Mr. Smith Jr. is the Assistant Vice President
Compliance and Fiduciary Specialist of
Business Risk at Cititrust (Bahamas) Limited.
He is a CAMS member of the Association of
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
(ACAMS). His professional career started
Previously he was an accountant at Deloitte
for almost two decades. He was the charter
president of the Beta Beta Lambda Chapter of
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity (BBL) at The College
of The Bahamas, as he has always been
involved in fraternities. .
He is currently serving his second consecutive
term as president of the Delta Epsilon Sigma
Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma (DES) in Nassau,
Bahamas. Personally, Derek Smith is married
to Lashanta Smith with three children – Derek
III, Liam and Kai.
Mr. Smith Jr. Informed me of the duties of the
NPHC, and their values. " The NPHC works to
aid the Bahamian society in areas where we
fall short: education, charity, and children."
Outside of the Organization's programs, and
very few others such as Gentleman's Club,
Brownies, Choirs, Performing Art Programs
and Debutantes, there are no positive adult
groups that give children a structure to look
up to. Mr. Smith expressed his gratitude for the
brothers and sisters that he has gained from
his experience and choice to join a fraternity.
He spoke on its influence which made him
the leader he is, and how it gave him the
drive to excel in so many areas of his life,
family wise and career wise. There are so
many young individuals that look up to Mr.
Smith, who has been such an amazing
example in his Fraternity, in his Organization,
and even in his personal life.
" Since I was young I was surrounded by role
models who have been a part of Fraternities.
My mentor, my father, and even the most
significant black men and women were in
Fraternities and Sororities." Martin Luther
King, Phylicia Rashard, Rosa Parks and
Michael Jordan, among many others, are
examples of black famous people who have
pledged, but also benefitted their
community through unity, and have been
good examples to generations of children to
come.
The NPHC has built its foundation on the
children of our nation, and the build with the
learning blocks of charity, respect and goals.
They supply children with attainable rewards
to work and strive towards: the rewards of a
bright future and a supportive family that will
follow them to every corner of the world, and
carry them through every trial and tribulation
that they may possibly face.
Though each chapter is private, they come
together through one organization to uplift
and encourage the next generation of
leaders.