1. 2011 Pre-Conference
Career Expo
Presented by
September 8, 2011
Embassy Suites
Washington Convention Center
900 10th St NW
Washington, D.C. 20001

2. Title Partner
Exhibit Room Partner
Plenary Session Room Partner
Participating Companies

6. President’s Message
September 8, 2011
On behalf of the National Black MBA Association, Inc., Washington, D.C. Chapter, I would like
to welcome you to the 2011 Pre-Conference Career Expo Presented by Choice Hotels! We are
excited about today's event and trust that it will serve as a valuable component of your career
search and professional development.
As we prepare for next month's NBMBAA Annual Conference and Exposition in Atlanta, the
Career Expo will provide you an advanced opportunity to meet with many of our local corporate
partners who are actively hiring in the Washington DC metro area. If you are attending
conference for the first time, or just need to develop a game plan for conference success, we will
provide strategies and tips for navigating the conference.
For those unable to attend the National Conference, the Career Expo will give you an
opportunity to experience a taste of the networking and professional development activities that
the Conference has to offer. If you are looking for additional ways to distinguish yourself in the
job market, we will provide overviews of some of the professional certifications that employers
are seeking in candidates. Finally, if you are looking to develop a vision for your professional
success, we will provide guidance for creating a vision board.
I would like to thank all of our exhibiting companies, panelists, and attendees for participating in
the Career Expo. I would like to extend a special thanks to Choice Hotels, our Title Partner, for
making this event possible. I would also like to acknowledge Allstate, our Exhibit Room Partner,
as well as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, our Plenary Session Room Partner.
Finally, I would like to thank Candice Charles, VP of Membership, and Thomas Telahun, Career
Network Chair, for their hard work in planning and preparing for today's event.
Enjoy the Expo!
John L. James II
President

8. Career Network Welcome
September 8, 2011
On behalf of the National Black MBA Association, Inc., Washington, D.C. Chapter, I would like
to welcome you to the 2011 Pre-Conference Career Expo! We are excited about today's event
and we hope to make your Career Expo experience an enjoyable and rewarding one.
The objective of the NBMBAA-DC Career Network is to connect the area’s most talented
business professionals with the region’s most progressive companies and organizations. Today,
we connect you with local employers in advance of the National Conference and Exposition in
Atlanta, GA next month. We have also put together a series of workshops to provide you with
additional resources and strategies to give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace and
bring you closer to your next career opportunity.
I would like to thank all participating employers and speakers for making the Career Expo
possible, and a special thanks to the Career Network Planning Committee for their efforts over
the past several months.
As we look forward to planning for the remainder of this year and next year, if you have any
ideas for future career development programs or events, please feel free to contact me at
careernet@dcbmbaa.org.
Enjoy the event!
Thomas Telahun
Career Network Chair

9. National Black MBA Association, Inc.
Washington D.C. Chapter
OFFICERS
President………………………………………………….……………….………John L. James II
Vice President of Administration…………………………………………………….Linda Brydie
Vice President of Development…………………………………………………….LaSondra Gray
Vice President of Membership…………………………………………............... Candice Charles
Treasurer …………………………………………..…………………………Bonnie M. Muschett
Deputy Treasurer………………………………………………………………...…Andre Fowlkes
Corresponding Secretary………………………………………………………..Shunita Seacrease
COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND LEADS
Business & Economic Development Chair…….……………………….……….Melvin Crenshaw
Career Network Chair…………………………………………………….……....Thomas Telahun
Corporate Development/Grants Chair..…………………………………………………Ron Smith
Leaders of Tomorrow Chair…………………………...………………..….………Cedric Mobley
Membership Chair………………………………..…………………………………...Dania Jolley
Newsletter Lead………………………………………………….……………………Nathan Hall
Public Relations Chair…..………………………………………………………...…Douglas Price
Student Outreach Chair.……………………………………...................................TaTianna Nealy
CAREER EXPO PLANNING COMMITTEE
Thomas Telahun, Candice Charles, and John L. James II

10. Schedule of Events
5:00 PM - 8:30PM Registration Lower Level
6:00PM - 9:00PM Career Fair Capital C/D
Allstate
Capital One
Choice Hotels
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Freddie Mac
Nationwide
State Farm
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
7:00PM – 8:00PM Advance Your Career with Professional Certifications Capital A
8:00PM – 9:00PM How to Use a Vision Board to Create Capital A
Personal and Career Success
7:00PM – 8:00PM Putting Your Best Foot Forward with The SEC Capital B
8:00PM – 9:00PM Uncover the Hidden Networking: Capital B
Strategies for Maximizing Your NBMBAA
Conference Experience

