NABA Leadership

Calvin Harris, Jr., CPA

Calvin Harris, Jr., CPA serves as the National President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NABA's National Board of Directors.

Calvin is a Lifetime Member who has held leadership positions at the student, chapter, regional and national levels. He is a past President of the Baltimore Chapter, a former Secretary of the Eastern Region, a past recipient of the Eastern Region Chapter President of the Year award and former President of the Morehouse College Student Chapter.

Calvin is the President of Harvin Consulting LLC, providing “virtual CFO” accounting, forensic and consulting services for commercial and not-for-profit organizations. His executive career, which began at Arthur Andersen, has included various non-profit organizations. Calvin is the former Chief Financial Officer of Aeras and the Council for Excellence in Government and the former Controller of the United Nations Foundation, NeighborWorks America and Morgan State University.

Calvin is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of Maryland, and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants and the American Society of Association Executives. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, in business administration/ accounting from Morehouse College and is the former National Treasurer of the Morehouse College Alumni Association.

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Manuel Torres, CISA, CISSP

Manuel Torres, CISA, CISSP is NABA's Interim Executive Director. In this role, he is responsible for managing all aspects of NABA’s operations during the leadership transition of the current Executive Director. He served on the NABA, Inc. National Board for six years. He is a Lifetime Member from the Philadelphia Chapter, where he served three years as the Chapter’s President and was a co-founder of the Chapter’s Accounting Career Awareness Program.

Manuel’s extensive NABA experience also includes terms as the Eastern Region Chapter Representative, ER Vice President as well as Eastern Regional Student Conference and Resource Development Chair, along with multiple committee leadership roles at the Chapter level.

Previously, Manuel was a Senior Channel Strategist with CA, Inc. In that role, he oversaw the worldwide partner sales strategy for IT Governance solutions. Prior employers also include Ernst and Young, LLP, PwC, LLP, and Accume Partners. He earned his BS degree in Economics from Lehigh University and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Information Systems Security Professional. Manuel is also a member of ISACA and ISC².

Shariah Dixon-Turner, CFSA

Shariah Dixon-Turner, CFSA, Executive Vice President, is in her 14th year of service on the National Board. A Lifetime Member of the Philadelphia Chapter, Shariah has served as Eastern Region President and Vice-President, Chair of the Eastern Region Student Conference, Corporate Chair of the Eastern Region Student Conference for a number of years and in various leadership roles in the Philadelphia Chapter, including three terms as Chapter President. Additionally, Shariah has served on numerous National Committees. For the past three years, Shariah has served as the Chair of the National Convention.

Shariah has been the recipient of two Presidential Awards for Distinguished Service; the Philadelphia Chapter’s Outstanding Member Award and in 2007, was NABA’s National Outstanding Member. In addition to NABA, Shariah is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and serves as the Treasurer of Rho Theta Omega Chapter in Philadelphia, PA.

Shariah is currently the Corporate Finance Risk Manager at the Vanguard Group, one of NABA's corporate partners. She began her career with Arthur Andersen, LLP in Philadelphia and has several years of internal audit experience in the financial services and healthcare industries. Shariah graduated with honors with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting from Howard University.

Wayne Lee, CPA

Wayne Lee is the National Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA). He is also founder and president of Lazarus Group Consulting, Inc, a professional services firm that has provided accounting, tax, management, and financial consulting services to corporations, not-for-profits, small businesses, and individuals. He is also a registered representative with Genworth Financial, Inc. (formerly GE Financial) Independent Accountants Network. He is licensed in life insurance, health insurance, and has completed the Series 66 and Series 7. Additionally, Wayne is the Chief Financial Officer of The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, one of the Top 100 churches in the nation with 3 locations and approximately 300 acres of land. Wayne earned a B.S. degree in Accounting and a MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Wayne was the recipient of the National Member of the Year Award for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2006 and the recipient of the Presidential Service Award at the National Convention held in Detroit in June 2005. He has served as Past President of the Richmond Chapter, member of Richmond Chapter Presidential Advisory Council, Eastern Region Scholarship Committee Chairperson, Past Eastern Region Representative, Past National Director, and Co-founder of the Virginia Commonwealth University Student Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. He has served on the following National NABA Committees: Audit, Advocacy, Convention, Education and Professional Development, Marketing, Organizational Effectiveness and Personnel, Professional Member Services, Strategic Planning, Student Member Services. Wayne was involved in the initiatives to create the Academia membership rate, the College Pipeline Initiative (CPI), the NABA graphics standard manual, the professional chapter best practices CD, and the student chapter toolkit.

