LIAACC’S Queens County Director Erna Blackman featured in LIBN’S Movers and Shakers Column

QUEENS, N.Y. - Jan. 2, 2016 - PRLog -- Queens, New York - On Friday, January 31, 2015 the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.’s Queens County Director Erna Blackman was featured in Long Island Business News Mover and Shakers Column highlighting her recent appointment to LIAACC’S board of directors as the Queens County Director.

“Queens County has a significant number of African Americans in the borough who will benefit significantly from a chamber of commerce of this size and magnitude which has the ability to increase the success ratio of the small business owners in its jurisdiction.” Phil Andrews, President, Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

About: Erna Blackman – LIAACC Queens County Director/Founder, Butterflies, BBI, Inc. Erna Blackman was born in Queens and attended Grace Lutheran Elementary School in Malvern, NY. In 1984, she graduated from Jamaica High School and subsequently received a BA in journalism from Delaware State University. In 2012, she founded Butterflies BBI (http://www.butterfliesbbi.org/), which is a nonprofit organization that provides free hair replacements and solutions to children with medical hair loss. At Butterflies BBI, a special interest is given to inner-city children as they are a group that is often overlooked. Blackman is married and the mother of two children.

“The Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is humbled by Erna Blackman's decision to serve as Queens County Director of the Chamber.  Erna Blackman brings a level of commitment, discipline, and business acumen that will provide a boost to LIAACC’S mission in the county.”  Phil Andrews, President, Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.


To view recent feature visit http://tinyurl.com/ernablackman

About: Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. - The Mission of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., is to advance and promote economic development for business, and to advance responsive government and quality education on the behalf of all small businesses, with emphasis on African Ancestry, while preserving the Long Island community."  Long Island means the New York State counties on Nassau, Suffolk, Queens and Kings.  A Chamber of Commerce is one of the most well-known and recognizable organizations in the country chartered to stimulate business in local and regional areas where they are designated to serve.

To view recent segment of WABC Here and Now featuring the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. log on to http://www.liaacc.org

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