12. Plenary Sessions
Advance Your Career with Professional Certifications
Ever wondered what a professional certification could do for your career?
In this session, you will learn about certifications including the Project Management Professional
(PMP) and Professional in Human Resources (PHR) - what they are, what the requirements are,
and how to prepare for them. You will hear from panelists that have obtained these credentials
and how they have enhanced their careers.
Putting Your Best Foot Forward with the SEC
Speaker: Alta Rodriguez, EEO Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Do you know what the Securities and Exchange Commission looks for in a candidate? What
should you highlight in your resume? This seminar will offer tips on how to present yourself to
SEC managers, beginning with your resume through the interview process.
How to Use a Vision Board to Create Personal and Career Success
Speaker: Dr. Nicole Cutts, CEO of Cutts Consulting and Vision Quest Retreats
www.cuttsconsulting.com
www.visionquestretreats.com
Join success coach, Dr. Nicole Cutts in this fun experiential exercise as she explains the
principles behind Vision Boards and leads you through the steps of creating your own Vision
Board. A Vision Board is an actual physical picture of your desired reality. It forms a clear sharp
image which then acts as a blueprint, attracting and focusing energy into your goals and Vision
of Success. This tool has been used by business leaders, organizations and individuals to clarify
and achieve their Vision, Mission and Ultimate Success. Participants will leave this session with
greater clarity about how to take their careers to the next level. Please come with a written
paragraph or two about your ideal job or career and consider signing up for a complimentary
success coaching session with Dr. Nicole Cutts.

13. Dr. Nicole Cutts Bio
For over 10 years, Nicole Cutts, Ph.D., licensed Clinical Psychologist, Success Coach, and
Organizational Consultant has been inspiring and empowering people to achieve a more
balanced and successful lifestyle. Dr. Cutts has consulted with and coached executives,
managers, and teams at Fortune 500 Companies, Federal Government Agencies, and Non-Profit
Organizations. As a master facilitator and Success Coach, she helps people create an exceptional
life by honoring their mind, body, and spirit so they can experience joy, passion, meaning, and
ultimate success in their work.
Dr. Cutts is a featured writer on the Walter Kaitz Foundation website and has been a contributing
writer for Identity Television, The Next Level, and The Diversity Channel, where she was also the
Senior Features Editor. She sits on the D.C. Bar Association Lawyer’s Counseling Committee
and the Board of the Student Support Center. She has appeared on BET’s The Center, the BBC,
and various radio programs. She has co-authored and published several articles in scientific and
literary journals. Her writings on Corporate Wellness, Success Coaching, and Diversity have
appeared on several business-focused websites. She is a former faculty member of The
University of MD-Baltimore County.
An avid yoga student, her dedication to well-being and belief that well-being should extend to
the work-place motivated her to start Cutts Consulting, LLC in 2002. Since then, utilizing a
combination of lessons drawn from her years of study and experience as a psychologist and
working professional, she has been helping organizations and individuals clarify and achieve
their Vision of Success.
Dr. Cutts received her Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology- LA, where
her emphasis of study was Multicultural Community Clinical Psychology. She also holds a B.S.
in Psychology from Howard University.
Uncover the Hidden Networking: Strategies for Maximizing Your
NBMBAA Conference Experience
Speaker: John L. James II, President, NBMBAA - Washington DC Chapter
Attending the NBMBAA Conference for the first time?
Have you attended conference and felt overwhelmed by the experience?
In this session, you will learn about the programs and activities that will take place during the
NBMBAA Conference, and how to successfully navigate them to get the most out of your
conference experience. You will also learn how to identify the hidden networking opportunities
that the NBMBAA Conference will provide.

