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Eric A. Sheppard
President/CEO/Founder
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Eric Anthony Sheppard, President and CEO of Diversity Restoration Solutions, Inc. (DRS). Eric is President and founder of Diversity Restoration Solutions, Inc., an international trade development and cultural diversity training firm located in Hampton Roads Virginia. In addition, Eric is also an author and family genealogy researcher.
Eric started family genealogy research in 1996. He is a past member of the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society. During his genealogy research, He discovered a slave narrative about a former slave named Moses Grandy from Camden, NC, whom he believes is his ancestor. In 1843, the British & Foreign Anti-Slavery Society of London, England published Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy; Late a Slave in the United States of America. The genealogy research led to his passion for reconnecting with his ancestral roots in Africa, where he developed his company's business concept of merging commerce and cultural relationships with Africa to enhance U.S. and Africa global trade relations.
In September 2008, Eric was appointed by the U.S. House of Representative Minority Leader, Congressman John Boehner, to serve on the Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (H.R. 3432). This federal commission was formed to coordinate activities across the United States to observe the 200th anniversary of the abolishment of the transatlantic slave trade. He was also nominated to serve on the Maryland Slavery Commission in 2006.
Eric has been featured in many national and regional newspapers and on radio shows including The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The Afro American (Baltimore, MD), The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), The Herald Sun (Durham, NC) and The Journal (National Naval Medical Center), "Reynolds Rap" with Dr. Barbara Reynolds on XM Satellite Channel 169 and "The Morning Journey" with Sandi Mallory on WEAA 88.9 FM.
Eric also leads the DRS African Diaspora Industry Sectors Network (ADISN) trade group and Wall of Return ™ projects. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and has a combined civilian and contractor career working with the various Department of Defense (DoD) agencies for over 25 years. One of the highlights of his DoD career was working on the Advanced Technology Bomber (B-2 Stealth) Program during its developmental, test, evaluation and initial production phases.
Eric earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Technical Management from the University of Maryland, University College and holds Associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force and Catonsville (MD) Community College. He resides with his family in Suffolk, Virginia.
Contact Information: Eric A. Sheppard
Email: esheppard@diversityrestoration.com
Phone: (757) 484-0906
Website: www.diversityrestoration.com
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