Mission
Boxxout Press
| Babson Magazine |
| Boxxout Media Kit-2009 |
The Boxxout Team
Veronica Nicole Chapman is the Founder and Executive Director of Boxxout. She is an author and a playwright, having written and produced the play, Ancestors Inc., a motivational play for youths, and having published the book, The Advent of Planet Martyr, An Innovative Social Commentary.
Ms. Chapman is a graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She is also a graduate of Babson College, where she received her Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Ms. Chapman has eight years of experience creating innovative and effective programs for youth covering a variety of topics including African Diaspora, Spanish, Public Speaking, Self-Image, and Entrepreneurship.
E-mail: vchapman@boxxout.org
Advisory Board
Corrinne Talley-Hobbs
Corrinne Talley-Hobbs is a finance professional and community activist who is passionate about volunteerism and effectually empowering underserved youth in the communities in which she resides.
Mrs. Talley-Hobbs has 4 years of corporate finance experience within the healthcare industry and she also has served in several leadership positions within the communities in which she resides. Some of these positions include: Executive Board Treasurer for the Plainfield Police Athletic League in Plainfield, New Jersey, College Advisor/Mentor for the New Horizons College Club in Plainfield, New Jersey, and Executive Board Treasurer for the Black Aesthetics Institute in Washington, DC.
Mrs. Talley-Hobbs graduated with a degree in Business Administration/Finance from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. She also holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland, College Park.
Elizabeth R. Thornton
Elizabeth R. Thornton is the President and CEO of Entrepreneurship Advantage Inc, and part time entrepreneurship faculty member of The Blank Center of Entrepreneurship at Babson College and The Boston University School of Management. She has assisted over 87 businesses in Massachusetts and hundreds nationwide, and has also consulted with such diverse groups as the Pioneer Institute, the Center for Women and Enterprise, Interise, the State of Massachusetts, and the City of Boston, to name a few. Thornton says “accessing the right tools to help your business grow is the key to success”.
Elizabeth has a B.S.B.A from Georgetown University, studied under the Oxford Center for Management Studies and holds an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
She blends a unique combination of 15+ years of corporate experience with institution such as American Express and Bank One with 15+ years of entrepreneurial experience with clients such as Presidential Inaugural Committee, Clinton ’92, The White House, Ceres Fruit Juices, South Africa and a host of small businesses.