{"id":14941,"date":"2025-06-15T22:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/?page_id=14941"},"modified":"2025-06-15T22:41:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T22:41:58","slug":"south-florida-chapter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nzotestserver.com\/nbmbaa\/nbmbaa-chapters\/south-florida-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida 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>South Florida Chapter History<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750026902875{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]The National Black MBA Association\u00ae \u2013 South Florida Chapter was founded in 1987 by five MBA employees of Ryder System\u00ae and Burger King Corporation\u00ae and now has grown to over 200 members. Our chapter consists of members from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties with professional experience acquired from both the public and private sectors.[\/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;]Our Mission is to enhance the professional growth, competence and effectiveness of our members by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing and maintaining an effective information and communication network which serves the membership.<\/li>\n<li>Generating professional exposure of the membership to the business community.<\/li>\n<li>Providing seminars and workshops for the membership.<\/li>\n<li>Assisting the entry of interested members into the business environment.<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging scholarly research in those areas of business which affect the African American community.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting the professional interests of current and future MBA\u2019s throughout the South Florida area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/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>Tahlia Gray<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750027144689{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]South Florida Chapter President<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:NBMBAASFL@gmail.com\">NBMBAASFL@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Call: <a href=\"tel:7548009872\">(754) 800-9872<\/a><br \/>\nP.O. Box 278872<br \/>\nMiramar, FL 33027<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nbmbaasofla.org\/\">nbmbaasofla.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=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NBMBAASFL\" 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\/nbmbaasfl?lang=en\" style=\"color: #F79220;\"><i class=\"socials-item-icon twitter\" style=\"font-size: 50px\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"socials-item\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nbmbaasfl\" style=\"color: #F79220;\"><i class=\"socials-item-icon linkedin\" style=\"font-size: 50px\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"socials-item\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insta-stalker.com\/profile\/nbmbaasfl\/\" style=\"color: #F79220;\"><i class=\"socials-item-icon instagram\" 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 Achievements<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Over $100,000 in scholarships awarded.<\/p>\n<p>2010 LOT\u00ae National Case Competition \u2013 3rd Place Winner (Nova Southeastern University)<\/p>\n<p>2010 Host to 9th Annual National Leaders of Tomorrow\u00ae Case Competition<\/p>\n<p>2009 LOT\u00ae National Case Competition \u2013 2nd Place Winner (University of Michigan)<\/p>\n<p>2008 Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce Community Leader Award<\/p>\n<p>2008 &#8211; 100 Black Men of South Florida, Inc. 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