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Jabari Simama | |
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| Education | Lincoln University University of Bridgeport (BA) Atlanta University (MA) Emory University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Retired Educator |
| Spouse | Nisha Simama[1] |
Jabari Simama (born on March 6) is an American retired educator and public official. Simama served as President of Georgia Piedmont Technical College for 6 years. He also served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Development and Chief of Staff in DeKalb County government from 2009 to 2012.[2] In 2001 he was the chief architect of a large municipal technology program to bridge the digital divide, the Atlanta Community Technology Initiative where thousands of citizens were taught how to use computers and the internet.[3] Simama also organized broadband in cities' and towns' summits from 2006 to 2009 in Columbia, South Carolina which explored how broadband technology can serve un-served rural and urban communities.[4] Featured in John Barber's book The Black Digital Elite: African American Leaders of the Information Revolution, published by Praeger Publishers, Simama is also the author of Civil Rights to Cyber Rights: Broadband & Digital Equality in the Age of Obama, published in July, 2009.
- ^ Badertscher, Nancy (October 14, 2013). "English, Simama face off in citywide school board race". Education. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
[Nisha] Simama, wife of former Atlanta City Councilman Jabari Simama ...
- ^ Tagami, Ty (August 10, 2012). "Jabari Simama Returns to Role in DeKalb". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "Benedict College Broadband". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ Lynette Lvasny, Community Technology Review, Summer-Fall 2001, "Atlanta Community Technology (ACT) Initiative". http://www.comtechreview.org/summer-fall-2001/000137.html