Taber J. Small, a Baltimore, MD native who served three years (2009-2011) as Director of Player Personnel for the HBCU All-Star Bowl (Atlanta, GA) working with Sports Information Directors, Athletic Directors, and Coaches from schools within the 4 major participating conferences to select the top 110 draft eligible seniors. Taber communicated with all thirty-two (32) NFL teams and Director of NFL Combine Scouting John Griffin to complete the list

Sharif J. Small, Vice President & CFO, has been in the financial service industry for over 10 years by starting his career as a Financial Advisor for MassMutual Financial Group. In 2005, he left Mass Mutual and started his own tax and financial planning practice called S.J.S. Financial Firm to focus more on financial planning, literacy and advice. Also, Sharif has over 6 year of bookkeeping, accounting, and payroll experience performing contracti

Marques Ogden, Advisory Board Member is a former American football offensive lineman for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills, and, most recently, the Tennessee Titans. He is the brother of All Pro offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden.
Marques Ogden is the founder and CEO of Kayden Premier Enterprises, Inc., a minority certified (MD, PA, DE) construction company based in the Baltimore Area specializing in earthwork, concr

Nathaniel Alston, Board Member is the President & Founder of THE HORIZONS GROUP, LLC, a human capital consulting firm specializing in human resources strategic planning, talent acquisition, management development training and succession planning.
Nat has over 35 years of executive level and mid level human resources experience in a variety of positions covering such industries as financial services, health care, hospitality, food service, food

Bennie Thompson, Advisory Board Member, is a New Orleans, LA native and a 1986 graduate of Grambling State University. He played 11 years in the NFL as a safety for the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, and New Orleans Saints. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1991 and 1998 seasons as a special teams player and is best known for his special teams contributions. Before the NFL, Thompson spent 3 years in the CFL for the Winnip

Mrs. Betty Hines, Board Member, for the past 35 years has focused her professional career not only on building her own business, but creating an impressive network of business relationships through her board positions, corporate relationships and active philanthropic work. Betty's target market are those business entrepreneurs with gross revenues between $1MM-$100 million. Betty serves as Chair for the Baltimore Chapter. This is a nonprofit membe

Mr. Ernie Hines, Board Member, has served as an insurance professional for over 35 years. He began his stellar career with a double major in Insurance & Finance from Temple University. After a successful career at Allstate Insurance Company Home Office where he served as a Director of Underwriting, Ernie was recruited as an executive officer with USF & G Insurance Company, HQ in Baltimore, MD. When USF&G was acquired, Mr. Hines launched his entre

Darnerien McCants, Advisory Board Member, was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft and played college football at Delaware State. McCants earned many off the field honor with the Redskins as NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year. He was named one of 2003's Washingtonians of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine and was also honored with the Kids Choice award at the JB Awards in conjunction with the NFLPA. He was al