His other professional memberships include the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Member of the National Black MBA Association, and the National Association of Securities Professionals.

Veda Stanley

Veda Stanley, National Secretary, is a Lifetime Member who has served on the National Board for four years. She has chaired the New York Chapter's Professional Development Committee and served as its first Vice President and President. Her regional experience includes such roles as Chair of the Eastern Region Student Conference's Interview Committee, Chair of the Corporate Support Committee, and Regional Vice President. At the national level, Veda has lent her talents to the Student Member Services and Professional Member Services committees.

In 2003 and 2004, she was recognized as the Eastern Region Chapter's President of the Year. Veda, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Virginia State University, is a Program Accounting Manager with Clarendon Insurance Group in New York. Prior to that, she worked as a Statutory Financial Analyst for Empire BlueCross BlueShield, an Audit and Dispute Consulting Senior for Deloitte, and Manager of Corporate Receivables for American International Group.

Walter J. Smith, CPA

Walter J. Smith, CPA, the immediate Past National President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc, (NABA), is also Vice President of Financial Reporting at Prudential. He has oversight for Separate Accounts, Cash Management, and Operational Risk for the Life and Annuities business divisions. His diverse career includes tours of duty in audit (Deloitte & Touché, Marriott, Inc.), finance (New York Daily News), and financial services (AXA, Inc., Transamerica, Inc.).

Walter has been a NABA member for over 20 years with membership spanning from college to professional chapters in New York, Los Angeles, and New Jersey. He is a Lifetime Member of the NABA New York Chapter, and received the 2008 NABA Award for National Achievement in Industry at the 37th Annual National Convention held in Atlanta, Georgia. He previously served as National Director for three years on NABA’s National Board of Directors and was past Chair of the Organizational Effectiveness & Personnel Committee and the Chapter Development & Effectiveness Committee. He also served on the Finance and the Strategic Planning Committees. He has also served as Vice President and as Secretary of the NABA Eastern Region.

Walter was recently named to EBONY Magazine’s 2009 “Most Influential Organization Leaders” List. He was also named one of the Top 20 Diversity Champions by Diversity Edge magazine in 2007.

Walter graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Medgar W. Evers College in New York. He’s a Lifetime Member of the Medgar Evers College Alumni Association, Inc., and formerly served as Parliamentarian and Director on the Board of Directors. He is also a Lifetime Member of ALPFA – the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance & Accounting.

Ronald P. Walker, CPA

Ronald P. Walker, CPA, is Chairman of the Division of Firms of the National Association of Black Accountants and Managing Partner of Walker & Co., LLP, a CPA firm serving public and private sector clientele including publicly and privately owned corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and governmental and not-for-profit organizations. He founded the firm in 1985 after serving as Partner in Charge of the Washington, DC office of Mitchell and Titus and was a Financial Advisor on staff at the Ford Foundation. He began his career as a senior accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co.

In addition to overseeing the management of various mortgage insurance support operations for the Federal Housing Administration of HUD, Mr. Walker is an expert in the financial analysis of proposed business structures, service operations, financing alternatives and returns on investment. He is a member of the Board of Independence Federal Savings Bank and is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the D.C. Small Business Development Center at Howard University. He holds an M.B.A. degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.S. degree in accounting from the Stern School at New York University. Mr. Walker is a CPA licensed in the District of Columbia and New York.

