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Message The African American Heritage House, gives recognition and honor to Mr.Maynard Holliday. Mr. Holliday returns to the bay area after serving the Biden-Harris administration at the Pentagon. Mr. Holliday has more than 30 years ofprofessional experience leading technological innovations in both governmentand private sector. Most recently, he was a Senior Engineer at the RANDCorporation working on autonomous vehicle safety metrics and policy.explainable artificial intelligence swarm robotics and drone defense.Previously, he served as Senior Technical Advisor and Special Assistant toFrank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology andlogistics. Mr. Holliday helped establish the Defense Innovation UnitExperimental and was a member of the defense Science Board. Mr. Holliday hasalso worked for the Department of Energy as a project manger for the U.S.-Russia Nuclear Material Security Task Force. He was awarded the DOE’sMeritorious Service Award, its highest, for his exceptional service in helpingsecure tons of weapons grade nuclear material. Prior to his governmentservice, Mr. Holliday was a senior engineering and robotics professional at theLawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories as well as variousrobotics start-ups and technology companies in Silicon Valley.African American Heritage House, Inc.Highlighting Community MembersMaynard HollidayAAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2, 2025December 20th, 2024, marked the conclusion ofMr. Hollidays tenure as PTDO AssistantSecretary of Defense for Critical Technologies.Mr Holliday states on his Linkedn page, “It hasbeen the honor of a lifetime to have served inthe Biden-Harris Administration.” You can learnmore about the incredible credentials andcontributions to our nation on his webpage:www.maynardholliday.com
AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2, 2025The Tech Honors four African AmericanInnovators in STEM. The Tech InteractiveIn San Jose, CA
The African American Heritage House welcomes our new board member,Daryl I. Smith, MD. Dr. Smith is an Anesthesiologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Santa Cruz,California. Dr. Smith graduated from the Warren Alpert Medical School ofBrown University. He works in Santa Cruz, CA and specializes inAnesthesiology, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine, and MedicalToxicology. Dr. Smith has served as Professor of Anesthesiology andPerioperative Medicine University of Rochester School of Medicine &Dentistry, Rochester, NY Chief Diversity Officer, Department ofAnesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine University of Rochester Schoolof Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2, 2025AAHH Wish MattieTinsley A HappyBirthdayBoard Members
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AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2, 2025Be a volunteer bike ambassador and impact our commumityregister for training AAHH Board members Thank San Jose Chapter of Jack& Jill for visiting African American Heritage house.March 23, 2025Celebrating International Womens Day March 8, 2025commemorating women’s fight for equality andliberation along with the women’s rights movement. Three women who dedicated their lives to spaceexploration.
AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2, 2025AAHH Board Members Thank our members and friends ofHeritage House for attending the Afro-latino Festivalon March 29 th, 2025The African American Heritage House and the Chiechi Housejoin forces to present their first annual Afro-Latino Festival
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Contact Board Member:Jan@aahhsanjose.orgKathy@aahhsanjose.orgUrla@aahhsanjose.orgSusan@aahhsanjose.orgMattie@aahhsanjose.orgRobert@aahhsanjose.orgDaryl@aahhsanjose.orgYour donation is 100% tax-deductible.AAHH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization