NBMBAA Community Service Project
Holistic Health: Building a Healthy EcoSystem Around You
Empower a healthier world by joining us for the Holistic Health Community Service Project. Bring your pedometer and take time out today to join us for the Youth Empowerment Walk and Community Health Fair. The health walk is $15 per walker or $100 for a team of 10. Proceeds benefit the Indianapolis Chapter Leaders of Tomorrow® program and the Center for Leadership Development. Kids under 12 walk free. And the Community Health Fair is also free!

Walk registration: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Youth Empowerment Walk: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Community Health Fair: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Canal Loop & Military Park, 610 W. New York St.

Text 20222 to make a $10 contribution to the Holistic Health Community Service Project

Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company

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NBMBAA Congratulates its 2012 Award Winners

Chairman’s Award
Donald Comer

Silver Torch Award
Nationwide

Helping Hands Award
FedEx

Entrepreneur of the Year
Dan Jenkins, President/CEO, Jinton Enterprises, LLC d/b/a SUBWAY

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Friday Highlights
Stories from today's Plenary, Keynote Luncheon and Networking sessions, as well as the NBMBAA Annual Membership Meeting and Reception.

 

Indianapolis, Raleigh-Durham and Washington, D.C. tied as first place winners for Chapter of the Year Award. Surprised chapter presidents received their award during Friday’s annual NBMBAA Membership Meeting.

The winning chapters demonstrated excellence in programming, membership development and acquisition, national alignment along with furthering the legacy of the mission and vision of the organization through strong leadership and partnership.
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Men’s and Women’s Forum: Equal Time in the Workplace

Attendees of Friday’s Plenary Session heard a candid, lively discussion on how to play the corporate career game and win. The Men’s and Women’s Forum, "Equal Time: Men & Women in the Workplace," featured a panel of speakers offering straight-talk advice for African American men and women on advancing their careers.
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He promised not to bore the audience and to share actionable information that would make everyone believe their time was well spent – and Mel Parker, vice president and general manager of the North American Consumer and Small Office for Dell, delivered on his promise to the Friday luncheon participants.
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Participants were not sure what to expect when they entered the session described as an opportunity to share ideas and input for future conferences but two hours later, there were still people adding to the lists!

Expertly facilitated by Kevin Pitts of Performance Consulting Group, the group was charged with brainstorming new and different ideas or approaches for conference planners to consider.
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Burned out in her corporate job, Terra Winston embarked on a journey of self-discovery that started with a sabbatical in Argentina and eventually led her to launch her own consulting business.

Some of the insights she shared in her Friday afternoon session, Before You Go – Networking for Almost Entrepreneurs, came from thinking about the things she might have done differently while she was still working in corporate America.
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Congratulations to the 2012 NBMBAA Chapter Award Winners

Chapters of the Year
Washington. D.C.
Raleigh-Durham
Indianapolis

Chapter Member of the Year
Loren McCray, Director of Marketing and Programming, Cincinnati Chapter

LOT® Program of the Year
Jacqueline Lee-Smith, President, Raleigh-Durham Chapter

Newcomer President
Brandy Williams, President, Cincinnati Chapter

Five Channel Awards
Career Channel Award
Washington, DC Chapter – John James, Chapter President

Education Channel Award
Pittsburgh Chapter – Jerrilynn Freelon, Chapter President

Entrepreneur Channel Award
Atlanta Chapter – Charmaine Ward, Chapter President

Leadership Channel Award
Greater Harrisburg Chapter – Angela Mitchell, Chapter President

Lifestyle Channel Award
Washington, D.C. Chapter – John James, Chapter President

Retiring Chapter Presidents
Charmaine Ward – Atlanta Chapter
Delores Lenzy-Jones – Austin Chapter
Renee Malbranche – Boston Chapter
Joe Randolph – Charlotte Chapter
Spencer Palmer – Chicago Chapter
Emerson Drakes – Hartford Chapter
Carl McGowan – Houston Chapter
Kathy Valentine – New Jersey Chapter
Garland Thompson – Philadelphia Chapter
Tanya Mahan – Westchester/Greater Connecticut Chapter
Stephanie Hale – Central Florida Chapter

 

Congratulations to the 2012 NBMBAA Scholarship Recipients

NBMBAA®/Consortium Fellowship Post Graduate Scholarship Award
Dante Cunningham
Consortium Fellowship

GE Scholarship
Patrick Mathias
Northwestern University

Morris Cox
Columbia Business School

Jeffrey A. Coles Jr.
New York University Stern School

Rene’e Rufen-Blanchette
George Washington University

Corlogic Scholarship
Carolyn Griffin
Vanderbilt University

Justin Gilstrap
Harvard

Kaiser Permanente Scholarship
DePaul Vaughn
Yale School of Management

Rahshiene Taha
Northwestern University

Ford Scholarship
Donovan Wright
Howard University

James Pipkins
University of Illinois

David Montongo
Clark Atlanta University

Allegra Jerman
Clark Atlanta University

Paris Proctor
Florida A&M University

Terrance Wallace
University of Alabama

Julian Nicks
Washington University

Terrell Hunt
Northeastern University

University of Phoenix Scholarship
Thomas Lore
Rory Thomas
Jerry Johnson
Brittany Baird