NBMBAA Charlotte Chapter

10/07/2026

🚨 Calling all high school students and parents! 🚨

Are you looking for an opportunity to help your student build leadership skills, prepare for college, explore career paths, and develop financial literacy? The Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) Program is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 cohort! The program is designed for students in grades 9-12 and focuses on four key pillars: Leadership Development, Financial Literacy, College Readiness, and Career Preparation.

📅 Applications are open through Friday, October 24

💻 Virtual Parent Information Session: Thursday, October 30

🏫 First Session: Campus Tour at Davidson College on Tuesday, November 3

This is an incredible opportunity for students to connect with professionals, gain valuable life skills, and prepare for future success.

🔗 Apply today and help your student take the next step toward becoming a Leader of Tomorrow! https://forms.gle/PvoiWZArdK8Zjrnf8

10/07/2026

You’ve attended the events.
You’ve made the connections.
You’ve seen the impact.
Maybe now it’s time to step into a bigger role.

Applications are now open for the 2027–2029 NBMBAA Charlotte Board term, and we’re looking for members who are ready to bring their ideas, experience, and leadership to the table.

Whether you’ve been highly involved or are ready to become more active, we invite you to explore the available Board opportunities and consider where you can make an impact.

Application Period: October 7–23, 2026
Deadline: Friday, October 23 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Interested in serving? Review the opportunities and submit your application here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNx3x-qSLeKYeZIYfbB52gPytxXHO7_PiykQT6iBNJ6weYVg/viewform

Step Up. Lead. Make an Impact.

09/07/2026

We’re bringing the Charlotte business community together at the Lowe’s Tech Hub for an afternoon of insight, preparation, and connection!

Join the National Black MBA Association of Charlotte Chapter for our 'Know Before You Go: Pre-Conference Event' on September 18th from 3–6 PM.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:
• Get to know Lowe’s through a dedicated panel discussion
• Hear valuable insights during our Know Before You Go Panel
• Network directly with Lowe’s professionals and members of our community
• Build connections before the National Conference

And here’s the important part: You do not have to be attend the National Conference to join us. If you’re looking to expand your professional network, connect with the Charlotte Chapter, or learn more about Lowe’s, we’d love to have you in the room.

📅 September 18th | 3–6 PM
📍 Lowe’s Tech Hub
🎟️ Register via Eventbrite to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1999802961491?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come for the insight. Leave with new connections.

09/07/2026

What a day. What a team. What a community. ⛳💚

As we officially wrap up this year’s Swing Fore Success Golf Classic, we want to say one more BIG thank you to everyone who made it possible—from our golfers and clinic participants to our sponsors, vendors, partners, volunteers and everyone who came out to enjoy the day with us.

And behind the scenes? There was a team of people working for months to bring it all together.

Meet some of the people behind Swing Fore Success:

Meet the team behind Swing Fore Success
Andrew Tucker, EMBA — VP of Finance and Swing Fore Success Committee Chair
Tasha Williams, PhD — Director of Programming, Committee Project Manager, Day of Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator
Autumn Marshall, MSc — Director of Marketing & Committee Marketing Lead
Ralonda Jasper, MBA — Sponsorship & Day Party Co-Lead & Silent Auction Lead
Brandi Watson, MBA — Vendor & Volunteer Lead
Lisa White, BPS, Realtor — Sponsorship & Day Party Co-Lead
Tytist Dean, MBA — Finance Lead
Monica Warren, MBA — Website Lead

NBMBAA Charlotte Executive Board
Andrew Tucker, EMBA — VP of Finance and Swing Fore Success Committee Chair
JaCynthia Little, MBA — President
Crystal Wright, MBA — VP of Future Leadership Development
Karin Flanagan, MBA — VP of Professional Growth & Development (not in photo)
Tomica Lindsay, MBA — VP of Strategic Partnerships
Tyran White, MBA — VP of Administration (not in photo)

To our entire team and every volunteer who gave their time, ideas, and energy: thank you. This event truly takes a village.

Now, we’d love to hear from YOU!

