Come out to celebrate the African American Heritage Night with the NBMBAA – Los Angeles Chapter at the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament with a guest speaker from AEG , Kevin McDowell – Executive VP , Chief Administrative Officer including a group Photo on the STAPLES  Center court! 

When: Wednesday, March 7, 2012,  6p to 11p
Where: Staples Center, Level 200 Seating
Costs: Student Member $35, Full/Associate Member $45, Non-Member $55
          Purchase Tickets: http://scholarshipfundraiser.eventbrite.com  

Celebrate our history and expand your network all at the same time. LABMBAA in association with National Sales Network and Black Women Physicians invites you to our annual Black History Month Mixer!

When: Thursday Feb 23, 2012   6p-10p
Where: Conga Room, LA Live
Costs: Free (advance rsvp for members) $10 (non-members)
             $15 for all at the door
Parking: Street parking from $5 to $15
RSVP: http://blackhistorymixer2012.eventbrite.com/ 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 26, 2011 – LOS ANGELES  On Saturday, October 29, 2011, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., the Los Angeles Chapter of The National Black MBA Association (LABMBAA) will host their Annual Scholarship and Recognition Brunch  which recognizes the chapter’s leadership, partners and scholarship recipients.  Philanthropist  and entrepreneur Bernard Kinsey will be the event's keynote speaker. Tickets for the event are $40 and can be purchased online at http://annualscholarshipbrunch.eventbrite.com. All proceeds will benefit the organization’s mission to identify and increase the pool of Black talent in business public, private and non-profit. The chapter provides thousands of dollars in annual scholarships to deserving undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students pursing careers in business.

Announcing the 2011 Officer Election results... Below are our newly elected 2012-2014 Officers!  Please feel free to congratulate them by leaving a comment below. 

Next Thursday, July 14th, we will be holding our "Strategic Influence Workshop" Presented by TARGET Corporation at the beautiful "Target Terrace" venue at L.A. Live. This event is co-hosted with NSHMBA, Orange County Chapter.

We had our fun at last month's "Salsa & Soul," but this month is about professional growth!

by Linda DeYampert
Membership Chairperson

Bridgette is the new Sustainability Engineering Manager for Yum! Brands located in Louisville, where she will report directly to the Chief Sustainability Officer.  In her new role she will provide effective leadership to define and develop strategy, standards and support systems for Sustainable Supply Chain. 

by Bessie Kaine
Communications Chairperson

The Communications Committee is continually developing and expanding as it seeks to accomodate the increased methods of communications used not just by the members of our Los Angeles Chapter but also by our National organization. 

President’s Column
by Lynn Beatty
Chapter Newsletter, March 2011

Greetings members, partners and guests!  The L.A. Chapter continues to be one of the largest and most active chapters in the country!  We have already hosted eleven events the first half of the year, and plan to provide many more during the 2nd half of 2011!