Monk named BIT Chapter President

The Milwaukee Chapter of Blacks in Technology (BIT) has a new president.

Blacks In Technology is a national “tech focused community and media organization that is dedicated to increasing the representation and participation of Black people in the technology industry.” Arlando Monk, the Chief Visionary Office of Visionary League, is now also leading the local BIT chapter.

“The role of Blacks in Technology in Milwaukee is to share more resources for Blacks who are interested in technology. The foundation has so many resources that could be impactful to people, like training, mentorships, job opportunities, and different networking events. Our goal here is definitely to share all those opportunities with people as much as possible,” Monk said.

Membership to this organization is free. Monk has personally experienced the benefits of his Blacks in Technology membership.

“I signed up for a class on project management through Google,” he said. “It was literally free. There are a lot of different courses and training that you usually pay for and cost an arm and leg. This is an opportunity for people to take advantage of because once they sign up as a member, they are eligible for training and other certifications that are free or at low cost.”

The new president has plans for this chapter under his leadership.

“I would like to continue to keep this thing going,” he said “and hopefully build out a strong board with some people that I’ve been networking with that definitely fit the roles on the board. I want the organization to continue being impactful and help get these resources out to African Americans in Milwaukee.”

“The goal is definitely to make this chapter bigger than it is now,” he continued. “To grow the memberships here in Milwaukee, share as many resources as possible with the Black community and be impactful. We want to make sure that people know about it and know that there’s support for African Americans. The more people that know about the organization, the better that it is for African Americans in general.”

Monk is excited about his new role as chapter president. “Everything that I’m doing is benefiting people, benefiting our community, our city, the people that stay here and people that are looking for jobs and opportunities. Everything ties together with what I’m doing. It’s helping me meet my purpose, to help people out,” he said.

To learn more about Blacks in Technology, click here. To apply to the Milwaukee chapter of BIT, click here.