Save Your Seat! Our 14th Annual Fundraiser is here!

Posted: Dec 14, 2011 | Category: About Us, Community Grants, Events, Madam C.J. Walker, Membership, Programs, Public Service, Scholarships, Sponsorships

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This annual event will sell-out.

Our 14th Annual Fundraiser is here!

Posted: Dec 07, 2011 | Category: About Us, Community Grants, Events, Madam C.J. Walker, Membership, Programs, Public Service, Scholarships, Sponsorships

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Mark your cal­en­dar for the 14th Annual Madam C.J. Walker Busi­ness and Com­mu­nity Recog­ni­tion Awards Lun­cheon! We are excited to have a native of Oak­land and the Assis­tant Sec­re­tary for Civil Rights, Rus­s­lynn Ali, as our keynote speaker and the oppor­tu­nity to honor four amaz­ing women who are lead­ers in the cor­po­rate, pub­lic and pri­vate sectors.

Secure your place today by pur­chas­ing an indi­vid­ual ticket for $150 per per­son. Click our Donate but­ton and indi­cate the name of the attendee on the Pay­Pal check­out page.

If you are inter­ested in spon­sor­ing please down­load our Spon­sor­ship Let­ter and Spon­sor­ship Invoice. For fur­ther ques­tions con­tact Cathy Adams of CDA Con­sult­ing Group at (5l0) 653‑4085 or cdagroup@aol.com.

Keynote Speaker:
Rus­s­lynn Ali, Assis­tant Sec­re­tary for Civil Rights, U.S. Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion. Pres­i­dent Barack Obama nom­i­nated Rus­s­lynn Ali as assis­tant sec­re­tary for civil rights at the U.S. Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion on March 18, 2009, and she was con­firmed by the U.S. Sen­ate on May 1, 2009. As assis­tant sec­re­tary, Ali is Sec­re­tary Duncan’s pri­mary adviser on civil rights and respon­si­ble for enforc­ing U.S. civil rights laws as they per­tain to education—ensuring the nation’s schools, col­leges and uni­ver­si­ties receiv­ing fed­eral fund­ing do not engage in dis­crim­i­na­tory con­duct related to race, sex, dis­abil­ity or age.

Madam C.J. Walker Cor­po­rate Award:
Robin Wash­ing­ton, Senior Vice Pres­i­dent, CFO of Gilead Sci­ence. At Gilead Sci­ence, Robin Wash­ing­ton cur­rently over­sees the Investor Rela­tions depart­ment, the Global Finance and Infor­ma­tion Tech­nol­ogy organizations.

Madam C. J. Walker Entre­pre­neur Award:
Denise Con­ley, Prin­ci­pal and Owner of Con­ley Con­sult­ing Group, one of few Black, female-owned, real estate eco­nom­ics firms in the country.

Madam C.J. Walker Pio­neer Award:
The Hon­or­able Teresa D. Cox, was appointed by the US Com­merce Sec­re­tary Gary Locke and United States Trade Rep­re­sen­ta­tive Ambas­sador Ron Kirk, to serve as a trade advi­sor, work­ing on small and minor­ity busi­ness initiatives.

Madam C.J. Walker Advo­cacy Award:
Car­olyn Rus­sell, Exec­u­tive Direc­tor of A Safe Place (ASP), Oakland’s first shel­ter for bat­tered women and their chil­dren, Car­olyn Rus­sell has become a pio­neer in the move­ment of domes­tic violence.

Our President, Sheryl Grant is being honored 10/26!

Posted: Oct 21, 2011 | Category: About Us, Events, Membership

Please sup­port this won­der­ful event to honor two out­stand­ing women in our com­mu­nity. If you are inter­ested in attend­ing please con­tact CDA Con­sult­ing to hold your reservation. Thank you in advance for your sup­port. Spon­sor­ship oppor­tu­ni­ties are available.

Date: Wednes­day, Octo­ber 26, 2011
Loca­tion: Joyce Gor­don Gallery, 406 14th Street, Oak­land, Ca
Time: 6pm — 8pm
Attire: Busi­ness Casual
Tick­ets: $100

Hon­orees:

Sheryl Grant
Newly Elected NCBW-OBAC President

Dr. Bon­nie Wheat­ley
Newly Elected Chair of the Alameda County Com­mis­sion on the State of Women

The event includes food and hosted wine. For ques­tions con­tact Cathy Adams at (510) 725‑7722 or cdagroup@aol.com

2011 Induction Ceremony: “Celebrating Sweet Success”

Posted: Oct 06, 2011 | Category: About Us, Events, Membership

We are excited to induct four extra­or­di­nary women into the Oak­land Bay Area Chap­ter! Join us on Octo­ber 30, 2011 at the Linen Life Gallery in down­town San Lean­dro for an after­noon of amaz­ing desserts and a cham­pagne toast to cel­e­brate the growth of our Chapter.

