His 25 years of experience covers wealth planning strategies for high net worth individuals and closely held companies. His expertise is focused in the areas of wealth accumulation, executive benefits, qualified retirement plans, insurance planning and charitable giving concepts.

Williams’ financial career began in 1979 when he accepted a position with Principal Financial Group, a company specializing in total financial services, executive benefits, estate planning and business succession planning.

A graduate of North Carolina Central University and former past president of the NCCU Foundation Board of Directors, he is a board member of Triangle ESOP, a coalition of financial, legal, accounting, banking, benefits and human resource specialist that deliver turnkey Employee Stock Ownership Plan solutions.

Williams is a board member of VISIONS Inc. a global diversity, multicultural and inclusion management firm in Boston, MA. Williams has strong ties to the Triangle Region community. By gubernatorial appointment, he is currently a board member of the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) trustees and currently serves on the Community Advisory Board for ABC/WTVD-TV in Durham, NC.

A past president of the Durham Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., he gives credit for significant role modeling in leadership and community responsibility to Omega. His membership in the 100 Black Men, Inc. - which has a programmatic focus on mentoring, economic development, education, health and wellness - is a classic example of his connective role in the community. Williams is a member of St. Joseph AME Church in Durham, is a member of the steward board and holds membership in both the senior choir and male chorus.

Mr. Ali is the Senior Vice President of the NC Institute of Minority Economic Development (the Institute). The Institute is a statewide community and economic development non-profit that focuses on providing access to capital, access to contract and access to consulting for minority and women owned firms. Mr. Ali is responsible for a team of managerial and financial technical assistance consultants, who have advanced education, training, and other relevant business experience to support enhancing the internal controls and capacity of minority and women owned firms. He leads a Business Development Team which includes the Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency NC Minority Business Center, the Small Business Administration Women’s Business Center of North Carolina, and a Financial Education Department, which focuses on building financial intelligence of individual and business owners by providing training through the Minority Executive Education Institute.

Mr. Ali has worked over two decades as a banker and consultant, providing managerial and financial technical assistance, securing millions of dollars in procurement and contracts for minority businesses around the state, and a proven catalyst of capital for minority businesses. Mr. Ali earned an undergraduate degree with a concentration in finance from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Business Administration from Campbell University, and post graduate training for emerging business markets from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Randal V. Childs is currently Assistant Vice Chancellor in the Office of Institutional Advancement at North Carolina Central University.

With over 14 years of software management and technical professional services experience with IBM and over 10 years of fundraising experience, Childs has a unique set of technical and relationship building skills that benefit the Office of Institutional Advancement.

Before joining the senior administrative staff at North Carolina Central University, Childs served as director of development and internet technology for the Durham Public Education Network.

As a volunteer, Childs served two years as president of the Raleigh-Durham Chapter of the National Black MBA Association. Additionally, he is also one of the founders of the Uplift Project, Inc.

Childs is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Morehouse College and an MBA in management and marketing from Elon University. Childs is a past board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and other civic and fraternal organization in Durham, NC.

Isaac serves as Piedmont’s Chief Investment Officer and portfolio manager of Piedmont’s Strategic Core product.

Isaac H. Green has over 25 years of investment experience. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Loomis Sayles’ Value Equity Management Division. He was named to this position in 1998, assuming management responsibility for 25 investment professionals who managed seven products, with over $10 billion in assets under management (as of 12/31/99). Isaac joined Loomis as a portfolio manager in 1993. In 1995, he became Managing Partner of Loomis’ Detroit office and was elected a Director of the firm.

Prior to joining Loomis, Sayles & Co., Isaac served as Senior Vice President and Director of Investments at NCM Capital Management. He joined NCM in 1988 as Director of Research.

Isaac received his AB in Economics and History from Duke University, and his MBA in Finance and Business Economics from Columbia University. Isaac began his investment career as a Securities Analyst with NCNB National Bank.

Mr. Stewart was initiated into Beta Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Inc. on March 11, 1977 and has been an active member of the chapter since his initiation.

Joseph Henry Yongue was born and reared In Charlotte, North Carolina graduating from Second Ward High School. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University and a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) from Iona College with supportive studies at Duke University and North Carolina Central University. He also studied at North Carolina State University School of Design for a Master of Architecture Degree.

Mr. Yongue is a NC Registered Architect, Licensed Home Inspector, HUD Consultant, Certified Mold Inspector, and was a NC licensed as a Lead Based Paint Inspector, Assessor, and Project Designer. He has worked in architectural firms in Greensboro, NC, Alexandria, Va, Washington, DC, and in New York. He was the Founding President of NC NOMA (North Carolina chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects).

Mr. Yongue is a Vietnam Era Veteran having served in the US Army as a Combat Engineer being stationed at Fort Bragg, Fort Leonard Wood, Camp Casey / Korea, and Fort Belvoir. He is a musician / trumpeter, having started professionally since the tenth grade and financed his college education, automobile, and apartment living playing with several R & B and Jazz Groups. He has played as the backup band to several well-known entertainers during the 60’s such as The Temptations, The Impressions with Curtis Mayfield, Rufus Thomas, and Theola Kilgore and was a member of the 1970 Winners of the US Military All Pacific Entertaining Tour. He accompany's the religious gospel and classical music at several local churches and for weddings. He is a member at North East Baptist, Durham, NC. He performs at several “open-mike” clubs, for parties, and background receptions as “Josef’s Jazz”.

He has served with several community organizations and as an Architect Educational advisor to Durham Technical Community College and NC A&T SU School of Architectural Engineering a Master’s School of Architectural Graphics and Illustrations.He took and early retirement from IBM being granted thirty years of employment as a Corporate Architect at IBM’s Corporate Headquarters and at Research Triangle Park, NC.

He has been the Owner of his own architectural firm since 1986 … and is now the CEO / Principal Architect of Yongue Architects, PA and Owner of Henry’s Inspections. After ten years of study, he developed a Model for Decision Making called The Yongue Ten Tenets. His son picked-up on the philosophy and developed it into a story. The Book that he will be presenting and having a Book Signing tonight is co-authored by Joseph Henry Yongue I and Joseph Henry Yongue II.