Current Members by Name
ABLE enjoys a membership of 42, with a long prospective new member list. ABLE is believed to be the only African-American business organization of its kind in the US. ABLE represents a legacy in African-American business that empowers entrepreneurs to build wealth by leveraging collective resources and business contacts to build their businesses, while mentoring the new business leaders of the next generation. ABLE has met with the CEO’s of many leading corporations, not-for-profit organizations and governmental agencies in establishing and developing strategic partnerships.
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ROBERT BLACKWELL, JR | ELECTRONIC KNOWLEDGE INTERCHANGE
Electronic Knowledge Interchange is an e-Solutions application, development, and implementation company
WILLIAM BONAPARTE, JR | BONAPARTE CORPORATION
Founded in 1991, Bonaparte Corporation is an electrical contracting firm, specializing in power and wiring; voice and data cabling systems; enterprise networking and project management.
LESLIE BOND, JR. | ATTUCKS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
Les Bond started Columbia Capital in 1996 as a financial advisory firm to assist governments in the issuance of debt, and for the development of treasury investment policies and cash management procedures.
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ROBERT DALE | R.J. DALE ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
R.J. Dale Advertising & Public Relations is a full service integrated marketing communications agency founded in 1979.
STEPHEN DAVIS | THE WILL GROUP
Parent Company of six companies in the construction and construction related industries – Electrical Resource Management, Lighting Solutions, Mavis Construction, Willson Design, Rib Mountain Aggregate and Murray Food Services.
GWEN DUNCAN-JAMES | GAREDA DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. (HEALTHCARE SERVICES, NURSE STAFFING)
Healthcare services – specializing in professional nurse staffing, allied staffing and Homemaker services
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SHIRLEY EVANS-WOFFORD | LAMBENT RISK MANAGEMENT
Property and Casualty Insurance Brokerage and Risk Management Services for public, private sector clients and individuals.
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MICHELLE FLOWERS WELCH | FLOWERS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Flowers Communications Group (FCG) was founded in Chicago by D. Michelle Flowers in 1991. Over the years, the marketing firm has rapidly emerged to become one of the most sought-after players in the field, owing to its penchant for creating innovative, award-winning public relations campaigns and signature programs that “reach and respect” the African American consumer in the top 20 urban markets and nationwide.
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MICHAEL GAINES | COMPUTER RESOURCE SOLUTIONS
Information technology consulting and managed services
MARGARET GARNER | BROADWAY CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES, INC.
Broadway Consolidated Companies, Inc. is a Chicago based 100% female owned firm which was founded in 1999. Drawing over 50 years of collective management experience, BCC excels as a full service construction firm with bonding, estimating, design build, and construction management capabilities for multi million dollar projects. BCC specializes in foundation work, concrete, rough and finish carpentry and electrical. BCC is signatory to the Carpenter’s, Cement Mason’s, Electrical, Painter’s and Laborer’s unions.
WALTER GRADY | SEAWAY NATIONAL BANK
Established in 1965, Seaway National Bank is recognized as one of the nation’s largest Black-owned banks, with more than $300,000,000 in assets and over 200 employees (80% community residents). Our mission remains to help minority professionals and entrepreneurs obtain the financial assistance they need and to be responsive to the credit needs of our community. Seaway National Bank is also a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) under the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
MARTIN GREENE, ESQUIRE | GREENE AND LETTS (LEGAL SERVICES)
The law firm of Greene and Letts was founded in January of 1990, by Martin P. Greene and Eileen M. Letts.
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ROOSEVELT HAYWOOD, III | HAYWOOD AND FLEMING ASSOCIATES (HFA) (RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE CONSULTING)
Haywood and Fleming Associates (HFA), established in 1984 is a leading innovative commercial insurance and risk management firm. HFA has developed considerable expertise and experience in servicing the needs of large and complex entities in the private and public sector.
JAMES HILL | HILL, TAYLOR LLC CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Hill, Taylor LLC, is a certified public accounting firm, organized in 1972.
LAWRENCE HOLLINS | THE HOLLINS GROUP, INC.
Founded in 1988, The Hollins Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest retained, executive search firms with offices in Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; and Georgia.
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DONALD JACKSON | CENTRAL CITY PRODUCTIONS
Central City Productions, Inc. has more than 30 years of successful and innovative television production and marketing experience.
YVES JEANTY | THE ARCHITECTS ENTERPRISE, LTD.
Currently in its second decade, The Architects Enterprise, Ltd. (TAEL) is a professional firm engaged in providing architecture, planning, interiors and construction-related services to businesses and organizations throughout the United States. With offices in Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia, we deliver solutions wherever the problem at hand can benefit from the uniqueness of our experience and expertise.
ERIC JOHNSON | BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS COMPANY
Baldwin Richardson Foods Company is a production and manufacturing company of top quality, premium brands with annual sales of over $69.9 million.
PHILLIP CRAIG JOHNSON | JOHNSON & LEE, LTD.
Johnson & Lee Architects is a design-oriented architectural and planning firm which provides a wide range of services on the design and construction of office, commercial, residential, institutional and interior projects.
