By Gwendolyn H. Daniels
Feature Writer
President and CEO of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC) Terri O’Neal Ford, Ph.D. was re-elected to her second term during their July 15th national convention in Columbus, Ohio, where they celebrated 90 years of community service across America and the continent of Africa.
A member of NANBPWC for 27 years, Dr. Ford’s home club is the South Dallas Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc., and she is a former District Governor of the South-Central District, serving two terms as one of six governors of the Association.
In her professional capacity, Dr. Ford serves as Assistant to the President at Tarrant County College – Northeast Campus in Hurst, Texas.
She formerly served as Director of Grants Compliance. As a compliance professional, she worked as the Federal Compliance Coordinator at Stephen F. Austin State University, the Compliance Manager at the University of Dallas, and a Compliance Analyst at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Academically, she earned a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at Arlington, an M.A. degree in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University, and a Ph.D. in Family Studies from Texas Woman’s University.
With a four-part mission, NANBPWC is committed to promoting and protecting the interests of African American business and professional women, serving as a bridge for young people seeking to enter business and the professions, improving the quality of life in local and global communities, and fostering good fellowship.
