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SAP administration and                        Kootz, worked to address                      traveled throughout the
               software development; and                     and eliminate description                     United States and worldwide

               multiple data integration                     against women and                             representing the Women's
               technologies in Asia, E                       minorities in the workforce.                  Bureau and the US

               Obtaining my initial job at                   Delores Crockett was on the                   Department of Labor

               Bell Labs upon graduation                     frontline.                                    including: Oslo, Norway
               was key to my personal,                       She has a lifelong career                     France; Costa Rica;
               technical and academic                        serving the employment                        Northern Ireland.

               development. Jettye Hasben                    needs of women including:                     She delivered a keynote
               Dash, Pamela Vaughn and I                     Director, Atlanta Office of                   address for then First Lady
               became the first black                        Minority Women's                              Hillary Rodham Clinton
               women to participate in the                   Employment Program                            before a convention of the

               Lab’s graduate study                          (1970's); Regional Director                   NAACP; established a
               program (GSP) and attain                      of the Women's Bureau,                        division of the Women's
               the Member of Technical                       U.S. Department of Labor,                     Bureau in San Jose, Costa

               Staff title.
                                                             Atlanta; Deputy Director,                     Rica; delivered a speech
               At the Helm of the                            Women's Bureau, US                            before the governing body of
               Women’s Bureau,                               Department of Labor,                          the United Nations in

               Opening Doors                                 Washington, DC (1979-                         Geneva Switzerland; and
                                                             2006).  As the highest                        served as US representative
               Delores Parker Crockett
                                                             ranking civil servant in the                  in OECD committee
               In the 1970’s the Women’s                     agency, served as Acting                      meetings in Paris, France.
               Bureau of the U.S.                            Director numerous years

               Department of Labor, under                    under the Clinton, and Bush                   Delores was honored by the
               the leadership of Elizabeth                   Administrations. she                          presence of two former
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