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National Urban League Brings Thousands to Broward County for Annual Conference

BROWARD COUNTY – The 2015 National Urban League Conference was held from July 29 to August 1st at the Broward County Convention Center. The conference, titled “Save Our Cities,” attracted thousands of attendees to Greater Fort Lauderdale and presidential candidates including Hillary Clinton, Benjamin Carson, Jeb Bush, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders.

The four-day conference featured empowering sessions, keynote speakers, workshops, networking events and career fair.

L-R: Chris Paterson, President & CEO, Sunshine Health (Centene Corporation); Nicki E. Grossman, President, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau; Marc H. Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League; Eric Stevenson, Senior VP, Public Sector Markets, Nationwide; Alva Mason, National Manager, African American Business Strategy, Toyota; John P. Seiler, Mayor, City of Fort Lauderdale; Dale Holness, Commissioner, Broward County; Germaine Smith-Baugh, Ed.D., President & CEO, Urban League of Broward County; Shaun Davis, S Davis & Associates and Chairman of the Urban League of Broward County; and Albert Tucker, Vice President, Multicultural Business Development, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
L-R: Chris Paterson, President & CEO, Sunshine Health (Centene Corporation); Nicki E. Grossman, President, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau; Marc H. Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League; Eric Stevenson, Senior VP, Public Sector Markets, Nationwide; Alva Mason, National Manager, African American Business Strategy, Toyota; John P. Seiler, Mayor, City of Fort Lauderdale; Dale Holness, Commissioner, Broward County; Germaine Smith-Baugh, Ed.D., President & CEO, Urban League of Broward County; Shaun Davis, S Davis & Associates and Chairman of the Urban League of Broward County; and Albert Tucker, Vice President, Multicultural Business Development, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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