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UnityFirst.com along with a team of 2
area college students and
collaborators held an Speaker ­ Carrie H. Johnson – Interim Director of the Framingham
State University Entrepreneur and Innovation Center. Carrie once
education­based networking event launched a million­dollar cleaning business and now she is an author
that shared perspectives on and professor. She signed her new book Hot Flash. Johnson .

innovation, STEM, workplace Speaker ­ Ernest Floyd of Pride Productions, Inc. is dedicated to
success and entrepreneurship. The empowering young­adults, through the implementation of multimedia
programs and services. He is launching a state­wide radio network.
event was held at the UMASS
Springfield Center located downtown 2 3In the photo: Springfield area college students from (left to right):
Springfield. A special thanks to the
Western New England College (Yabets Erkailo), Westfield State
supporters of innovation night: University ( Kiana Lowe), UMASS Isenberg School of Business
UMass Center, the Black Data (Nikai Fondon), recent Westfield State University graduate (Dominic
Processing Association, Creative Smith).Westfield State University (Alize Taylor)
Futures, LLC, Pioneer Valley

1Innovation Nights/Anna Kleeberg,

Backbone, and Olive Tree Books.
Event hosts include­ Springfield area

college students from Westfield
State University (Alize Taylor, Kiana

Lowe), Western New England
College (Yabets Erkailo), UMASS
Isenberg School of Business (Nikai
Fondon) and recent Westfield State
University graduate (Dominic Smith).

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