Celia Thompkins, CPA

Celia Thompkins, CPA, is the Central Region President of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA). Thompkins is director of Global Internal Audit Services at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Celia earned a MBA in Management from St. Edward’s University and her BBA in Accounting from Texas State University. In addition, she has completed 30 hours toward her doctorate degree in organizational leadership at the University of Phoenix. She is a founding member of the NABA Northwest Arkansas Chapter and the Austin, Texas Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP).

Thompkins has held various leadership positions within NABA including Central Region Vice President, Chapter President, Chapter Vice President and a member of numerous National Subcommittees. Additionally, she has served as a member of the AICPA Minority Initiatives Committee; Texas Society of CPAs Education Committee, and vice president, Austin Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs.

Tina O. McIntyre, CPA

Tina O. McIntyre, CPA, is the Eastern Region President of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA). Tina is a Lifetime Member of the Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter. She has served in various leadership positions since joining NABA including Eastern Region Vice President, Baltimore Chapter President, Baltimore Chapter Treasurer, and Eastern Region Student Conference Registration Committee Chair. Tina has also been very active on several National Committees including the Ethics Committee, Chapter Development & Effectiveness Committee, and the Program Oversight & Development Committee. Tina was recognized nationally as the Eastern Region Chapter President of the Year in 2008.

Tina is a Managing Partner of Orr-McIntyre & Associates, LLC, a CPA and Business Advisory firm that provides a variety of tax, accounting, and consulting services to individuals and small-to-medium sized businesses across numerous industries. Orr-McIntyre & Associates, LLC is a proud member of NABA’s Division of Firms.

Tina is a magna cum laude graduate of Norfolk State University where she earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting. She has also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Strayer University. Tina is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Maryland.

W. Delores Lewis, CPA, CIA

W. Delores Lewis, CPA, CIA, is the Southern Region President of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA). Delores is a NABA Lifetime Member of the Atlanta Chapter. She has served in leadership positions on the local, regional and national level over the past 10 years, including Chair of the National Ethics Committee, Vice President of the Southern Region, and President of the Charlotte Chapter. Delores was a National Award Recipient as the 2004 Southern Region Chapter President of the Year.

In addition to NABA, Delores is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Delores is a Global Internal Audit Manager for Newell Rubbermaid. Prior employers include Coca-Cola Enterprises, Bank of America and Wachovia.

Sheila Taylor-Clark, CPA

Sheila Taylor-Clark, CPA, Western Region President of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA) is serving her fourth year on the National Board of Directors. Sheila is a tax senior manager at BDO USA . A Lifetime Member of NABA, Sheila is a past president and outstanding member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of NABA and was recognized as the Western Region Chapter President of the Year in both 2006 and 2007. Sheila was also recognized with the 2007 NABA Rising Star award. Within NABA, Sheila serves on the Audit, Finance, Organizational Effectiveness and Personnel, Student Member Services and Chapter Development and Effectiveness committees.

Sheila is also very active in her community serving as an Area Coordinator for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority – Omicron Mu Omega Chapter as well as Immediate Past President of the chapter’s foundation. She also serves as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair of the Bridge Breast Network, a non-profit organization that provides free medical care to uninsured individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. Sheila is also a member of the Blueprint for Leadership Alumni Association and regular panelist on the program’s United Way offerings. BFL is a board readiness program that trains minorities for non-profit board positions. Sheila is member of the AICPA, Texas Society of CPAs, and the Junior League of Dallas. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Jackson State University (Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting) and has done graduate work at the University of Memphis. She is a veteran of the United States Army Reserves, where she was recognized as “Soldier of the Company”. She is also listed in the National Register of Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals and was honored in 2010 as one of Dallas’ Top 25 Business Women to Watch by the Dallas Business Journal.

James Brown, CPA

James D. Brown, CPA, National Parliamentarian of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA), is the Managing Partner of James D. Brown, CPA, a full service accounting firm providing accounting, tax, consulting, and business advisory services to individuals and all forms of business.

