{"id":14881,"date":"2025-06-15T14:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/?page_id=14881"},"modified":"2025-06-15T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:22:16","slug":"houston-chapter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/nbmbaa-chapters\/houston-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_position_desktop=&#8221;right center&#8221; background_style_tablet=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749361482870{background: #FCF1EB url(https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nbmbaa-bkg-pattern6.png?id=3870) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749780486349{padding-top: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 7% !important;padding-left: 24% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Houston Chapter History<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749997049228{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Organized in 1983, the Houston Chapter currently has members at all levels of business management, from a wide array of disciplines including Finance, IT, Marketing, Law, International Business, Healthcare, Education and Engineering. Additionally, there are a growing number of entrepreneurs and small business owners who are joining our group.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; background_position_desktop=&#8221;right top&#8221; background_position_tablet=&#8221;right bottom&#8221; background_style_tablet=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749783550858{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1748497323952{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Chapter maintains relationships with many of Houston\u2019s community-based organizations and Fortune 1000 companies. We are committed to advancing our members by providing opportunities that derive mutual benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The Chapter\u2019s primary goals are to successfully operate several major programs and annual events during the year. Some of these programs may include: 1) the Leaders of Tomorrow\u00ae (LOT) High School Mentoring Program, 2) the Leadership Empowerment Scholarship Awards Banquet and Silent Auction, 3) the LOT\u00ae Golf Tournament, and 4) the Texas Leadership Education and Diversity Conference (Texas L.E.A.D.). Additionally, many of our members participate in the Annual National Conference and Exposition.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749783067235{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749783083434{padding-top: 6% !important;padding-right: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 6% !important;padding-left: 6% !important;background-color: #FAF1EC !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Marcus Franklin<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749997259713{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Houston Chapter President<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:houston.chapter@nbmbaa.org\">houston.chapter@nbmbaa.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Call: <a href=\"tel:8323621200\">832-362-1200<\/a><br \/>\nHouston Chapter NBMBAA<br \/>\nP.O. Box 56509, Houston TX 77256<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonblackmba.org\/\">www.houstonblackmba.org<\/a>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"socials socials-list socials-colored-hover socials-rounded socials-alignment-left\"><a class=\"socials-item\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/houston.mba#!\/NBMBAAHouston?group_id=0\" style=\"color: #F79220;\"><i class=\"socials-item-icon facebook\" style=\"font-size: 50px\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"socials-item\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houstonblackmba\" style=\"color: #F79220;\"><i class=\"socials-item-icon twitter\" style=\"font-size: 50px\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Become a Member&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;warning&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749783467286{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fnzotestserver.com%2Fnbmbaa%2Fmembership%2F|title:Membership&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749413930014{border-radius: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Chapter Honors &amp; Awards<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749997085676{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]2016 Channel Award: Education<\/p>\n<p>Conference Host: 2013<\/p>\n<p>General Membership Meetings<\/p>\n<p>Leadership Development<\/p>\n<p>Wealth Development<\/p>\n<p>Investment Club<\/p>\n<p>Buy Black Campaign<\/p>\n<p>Student Development<\/p>\n<p>NBMBAA-Houston Chapter Undergraduate Scholarship\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>NBMBAA-Houston Chapter MBA Scholarship[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_position_desktop=&#8221;right center&#8221; background_style_tablet=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749361482870{background: #FCF1EB url(https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nbmbaa-bkg-pattern6.png?id=3870) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749780486349{padding-top: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 7%&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13791,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14881","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14882,"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14881\/revisions\/14882"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}