Cynthia J. Brinkley As senior vice president-talent development and chief diversity officer at AT&T, Cindy Brinkley is responsible for identifying and developing future leaders, companywide training, employee engagement and diversity management. Ms. Brinkley joined the company in 1986, and has held several positions throughout her 24 years with AT&T - primarily in state and federal government relations. After serving as a liaison to the Texas Public Utility Commission and spokesperson for regulatory and legislative activities relating to the Texas Legislature, she developed and supported public policy and state legislative activities for SBC and its subsidiaries. From there she went to California, where she was area vice president for SBC, then moved to the nation's capital to serve as executive director-federal relations. In that position, she communicated the company's policy and legislative views to federal decision makers. Ms. Brinkley was named President, SBC-Arkansas, in 1999, and in 2002 was recognized as the state's Business Leader of the Year. Before assuming her current responsibilities, she was president - AT&T Missouri, where she led all regulatory, legislative, governmental, and external affairs activities in the state. Throughout her career, Ms. Brinkley has found the time to lend her talents and experience to a variety of community organizations. While in St. Louis, she was chairman of the board of the St. Louis Symphony, deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and on the executive committee of the United Way to name just a few. Currently, she is on the board of trustees for Washington University in St. Louis, the National Oasis Institute and a co-chair o A native of Milan, Missouri, Ms. Brinkley holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a bachelor's of science degree in political science from Truman State University. |
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I am a member of the Fort Myers, Community in Florida. AT&T sponsors 105.5 The Beat radio station with their advertising dollars. Yesterday, 9/16/10, one of their DJ's a DJ Scrappy made ugly and offensive comments about the actress Precious. Calling her a "fat ugly heifer that would not be attractive even if she were white." When I wrote the station general manager they were blatant and accepting of this type of conduct. AT&T is a reputable company with a good name and it is shameful to the Fort Myers Community that your advertising dollars support such ugly and racial comments to women of color. Who at AT&T can I write about this?