NATIONAL BLACK ASSOCIATION 33rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND JOB FAIR St. Louis, July 10, 2016 – July 16, 2016

NBPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

PRESIDENT MELBA V. PEARSON Treasurer’s Report- submitted by Erika Gilliam Booker Assistant Chief, Career Criminal/Robbery Unit Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office Miami, Chapter Accounts [email protected] (305) 547-0410  Chicago: $364.69

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS  Conference Account: $64.19 KAREN DENISE GWYNN  Los Angeles Account: $7776.89 Senior Assistant Bergen Prosecutor’s Office  Chapter: $3,314.10 Hackensack, New Jersey  South Florida: $644.99 [email protected] (201) 226-5145  Primary Account: $107,523.26

VICE PRESIDENT OF PLANNING JOSEPH WHITFIELD Tax filings Deputy  the IRS 990 Tax Returns and State of IL AG-990-IL have been approved and 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Centennial, Colorado will be filed before the 11/15/15 deadline. An audit is required when revenue [email protected] exceeds $300,000. We narrowly missed the required audit (combined (720) 874-8500 ext.4563 revenue was $281,838). Our records are safely maintained thus submitting VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP invoices and signed reimbursement reports are important; we have done a COLLEEN D. BABB great job. Chief, School Advocacy Bureau Kings County District Attorney’s Office PayPal payment links Brooklyn, New York  the Pay Pal links have been installed on the website. Morgan did not include [email protected] (718) 250-2377 the member questionnaire and is currently researching methods of

SECRETARY incorporating the questionnaire in the payment process. I will cancel the LAKEISHA FIELDS other services once Morgan provides an answer regarding the questionnaire Assistant District Attorney Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office option. Philadelphia, secretaryblackprosecutorsorg@gmail. com NBPA logo Trademark (215) 686-6309  the copyright application has been submitted to the Copyright Office in the TREASURER ERIKA GILLIAM-BOOKER Library of Congress. We will receive a Certificate of Registration by mail. Assistant State’s Attorney The amount of time before the Copyright Office sends this Certificate varies Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Chicago, widely. Typically this takes up to six (6) months, but some of our customers [email protected] have received their notification in as quickly as two (2) months. (773) 674-3020

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT  Attorney consultation-the 30 day Business Advantage, which included a free BRUCE TERRY BROWN Assistant Attorney copyright preparation and attorney consultation period has expired. I United States Attorney’s Office declined to continue the monthly membership and will request attorney Southern District of Florida [email protected] consultation if needed to avoid the added expense. (954) 660-5791 NBPA logo copyright JOB FAIR CHAIRPERSONS  the trademark application was filed and received by the United States Patent AUDREY S. MOORE Executive Assistant District Attorney and Trademark Office. An examining attorney will be assigned to review the Chief Diversity Officer application. This usually takes about three months. Chief of Special Victims Bureau New York County District Attorney's Office New York, NY Louisiana and Cleveland Bank accounts (212) 335-4205  The Business Checking Chase Miami representative was unavailable until TANYA C. APPARICIO 11/9/15. Therefore, we are looking to schedule a meeting to open the Deputy Chief Domestic Violence Unit accounts. Special Victims Bureau New York County District Attorney's Office New York, NY (212) 335-4113 National Black Prosecutors Association 1507 East 53rd Street Suite 108 Chicago, Illinois 60615 www.blackprosecutors.org

NATIONAL BLACK PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION 33rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND JOB FAIR St. Louis, Missouri July 10, 2016 – July 16, 2016

NBPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

PRESIDENT MELBA V. PEARSON Assistant Chief, Career Criminal/Robbery Unit Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office Miami, Florida [email protected] (305) 547-0410 NBPA logo Trademark VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS KAREN DENISE GWYNN  Progress-the copyright application has been submitted to the Senior Assistant Prosecutor Copyright Office in the Library of Congress. We will receive a Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Hackensack, New Jersey Certificate of Registration by mail. Typically, this takes up to [email protected] (201) 226-5145 six (6) months, but some of our customers have received their notification in as quickly as two (2) months. The amount of VICE PRESIDENT OF PLANNING JOSEPH WHITFIELD time before the Copyright Office sends this Certificate varies Deputy District Attorney 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office widely. Centennial, Colorado [email protected] (720) 874-8500 ext.4563  Attorney consultation-the 30 day Business Advantage, which

VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP included a free copyright preparation and attorney consultation COLLEEN D. BABB Chief, School Advocacy Bureau period has expired. I declined to continue the monthly Kings County District Attorney’s Office Brooklyn, New York membership and will request attorney consultation if needed to [email protected] avoid the added expense. (718) 250-2377

SECRETARY LAKEISHA FIELDS NBPA logo copyright Assistant District Attorney Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office  the trademark application was filed and received by the United Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [email protected] States Patent and Trademark Office. An examining attorney will (215) 686-6309 be assigned to review the application. This usually takes about TREASURER ERIKA GILLIAM-BOOKER three months. Assistant State’s Attorney Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Chicago, Illinois Louisiana and Cleveland Bank accounts [email protected] (773) 674-3020  The Business Checking Chase Miami representative was

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT unavailable until 11/9/15. Therefore, we are looking to schedule BRUCE TERRY BROWN Assistant United States Attorney a meeting to open the accounts. United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida [email protected] (954) 660-5791

JOB FAIR CHAIRPERSONS

AUDREY S. MOORE Executive Assistant District Attorney Chief Diversity Officer Chief of Special Victims Bureau New York County District Attorney's Office New York, NY (212) 335-4205

TANYA C. APPARICIO Deputy Chief Domestic Violence Unit Special Victims Bureau New York County District Attorney's Office New York, NY (212) 335-4113 National Black Prosecutors Association 1507 East 53rd Street Suite 108 Chicago, Illinois 60615 www.blackprosecutors.org