2018 Holiday Business Alliance Directory by d-mars.com

BLACK PROFESSIONALS & ENTREPRENEURS ALLIANCE

2018 DIRECTORY

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PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE We are honored to have the opportunity to partner with the Black Professionals Alliance and so many other great organizations for the 9th Annual Holiday Social and Toy Drive. We believe that as business owners and professionals we have the responsibility to give back, and this event is a great opportunity to do just that. We want people to know that black organizations are coming together for a good cause and making difference. This event also gives these organizations a chance to network with other participating organizations as well as other event attendees. Our hope is that this event and directory serve as a way for the guests to form lasting professional relationships with each other. We have a responsibility to help our fellow black businesses, organizations and professionals succeed and using this event to connect with one another and highlight the importance of working together is a step toward success. d-mars.com has had the honor to have been a part of this event since its inception. Through the 20 years that D-MARS has been in business, we have made it our mission to support African American businesses, organizations and professionals. Being able to serve at an event that has such a similar mission is truly a match made in heaven.

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SPONSORS DIRECTORY 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston, Inc (100 BM) Kenneth Robinson Jr, President info@100blackmenhou.org 100blackmenhou.org • 1.877.429.8614 P.O. Box 604 • Bellaire, TX 77402

American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) names goes here, title info@aabe.org aabe.org • 713.660.8299

Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) Stephany Simien-Cole, Chapter President cole.stephany26@gmail.com houstoncomto.org • 713.591.7526

Emerging 100 Houston (E 100) Jarred Morgan, President Travis Bryant, Public Relations Christian Oneyemen, Membership info@emerging100houston.com emerging100htx.com

Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) Courtney Johnson-Rose, Board Chair info@ghbcc.com ghbcc.com • 713.660.8299

Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE) names goes here, title info@haabse.org haabse.org • 713.529.3305 2

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SPONSORS DIRECTORY Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals (HAULYP) Deion N. Dorsett, MBA, President info@haulyp.org haulyp.org • 225.803.0632

Houston Association of Black Journalists (HABJ) names goes here, title Jerome.solomon@habj.org habj.org

Houston Black Real Estate Association (HBREA) admin@hbreahouston.org hbreahouston.org 713.551.2092 • 713.583.8438 e-fax

Houston Lawyers Association (HLA) Robin L. Burgess, Board President houstonlawyersassociation.org • 202.854.9281

Houston Medical Forum (HMF) names goes here, title info@houstonmedicalforum.com houstonmedicalforum.com • 832.478.7677

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SPONSORS DIRECTORY National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Catrese Kilgore, President president@nabahouston.org www.nabahouston.com • 630.240.5500 3262 Westheimer Rd Ste 420 • Houston, TX 77098

National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG) nabgg_us@hotmail.com nabg-us.org 723 Main Street • Suite 1006 • Houston, TX 77002

National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) names goes here, title nahsehq@nahse.org www.nahse.org • 832.85-NAHSE

National Black Information Technology Leadership Organization (NBITLO) names goes here, title info@nbilto.org nbitlo.org • 832.224.5801

National Black MBA Association Houston Chapter (NBMBAA) Errol Allen II, President president@houstonblackmba.net houstonblackmba.org • 713.899.8657

National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) nfbpahoustontx.org 4

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SPONSORS DIRECTORY National Sales Network (NSN) Amber Doss, NSN Houston Chapter President president@nsnhouston.org nsnhouston.org • 225.278.6204

National Society of Black Engineers Houston Professionals (NSBE) LeChell Honorat, Public Relations Chair pr@nsbehouton.org nsbehouston.org • 760.580.1517

Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) Jean Olivier, Mbog-Southwest & Africa Region Director jmbog@obap.org obap.org • 800.538.6227 or 386.255.3357

Texas Black Expo Jerome Love, Founder and President jerome@texasblackexpo.com Shannon Williams, Ph. D., Co-Founder & Vice President texasblackexpo.com • 832.200.0540 12401 S Post Oak • Suite 218 • Houston, TX 77045

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THE BLACK PROFESSIONALS ALLIANCE is hosting its 9th Annual Holiday Social and Toy Drive at the Revention Music Center. This event is an opportunity for black professionals and entrepreneurs to come together and collect toys for hundreds of children across the Houston area. Carmen Herrera of National Sales Network and Gene Padgett of National Association of Black Accountants have lead this event since its inception in 2009.