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ANTHONY KITCHENS | KBS COMPUTER SERVICES
Founded in 1992, KBS focuses on the education and government markets bringing solutions that change the way customers utilize technology.
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JORY LUSTER | LUSTER PRODUCTS, INC.
Luster Products, Inc. is a multi-million dollar international company that manufactures a full range of hair care products for African-American consumers.
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RALPH G. MOORE | RGMA
RGMA is one of the nation’s premier change management firms specializing in integrating supplier diversity into corporate strategy and the formation of diverse strategic alliances.
EUGENE MORRIS | E. MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
E. Morris Communications, Inc. (EMC) is a full-service advertising agency specializing in developing integrated marketing programs targeting the African American consumer.
THOMAS MCLEARY | ENDOW, INCORPORATED (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING, INSURANCE)
Endow, Inc., is a multi-lines insurance services company founded in 1978.
JAMES MONTGOMERY | COCHRAN, CHERRY, GIVENS, SMITH & MONTGOMERY, L.L.C (LEGAL SERVICES)
The Law Firm of Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery, P.C., located in Chicago, Illinois, is the product of a merger between James D. Montgomery & Associates and the Cochran Law Firm. The result is the nation's largest plaintiffs' personal injury law firm.
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LANGDON NEAL | NEAL & LEROY, LLC (LEGAL SERVICES)
Neal & Leroy, LLC is a minority-owned law firm located in the heart of the Chicago Loop. Our attorneys are experienced in practice areas including eminent domain/condemnation, labor & employment, litigation, public finance and project finance, real estate and real estate finance, zoning, development and land use, business reorganization and bankruptcy and construction law. Neal & Leroy, LLC is committed to delivering superior quality, cost effective legal services.
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HOYETT OWENS | ALL PRINTING & GRAPHICS / OWENSMORRIS COMMUNICATIONS
All Printing & Graphics, Inc. is a 34-year-old company and the country’s leading African American-owned, full–service, commercial sheet-fed and web printer. OwensMorris Communications is a full-service marketing communications agency providing advertising, public relations, event marketing, promotions, branding and strategic planning services. The agency combines the 40 years of experience of Hoyett Owens and Faith Morris into a single, uniquely multi-faceted company.
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QUINTIN PRIMO, III | CAPRI CAPITAL
Capri Capital is a commercial real estate investment firm that acts on behalf of pension funds and other institutional investors.
EUGENE PROFIT | PROFIT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
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MAMON POWERS, JR | POWERS & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Powers & Sons Construction Company, Inc. is a General Contractor and Construction Manager performing construction projects in Northwest, Indiana, Chicago and Suburbs and Indianapolis.
STEPHEN PUGH | PUGH, JONES, JOHNSON & QUANDT, P.C. (LEGAL SERVICES)
Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C. was founded in 1991 to provide commercial and corporate litigation, public finance, and corporate legal services to clients who value timely solutions delivered efficiently and cost-effectively.
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JAMES REYNOLDS, JR | LOOP CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC.
Loop Capital Markets, LLC is an investment banking firm and broker-dealer that specializes in corporate and public finance, financial advisory services, equity research and securities sales and trading.
JOHN ROGERS, JR. | ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC.
Ariel Capital Management, Inc. was founded in January, 1983 as an institutional money management firm specializing in equities.
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HAROLD D. SHEPARD | ABC DATA ENTRY
Founded in 1986 we are viewed as a leader in the field of Information Processing, Fulfillment and Mailing services, We have performed such diverse projects as entering 60% of all parking tickets for the city of Chicago to being one of two firms in northern Illinois certified to assist the IRS in processing overflow bankruptcy claims.
MELODY SPANN-COOPER | MIDWAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION WVON RADIO-1690 AM
Debuting April 1, 1963, WVON is the oldest African-American oriented radio station in the Chicago area.
JOHN STERLING | SYNCH-SOLUTIONS
Technical consulting (application development, IT operations, support & maintenance, and IT outsourcing), enterprise resource planning (integrated enterprise solutions, project management, and application management services), business relationship management (program management office, strategic planning, business process management).
MICHAEL SUTTON | INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING, INC.
Structural Engineering, civil engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, site development, construction engineering, and inspection services.
NATHANIEL SUTTON | SUTTON FORD, INC.
Fleet and retail vehicle sales to public and private sector corporations.
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GENEVIEVE THOMAS | AWAKENED ALTERNATIVES, INC. (HOME HEALTH & DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS)
Founded in 1992, Awakened Alternatives, Inc. is a diversified health services company. The company has grown from a small operation of 5 employees to an organization with gross annual revenues in excess of five million and employing more than 100 health care professionals in both Indiana and Illinois. Its corporate offices are located in Olympia Fields, Illinois with a satellite office in Gary, Indiana.
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MONICA L. WALKER | HOLLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Monica L. Walker is President of Holland Capital Management and Chief Investment Officer – Equity, and is President of The Lou Holland Trust. A founding partner of Holland Capital, Ms. Walker, who manages a team of research analysts, is responsible for the firm’s portfolio strategy and execution. She has 27 years of financial services experience, including 20 years of investment management experience.