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About Us
Mission Statement
The National Black MBA Association, Inc., is a non-profit
organization of minority MBAs, business professionals, entrepreneurs
and MBA students. With close to 8,000 members working in both
private and public sectors throughout the country, we share a
commitment to education and business--the two principal keys to the
economic development of the African-American community.
President's
Message
I
am honored to serve as President of the National Black MBA
Association, Pittsburgh Chapter. In 2011 we
will continue to provide solutions to the issues that we
confront in our professional careers, education, business, and
communities at large. Our
mission is to increase the intellectual and economic wealth
for blacks. In
addition, our vision is to “become the premiere black professional organization
in the Greater Pittsburgh Region by 2012.
In
2010, we had the best
year in the history of the Chapter.
As a result, we experienced significant growth
in all areas. I’ll
touch on a few highlights.
Our education initiatives resulted in successful
outcomes, such as our award winning scholarship program, where
we grew from $14,000 (9 students received scholarships) in
2008 to $180,000 in 2009 and $150,000 in 2010.
The last two years we provided scholarships to 35
students. In
addition, our Leaders of Tomorrow program (high school student
development/ mentoring) was enhanced by providing more relevant
development activities for students.
For example, a team of students from our Leaders of
Tomorrow program competed in the National Case Competition in
South Florida and attended our National Conference in Los
Angeles, California. I’m
also proud to report that our membership grew from 133 to 228
from 2009 to 2010, which positioned us as the #9 chapter in
the Association out of 44 chapters and #1 in the state of
Pennsylvania. We
also experienced tremendous growth in our partnerships and
sponsorships, which enabled the chapter to have the resources
to provide more relevant programming and opportunities.
In
2011, the leadership team is ready to make the chapter even
better, by leveraging our past successes and creating
tremendous opportunities for our members, partners, business
professionals, and the Greater Pittsburgh Region.
The Chapter will continue to gain strength through
increasing membership, partnerships, relevant programs and
activities that result in intellectual and economic wealth for
blacks. We will continue to collaborate with our partners and
other businesses to provide access to talent, business
opportunities, professional development, and other
initiatives.
I
ask each constituent for continued support.
It will take teamwork and collaboration to make our
chapter great and fulfill our mission and vision.
Together
we can!
Sincerely,
Kevin W. Cameron
President
National Black MBA Association, Pittsburgh Chapter
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