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HOW DID THIS EVENT GET STARTED? Herrera: This event was birthed in December 2008. Gene and I were at a holiday party for the National Sales Network, which I was president of at the time, and we were talking about how dreadful our holiday parties usually are, with all the money you spend and not a great turn out. We began discussing the idea of doing something together and said “let’s collaborate and do an event together.” From there we did a joint event with National Sales Network, National Association of Black Accountants, Black MBAs and Black HR Professionals. d These four organizations got together and put on a networking event. It was such a phenomenal turnout, with such excitement, so we decided not to stop there. That is when we held a holiday event in December 2009. It was our first holiday event at the House of Blues, and again it was such an overwhelming response that we knew we were on to something. And now this is our ninth year of hosting this event.

HOW HAS THIS EVENT GROWN AND CHANGED OVER THE YEARS? Padgett: Our first holiday event was held at the House of Blues in 2009. We had four organizations that came together to put on the event and 125 guests in attendance. The next year we grew to 400 attendees and added an additional four organizations. It just kind of snowballed from there. Last year we reached 25 organizations that participated and almost 2,000 attendees.

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THIS YEAR’S EVENT? Herrera: This year is actually going to be a really exciting year. Of course, we think it will be our biggest yet because it keeps growing and growing, but we also invited a special guest, a dear friend to the organizations, myself and Gene: Dr. George C. Fraser. He is a world-renowned speaker and author and is very dedicated to the African American community and the success of what we do in the business and financial world. We’re also going to have other fun things, so everything really is coming around.

WHY IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CHOOSE TO PUT ON YEAR AFTER YEAR? Herrera: Gene and I share the same passion for our community, and we want to do something to bring unity and make a bigger impact. We’re really passionate about bringing African American professionals and entrepreneurs together and giving back to the community. We will continue to do this. We know the holiday season is a special time, and not everybody is as fortunate as we are to be able to provide gifts or have someone to spend time with. Some of these children may not even have their parents in their lives because they may be in jail or have passed away. We want to do what we can during this season

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? Padgett: I think Carmen touched on it a bit, but this event generates so much power in the room. We want to use this to do more things in the community not just at Christmas time but year-round. I think we have so much strength in numbers, and in today’s political climate it is good to show Black professionals coming together and doing something good. MR. D-MARS: We believe that as business owners and professionals we have a responsibility to give back. Through doing the marketing and partnering with this organization, we want to do our part by making sure everybody in this city knows about this event. We want people to know that black organizations are coming together for a good cause and making a difference. d-mars.com is so thankful and proud to have been a part of this event since its beginning. Through the 19 years that d-mars.com has been in business, we have made it our mission to support African American businesses and professionals. Being able to serve at an event that has the same mission is a match made in heaven.

WHAT OTHER ACTIVITIES DOES THIS EVENT INCLUDE? Padgett: Because we have gotten so large, we will actually use the entire facility for the event. We’ll have a toy collection area where, in the past, we’ve collected between 1,000-1,200 toys. We’ll have a VIP and sponsors area as well as a VIP and sponsors after party in the Jack Daniels room which is below the Revention Music Center. Herrera: In addition to the event, we’re also going to make a weekend of it since Dr. Fraser will be in town. On Saturday we will be hosting a reception for some of the organizations and key stakeholders of the city. We are making it a Black Professional Alliance Weekend.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH CHILDREN’S ORGANIZATIONS THE TOYS GO TO? Padgett: Because we get so many toys, we probably add five or six other organizations to give to every year. Each year, we give toys to the Blue Triangle Multicultural Center, Toys for Tots, the Nehemiah Center, Women and Children Center, Bread of Life and many more. We try to spread it around to different organizations to benefit kids in the city that may not have a Christmas.

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