Loca­tion: Linen Life Gallery 770 E. 14th Street, San Lean­dro, CA
There is free park­ing onsite

Time: 4pm — 6pm

Tick­ets: $40 per per­son. You may secure your tick­ets for this ele­gant event on our web­site via the “Donate” now button.

Attire: Cocktail

If you have ques­tions, please con­tact Induc­tion Chair, Andrea Walker at andrea.nc100bw@gmail.com.

OBAC to host “My Sister’s Keeper” Financial Literacy Educational Forum

Posted: Aug 06, 2011 | Category: About Us, Events, Sponsorships, Uncategorized

 

Positive Steps Mentoring Program Accepting Applications

Posted: Jun 13, 2011 | Category: About Us, Programs, Scholarships, Sponsorships

NCBW/OBAC is cur­rently accept­ing appli­ca­tions for our  2011– 2012 “Pos­i­tive Steps” Program.

Pos­i­tive Steps  is a men­tor­ing pro­gram for young ladies that focuses on per­sonal growth and devel­op­ment, cul­tural enrich­ment, and social devel­op­ment.  Pos­i­tive Steps affords young women, ages 12–17, an oppor­tu­nity to fur­ther rec­og­nize their poten­tial for suc­cess and move toward their futures, “one step at a time.”

Appli­ca­tion dead­line is August 15, 2011;  appli­cants are accepted on a first come basis, space is limited.

For appli­ca­tions click here,  Pos­i­tive Steps 2011 — 2012 Appli­ca­ton.

Madam C. J. Walker Luncheon Photo Highlights

Posted: Mar 29, 2011 | Category: About Us, Events, Madam C.J. Walker, Sponsorships

TV Per­son­al­ity Judge Glenda Hatch­ett deliv­ered an inspir­ing Keynote at the 13th Annual Madam C.J. Walker Busi­ness & Com­mu­nity Recog­ni­tion Awards Lun­cheon, held March 4, 2011 to a gath­er­ing of over 1,000 accom­plished and pro­fes­sional African American women.

Judge Hatchett’s rous­ing and exhil­a­rat­ing speech encour­aged the audi­ence to “find your pas­sion and to live your life on pur­pose.” Recall­ing her expe­ri­ences from eager young stu­dent to suc­cess­ful attor­ney and judge, Hatch­ett shared her insight­ful phi­los­o­phy on dis­cov­er­ing one’s gifts, over­com­ing set­backs, and real­iz­ing goals. The some­times tear­ful audi­ence, responded with sev­eral stand­ing ovations.

The awards lun­cheon, in honor of the first African Amer­i­can female self-made mil­lion­aire and busi­ness leader Madam C.J. Walker, cel­e­brates the rich tra­di­tion of hard work and entre­pre­neur­ial spirit that is deeply rooted in the African-American cul­ture. Hosted annu­ally by NCBW/OBAC, it is the largest gath­er­ing of its type in California.

Click here to view and pur­chase pho­tos from the “13th Annual Madam C. J. Walker Busi­ness & Com­mu­nity Recog­ni­tion Awards Lun­cheon”         http://cubeologymedia.zenfolio.com/p856487344

15th Anniversary Benefit Gala — “Linking Leveraging & Leading”

Posted: Oct 17, 2010 | Category: About Us, Programs, Public Service, Sponsorships

On Sat­ur­day, Novem­ber 6, 2010 the Oak­land Bay Area Chap­ter hosted our 15^th Anniver­sary Ben­e­fit & Cor­po­rate Lead­er­ship Awards Gala, as we high­lighted our com­mit­ment to com­mu­nity, rec­og­niz­ing past accom­plish­ments while mov­ing for­ward to future goals. This mile­stone event was held at the San Fran­cisco Mar­riott Mar­quis, 55 Fourth Street, San Fran­cisco, CA. Proceeds ben­e­fit our Chapter’s Programs.

The gala began with a recep­tion at 6:30 p.m., fol­lowed by an awards pre­sen­ta­tion & 2010 Mem­ber Induc­tion cer­e­mony & din­ner.  The night was topped off with a cham­pagne toast, music, and danc­ing!  Music was pro­vided by “The World Famous Rick and Russ Show”.   Bay Area Radio Per­son­al­ity Nikki Thomas served as Mis­tress of Ceremonies.