📋 If you attended Swing Fore Success, please complete our post-event survey. Your feedback helps us understand what worked and how we can make next year’s experience even better. Please access the link here: https://administration8434.wixforms.com/f/7468072859508671825

And if you want to look back on the day, we’ve added a few photos from the Classic to our website at nbmbaacharlotte.org. If you captured your own moments, keep tagging us and using and —we’ve loved seeing the event through your eyes! https://www.nbmbaacharlotte.org/event-gallery

Thank you, Charlotte. We had a beautiful time! 💚

09/07/2026

Swing Fore Success was about so much more than what happened on the course! ⛳

We have a few more BIG thank-yous to share with the people and businesses who helped make the day such a great experience.

🏌🏾‍♀️ First, congratulations and thank you to Verbena McIlwaine, Founder of Butterfly Golf! Our Golf Clinic officially SOLD OUT this year, and Verbena and team delivered an amazing experience for our participants—helping golfers build their skills, confidence, and knowledge of the game. We’re so grateful for the expertise and energy she brought to Swing Fore Success!

🛍️ To all of the businesses that joined our first Business & Food Truck Fair: THANK YOU! We loved having so many entrepreneurs and local businesses represented and appreciate you taking a chance on this new addition to the Classic. Please k the businesses featured in this post!

🎉 And we couldn’t forget the Day Par-Tee! Thank you to Boujee N’ Boots, Host Jervay, DJ Krazy T, and Chef Reyaña of Your Braisen Chef for bringing the food, music, and energy that helped us close out the day right.

It truly took a community to make Swing Fore Success happen. Thank you for showing up and being part of it with us! 💚

09/07/2026

It’s been a little over a week since Swing Fore Success, and we’re still feeling the love! ⛳💚

A huge THANK YOU to the sponsors and community partners who helped make this year’s Classic possible.

From financial support and in-kind contributions to food, wellness, experiences and more, each of you played a role in bringing together 150+ attendees for an incredible day of golf, networking, business and community.

To Trane Technologies, MSC Industrial Supply, Sam’s Club, State Farm – Kimberly Hitchman, StretchLab of Huntersville, University City Partners, Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery, The Green Juice Bar, Luc Belaire, and all of our partners — we appreciate you!

Please help us show some love to the organizations that showed up for NBMBAA Charlotte and our community. 💚

09/02/2026

08/29/2026

08/28/2026

One of the things that makes our Golf Classic different?

We’re bringing business and community together on AND off the course!

The Small Business & Food Truck Fair is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC this Saturday, August 29th! At 11am!

Come out to:
🛍️ Shop and support local entrepreneurs
🍴 Grab something from our food trucks
🤝 Connect with professionals and business owners
💼 Discover businesses from across our community
⛳ Catch some of the Swing Fore Success energy for yourself

NBMBAA Charlotte is a community of professionals, executives, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders—and supporting the business community is part of what we do.

So no golf clubs? No problem. Pull up anyway.

📍 Rocky River Golf Club
📅 Saturday, August 29
🎟️ Business & Food Truck Fair: FREE + OPEN TO THE PUBLIC starting at 11am going through 4pm!

We’re business professionals serving the business community. Get with us!

08/27/2026

SOLD OUT! ⛳️

Our Swing Fore Success Golf Clinic is officially at capacity! We’re excited to welcome a full group of participants ready to learn, connect and build their confidence on the course this Saturday.

And they’ll be learning from a great instructor.

A special congratulations to Verbena, founder of the Butterfly Golf Initiative, on becoming an LPGA golf instructor! Her passion for making golf more accessible, approachable and empowering is exactly why we’re proud to have her leading this year’s clinic.

This isn’t just an introduction to golf. Participants can expect quality, hands-on instruction designed to help them develop real skills they can continue building long after Saturday.

Thank you to Verbena for partnering with us, and thank you to everyone who registered and helped us officially SELL OUT the clinic!

🏌🏾‍♂️ Golfers, you can still join us! Limited spots remain for the Swing Fore Success Golf Classic, so there’s still time to get on the course.

We’ll see you Saturday. ⛳️