NABJ Names Maurice Foster as New Executive Director
Friday, November 19, 2010
Posted by: ryan williams
NABJ
Names Maurice Foster as New Executive Director
Foster brings successful record of fundraising,
conference and non-profit management
WASHINGTON, D.C., November
19, 2010 - The
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Maurice Foster is the
new Executive Director of the largest journalist organization of color in the
nation.
Foster
joins NABJ from the National Bar Association, where he served as Deputy
Executive Director for seven years. He brings more than 22 years of diversified
leadership experience in association and non-profit management. He is an
experienced and proven achiever in fundraising and grants management with a
successful record of developing, soliciting, and writing grant proposals,
especially in the Washington, D.C. area. He has raised and administered
millions in federal grants and contracts, and handled budgets for a variety of
organizations and programs.
Additionally,
Foster has extensive experience in conference management and has orchestrated
and implemented more than 60 conferences and conventions, seminars, and trade
shows/exhibits, including international meetings in 15 countries.
Foster
is a graduate of Rutgers University, the Antioch School of Law, and has pursued
continuing studies education from Yale University.
"Maurice has the
experience and vision that we need to help us raise the bar,” said NABJ
President Kathy Y. Times. "He hit the ground running this week, and he's
working on many of our 2011 initiatives.
Please look for announcements and information in the comings days and
weeks regarding our 2011 Convention in Philadelphia, August 3-7, 2011.”
Members and partners
will have an opportunity to formally meet Foster at the NABJ Hall of Fame Gala
at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 27, 2011.
"I am excited about
joining the National Association of Black Journalists; it is a great
organization with a rich 35 year history, and I look forward to the new heights
that NABJ will achieve, " said Foster. "We are at a pivotal point in time, as the
landscape changes in the field of journalism. My first priority is to ensure
that NABJ is there to meet the needs of its members and provide training and
support to meet those changes.”
An
advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest
organization of journalists of color in the nation, with more than 4,100
members, and provides educational, career development and support to black
journalists worldwide.
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