in her success. More specifically, the teachers in the Year Up program have helped her cultivate and improve upon these skills. While her internship with QTS has allowed her to put these skills to use in the workplace. Within her short time at QTS Kona feels at home. She states, "I feel welcomed, and it's a really good company. I will say this, even though it can be overwhelming, the culture at QTS is so welcoming, so half the time I forget that I'm not even being paid to do the work. You won't find that at most companies."
