Brandi Richard
Brandi Richard is an American young professional advocate, innovator, entrepreneur, and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League Young Professionals. She is NULYP’s first President to serve two consecutive terms, 2011-2013 and 2013-2015.
Education
Brandi Richard is a graduate of Texas Woman’s University in General Studies with an emphasis in Business, Computer Science and English and a graduate of the Ploughshares Fund Nuclear Security Cohort of the White House Project Go Run Political Leadership Training. Brandi participated in the NUL delegation to China, the African American Leaders Roundtable and the 2013 Aspen Institute Racial Equity Leadership Development Seminar.
Career
She is a civil servant with 10+ years of service, and currently is a Policy Analyst for FEMA National Processing Service Center Operations.
National Urban League Young Professionals Leadership
Brandi Richard currently serves as President of the National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP), an auxiliary of the National Urban League (NUL), supporting 64 chapters nationwide and reaching almost 2 million young professionals. NULYP gave over 100,000 volunteer hours and $700,000 to Urban League affiliates in her first term in office. She secured over $700,000 in sponsorship for NULYP and serves as an NUL Board Trustee. She previously served as Southern Region Vice President and President of the Urban League of Greater Dallas Young Professionals (ULGDYP).
Awards
- Black Women in Media Award (2014)
- Envest Foundation 40 under 40 (2013)
- MetroBoard of the Chicago Urban League Torchbearer Award (2013)
- IMPACT Champion of Change Award (2013)
- Whitney M. Young Jr. Award (2013) - Long Island Urban League Young Professionals
- 2011-2012 Motivator Award - FEMA
- Dallas Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 (2011)
- Leadership Dallas Class (2011)
- 2011 3rd Quarter Motivator Award - FEMA
- 2010 1st Quarter Altitude Award - FEMA
- Dallas Weekly Talented Tenth (2009)