J. Tony Thompson, CMB, is the founder & CEO of the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA), an organization dedicated to increasing the engagement of women and minorities with the Mortgage Bankers Association at the local, state and national level. Since its inception in 2016, NAMMBA has grown to over 30 chapters and 7,500 members nationwide.

Tony has 15+ years of leading and building high-performing sales teams. As the founder/CEO of NAMMBA, Tony's vision is to create a platform where women and minorities can connect, grow and become leaders in the mortgage industry while providing a platform to recruit and train the next generation of mortgage professionals. 
 
Tony received his B.S. in Business Administration from South Carolina State University and an MBA from Webster University. In 2011, he received his Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association. This distinct designation is held by less than 1% of industry professionals. He is a board member for the Mortgage Bankers Association's Residential Loan Production Committee and a graduate of MBA's Education Future Leaders Program.

Merissa Khumalo is the director of multicultural marketing at Cultural Outreach, the marketing sector of the National Association of Minority Mortgage Brokers of America (NAMMBA). She helped pilot Cultural Outreach’s social engagement platform, Multicultural Marketing On Demand (MMOD), designed to jumpstart the connection between industry leaders and their ever-evolving client base. During her time abroad in South Africa, Merissa created campaigns for grassroots organizations and learned communications and marketing strategies from top agencies. She holds a B.S. in education from the University of Kentucky and was previously a STEM educator for Fayette County Public Schools.