Accounting Careers Awareness Program (ACAP)
Director: Ketnah Parchment, ketnah@nabaphilly.org
The primary objective of the Accounting Careers Awareness Program (ACAP) is to increase the understanding of accounting and business career opportunities among high school students from underrepresented ethnic groups. Through Accounting Careers Awareness Program's (ACAP) efforts, students have received educational enrichment experiences and practical help needed for college preparation and a career in accounting. The program is held during the summer at a local college campus. Please e-mail the director noted above for more information about this program or to get involved.
Community Relations Committee
Director: Trevor Gaskins, trevor@nabaphilly.org
The Community Relations Committee is charged with serving as a liaison between NABA and various community-based groups. We are looking for members to help accomplish our community relations initiatives such as VITA, Financial Literacy Workshops, Big Brother Big Sister and other community volunteer efforts. We provide members with several opportunities to give back to the community. If you’re interested in finding about ways to get involved, please join the committee today by reaching out to the director.
Resource Development
Director: Tamika Addo-Boateng, tamika@nabaphilly.org
The Resource Development Committee is responsible for maintaining the Chapter's relationship with Philadelphia's corporate community. We will do this by providing networking opportunities and keeping open lines of communications with corporate partners. This year, we are expanding the existing program to new partners and are seeking volunteers who would like to help us in this effort. Please send an e-mail to the director to join this dynamic committee and find out ways you can get involved
Professional Member Services
Director: Jamaila Holder, jamaila@nabaphilly.org
NABA is widely known as a professional membership-driven organization. The committee’s main goals for the year include retaining the previous fiscal year’s professional membership and ensuring that our chapter is effectively servicing our professional members. The committee has a solid operating plan that outlines action steps for achieving our goals as achieving them is critical to our success. If you are serious about execution and want to take part in the above mentioned action, please join us!
Marketing & Branding
Director: Jesse Rhodes, Jr., jesse@nabaphilly.org
The function of the Marketing & Branding Committee is to plan and manage all publicity or promotional events, assist in coordinating internal information programs, or public information programs in accordance with the prescribed NABA Philadelphia Chapter Public Relations Policy. We need individuals who possess, or who would like to develop, excellent written and oral communication skills. Committee membership will require interfacing with members and external media sources.
Professional Education
Director: Clement Ogbomo, clement@nabaphilly.org
The Professional Education Committee is charged with scheduling speakers for the chapter’s monthly meetings to provide continuing professional education (CPE) to our members. The speakers provide technical lectures on current accounting topics, current corporate and individual tax updates, personal career enhancement, small business issues, managing investments and other accounting and professional development related issues. Each monthly meeting lecture is intended to help members who are certified as public accountants, management accountants, internal auditors, or fraud examiners to earn their required CPE credit hours. The meetings and workshops are also intended to provide the general membership the opportunities to expand their knowledge base and provide a conduit for networking with members and professionals.
Social Activities
Director: Aneka Clarke, aneka@nabaphilly.org
The goals and objectives of this committee are to provide the chapter members with planned events for membership enrichment, enjoyment and relaxation to help balance our time with enjoyable events while we’re accomplishing our Chapter’s mission. The Committee assists the Chapter with creating new methods for raising additional scholarship monies to help encourage students to pursue their dreams. The Committee invites each of you to take part in this year’s venue of planned events. Please reach out to the director to determine how you can get involved today!
Student Member Services
Director: Calesher Ellis, calesher@nabaphilly.org
The Student Member Services Committee was developed to act as a liaison between our professional chapter and the NABA Student Chapters at area colleges and universities.
The committee’s purpose is to act as a foundation of support to the student chapters. This committee is involved with assessing the need for establishing student chapters at other area colleges and universities. The Student Member Services Committee is a major player in the Eastern Region Student Conference where corporations are invited to recruit minority students at a three-day conference. If you are a student or a professional that would like to get involved with this committee, please send an e-mail to the director noted above.
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