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NBMBAA membership covers a broad spectrum of industries and experience. Our board
also reflects diversity of professionals found in the African American business
community. They bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise, ranging from
technology to public service, and unique opportunities to network and develop relationships.
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CHAIRMAN OF THE NBMBAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leonard James, III Recognized figure in community outreach and advocacy activities |
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- Corporate Policy Advisor, Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Awards & Recognitions:
· Silver life member, NAACP
- Civic Affiliations:
· Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
· NBMBAA - Houston Chapter
· Corporate Advisory Board of the League of United Latin America Citizens (LULAC)
· Board of Directors of the National Civil Rights Museum
· National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
· University of Houston's C.T. Bauer College of Business International
Institute for Diversity & Cross-Cultural Management
· 100 Black Men of America
- BA, Statistics, University of Alabama; MBA, Louisiana State University
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William (Bill) Wells Jr. Recognized figure in the inclusion and diversity industry |
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- Vice President of Strategic Inclusion Solutions, InclusionINC
- Co-producer and workshop facilitator, Multicultural Forum (Annual two-day diversity conference)
- Awards & Recognitions:
· Chairman’s Leadership Award - Diversity Champions
· Corporate Innovation Award
· Outstanding Achiever in Business & Industry
· Outstanding MBA of the Year
- MBA, Long Island University
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BOARD SECRETARY
Gena L. Ashe Recognized figure in corporate law, transactions, intellectual property, litigation and
other substantive legal areas for public broadcasting services |
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- Senior Vice President – Legal, Catalina Marketing Corporation
- Civic Affiliations:
· American Corporate Counsel Association
· Charting Your Own Course Foundation
· Corporate Counsel Women of Color
· The Links, Inc.
· Jack and Jill of America
· Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
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BOARD VICE CHAIR/DEVELOPMENT
Audrey Dillard Hines
Recognized figure in talent acquisition, organizational development, strategy development, succession planning, compliance, employee relations,
team building, conflict resolution, change management, and executive/management
coaching |
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- President, Dillard Hines & Associates
- Awards & Recognitions:
· NBMBAA Helping Hands Award, 2004
- Civic Affiliations:
· Women with Heart – Morehouse School of Medicine
· Homestretch of Roswell
· YWCA of Greater Atlanta – Academy of Women Achievers
· Leadership Atlanta Class of 1999
· Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
· Links, Incorporated
- MBA, Pepperdine University
- Complete Bio
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BOARD TREASURER
John Peoples Recognized figure in global equity and innovation |
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- Vice President, Global Franchise Marketing and Innovation (Consumer Care Division), Merck
- Former President and General Manager, SC Johnson and Son
- Former Managing Partner and CFO, Global Lead Management Consulting
- Awards & Recognitions:
· Named one of "Marketing 100", Advertising Age Marketing, 1994
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VICE CHAIR, PROGRAMS AND POLICY
Keith R. Wyche Recognized figure in driving sales and satisfying customers through continued marketing, merchandising and operational
excellence |
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- President, CUB Foods, SUPERVALU
- Directs 8,000 associates
- Author, “Good Is Not Enough: And Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals”, 2008, Publisher: PenguinUSA
- Civic Affiliations:
· WMS Industries
- Awards & Recognitions:
· “Good Is Not Enough: And Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals”, Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, as an Outstanding
Literary Work, 2009
- MBA. Baldwin-Wallace College
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BOARD MEMBER
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.
Recognized figure in business development, public relations and fundraising |
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- Chairman Emeritus, 100 Black Men of America, Inc. and President and CEO, TWD, Inc.
- Established the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc.
- Co-founder, Georgia Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (GAME)
- Co-founder, Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance
- Awards & Recognitions:
· First African-American to serve as State Director and Chief Administrator
over five field offices and one state office for the US Senate
· One of the 100 most influential Black leaders, Ebony, 2004
· One of the 100 most influential Black leaders, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2004
- Civic Affiliations:
· National Drug Free Communities Act Advisory Commission
· Sickle Cell foundation of Georgia
· Black/Jewish Coalition
· National Assault on Illiteracy Board
- Additional information:
· Guest, C-Span, Montel Williams Show, Talk Back Atlanta, CNN
- MA, Clark-Atlanta University
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BOARD MEMBER
Stephen C. Lewis
Recognized figure in product sourcing by assembly plant, rationalization plans, deployment of efficiencies plan and labor
plans vs. plant requirements |
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- Director, Strategic Planning and Manufacturing Executive Office, Ford Motor Company
- Acting President, NBMBAA, 2010-2011
- President, NBMBAA, 1994-1997
- Vice President, NBMBAA, 1986-1989
- Former Co-Director, National Scholarship Program
- Former Chair, National Foundation Committee
- Founder, NBMBAA/Graduate Management Admission Council Partnership
- Awards & Recognitions:
· MBA of the Year Award, 1990
- MBA, Marquette University
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BOARD MEMBER
Quentin Roach
Recognized global leader in the development of high performing teams,
development & implementation of Supplier Relationship Management & Supply Chain
strategies, and Operations Management excellence |
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- Chief Procurement Officer & Senior Vice President - Global Procurement, External Manufacturing and Supplier Development, Merck & Co., Inc.
- Civic Affiliations:
· National Black College Alumni – Hall of Fame Foundation
· Advisory Board Member for Arizona State University -
W.P. Carey College of Business-MBA Programs
· The Institute for Supply Management - Editorial Review Board
· The Center for Youth Services
· National Advisory Board for the Arts Visitation Program
· Garth Fagan Dance
- Awards & Recognitions:
· Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America, Savoy Magazine
· 40 Under Forty, Rochester Business Journal
- Additional Information:
· Guest lecturer, Executive Development Institute
- MS, Arizona State University
- Recent Publications:
· Writer, Make Mentoring a Priority, Inside Supply Management, August 2011
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BOARD MEMBER
Kim Seymour
Recognized figure in acquisitions, talent assessment, organizational design,
performance management, compensation strategy, and coaching/counseling |
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- Vice President of Executive Talent Management, American Express
- JD, Vanderbilt University; MBA, Indiana University
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BOARD MEMBER
Bruce Thompson Recognized figure in
finance, marketing, strategic planning, operations and not for profit organizations |
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- Vice President of Finance in the Building Efficiency Group, Johnson Controls
- BA of Economics, Howard University; MBA, Stanford University’s Graduate
School of Business and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs
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