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The National Association of Black Women In Construction will come together with Lockheed Martin in collaboration with the TransSTEM Academy Partners Consortium for the Fifth Annual Industry Day Event at Cardoza High School, 2501 -11th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001! Industry Day provides a platform for industry professionals to share with students the opportunities available in various career fields of transportation, aviation, construction, engineering, and technology. On Today's Show, Host Jamie Dean and other invited members-panelists from the NABWIC will discuss the impactfulness of TransSTEM Academy's 2014 Industry Day Event that will be held May 15, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Welcome our Guest:  Shelia Jones, she is a 25 year business entreprenuer, focusing on business development for small businesses and organizations that support the small business community. Ms. Jones 10 year tenure with Xerox Corp., facilitated her interest in the use of technology for education & training.  Her diver

National Association of Minoity Contractors's 45th National Conference  -  A Legacy Celebration - New Roads To Excellence on June 18- 20, 2014, at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center,    National Harbor, MD. Hosted by Ann McNeill, President of MCO Construction.                                                                    Gloria is the President and CEO of The Daniele Company, Gloria is a highly experienced professional and accomplished construction executive with more than 25 years in building construction and project management as a general contractor and construction manager. Gloria has led the company in transforming visions into reality for its clients through Relationship Integrity, Execution Excellence and providing Superior Customer Value. A key business strategy has  been collaborative partnerships with several major construction companies that has allowed the company to complete over $300 million in projects targeted in higher education, healthcare, governmental institutions, and

Dr. Edwards holds a PhD in Management and serves as Coach, Author and adjunct professor.  She has over 18 years of government, industry, entrepreneurship, education, consulting, training and coaching experience.  She is the author three writing journals to help others uncover, define goals and take action. As well as the author of two Reading is Fundamental approved children books “I Can Be Anything I Dream and Fun With Money” which help children learn about life and financial responsibility at an early age. She is also the founder of the early literacy program JustLikeUs which serves as a foundation for early literacy by getting children interested in books and reading by providing low income and the underserved with multicultural books with faces that look like their own . Dr. Edwards has received numerous awards and commendations to include the Consortium of Entrepreneurship Education’s Entrepreneur 101 Award, Marian Kauffman Entrepreneurship Award and Everest College’s Teacher of the Year in addition appe

NBWIC's guest this morning is Dr. Revonna Mitchell! The National Association of Black Women in Construction is “The Voice of Black Women in Construction”“The Architect of Jobs and Builder of Communities”  OUR MISSION:  Founded to increase the national awareness of African American women in the construction industry. The charge of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to advocate for Black women to further opportunity for its membership. We advance the NABWIC mission with our core foundation strengthen, by the building blocks of new educational, entrepreneurial, professional and social network connections. OUR VISION: The vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.

Adina Gittens-Smith works for Keller Williams Realty Inc. Keller Williams Realty Inc. is the largest real estate franchise company in North America, with approximately 700 offices and 90,000 associates around the world. The company has grown exponentially since the opening of the first Keller Williams Realty office in 1983, and continues to cultivate an agent-centric, education-based, technology-driven culture that rewards associates as stakeholders. Keller Williams Realty Inc. also provides specialized agents in luxury homes and commercial real estate properties Keller Williams Realty Inc. believe that the purchase or sale of real estate should be a positive, profitable and enjoyable experience. Keller Williams Realty Inc. Mission is to provide a world class real estate service by applying our time, knowledge, and negotiating skills to maximize our client’s and customer’s profits and satisfaction. Keller Williams Realty Inc. wants each customer to be compelled to share their success with friends, family, and

Adina Gittens-Smith works for Keller Williams Realty Inc. Keller Williams Realty Inc. is the largest real estate franchise company in North America, with approximately 700 offices and 90,000 associates around the world. The company has grown exponentially since the opening of the first Keller Williams Realty office in 1983, and continues to cultivate an agent-centric, education-based, technology-driven culture that rewards associates as stakeholders. Keller Williams Realty Inc. also provides specialized agents in luxury homes and commercial real estate properties Keller Williams Realty Inc. believe that the purchase or sale of real estate should be a positive, profitable and enjoyable experience. Keller Williams Realty Inc. Mission is to provide a world class real estate service by applying our time, knowledge, and negotiating skills to maximize our client’s and customer’s profits and satisfaction. 

