Black Executive CMO Alliance Grows to Nearly 40 Members, Announces First-Ever Executive Director

The Black Executive CMO Alliance (BECA), an alliance of Black marketing executives from iconic consumer and business-to-business brands and companies across the globe, announced Loucia Hamilton as BECA’s first-ever Executive Director, and the addition of five new Black C-suite executives expanding its membership to 38. New members include Damaune Journey, Global Chief Growth Officer, 72andSunny, DeLu Jackson, Chief Marketing Officer, ADT, Diane Primo, Chairman and CEO, Purpose Brand, Kenny Mitchell, Chief Marketing Officer, Snap, Inc., and Lesleigh Irish-Underwood, Chief Brand & External Relations Officer, MetroPlusHealth. Officially made during BECA’s 2022 member meeting, December 8-9, the announcements signify the profound impact BECA continues to have across various industries, the exponential growth, support, and potential for the organization, and the continued need to build pipeline programs driving more representation in the C-suite.

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“BECA began as a way to harness the collective power of Black C-suite leaders whose ingenuity and hard work has helped them ascend to top positions in their companies, and respective fields, and to provide these executives with a unique space to share, learn, elevate, and pay it forward together. Since then our organization has taken off, raising the profile of our members, providing a much-needed platform for ongoing dialogue about the lived experiences and challenges faced by Black marketing leaders, and successfully creating a pipeline program, the BECA Playbook, for the next generation of marketing leaders and CMOs,” said Jerri DeVard, BECA Founder. “I am excited about what we’ve built together and to welcome the next phase of the alliance, with new members, a new class of Future Leaders, and a new Executive Director as we expand upon our mission and create lasting impact.”

With more than a decade of proven fundraising, events, and non-profit experience, Loucia Hamilton joins BECA as new Executive Director. Her previous fundraising efforts secured over $6 million dollars to support the post-secondary success for first generation and low-income students in Maryland and have increased overall educational opportunities for Baltimore students. In her new role, Loucia looks to build and amplify BECA’s success through outreach and increased philanthropic efforts.

BECA also announced a new cohort to The BECA Playbook. Launched last December, The BECA Playbook is the first-of-its-kind two-year mentorship journey to propel the careers of selected Black ‘Future Leaders’ on the marketing path to the C-suite by offering unique learning and mentorship modules such as one-on-one coaching, C-suite network building, branded credentials and certifications, curated learning experiences, and more.

In 2021, 25 high-potential mid-career Black marketing professionals representing some of America’s best-known brands were selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of this innovative mentorship journey designed to propel their careers and prepare them for leadership positions with top organizations. This year’s cohort of Future Leaders welcomes 22 marketing professionals representing companies such as AT&T, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, GM, Kohl’s, Mars-Wrigley, Meta, Taco Bell, Unilever, UPS, and U.S. Bank.

SOURCE: PR Newswire