15. Company Profiles
Allstate
www.allstate.com/recruitment
The Allstate Corporation is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. A Fortune 100 company, with
$131 billion in total assets, Allstate sells 13 major lines of insurance, including auto, property, life and commercial.
Allstate also offers retirement and investment products and banking services. Allstate is widely known through the
"You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan. Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded
company in 1993.
Capital One
www.capitalone.com/careers
Capital One Financial Corporation (http://www.capitalone.com/) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries,
which include Capital One, N.A. and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $117.3 billion in deposits and $197.5
billion in total assets outstanding as of June 30, 2010. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a
broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Capital
One, N.A. has approximately 1,000 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana,
Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
Choice Hotels
careers.choicehotels.com
Choice Hotels International has become one of the largest and most successful lodging companies in the world. Our
company operates through a very successful franchise system, which means each of our hotels is independently
owned and operated by a franchisee/owner. We're devoted not only to providing travelers with high—quality,
affordable accommodations, but also providing outstanding return on investment for our hotel owners and our
shareholders.
Our franchisees currently operate more than 6,000 hotels in more than 30 countries and territories around the world.
They represent brands you know well — Comfort Inn®, Comfort Suites®, Quality®, Sleep Inn®, Clarion®,
Cambria Suites®, Suburban®, MainStay Suites®, Rodeway Inn®, and Econo Lodge® are among them, as is
Ascend Collection®, a network of historic and boutique hotels. Choice Hotels’ team of associates serve our
franchisees and guests in a variety of ways each day.
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
http://www.fhfa.gov/Default.aspx?Page=9
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) was created on July 30, 2008, when the President signed into law the
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The Act gave FHFA the authorities necessary to oversee vital
components of our country’s secondary mortgage markets – Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan
Banks. In addition, this law combined the staffs of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO),
the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), and the GSE mission office at the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). With a very turbulent market facing our nation, the strengthening of the regulatory and
supervisory oversight of the 14 housing-related GSEs is imperative. FHFA's mission is to provide effective
supervision, regulation and housing mission oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan
Banks to promote their safety and soundness, support housing finance and affordable housing, and support a stable
and liquid mortgage market. As of September 2010, the combined debt and obligations of these GSEs totaled $6.7
trillion, which is $2.7 trillion below the total publicly held debt of the USA. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae also
purchased or guaranteed 65% of new mortgage originations. Considering the impact of these GSEs on the U.S.
economy and mortgage market, it is critical that we intensify our focus on oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac,
and the Federal Home Loan Banks.

16. Freddie Mac
http://www.freddiemac.com/careers
At Freddie Mac, you’ll have a rewarding career as you play a role in helping the nation recover from the housing
and economic crisis, and implementing the President’s Making Home Affordable program. A vital component in the
secondary mortgage market, Freddie Mac has made homeownership and rental housing more accessible and more
affordable for one in six homebuyers and more than five million renters.
Nationwide
www.nationwide.com/careers
Nationwide Is On Your Side. Nationwide exists to protect what is most important to our customers – their financial
futures. Since our founding in 1926 as a small mutual auto insurer owned by policyholders, we’ve grown to become
one of the nation’s most diversified financial service organizations. Over those 85 years, our focus remained the
same – to help our customers protect what’s most important and to help build a more secure tomorrow.
Trust, respect, honesty and integrity are more than just words at Nationwide—they are our core values and at the
heart of who we are. We’ve chosen to be distinct in the eyes of our customers by putting our members first in
everything we do. Our pledge to serve the interests of our many stakeholders is part of our On Your Side
commitment to our customers and the community. Our status as a mutual company allows us to take a long-term
business view that focuses on the financial stability of our company. We help our customers do together what they
cannot do alone – protect their property, their families and their finances. Our On Your Side commitment to focus
on our customers and deliver a personalized customer experience helped us become the industry leader that we are
today – as evidenced by the numerous awards and recognition we have received and our significant U.S. rankings:
• Ranked 127 on Fortune 5001
• #1 provider of public-sector retirement plans
• 7th- largest homeowner insurer in the U.S.
• #1 veterinarian-recommended pet insurance
• #1 writer of farm owner insurance
• 6th- largest auto insurer
• #7 provider of variable universal life insurance
• 4th –largest excess and surplus lines insurer
• #9 provider of variable annuities
State Farm Insurance
www.statefarm.com/careers
State Farm has been in business since 1922 and offers a wide variety of products and services to help customers
handle the risks of everyday life. State Farm is the world's largest automobile insurer and top 50 on the Fortune 500
list. We are looking for successful people to become State Farm agents and help us maintain our position as an
industry leader.
Our Agents are independent contractor agents, who are compensated and rewarded in relation to their production of
quality, multi-line business. State Farm Agents are sales professionals marketing only State Farm products and
services. Working face to face with people in your community, making connections with community groups, and
helping people plan their lives - in short, being a good neighbor. That's the life of a State Farm agent.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
www.sec.gov/jobs.shtml
The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and
efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. The SEC is looking for the best and brightest to help strengthen
their team in order to better serve as the investor's advocate.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently seeking qualified applicants for numerous positions. Positions
are located in SEC’s Washington, DC headquarters and in regional offices in the following cities: Atlanta, Boston,
Chicago, Denver, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco.

18. Upcoming Chapter Events
September
20 - General Body Meeting Presented by State Farm - "Protecting Your Assets"
October
4-8 - 33rd Annual Conference and Exposition; Atlanta, Georgia
18 - General Body Meeting
November
3 - Corporate Partner Networking Spotlight Presented by Capital One
15 - General Body Meeting Presented by Sirius XM
December
2 - 27th Annual Scholarship & Awards Gala
For detailed information about upcoming Chapter events, please visit www.dcbmbaa.org.

19. NOTES