About Us
Mission
The National Black MBA Association, Inc. (NBMBAA) is a business organization, which leads in the creation of economic and intellectual wealth for the African-American community. The St. Louis Chapter of the NBMBAA is a recognized 501(C)3, organization with a mission to assist in the professional, entrepreneurial, economic and intellectual development of our members, corporate partners and the community at-large.
Members are actively engaged in a variety of fields including marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, information technology, telecommunications, general management, in the for-profit arena, as well as involved in entrepreneurial endeavors. Members are encouraged to share their expertise by participating in various chapter activities, which focus on a variety of themes.
History
The NBMBAA - St. Louis Chapter, formed in 1984 and incorporated in the State of Missouri in 1984, has over 135 members with professional experience acquired from both public and private sector organizations. Our chapter founders are: Maria Flores, Jesse Swanigan, and Ruth Teague-Rice.
Leadership Team
Executive Committee
- President - Amber Simpson
- VP of Administration - Jacquie Vick
- VP of Operations - Paula M. Hughes
- Treasurer - Telesa Nolan
- Secretary - Tracy Blue
- Chapter Relations- OPEN
- Immediate Past President - K. Kalimba Kindell
Committee Chairpersons
- Corporate Partnership - OPEN
- Scholarship and Student Affairs - Jef Williams
- Public Relations - C. Joseph Adams
- Programs - Alyce Herndon
- Community Development - Terrance Duncan & Scharad Hutchins
- Membership - Cynthia Hayes
- Human Resources - Sonia Walker & LaTanya Raymond
- Fundraising - Gail Garnett
- Investments - K. Kalimba Kindell
- Leaders of Tomorrow - Bobbie Richardson and Jef Williams
National Officers
Download the NBMBAA-St. Louis Chapter 2009-2011 Strategic Plan
Download our Advertising Rates