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About
The Candidate
“The
life of an Alpha man should be full and diverse. We must endeavor to
intertwine and create harmony between our fraternal, professional, and
personal lives.”
 Brother
Darryl R. Matthews, Sr., is the Executive Director and Chief Operating
Officer of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA),
headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland. He was appointed to this position in
March 1998. In this capacity, he is responsible for the day-to-day
operations, including the supervision of the national office. During his
tenure, he has raised over $8 million
dollars, resulting in a 200% increase in the annual operating budget and a
230% increase in the proceeds of the annual national convention.
Additionally, he has enhanced and streamlined the delivery of program
services to members and stakeholders, instituted aggressive membership
development campaigns, and increased public awareness of NABA’s mission
through enhanced public relations and marketing strategies.
 Prior
to joining NABA, he was an Independent Consultant for the White House
Presidential Advance Staff. In that capacity, he coordinated and managed
sites in various locations for functions attended by the President of the
United States and his senior staff.
 Brother
Matthews has previously served in the fraternity corporate office as:
Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Assistant Executive
Secretary, and Director of Membership Services, working in both the Chicago
and Baltimore locations. It was during his tenure as Executive Director that
he was the day-to-day point man to engineer the passage of the Fraternity
sponsored legislation to construct the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial on
the Federal Mall in Washington, D.C. His work with legislators and President
Clinton’s direct staff was instrumental in our success in this endeavor.
Additionally, during his tenure, he implemented numerous policy directives
and initiatives that upgraded service to the Brotherhood. He helped to
secure and administer a $400K grant from the Kellogg Foundation for our
national youth mentoring programs. Also during this time, under Brother
Matthews’s stewardship, we enjoyed our most lucrative General Convention.
 Brother
Matthews has also served as an elected member of the Board of Directors, as
the Midwestern Assistant Regional Vice-President. After serving twenty years
as both an elected board member and member of the general office staff, he
joined the staff of a start-up venture software company that specialized in
computer-based training and internet design, as the Executive Director of
Marketing. Brother Matthews has an extensive background in Corporate America
and the Corporate Operations of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
 Darryl is
involved with numerous community service and social organizations. He is an
active member of the Kappa Phi Lambda Chapter in Columbia, Maryland. He has
served as a volunteer with Junior Achievement and as a board member of Big
Brothers and Big sisters of Central Maryland, Lafayette Square Community
Center, and the YMCA Fundraising Board and
the Lupus Educational Foundation, Inc. He is a past District Chairman
of the Constellation District of the Baltimore Area Council for the Boy
Scouts of America. He was awarded the “Good Scout” award and nominated for
the “Silver Beaver” award.
Darryl graduated from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg,
Missouri with a degree in political science and sociology. He is married to
the former Allison Paige Stinson, and they are proud parents of three boys:
Julian, Blake and Darryl Jr.
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