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Blazing New Pathways with Continuity, Creativity & Confidence!
Welcome!
NANBPWC, Inc. was founded by seven courageous visionaries who sought to: promote and protect theinterests of business and professional women, to serve as advisors for young people seeking to enter business and the professions, to improve the quality of life in our local and global communities and to foster good fellowship.
Recognizing that in the 21st century leadership, entrepreneurship and technology development within our Association is critical to achieving personal success, NANBPWC, Inc. members invest in training in all three areas.
The Founders were Emma Odessa Young, Ollie Chinn
Porter and Effie Diton of New York City; Bertha Perry Rhodes, Josephine B.
Keene and Adelaide Fleming of Philadelphia; and Pearl Flipping of Atlantic
City.
After a year of meetings, the first convention was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 9-11, 1936, at the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church on Artic Avenue. Elected the first national president was Mrs. Ollie Chinn Porter. The aim of this newly formed national organization was then, as it is today, to attract women of high caliber to organize similar clubs within their communities. Facing the realities of the times, their daring and inspiring goals were to share their experiences and exchange information; to protect their interest and to encourage and develop opportunities for black women in businesses and professions. During this time in our history, black people were called “Negroes”. Very few had businesses or professions. Most were still deep in the throes of the depression. The fact that these black women had the courage to found such an optimistic organization is astounding and is a lasting testimony to their faith in themselves, our people, and the future. The founders were owners, managers, college graduates, and other professionally licensed women, who had managed to realize some measure of personal success, at a time when there was no national movement to improve the lot of black Americans; where there was no black capitalism program, nor any black studies curricula. Still, these women felt prepared to offer leadership. Over the years, NANBPWC, Inc. has grown in numbers and scope, conducting many needed community service activities that go far beyond the original purpose. Women have come a long way and so has NANBPWC, Inc. |
National Presidents
Mrs. Ollie Chinn Porter* ............... 1936-1938 Mrs. Bertha Rhodes* .................... 1938-1940 Mrs. Anna Brodnax* ..................... 1940-1942 Mrs. Ruth Handy* ......................... 1942-1947 Mrs. Florence Madison Hill*......... 1947-1949 Mrs. Geneva Valentine* ............... 1949-1953 Dr. Lucy Thompson* .................... 1953-1955 Mrs. Marie Harrison* .................... 1955-1959 Mrs. Florence Holmes* ................ 1959-1963 Mrs. Marion Bryant* ..................... 1963-1967 Mrs. Margaret E. Belcher* ........... 1967-1971 Mrs. Rosalie McGuire* ................. 1971-1975 Mrs. Robin B. Owens*.................. 1975-1979 Mrs. Mary E. Singletary ............... 1979-1983 Mrs. Frankie Jacobs Gillette ........ 1983-1987 Mrs. Jacquelyn B. Gates.............. 1987-1991 Mrs. Catherine Sykes .................. 1991-1995 Dr. Julianne Malveaux ................. 1995-1999 Ms. Cleopatra Vaughns ............... 1999-2003 Mrs. Peola Smith-Smith ............... 2003-2007 *Deceased |
Greater Columbus Club, NANBPWC, Inc. Officers 2014- 2015
President- Lois Williams
Vice-President - Kermelle Hensley
Treasurer- Brenda Tharpe
Secretary- Eileen Albritton
Financial Secretary - Tara Askew
Corresponding Secretary – Jannette Pruitt
Parliamentarian – Creola Howard
Chaplain- Gwen Pugh Smith
Historian- Gwen Pugh Smith
President- Lois Williams
Vice-President - Kermelle Hensley
Treasurer- Brenda Tharpe
Secretary- Eileen Albritton
Financial Secretary - Tara Askew
Corresponding Secretary – Jannette Pruitt
Parliamentarian – Creola Howard
Chaplain- Gwen Pugh Smith
Historian- Gwen Pugh Smith