2008 CAAO Online Silent Executive Auction Is Now Open !!!
The Consortium of African American Organizations in partnership with the National Black MBA Association Cleveland/Northeast Ohio Chapter, Black Pages Ohio, and the Call and Post Newspaper are bringing to Ohio the Ultimate Networking Event -
The 2008 CAAO Online Silent Executive Auction
Over 80 CEOs, executives, and celebrities have donated the opportunity for you to have a one on one meeting with them. So, tell your friends, family members, business associates that the bidding has begun!
Proceeds raised from this auction will go towards assisting CAAO and the partnering organizations with its many educational and youth programs.
The auction is open to bidders throughout the country.
This year's auction Honorary Chair is Paul Dolan, President of the Cleveland Indians.
Top 10 Items
- Kubic, Joe - CEO Adcom and Optiem
- Shearer, Robert J. - Chief Executive Officer, Shearer's Foods, Inc.
- Stropki, John - Chairman, President and CEO of Lincoln Electric Holding
- Shapiro, Mark - Executive Vice President and General Manager, Cleveland Indians
- Gilbert, Dan - Chairman and Founder, Quicken Loans Inc / Maj. Owner Cleveland Cavaliers
- Patrnchak, Joseph - Chief Human Resources Officer Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Reed, Sharon - 19 Action News Anchor (5PM, 10PM)/Reporter
- Williams, Johnny - Regional Manager, Pfizer Pharmaceutical
- Zenty III, Thomas F. - President and CEO University Hospitals Health System (UHHS)
- Aggarwal, Raj - Dean, College of Business Administration, The University of Akron
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About CAAO and its community partners
CAAO is a collaboration of 25 black professional organizations. The mission of the organization is to utilize the resources of Northeast Ohio African American professional organizations to promote economic development in African American communities and to enhance career and entrepreneurial opportunities for African Americans. CAAO has 6,000 members in its network. To learn more about CAAO click here.
Established in 1985, the National Black MBA Association Cleveland Northeast Ohio Chapter is a non-profit organization with over 300 members with professional experience in both public and private sectors. The membership consist of graduates with MBA's advance degrees, business professionals, entrepreneurs and graduate students. To learn more about NBMBAA click here.
In 1991, Black Pages published its first minority and business resource guide. Today Black Pages publishes four (4) different annual directories serving Northeast, Northwest & Central Ohio...To learn more about Black Pages Ohio click here.
The Call newspaper was started in 1916 by Cleveland inventor Garrett Morgan and merged with the Cleveland Post in 1929 to become the Call and Post Newspaper. Under the influence of editor and publisher W.O. Walker in 1932, the Call & Post Newspaper established itself as the most influential voice for African Americans in Cleveland and ultimately in Ohio. The Call and Post newspaper is owned by King Media Enterprises, Incorporated, Don King, publisher. With four unique weekly editions of the Call and Post -- featuring local, national and international news in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus (distributed on Wednesdays) with CP2 (Call and Post 2nd Edition) distributed on Thursdays.
CAAO and its community partners would like to thank the many sponsors who made this unique business matchmaker possible.
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If you or your organization would like to become a sponsor please complete our simple form and we will contact you.
