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MEET OUR 2019 EMPOWERING VISIONARIES AWARD WINNERS

We’re extremely excited for you to meet the winners of our peer-nominated 2019 Empowering Visionaries Awards. These amazing recipients are continuously living our the National Black MBA mission in their careers and in the DFW community. We are thrilled to have had to chance to celebrate their contributions to our organization and community.

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Sunkanmi “Sukky” Agbomeji

2019 Empowering Visionaries Member of the Year

Sukky has been an integral collaborator with other event leads on the programming committee, offering his ideas and solutions, as well as volunteering his time and support to the Student Affairs committee.

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Dr. Shagranda M. Traveler

2019 Empowering Visionaries Community Champion of the Year

Dr. Traveler, a multi-year recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award, has been a staple in her community by serving on various boards and committees to ensure people of color have a voice, including President of the Divine Nine Alliance for Walden University. She has also dedicated her time to mentoring talent aimed at influencing their fiduciary responsibilities to budget management and collection efforts across their communities.

Dr. Traveler holds a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) with a concentration in Leadership. Doctoral Study Topic: Retention Strategies and Prepare and Maintain for Future Leadership Roles.

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Emeka L. Anyanwu

2019 Empowering Visionaries Entrepreneur of the Year

Emeka, an attorney and entrepreneur, founded @amekellc after continuing to see the lack of access to brands founded by Black Entrepreneurs.

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Laketress “Treece” Jones

2019 Empowering Visionaries Emerging Leader of the Year

Treece is a financial analyst in corporate America, providing analysis used for company forecasting and reporting exclusive to executive leadership. She is an active contributor to the chapter’s finance committee, assisting in preparing the monthly financial details reviewed by the Board.

Treece also shares her passion for financial compliance with other millennial-led non-profits. As a Finance Crew Member with LIT Bible Study and the Board Treasurer with Crowned Scholars, she builds fellowship through bible study meetups and mentors black male youths, respectively.

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Check out our gallery to see a recap of 2019 Empowering Visionaries Awards Gala

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