A Lifetime Member of NABA, James is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. James has served NABA as Eastern Region President (3 years), as well as New York Chapter President (3 Years), 1st Vice President, and Treasurer.

Additionally, he has served on a variety of local, regional, and national committees, including Chair of the Lifetime Membership Committee, and Vice-Chair of the host committee for NABA's 2002 National Convention in New York. James was selected as the New York Chapter's Outstanding Member for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997, a President’s Award recipient in 2001, and as NABA’s National Outstanding Member in Fiscal Year 2002 .

In addition to NABA, James is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New Jersey Society of CPAs, and the Financial Executives Networking Group. James is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New Jersey, and also holds the designations of Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor (CMFC).

James and his wife Theresa reside in Teaneck, New Jersey, with their sons Jordan and Joshua.

Arica Harris

Arica Harris is the Central Region Chapter Representative of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA).

Monica Y. Brame

Monica Y. Brame is the Eastern Region Representative of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA). Monica is a Lifetime Member of the Metropolitan Washington, DC (Metro DC) Chapter. She is also serving as the Eastern Region (ER) Vice President, ER Student Conference Chair and Immediate Past President of the Metro DC Chapter. Monica previously served as Metro DC Chapter President, Vice President, Director of Corporate Membership and member of a number of other local chapter committees since 1998 when she joined NABA as a professional member. Monica was recognized as the Eastern Region Chapter President of the Year in 2009 and Metro DC Outstanding Member of the Year in 2000.
Professionally, Monica oversees McFarland & Associate, Inc.’s financial administration, operating budgets, payroll operations, accounting functions, cost management, internal audits and business controls. She serves as the liaison and interface to United States Government contracting officers regarding fiscal matters for contracted products, deliverables and services. Monica also manages the Company’s business operations, human resources management, new employee training and office management operations. She also serves as business advisor to the President/Chief Executive Officer for development and execution of strategic plans and initiatives for measurement of Company’s progress against plan.

In addition, Monica is active on the finance committee of her church and a number of other non-profit organizations.

Monica earned a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in accounting from Morgan State University and is a Lifetime Member of the Morgan State University Alumni Association. She has also earned Master’s of Science in Management and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College.

Charles V. Daniel, MSA

Charles V. Daniel is the Western Region Representative of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA). In addition, he is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Santa Monica College in Southern California. Daniel is a fifteen year member of the NABA Los Angeles Professional Chapter and been an active member of the organization since joining in 1995.

Daniel received his undergraduate degree from Southern University and A & M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, graduating summa cum laude and class valedictorian. Professor Daniel holds a Masters in Accounting from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. Upon graduating USC, he began working as a financial services auditor at the accounting firm of KPMG. After three years, he transitioned from public accounting to academia. His academic background is extensive, including performing accounting research at the University of California Berkley and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

In 1995, Daniel served on the Los Angeles Chapter Scholarship and Awards Banquet Committee and Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). In 1996, he began working with the Los Angeles area Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) and has served ACAP for the past fourteen years. Beginning in 1997, Daniel served 4 years as the Los Angeles Director of the Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet. During this time he also served one year as Director of Development and four years on the West Coast Western Regional Student Conference Committee. Daniel was elected President of the Los Angeles Chapter in 2001 and re-elected four times. In 2003, he became the proud recipient of NABA’s inaugural Western Region Chapter President of the Year National Award. In 2007, he was elected Vice-President of the Western Region and served in this capacity for a period of two years.

Daniel has served on numerous National Committees including the National Awards Committee (2001 and 2006); Nominations and Elections Committee (2006); National Chapter Development and Effectiveness Committee (2007 – 2009); and the National Program Oversight and Development Committee (2007 – 2009).

Professor Daniel has a visionary leadership style that continues to exemplify the combined characteristics of excellence, energy and enthusiasm.

