ABOUT US
Arba Cooper, CEO
Arba was earning a six-figure income from a reputable Silicon Valley company when she started her first home-based printing business in 1996. After only a couple of years she was able to leave the steady income of her full-time job to pursue her dreams of helping others achieve their business goals. Arba has 30 years of diversified experience in sales, marketing, advertising, customer support, training, demonstrations, presentations, event planning, leadership development, program management, database creation, desktop publishing, and printing. God has truly blessed her with many talents and abilities to serve others.
Reginald A. Wallace, COO
Reginald is a "Man of Vision." He has owned many businesses as well as helped others start their own. He started his first business in concert booking and promotions in 1979. Over the last 35 years he has been involved in business ventures including a theater, night clubs, security, cell phone and pager sales, also media production and media services. Reginald's diversified experience makes him a wealth of information for anyone at any phase of their business. He is a very strategic thinker that knows how to write business plans, acquire venture capital, develop commercial properties, manage staff, and achieve a profit!
Michael Quinniey, CFO
Michael Quinniey was as an employee of WKBW-TV Ch.7 ABC for over 20 years. He joined the station in of 1987 after working with AM Buffalo and commercial production and the Engineering Technician. Prior to that Michael worked in local radio news at WGR and WBFO as a sports reporter.
Born in the Cold Spring neighborhood in Buffalo, New York Michael Attended Northeastern University where he completed an introductory program in civil engineering, and he double majored in Business Administration and Broadcast Management at Missouri State college. In June of 2017 he graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Management CEL (Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership). In August of 2022 he completed the (CBREDT) East Side Avenues Community Based Real Estate Development Training Program.
Michael worked as a technical engineer/producer and has done freelance work with the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabers as well as with ESPN, MSG, and the Fox Network. Serving as a union steward for 17 years Michael was the chief union steward for NABET/CWA local #25. Also, he served on the Broadcasting & Entertainment Federal Credit Union as a loan officer for 10 years.
In 1998 Michael co-founded the Western New York Minority Media Professionals Inc a non-profit organization whose mission is to expand opportunities for youth by building on their dreams, passions, by teaching skills & leadership through theater and multi-media arts.
He Is the of chair the restoration of the Historic Sattler "Broadway" Theatre, built in 1914 located at 512 Broadway near (Mortimer). He has been instrumental in founding Upfront TV, Upfront Business Magazine, Upfront Sports Trek, The Queen City Black Film Festival, and The Great Day in Jazz Buffalo Event.
Currently Michael is on the board of directors of the Buffalo History Museum and Preservation Buffalo Niagara.
