Upstate Minority Economic Alliance appoints Brown as first executive director

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June 6, 2017

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — (cnybj.com)The Upstate Minority Economic Alliance (UMEA) has appointed Rickey Brown as its first executive director.

UMEA is a nonprofit chamber of commerce supporting minority business owners and professionals of color in Central New York. It is the “first” minority chamber of commerce located in the 16 county Upstate New York region, according to CenterState CEO.

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