Justin Butler

Justin Butler is currently a Business Control Manger with Bank of America’s Consumer and Small Business Products Organization, residing in Charlotte, NC. He currently serves as the NABA Southern Region Representative, Southern Region Vice President, Immediate Past President of the Charlotte Chapter and Co-Chair of the Southern Region Student Conference.

Justin’s NABA tenure began as a student member in the Greater St. Louis Chapter. Justin attended St. Louis University to obtain a Bachelor’s in Accounting. After graduation Justin moved to Minneapolis and began his corporate career as an Operational Auditor with Ceridian. Moving to Minneapolis gave him the opportunity to become involved with the Minneapolis/St. Paul chapter, aiding that chapter in the launch of their inaugural ACAP.

In the fall of 2007 Justin moved to Charlotte, NC to take a position with Bank of America’s Corporate Audit team. At that time he took the opportunity to join the Charlotte Chapters Board of Directors as the ACAP Chairperson. After almost two years on the Charlotte Board Justin was elected President of the Charlotte Chapter where he was awarded the Chapter President of the Year Award in 2011.

In addition to the aforementioned roles Justin also currently serves on the National Finance Committee and as a Resource Development liaison to the National Office. Through his efforts of forming relationships between NABA and Bank of America, Justin was nominated for the Bank of America Enterprise Diversity Achievement Award in 2011.

Robert Dunlap, CPA

Robert Dunlap, CPA, National Director, is a lifetime member who has been active on the National Board since 2000. Robert has held several leadership roles, including President of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and Assistant Vice President, Vice President, President of the Southern Region and National Parliamentarian as well as various positions on national committees. In recognition of his many contributions, NABA honored him with the Atlanta Chapter's Distinguished Member Award in 1999, 2000, and 2002; the San Francisco Chapter's President's Award in 2002; and the National President's Award in 1991 and 2001. Robert was also awarded NABA’s Outstanding Member of the Year in 2004.

Robert began his career with Williams, Adley & Company, LLP (a member firm in NABA’s Division of Firms) located in Oakland, California. He has several years of internal audit experience in the aerospace, public utilities, healthcare and hospitality industries. Robert earned his Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting from San Francisco State University. He recently became a Development Director for Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) a non-profit organization. SIFE is a partnership between business and higher education that is preparing the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders to create a better world for everyone. SIFE’s global network consists of business executives, university students and academic leaders.

Steven L. Harris, CPA

Steven L Harris, CPA, National Director, is a partner at RubinBrown LLP. He serves clients in RubinBrown’s Assurance Services Group. He concentrates on account management, client relations, and provides auditing, tax, and consulting services. Steven serves a variety of clients in the contractor, home building, entertainment, not-for-profit, public sector, and manufacturing and distribution industries.

As a member of NABA, Steven has served as president of St. Louis Chapter from 2008 through 2010 as well as participated in various roles on both local and regional level ranging from corporate sponsorships to working with committees. Steven was previously recognized by NABA with the Rising Star Award in 2009.

Steven is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a graduate of the first inaugural class of the AICPA’s Leadership Academy and received the MSCPA Outstanding Leadership in Advancing Diversity Award in 2009.

In addition to his work at the firm and for the profession, Steven is actively involved in the community as well. He is treasurer of the St. Louis Language Immersion School, and serves on the Steering Committee for the Regional Business Council’s Young Professional Network (YPN), where he works with other talented young professionals in the development of exciting and innovative programming and events to appeal to young professionals.

He also serves as a market captain of the United Way’s Charmaine Chapman Society promoting the overall mission of the United Way. His commitment to community and the profession has allowed Steven the opportunity to honored and awarded numerous honors including the prestigious St. Louis Business Journal’s 30 Under 30 Award in 2004, RubinBrown Community Service Award in 2006, and The CPA Tech Advisor 40 under 40 Award in 2009.

In 2007, Harris was named Outstanding Young Alumni by the University of Missouri-St. Louis, from which he graduated with an accounting degree in 2000. He currently serves on the Governing Board of the University’s Alumni Association and a member of Accounting Advisory Board for the University’s accounting department.

