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About Us
Greater Orlando Chapter History
The Greater Orlando Chapter of NABA, Inc. was launched in 1989. The Chapter’s first objective was to locate and unite African American Accountants in Central Florida to provide them a professional force in the area.
Once united the Chapter began its first major campaign in our pursuit of “Lifting as We Climb”, awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships to talented and aspiring college students. The Greater Orlando Chapter has 3 Universities under its wings: University of Central Florida, Bethune Cookman University and University of Florida.
The second major wave for the chapter was the rollout of the Executive Speaker Series. These Series featured local, highly visible speakers, presenting topics of current interest to NABA members and the professional community at large. These Speaker Series were well attended by a broad spectrum of professionals and were a huge success. These Series have been duplicated by other professional organizations in the area.
Our next major undertaking was hosting the 2004 National Convention in Orlando, which was a great success!
Now, with seasoned and new professionals, the Chapter is ready to run on all cylinders as we prepare to host the 40th Annual National Convention in 2011. Here is where we are today:
• We have established a viable network of professionals in the accounting, finance, business and technology fields within our chapter and have established rapport with other professional organizations in the Central Florida area to provided needed synergies
• We have a valuable student component with our three Universities as stated above, plus ongoing relationships with other schools in the area where we strive to reach out
to the number of student members at large
• Volunteering and mentoring at the high schools in the are – Preparations to launch ACAP in 2010
• We have our community segment where we will launch Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) in January 2011, where we will provide tax filing services to low income families
NABA History
In December 1969, nine African-Americans met in New York City to discuss the unique challenges and limited opportunities they faced in the accounting profession. In that year, there were only 136 African-American Certified Public Accountants (CPA's) out of a total of 100,000 in the United States.
This group wanted to establish an organization to address the concerns of minorities entering the accounting profession and to make a commitment to professional and academic excellence. The following nine individuals who met that month were determined to "make a difference" and let their voices be heard
Ronald Benjamin Earl Biggett Bertram Gibson In 1970 NABA chartered its first professional chapter, located in New York City. From these humble beginnings, NABA has become a nationwide membership organization.
The goals of the Association include, but are not limited to, the following:
• To represent the interests of current and prospective minority accounting professionals
• To encourage and assist minority students in entering the accounting profession
• To promote and develop the professional skills of our members • To provide opportunities for members to fulfill their civic responsibility
• To ensure long-term financial stability and provide adequate resources to implement chapter, regional, and national programs
The national and local programs offered are designed to support the overall goals and objectives of the Association. These programs provide support to, and create opportunities for, professionals and students seeking levels of accomplishment in the fields of accounting and finance.
Today, through the efforts of NABA and other interested groups, there are now over 200,000 African-Americans participating in the field of accounting, of which over 5,000 are CPAs. As a leader in the business community, NABA continues to create opportunities for the purpose of enlarging the pipeline of African-Americans into every level of accounting and finance.
NABA Mission
The mission of NABA, Inc. is to address the professional needs of its members and to build leaders that shape the future of the accounting and finance profession with an unfaltering commitment to inspire the same in their successors.
The Association shall unite through membership accountants, finance and business related professionals and students who have similar interest and ideals, are committed to professional and academic excellence, possess a sense of professional and civic responsibility, and are concerned with enhancing opportunities for minorities in the accounting, finance and business related professions. The goals of the Association include, but are not limited to, the following:
• To promote and develop the professional skills of our members
• To encourage and assist minority students in entering the accounting profession • To provide opportunities for members to fulfill their civic responsibilities • To promote public confidence in our members and the services they provide • To encourage cordial relations among members and cooperative relationships with other professionals • To represent the interests of current and prospective minority accounting professionals To ensure long-term financial stability and provide adequate resources to implement chapter, regional, and national programs. The Greater Orlando Chapter of NABA, Inc. was launched in 1989. The Chapter’s first objective was to locate and unite African American Accountants in Central Florida to provide them a professional force in the area.
Once united the Chapter began its first major campaign in our pursuit of “Lifting as We Climb”, awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships to talented and aspiring college students. The Greater Orlando Chapter has 3 Universities under its wings: University of Central Florida, Bethune Cookman University and University of Florida.
The second major wave for the chapter was the rollout of the Executive Speaker Series. These Series featured local, highly visible speakers, presenting topics of current interest to NABA members and the professional community at large. These Speaker Series were well attended by a broad spectrum of professionals and were a huge success. These Series have been duplicated by other professional organizations in the area.
Our next major undertaking was hosting the 2004 National Convention in Orlando, which was a great success!
Now, with seasoned and new professionals, the Chapter is ready to run on all cylinders as we prepare to host the 40th Annual National Convention in 2011. Here is where we are today:
• We have established a viable network of professionals in the accounting, finance, business and technology fields within our chapter and have established rapport with other professional organizations in the Central Florida area to provided needed synergies
• We have a valuable student component with our three Universities as stated above, plus ongoing relationships with other schools in the area where we strive to reach out to the number of student members at large
• Volunteering and mentoring at the high schools in the are – Preparations to launch ACAP in 2010
• We have our community segment where we will launch Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) in January 2011, where we will provide tax filing services to low income families
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