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KCBMBAA Game Day
2 for 1
Aug. 15th
Chiefs vs. Houston
Oct. 11th
Chiefs vs. Dallas
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A Word From the President......
Thank you for your interest in the Kansas City Chapter! This is an exciting time for the Board as we work to move the chapter to the next level. The KC Chapter has a wonderful legacy that the leadership team hopes to contribute too. However, we realize that we would not be able to accomplish anything without YOU! [more]
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National Black MBA Association - Kansas City Chapter |
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Tip of the Week
Save the Date:
Annual Dinner & Scholarship Ceremony
October 27, 2009
Barbara Thomas, President & CEO of NBMBAA
Ms. Thomas is a leading force behind the emergence of diversity as a driving factor in the corporate world. Working with businesses at every level, from entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations, she addresses the need for new talent, leadership, and strategic planning initiatives. Her forward thinking and dynamic action have helped place the NBMBAA in its present position as a unique resource for the business community worldwide.
Ms. Thomas has created in the NBMBAA a pipeline of opportunity leading from the high school classroom through undergraduate and graduate education, and to multiple levels of business, government and community development.
A lifetime member of the NBMBAA, Ms. Thomas has served as President of the
Boston chapter and at the NBMBAA’s headquarters as Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer before taking the organization’s helm. Previously she spent 25 years in the broadcast industry, earning her MBA from
Columbia
University while at CBS and becoming the first Black woman to complete the network’s
School of
Management. During her CBS career, she acquired training and experience in directing financial turn-arounds and, after taking an early retirement from CBS, applied those skills to the non-profit industry, where she successfully resuscitated the financial status of several deteriorating organizations.
A regular contributor to BusinessWeek, Ms. Thomas has been named to the Ebony 100+ Most Influential Black Americans list for three consecutive years and is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgements from the many business schools, business forums and civic organizations across the country where she has spoken. Ms. Thomas sits on the board of directors of the Association of Black Foundation Executives, Inc. (ABFE) as well as the Echelon Property & Casualty Insurance Company board.
Sponsored By:
Federal Reserve of Kansas City |
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In 1970, a group of MBA candidates at the University of Chicago met and developed the concept and objectives of the Association. Later, in 1974, National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) was incorporated as a nonprofit organization under the laws of the state of New York.
Membership
The NBMBAA is a nonprofit organization of minority MBAs, business professionals, business students and entrepreneurs in both private and public sectors. Members share a commitment to education and business, the two keys to the economic development of the African-American community. |
Upcoming Events:
Professional Development: Eliminate Habits that Hinder Success
July 16, 2009
6pm @ UMKC Bloch School
Veveca Moss
HR Director
Shook Hardy and Bacon
Sponsored By:  
Career Fair
August 27th
10am - 3pm
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
Meet with UMB, Prudential, City of Kansas City, Target, Geha and many more!!!
Companies interested in hosting a booth Click Here!
KCBMBAA Game Days
Tailgating and 2 Games for the price of 1!!!
Aug. 15th & Oct. 11th
Chiefs vs. Houston Chiefs vs. Dallas
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The Vision
The Kansas City Chapter of the National Black MBA Association's vision is to be the leading organization influencing economic and intellectual wealth in the Kansas City metropolitan community
Mission: As a professional membership organization of Black graduates with MBAs, advanced degrees, and entrepreneurs, the mission of the Kansas City Chapter of NBMBAA is to increase the number, as well as the diversity, of successful Blacks in the business community by:
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Developing youth into future business leaders
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Bridging professional development through innovative programming our members
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Building key partnerships
The Kansas City Chapter was founded in 1992 and received its 501(c)3 status in 1995. The KC Chapter has an e-mail distribution of over 400 African-American professionals and corporate partners. Members are employed by leading corporations such as Urban League of Greater Kansas City, University of Missouri-Bloch School, The Leander Group, Sprint Corporation, Security Benefit Group, Nestle Purina PetCare Company, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Hallmark Cards, and BNSF Railway.
The Kansas City Chapter has relationships with several local corporations and organizations throughout the metropolitan area, including the Federal Reserve Bank, Kauffman Foundation, Sprint, Urban Leaue of Greater Kansas City, Yellow Roadway Corporation and the University of Missouri Kansas City Bloch School of Business and Public Administration.
Executive Council
Advisory Council
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Victor Hammond |
UMB Bank |
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Sharon Hardy |
Citizens Bank & Trust |
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Barrett Hatches |
Swope Health Services |
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Marcellus Hughes |
H & H Consultants, LLC |
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Lonnie Scott |
Mid-America Minority Business Development Council |
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Roland Shelton |
Park University |
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