Kenneth Cooke

Kenneth E. Cooke, CPA is a Vice President in Finance at Goldman Sachs in New York, NY. Kenneth is the global leader of the Derivative Disclosure Team, which is responsible for reporting OTC & Listed derivatives to the Federal Reserve, SEC and other regulatory inquiries. He is also responsible for one of the top 5 largest legal entities within the Goldman Sachs reporting structure. He previously worked with Genworth Financial Inc. as a Risk Leader the management and development of the Business Controllership Risk Focus for the Long-Term Care Insurance division. Further, Kenneth served as a Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers' (“PwC”) Systems & Process Assurance Practice, providing audit support and internal control review services to a variety of commercial clients at PwC. Kenneth also worked as a Manager of Sales Finance for Philip Morris USA in New York, NY and Puerto Rico.

Mr. Cooke’s educational background includes an undergraduate major in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (“Virginia Tech”). After completing his undergraduate studies he joined PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequently passed the CPA examination.

Kenneth has been a member of NABA for 19 years. His other interests include traveling, reading and meeting new people. Kenneth gives credit for his success to his faith and his mother. He says without the wisdom and guidance of his faith, family and other professionals—he would not be before you today. He has benefited directly from the NABA motto, “Lifting As We Climb”.

Education and other:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

BS, Accounting, May 1992

Certified Public Accountant, Virginia, May 1993

NABA Activities:

National Director	National	2011 – present
Finance Committee	National	2002 – present
Regional Webmaster	Eastern Region	2002 – present
Treasurer	National	2006 - 2010
Personnel Committee	National	2008 – 2010
Student Conference Interview Chair	Eastern Region	2003 – 2008
Bylaws Committee	National	2002 – 2008
Regional Representative	Eastern Region	2003 – 2005
Personnel Committee	National	2002 – 2005
Chapter Reporting Chair	National	2000 – 2005
Audit Committee Member	National	1997 – 2005
Parliamentarian	National	2002 – 2003
Region Vice-President	Eastern Region	2001 – 2003
Treasurer	Richmond Chapter	1993 – 2002
Web Page Chair	Richmond Chapter	1999 – 2002
Investment Committee Chair	National	2000 – 2002
Professional Development Co-Chair	Richmond Chapter	2000 – 2001
Audit Committee Chair	National	1998 – 2000
By-Laws Chair	Richmond Chapter	1997 – 1998
Vice-President	Richmond Chapter	1995 – 1996
Membership Co-Chair	Richmond Chapter	1994 – 1995

Other Activities and Affiliations:

Virginia Tech Accounting & Advisory Board Member	2009 - present
Treasurer - VA Tech Alumni Association - Richmond Metro Chapter	1993 -2001
President - VA Tech Alumni Association - Richmond Metro Chapter	1997 – 2000

Nora Ramzy

Nora Ramzy, National Director, is an Accounting Professional with over 30 years of experience in industry with focus on Financial Reporting and Not-For-Profit accounting. Most recently she became the sole proprietor of UnameIt Event Planning, which specializes in personal events for all occasions. She is a motivational speaker within the Dallas/Ft. Forth Area. Nora is currently serving as the Western Region VP for NABA and the Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter, ACAP Director and is in her 10th year in that capacity. She received her Bachelor of Accountancy degree from New Mexico State University.

Nora’s other involvement includes: Treasurer serving on the Board of Directors for “I have a Dream Foundation”; She has served as a volunteer mentor for the Boys and Girls Club and a volunteer with Junior Achievement.

On a personal level Nora is the proud parent of 4 adult children and 8 grandchildren which she affectionately calls the “The Fab Seven and the Diva”. Nora is one of the Ladies Bible Class teacher’s with focus on financial planning and budgeting and personal evangelism ministry team at the Mountain View Church of Christ in Dallas where she attends. She enjoys sewing, reading, and almost any sporting events.

Theresa Cardoza Rasheed

Theresa Cardoza Rasheed is a National Director to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA).