MARCH GENERAL MEETING
The March General Meeting of TTADC will be held on Thursday 6th March at 7:30pm. This months meeting will be a ZOOM conference. The guest speaker will Ms. Natalie Wilson, co-founder of The Black & Missing Foundation.
Natalie Wilson is the co-founder and chief operating officer of the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc (BAMFI). With two decades of experience in public and media relations, Natalie is involved in all aspects of BAMFI’s operations, including the development and execution of strategic outreach and PRess to ensure coverage of the foundation’s mission and initiatives.
Natalie knows the power and reach of media coverage as highlighted in the award-winning HBO docuseries, “Black and Missing.” She has garnered local, national and international media coverage with platforms, such as The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The View, Associated Press, CNN, Essence, Fox 5 DC, Huffington Post Black Voices, NPR, Oxygen.com, People, The Root, The Grio, Oprah Daily, New York Times, and the Washington Post, which continue to keep the issue of missing and exploited persons of color in the forefront.
Education:
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Howard University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
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Trinity University, Master of Arts in Communications
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Harvard Business School Executive Education, Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management
Awards and Honors:
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Black Girls Rock! “Community Change Agent”
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L’Oréal Paris “Women of Worth” Honoree
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Inaugural CrimeCon “Crime Fighter of the Year”
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15th Television Academy Honoree
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2022 “Ebony Power 100” Honoree
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2022 “The Root 100” Most Influential Black Americans for Activism/Justice
Professional Affiliations:
Natalie is also the founder of a boutique public relations agency, NWR Communications Group, which provides nonprofits, foundations and businesses with a social justice platform, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and true-crime element, gain visibility for their cause through publicity and social media strategies.
She resides in Washington, DC with her family.
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