Spotlight on young professionals: Buffalo Niagara 360 recognizes ones to watch in Buffalo

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Buffalo Niagara 360 is hosting a Kickoff Celebration for young professionals on November 15th at the Larkin Center of Commerce. As a part of the program, ten Spotlight Professionals will be unveiled as Buffalo Niagara's Ones To Watch, and Buffalo Rising is teaming with Buffalo Niagara 360 to preview some of these promising young leaders before the event.

Buffalo Niagara 360 offers young professionals opportunities in leadership development, networking and community involvement. Hundreds of the area's most promising future leaders will gather in one historic location to launch the 2012 year of programming with several new additions. The Ones to Watch have been hand-selected as young leaders who are expected to positively impact the community in the upcoming year. Buffalo Rising is announcing these young professionals one by one. Today's Spotlight Professional is Tiffane Ingram.

Tiffane Ingram is the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Facilities at Independent Health. She joined Independent Health in 2007 as a temporary employee in the Human Resources Department. After only 10 months, Ingram was hired as a full-time Administrative Assistant in the Human Resources Department. Since that time, she has grown into her role of supporting the Facilities Department, while continuing to assist HR. The demands of the Facilities Department are high and the work is ever-changing, but Ingram has shown the ability to make a difference, and her role is important to the success of the department. Ingram serves on Independent Health's Associate Celebration Committee.

Ingram obtained her Associate's degree in Human Resources from Bryant & Stratton College. She would like to continue her education by obtaining a Bachelor's degree in order to become a recruiter. She is committed to developing her career further and being a positive role model to her daughter. Ingram loves meeting new people and helping them along their career path.

Stay tuned for Buffalo Rising's special features on our area's Ones to Watch. The final 5 Spotlight Professionals will be revealed at the Buffalo Niagara 360 Kickoff Celebration on November 15th.

To register for the Buffalo Niagara 360 Kickoff Celebration, visit www.buffaloniagara360.org.

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Buffalogni

November 13, 2011 7:27 PM

Congratulations on all of your accomplishments Tiffane.

Buffalo Rising, nice to read something about people that aren't occupying something. Thanks!

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BrianWhite

November 14, 2011 11:10 AM

Is BN360 going to honor anyone that isnt a woman or minority? Last three posts have been African American Male, White Lady, White Lady, African American Female.

I'm just wondering why there is so much resentment towards the most discriminated group in America -- the educated, causcasian under-40 male?

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Travelrrr

November 14, 2011 11:30 AM

Poor, poor Brian. How DO you make it through the day?

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November 14, 2011 11:40 AM

Its tough, but I manage.

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grad94

November 14, 2011 5:18 PM

yeah, the burden of running the government, courts, churches, and fortune 500 companies is such a discriminatory burden on white guys. i don't know why you haven't filed a class action suit.

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November 14, 2011 7:14 PM

Don't look behind you grad94, but for people under 35 the situation is flipped; it just hasn't shown up at the top yet.

Brian's question is reasonable.

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November 14, 2011 8:52 PM

I'm mildly concerned as to the fact that grad94 was completely unaware that our Mayor, four members of the Buffalo Common Council, several city legislators, our last Senator prior to Grisanti and previous Governor were/are black and/or minorities. Oh, that guy in the White House and the other guy trying to take his job as well...weird.

White men have become the most discriminated group in America.

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November 14, 2011 5:29 PM

That would definitely turn some heads, wouldn't it? An educated black man filing a law suit again discriminated whites? That's an idea that might just be worth following up on...

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November 14, 2011 10:12 PM

jeeze, they teach these numbers to elementary school kids!

"* Male/Female: The U.S. population is 51 percent female. In Congress, however, 90 percent of the lawmakers are male, 89 percent in the House of Representatives and 93 percent in the Senate.

* Race/Ethnic Makeup: The U.S. population includes 12 percent African Americans, 9 percent Hispanics, and 3 percent Asian/Pacific Islanders and other groups. Congress, however, is 87 percent white; 85 percent in the House and 96 percent in the Senate."

from: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/time-change-congress

but never mind actual demographics. let's say you're right, that being white and male is now a liability. further, let's say you could just wave a credit card and be instantly and painlessly transformed into something supposedly more lucrative. so: how much would it be worth to you to wake up tomorrow as either female or another color or both?

November 15, 2011 8:00 AM

I would rather wave my credit card and remove affirmative action, so that my accomplishments are more well viewed.

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November 15, 2011 1:39 PM

Read my post again. I made the distinction between current and future.
I can do statistics too:
-As of 2010 more women in the US have Master's degrees or higher than Men (2010 Census)
The rough statistics for new degrees are roughly:
-Associate's Degrees: 167 women for every 100 for men.
-Bachelor's Degrees: 142 women for every 100 for men.
-Master's Degrees: 159 women for every 100 for men.
-Professional Degrees: 104 women for every 100 for men.
-Doctoral Degrees: 107 women for every 100 for men.

Something is going on.

When you consider that this series on Buffalo Rising is highlighting young professionals, I think Brian's question is valid.

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jag

November 15, 2011 1:54 PM

Right...but how does that prove anything about white men being discriminated against? The vast majority of universities have lower standards/requirements for men because of the very facts you outlined. You just proved the opposite point you were trying to make, I believe. BrianWhite is as laughable as he appears.

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