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•Pg_65-78__BMT_pg86-162 6/22/13 12:47 AM Page 68 PLANNER PROFILE DARRYL R. MATTHEWS, SR. ASSOCIATION LEADER EXTRAORDINAIRE Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. is currently the executive director of The National Medical Association (NMA). He is responsible for shaping the organization's message and defining its objectives, policies and operating plans. He previously served as the executive director and chief operating officer of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA) headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland responsible for the day-to-day operations, including the supervision of the National Office. Under Matthews' leadership NABA's annual operating revenues tripled and the association experienced several years of consecutive growth enjoying its largest and most profitable conventions. Both the operating budget and the convention budget grew from just over $1M to $3M during his tenure. Prior to joining NABA, Matthews was an independent consultant for the White House Presidential Advance Staff. In this capacity, he coordinated and managed sites in various locations for functions attended by the President of the United States and his senior staff. Prior to that he was the executive director of the century old Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity founded for African-Americans. He helped engineer the passage of Fraternity-sponsored legislation to construct a Memorial on the Federal Mall in Washington, D.C., for Dr. Martin Luther King. The King Bill, signed by President Clinton, granted the Fraternity the right to erect the memorial. After serving on the Fraternity's board of directors as both a general officer and as a staff member for almost 20 years, he was involved with a start-up venture software company in Norcross, Georgia specializing in computer-based training and Internet website design, as the executive director of Marketing and Strategic Alliances. Matthews has served on the boards of numerous community, service and social organizations. He is a Silver Life Member of the NAACP; the Delta Upsilon Member Boulé of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; North Star Lodge #1 Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliated, and Western Consistory #28. He has served as a volunteer for the March of Dimes, and Junior Achievement and as a board member for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Maryland, Lafayette Square Community Center, and the YMCA Fundraising Board. He is a past District Chairman of the Constellation District of the Baltimore Area Council for the Boy Scouts of America where he was a recipient of the "Good Scout" award and was nominated for the "Silver Beaver" award. In June 2011, at the 105th Anniversary Convention, Darryl was presented with the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Award of Merit, the highest honor bestowed on a member. Ending in 2008 Darryl completed his four-year term of office as the 32nd General President and chairman of the board of directors for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. where he presided over the fraternity's highly acclaimed centennial convention, the largest gathering of members in its history. He also served as vice-chairman of the board and as a member of the audit committee for the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation Project, Inc. This organization was created to oversee the construction of the memorial to commemorate Dr. King and the struggle for civil rights. He previously served on the board of directors for NABA's Division of Firms; a consortium of minority owned and managed accounting and professional services firms and as a member of the Hilton Hotels Sales Advisory Board, and as a board member for the Institute of Management Accountants, Inc. As a member of the National Public Speakers Bureau, Matthews is in constant demand to speak on a multitude of topics but he is especially focused on the positive portrayal and the economic, social, educational and political development of underdeveloped and minority communities, especially the African-American community. Matthews was featured as the cover story for Black Perspectives magazine and has been interviewed by numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise, Ebony, Jet and Trumpet magazines to name a few, as well as numerous industry specific publications geared towards finance and accounting executives. 68 B M & T ••• May/June 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com YOUR HARLEM EXPERIENCE BEGINS AT THE APOLLO THEATER Great artists and great audiences alike visit the Apollo Theater for Amateur Night, Apollo Music Café and to explore local shops, restaurants and late-night attractions. On your next visit to New York, make the world famous Apollo Theater your destination.