TranslateA career that has spanned 25 years working in the area of supplier diversity and MBE/WBE/DBE business development, working with employers and clients from Washington, DC to Newark, NJ, including INTECH Construction, Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, the City of Philadelphia, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Westfield Concession Management, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and Contract Compliance, Inc.
Lauded as a creative thinker with a reputation for identifying unique strategies for creating opportunities for small businesses, facilitating business partnerships, assisting in contract negotiations, developing strategic plans, and serving as a liaison between industry and government.
Assist public entities in implementing their economic development initiatives and private companies in developing their supplier diversity business strategies. Position small businesses to compete on projects by identifying the major competition and the primary decision-makers, as well as developing differentiated teaming strategies
Over the last 25 years, worked proactively on all sides of the issues surrounding supplier diversity and inclusion in business, including advocacy at the highest levels of government and industry. A unique perspective that has been the cornerstone of a successful career.