Meloni B., PMP also known as Meloni Katrina Boatswain is a native New Yorker born in Brooklyn and raised in Baldwin, Long Island. As a first generation Caribbean American born into a family of real estate investors and construction company owners, she was taught the value of hard work and determination at a very early age. Meloni studied Public Policy and Pre Med at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina while interning on school breaks at Ernst & Young, LLP in New York City, New York. While she feels this time was well spent in building her character and business acumen, she quickly realized that the world of construction was her niche and true life calling. Meloni took a leap of faith and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. She was immediately met with great success and truly reveled in her decision to join the construction industry. She has worked as Director of Project Management and Operations for 1st Estates Management & Consulting, LLC, Quality Construction Management, and Francois & Co Inc. Sh

Meloni B., PMP also known as Meloni Katrina Boatswain is a native New Yorker born in Brooklyn and raised in Baldwin, Long Island. As a first generation Caribbean American born into a family of real estate investors and construction company owners, she was taught the value of hard work and determination at a very early age. Meloni studied Public Policy and Pre Med at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina while interning on school breaks at Ernst & Young, LLP in New York City, New York. While she feels this time was well spent in building her character and business acumen, she quickly realized that the world of construction was her niche and true life calling. Meloni took a leap of faith and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. She was immediately met with great success and truly reveled in her decision to join the construction industry. She has worked as Director of Project Management and Operations for 1st Estates Management & Consulting, LLC, Quality Construction Management, and Francois & Co Inc. Sh

Meloni B., PMP also known as Meloni Katrina Boatswain is a native New Yorker born in Brooklyn and raised in Baldwin, Long Island. As a first generation Caribbean American born into a family of real estate investors and construction company owners, she was taught the value of hard work and determination at a very early age. Meloni studied Public Policy and Pre Med at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina while interning on school breaks at Ernst & Young, LLP in New York City, New York. While she feels this time was well spent in building her character and business acumen, she quickly realized that the world of construction was her niche and true life calling. Meloni took a leap of faith and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. She was immediately met with great success and truly reveled in her decision to join the construction industry. She has worked as Director of Project Management and Operations for 1st Estates Management & Consulting, LLC, Quality Construction Management, and Francois & Co Inc. Sh

Mr. Greene is CEO/Pres The Assn of Builders and Contractors; a co. that advocates, educates and trains for over 350 builders and contractors in 26 counties.  Former Public Policy Regional Rep for The Natl Federation Of Independent Business; Founder: Total Solutions Group in Saginaw specializing in Telecomm & Technology Project Consulting;  I’m Next; an online athletic apparel company and The Saginaw Valley African American Leadership Training Institute for young Black men & women. Prior to starting his own technology consulting company he assisted in the origination of two new local telephone providers serving as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Winn Telecom, and as the Regional Sales Mgr. for McLeodUSA.  Responsible for creating CenturyTel’s first retail outlet distribution ctr. His involvement in numerous civic and charity organizations is extensive! He is a graduate of Michigan Political Leadership Program; Leadership Saginaw County; Great Lakes Bay Region Leadership  and One Thousand

Mrs. Reese served as a key member on successful projects for an impressive list of clients including but not limited to Johns Hopkins University, The Baltimore Ravens, DC Sports and Entertainment Commission, The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, The Hu-man Rights Campaign Foundation, The University of Maryland, The Federal Aviation Ad-ministration, The Washington Convention Center Authority, AOL Office Buildings, Boeing and the District of Columbia Government, to name a few. On April 1, 2006 she established ANR Construction Management, LLC (ANR) and with contracts ranging from $20k to $9M. On September 2006, Mrs. Reese received an opportunity from NCRC to join the US De-partment of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), to serve as the Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC) Assistant Director/Finance Director. She was later promoted to the Director of the MBEC Center. Mrs. Reese is also politically active in her local community. She previously served as an elected Advisory Nei

Pat Wallace is president and CEO of P.A. Wallace & Associates, Inc.  The Company has recently celebrated their 21st  anniversary.   The Insurance Division specializes in commercial. Property and casualty insurance,  They also provide insurance consulting including the administration of Owner Controlled Insurance Programs for primarily new construction projects with a value in excess of $100 million.  P.A. Wallace & Associates also provides bonding for small, minority, and women owned businesses and has developed and administered numerous Bonding Assistance Programs for various governmental and private sector clients. Her Company  has been a consultant at GOAA for more than 14 years.  She is currently a sub-consultant for GOAA’s  insurance program.  The Company also has provided MWBE/DBE/LDB services at GOAA for many years, and is currently on the Hensel Phelps team to provide MWBE Program services including outreach and contract compliance for the upcoming South Airport Automated People Mover Comple

Pat Wallace is president and CEO of P.A. Wallace & Associates, Inc.  The Company has recently celebrated their 21st  anniversary.   The Insurance Division specializes in commercial. Property and casualty insurance,  They also provide insurance consulting including the administration of Owner Controlled Insurance Programs for primarily new construction projects with a value in excess of $100 million.  P.A. Wallace & Associates also provides bonding for small, minority, and women owned businesses and has developed and administered numerous Bonding Assistance Programs for various governmental and private sector clients. Her Company  has been a consultant at GOAA for more than 14 years.  She is currently a sub-consultant for GOAA’s  insurance program.  The Company also has provided MWBE/DBE/LDB services at GOAA for many years, and is currently on the Hensel Phelps team to provide MWBE Program services including outreach and contract compliance for the upcoming South Airport Automated People Mover Comple

