**MEDIA ADVISORY**
National Black MBA Association®Advisory Council
The National Black MBA Association®has established an Advisory Council that will be comprised of current members of the Association who will help the Board and the Association in achieving its mission to lead in the creation of educational, wealth building and growth opportunities for its over 14,000 members. The members of the Advisory Council were specifically selected by the NBMBAA Board of Directors to help the Association achieve its vision of empowering visionaries, intellectually and economically, and creating a world where diversity and inclusion are fundamental values. Our ability to leverage the expertise and professional experience of these highly talented professionals as we execute against our strategic plan will be transformational and will help lay the foundation that will uphold the NBMBAA for decades to come.
The Advisory Council members will be able to provide their talent and resources, and share valuable input, that will aid in the development and execution of various member programs and initiatives. This esteemed Advisory Council will help to continue to strengthen the NBMBAA®value proposition, grow membership, strengthen corporate partnerships, and increase sponsorships.
We Congratulate the following NBMBAA®members who have accepted this coveted invitation to join the NBMBAA Advisory Council:
- Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis Benedict College, President
- Trudy Bourgeois Center for Workforce Diversity, CEO
- Gary Dent Devine Talent Management, Principal
- Divina Gamble Korn Ferry, Senior Client Partner
- Oyauma Garrison A Kid Again, President & CEO
- Dr. Alison Graves-Calhoun Medtronic, Principal Clinical Specialist
- Yvette Hollingsworth Wells Fargo Bank, Regulatory Innovation Officer
- Vernon Irvin CenturyLink, Former President, Small-Medium Business Sales
- John Lewis Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Partner
- Mark Lewis University of Chicago, Executive Director for Executive Education
- Winfield Murray City of Atlanta, Deputy Chief of Staff
- Verdun Perry Blackstone, Managing Director
- Cornelia Robinson Amazon, Community Engagement Manager
- Shelley Stewart III McKinsey & Company, Partner
- Christopher Upperman Envolve Entrepreneurship, CEO
- Anthony Walker Walmart, Senior Vice President – Tax
- Brian Watson Apple, Product Marketing Manager
- William Wells W. Wells & Associates, LLC, President
- LaNella Hooper Williams Hooper Williams Communications, CEO
About National Black MBA Association®:
NBMBAA®is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) professional member-based organization which leads in the creation of educational and growth opportunities for black professionals. Representing more than 14,000 members within 40 professional chapters, 33 Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) chapters and 300+ corporate and university partners, the organization is dedicated to developing partnerships that create intellectual and economic wealth in the Black community through its five channels of engagement: career, education, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle. For more information, visit www.nbmbaa.org.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Julia Baker
Vice President, Phase 3 Marketing and Communications
Julia.Baker@phase3mc.com
404.367.9898 x612
Brooke Hooper
PR Manager, Phase 3 Marketing and Communications
Brooke.Hooper@phase3mc.com
404.367.9898 x619
