The current “Steering Committee� is comprised of retired Senator Bill Owens, Jeffrie Baker, Revin Fellows, James E. Hill, Arthur William, and Justina L. Winfrey. Additional members will be brought on based upon their shared commitment to our vision and mission. Historical 2012 Chicago National Black Agenda Convention will have an esteemed Honorary Advisory Committee, Convention Steering Committee. The professional staff (who will be members of the Executive Committee) will include the following; Finance, Program, Delegate Education, Entertainment, and Awards & Recognition. Additionally, included in our organization structure under Delegate Education are Regional Delegate Education Leaders, each of which would have a Community Educational Leader, College/University Leader and Organizational Leader having the responsibility for recruiting, coordinating, educating and providing feedback regionally.
THE STRUCTURAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL FIELD OPERATION The NBAC has divided the nation into six regions: Northeast, Southeast, North Central, South Central, Northwest, and the Southwest. The Northeast Region includes the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Islands, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The Southeast Region includes Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The North Central Region includes the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The South Central Region includes the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Northwest Region includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska, and Hawaii. The Southwest Region includes the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
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Budget and Financing:
Projected cost of the Convention (Itemized Budget is available) using at market pricing has been projected at $444,000 not including any in-kind contributions. Income (Itemized Budget is available) has been projected at a minimum of $1.6 M with sources of income from fundraising, registration fees, vendor fees and sponsorship.
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