My name is Aretha Fung-A-Wing, I was born in Paramaribo, Suriname but raised in South Florida. I have an Associates degree in Business Administration from Broward College. I am currently a junior at Florida International University and I am pursing a Bachelors in Construction Management. I am very much interested in project development and the inner workings of planning the construction of any structure, I'd like to be apart of the business aspect of the industry. My dream is to build an NFL stadium and to become the first African American woman to own a professional football team and stadium in the National Football League. I am a firm believer in "speaking it into existence," as my faith in God is my guiding force and in everything I do. I would love to be apart of the greater good and give back to my community by creating jobs, educating our youth, and so much more. Success isn't contained to financial wealth, it's not when an individual has accomplished his/her goals, but it's when you've broken barriers

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Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/TailleurCoutureCo Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/TailleurCouture The President and CEO of Tailleur Couture Co., Marisa Taylor, is please to announce the launch of a designer safety toe work boot line.  Marisa has a background in construction and a graduate with her Masters in Construction Management from Drexel University.  As a woman in the construction industry Marisa noticed something was severely lacking when it came to personal protective equipment (PPE) for women especially centered on the work boots.  For Marisa this was a call to action. Safety is paramount but can’t it be fashion?  As a result Tailleur Couture Co. was born.   The focus of Tailleur Couture Co. is to provide women with fashionable options when it comes to safety toe work boots.   These safety toe work boots provide the standard protection when it comes to PPE but with some pizzazz.  The fashionable feminization of safety toe work boots is something women deserve. For more information go to

Kiesha has been a construction project manager of 17 plus years experience with extensive operational knowledge including financial management, schedule and material/labor resource management and team collaboration. I have worked for large to small general contractors as well as a small consulting firm. Kiesha's professional experience is primarily in commercial, multi-use residential and institutional construction management. Projects of note include the Baltimore NFL Stadium currently known as M&T Bank Stadium for the Baltimore Ravens, Court Building B for DC Superior Court, 22 West Condominiums, Network Solutions Headquarters relocation, Westory Annex Office Building, Hilton Washington Hotel Renovation, Hayes Street Apartments, Rosedale Community Center and the USAID Design Mobility Lab Tenant Improvement in the Ronald Reagan Building for International Trade. She also serve as a board member for Sarah’s Circle which is an independent living senior resident community in the Adams Morgan section of W

Sandra is the Executive Director of WPEO DC, a regional affiliate of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s leading advocate of women-owned businesses and third party certification organization.  Certifying more than 475 businesses each year as 51% woman owned, operated, managed and independently run, Sandra supports an operation of women business enterprises that generate more than $3.1 billion dollars in revenue and employs more than 30,000 workers in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. territory. Prior to joining WPEO-DC in March 2011 Sandra worked in Corporate America.  As the Asset Manager for a major healthcare’s northeast region she managed all leased/owned facilities and administrative sales shared service operations in the Northeast.  Sandra’s formal education includes a BA from SUNY Potsdam as a licensed a Math Teacher; Project Manager Certification from Boston University Corporate training program

As President and CEO of The Daniele Company, Gloria is a highly experienced professional and accomplished construction executive with more than 25 yrs in building construction and project management as a general contractor and construction manager.  Gloria has led the company in transforming visions into reality for its clients through Relationship Integrity, Execution Excellence and providing Superior Customer Value.  A key business strategy has been collaborative partnerships with several major construction companies that has allowed the company to complete over $200MM in projects targeted in higher education, healthcare, manufacturing with a focus in pharmaceutical, automotive, aviation, and governmental markets. The Daniele Company is headquartered in downtown Durham, NC with offices in Greenville, SC.  The website address is: www.thedanieleco.com. She is a founding board member and past Chair of the United Minority Contractors of North Carolina which is the State Chapter for NAMC.  She is a member of the

As President and CEO of The Daniele Company, Gloria is a highly experienced professional and accomplished construction executive with more than 25 yrs in building construction and project management as a general contractor and construction manager.  Gloria has led the company in transforming visions into reality for its clients through Relationship Integrity, Execution Excellence and providing Superior Customer Value.  A key business strategy has been collaborative partnerships with several major construction companies that has allowed the company to complete over $200MM in projects targeted in higher education, healthcare, manufacturing with a focus in pharmaceutical, automotive, aviation, and governmental markets. The Daniele Company is headquartered in downtown Durham, NC with offices in Greenville, SC.  The website address is: www.thedanieleco.com. She is a founding board member and past Chair of the United Minority Contractors of North Carolina which is the State Chapter for NAMC.  She is a member of the