SYNERGY Sports Conference 2006

Moderator

Shannon King Nash is a seasoned attorney and CPA. She is the owner of the Nash Management Group Inc., a business management company that provides COO and CFO-type services to its clients.  The company specializes in helping clients with accounting and bookkeeping, taxes, contracting, overall business management, and business due diligence audits (called business check-ups), whereby clients get a financial, legal and operational check-up.  The company also offers non-profit consulting services, such as: set up, training, and operational support.  Major clients include:

•  The Debbie Allen Dance Academy - a premier performing arts nonprofit and cultural center, founded by the incredible Debbie Allen and her husband, Norman Nixon.

• Towerview Capital Management LLC - a venture fund focusing on healthy body products.

• CareNow Foundation - a nonprofit focusing on training medical personnel in Africa to fight infectious diseases, such as: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis.

•  Angela Dunlap - a successful playwright and producer of inspirational plays, such as, "If These Hips Could Talk" and "Why Good Girls Like Bad Boyz."

 Shannon's New Book available at the conference.

Shannon formerly served as in-house counsel to Amgen Inc, the world's largest biotechnology company, and general counsel to the Amgen Foundation.  She has also practiced with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, and Cooley Godward LLP.  In addition to practicing in Boston, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles, she recently completed an assignment in Switzerland. 

She recently completed her third book, For The Love Of Money: The 411 To Taking Control Of Your Taxes And Building Your Net Worth - afinancial empowerment book that uses popular songs (from Marvin Gaye to Snoop Dogg) to teach valuable finance and tax lessons.  Shannon is also the author of "Vault Guide to Tax Law Careers," (Vault Inc., 2004) and "Helping the Non-profit Client," (Kleinrock Publishing, 2004). She's an adjunct professor at California Lutheran University, where she teaches Non-Profit Law.

She is the former Secretary of the American Bar Association (ABA) Tax Section, a professional organization representing over 20,000 tax attorneys; the first African-American officer and the youngest officer since the ABA Tax Section's inception in 1878.  She was also chair of the National Bar Association's Tax Committee, the largest and oldest African-American bar association.

Shannon volunteers in her community and serves on the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations. She received her Bachelor's degree in accounting and her JD from the University of Virginia. Shannon lives in the greater Los Angeles area with her husband and their two children. In her spare time, Shannon likes to read, write non-fiction books and is an advocate for children with disabilities.

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Conference

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Four  workshops

Conference Fee - FREE with pre-registration $ 20.00 at the door.

 

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 NAAAA-SYNERGY 2006

P.O. Box 15602

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Information: 213-742-6523

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Held at the La Meridian Hotel at Beverly Hills 

465 S La Cienega Blvd, 

Beverly Hills, CA 90048

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