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Volume 2, Edition 11

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Mostyn Law Commissions Artwork Saluting Vice President Kamala Harris By d-mars.com News Provider

mber Mostyn and Mostyn Law have commissioned original works from a number of local artists, inviting them to share their personal interpretations of the image of Vice President Kamala Harris. These works, created by Linda Simien Kelly, Rico Edwards and Kaima Marie, among others, will be awarded in an online consumer sweepstakes with Majic 102 (KMJQ-FM/Houston), in support of Mostyn Law’s 1-800-TRUCKWRECK initiatives. “We’re celebrating an unprecedented achievement in the pursuit of equality, opportunity and social change,” observes Mostyn. “Kamala Harris bears many distinctions. She is the first African American vice president. She is the first vice president of South Asian descent. And she is the highest ranking female elected official in our nation. Her record-breaking achievements deserve endless tribute. At Mostyn Law, we want to share our salute with Houston, as the world witnesses a renewal of the soul of our nation.” The Mostyn Law “Soul of the Nation Salute” is now underway. Houston-area residents may register to win these paintings at www.1800TruckWreck.com/win, the same online platform used by Mostyn Law to award $10,000 in local restaurant gift cards last fall. The deadline for entries

is March 13, 2021, followed by the announcement of four randomly selected winners, who will each receive one of the four commissioned pieces. Official rules for the giveaway are available at www.1800truckwreck. com/win.

successes, as well as her philanthropy and community activism.

About Mostyn Law and 1-800-TRUCKWRECK

Linda Simien Kelly is a primarily self-taught, abstract expressionist artist who has been pursuing her craft on a full-time basis for over a decade. Her considerable professional accolades include first-prize honors in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s 17th Annual Citywide African American Artists Exhibition at the Glassell School of Art and recognition as a prize winning artist at the Lawndale Art Center’s “The Big Show” annual juried exhibition. Her work has been featured in Citywide Artists Juried Exhibitions at the University Museum at Texas Southern University, The Community Artists’ Collective Gallery, Project Row Houses, The Assistance League of Houston Artists Exhibition at Williams Tower Gallery, The Art on The Avenue Juried Exhibition, the Archway Gallery, the Gallery Jatad and the “M” Gallery. The Louisiana native is a proud graduate of Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The artist lives in Houston with her husband Herb Kelly, and is the mother of three sons, Dourty, Jamil, and Joseph.

Mostyn Law is a Houston-based law firm specializing in personal injury law, with a focused expertise in accidents involving trucks and other commercial vehicles. Amber Mostyn, the firm’s co-founder, is a native Texan known for her legal expertise and courtroom

About the artist Linda Simien Kelly and her work, “The Identity of Change”

For additional photos, information on the artists, and to schedule interviews, please contact Doug Harris or Sophia Baine.

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ore than 12 million people are currently employed in tech-related occupations in the U.S., either as information technology (IT) professionals or employees of technology companies. Yet employer demand for tech workers is still strong in many markets and industries, including technology, financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, government and education. Unfortunately, misperceptions about tech occupations persist. People assume that in such jobs, you’re relegated to working alone writing software code or that you need to be a math genius or have an advanced academic degree to even get your foot in the door. These misperceptions can discourage qualified candidates from exploring career options in the IT field. “Today’s IT professional plays a leading role in virtually every business and industry, identifying innovation and technologies that can determine the future of an organization,” says John McGlinchey, executive vice president for global certification with CompTIA, a nonprofit association for the IT industry. “Companies are eager to hire people who communicate effectively, are comfortable

working as part of a team and are creative in identifying how to use technology to make a business more efficient and profitable.” In fact, 62% of executives surveyed for CompTIA’s “Workforce and Learning Trends 2020” report ranked soft skills such as relationship building, persuasion, integrity and confidence with equal importance to hard technical skills when it came to hiring for their tech workforce. For anyone thinking about a career in tech, the best first step is to learn more about the technologies of today and tomorrow, and the occupations associated with these innovations. Many free resources are available. Here are three examples: The Future of Tech (www.futureoftech.org) is a growing library of resources on what’s new and what’s next in the world of technology. Topics such as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, big data and the internet of things are highlighted on the site, which is designed for anyone interested in learning more about technologies that are shaping the way we live and work. The IT Career Roadmap (www.comptia.org/ content/it-careers-path-

roadmap) offers insights into a variety of career paths, including tech support, networking, cybersecurity, data and software and web development. The IT Salary Calculator (https://www.comptia.org/ content/it-salary-calculator) allows you to explore salary estimates for different tech occupations at different levels of expertise. The calculator includes salary data from 400 different metropolitan areas covering 85% of the U.S. population, from an IT support specialist in Portland, Maine ($52,750) to a cybersecurity analyst in Portland, Ore. ($101,530). “If you don’t believe technology is a viable career choice, consider all of the things you’ve done today that are made possible by technology -- from the car you drive and the streaming entertainment channels you enjoy to a telehealth visit with your doctor and the ease and efficiency of online banking,” says McGlinchey. The IT field is no longer a world of pocket protectors and motherboards. With more people using more devices than ever before to stay connected to one another, industry experts say that today’s IT workforce is open for business for anyone with great curiosity, creativity, personality and versatility.

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