Clarice Kennedy Biography

Clarice Kennedy is chairman and CEO of Chamrock Computer Network, Inc., (CCN) a leading information technology service management company and workforce solutions provider. Kennedy founded CCN in 1989, and during the past two decades has guided its growth and expansion into a full-service provider of IT services and talent management solutions for the world's leading companies. CCN has been honored as the 2005 JPMorgan Chase Supplier of the Year ; is the recipient of Crain's Magazine's New York Small Business Award; and was named as one of Inc. Magazine's Fastest Growing Companies . Today, Kennedy manages the strategic development of CCN's service offerings as well as long-range planning for the firm. Kennedy began her career as a systems programmer, then evolved into a network engineering role supporting European traders at Security Pacific Bank, now Bank of America. Two years later, she founded CCN and strategically fulfilled the emerging need for IT services as North American companies began widespread deployment of personal computers across the enterprise. Her leadership has most recently been recognized by the National Association Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Signature Award, and NAWBO Long Island's National Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Kennedy was also named a finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Information Technology. Kennedy is an active board member for Dress for Success, a nonprofit organization that empowers women transitioning back into the workforce, and serves on the New York Leadership Board of Women in Technology International (WITI), the nation's leading professional trade association. Since 2001, she has served as the technical advisor for the Michelle O'Neill Foundation, a nonprofit that benefits children with cancer. Kennedy holds a B.S. in computer science from Buffalo State University.