Since taking on a new name, the NVC President’s Office Business Council has also attracted a new member – Wayne Epps from Dell Technologies.
Wayne has come in with a Texas-Size bang! As a new Platinum member and a $20,000 donation, the POBC is now trying to establish a Dell Endowment Scholarship fund at the Alamo Colleges Foundation.
POBC’s mission is to help create opportunities for success at Northwest Vista College through collaboration, partnerships, mentorship, marketing and financial support. Formerly called the NVC Business Council, it has a shared philosophy with the Alamo Colleges District which includes providing life-changing gifts that help students come in, stay in, and achieve their dreams of a college education.
Just recently, nine Northwest Vista College students were surprised when their student accounts went to zero. The POBC donated a little over $1,000 to help the students receive their diplomas. Students who have a remaining balance on their accounts, are unable to receive their diplomas.
Also last fall, the Council made a presentation to the ACD Board of Trustees that detailed their Wildly Important Goals and this spring despite in remote, they still made an impact::
- Hosted 10 events
- Reached 2,047 students
- Awarded $4,000.00 in scholarships to 19 students
- Financial Goal- $40k by January 1, 2022- currently $25,000- on track to meet goal
- Membership Goal- 50 paid memberships by January 1, 2022- currently- 6 paid members and 13 total members-
- Dell has also partnered with NVC’s MOVE- Daniel would have more information
About Wayne Epps
Wayne Epps is currently a diversity campus manager for University Relations at Dell Technologies. He joined Dell Technologies Talent Acquisition Team in 2020 to help launch their DE&I program for community colleges. That program is also responsible for developing the talent-attraction strategy for African American and Hispanic students in a new initiative called Changing the Faces of Tech. Their scope includes mentoring, internships and full-time opportunities.
Born and raised in Lawton, Okla., Wayne has an MBA from Southern Nazarene University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. In 2015, he began his career at Dell in Client Technical Support through the University Relations program. Throughout his tenure, he’s served in various roles, including server engineer, midrange storage engineer and program/project management.