President's Message - Minority Enterprise Executive Council

President’s Message
Dear Guests,
Today we gather to celebrate an event that began four years ago with an idea; an idea that became an action;
and an action that has become the 4th Annual Awards Luncheon to honor 25 Powerful Minority Women In
Business. This year’s theme is “Applauding Excellence”. We come here to pay tribute to these extraordinary
women who have demonstrated excellence in the various industries they represent. It is in that spirit that I
welcome you all here today.
We are extremely pleased to have the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) serve as our keynote speaker.
Congresswoman Norton has stood as a powerful advocate for women and human rights for many years. She is the chair
of the House Committee on Economic Development, Emergency Management, and Public Buildings, all of which she
is passionate about. And it is a pleasure to have the Honorable Lurita Doan, former Administrator for the U.S. General
Services Administration, serve as our guest speaker. Today, Ms. Doan hosts Leadership Matters on FederalNews
Radio AM 1500.
MEE Council would like to thank PEPCO Holdings for their contribution to this event.
In recognition of our nation’s vastly diverse population and significant opportunities for all people, we will continue to
recognize the best and the brightest so that industries will continue to access those resources that traditionally are
not being utilized. We, at the Minority Enterprise Executive Council, want to thank all of you for supporting the
organization and sharing our passion for entrepreneurship, small business and diversity. Thank you for taking time out
of your extremely busy day to celebrate the 25 Powerful Minority Women In Business in Applauding Excellence!
Sincerely,
Sunny Ezeji
President
Debra Williams
Vice President

Keynote Speaker
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Congresswoman for the District of Columbia
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is now in her ninth term as Congresswoman for
the District of Columbia. She is chair of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development,
Emergency Management, and Public Buildings. Named by President Jimmy Carter as the
first woman to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, she came to Congress
as a national figure who had been a civil rights and feminist leader, tenured law professor
of law, and board member of three Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Norton also had been
named on of the 100 most important American women in one survey and one of the most
powerful women in Washington in another.
The Congresswoman’s work for full congressional voting representation and for full
democracy for the people of the District of Columbia continues her lifelong struggle for
universal human rights. Congresswoman Norton has used her background in national
affairs and in law to become a leader in the House in important posts. She has served in the Democratic Leadership group and as the
Democratic Chair of the Women’s Caucus, and she has been a member of the Committee on the Reorganization of the Congress. In
2007, she successfully completed a four-year campaign for the House vote when the House passed H.R. 1905, now pending in the
Senate. Even without a vote, her success in writing bills and getting them enacted has made her one of the most effective members of
the House in producing legislation. She has a full vote in House committees and she won a vote on the House Floor in the Committee
of the Whole for the first time in the city’s history. She serves on three rather than the usual two committees-the Committee on Homeland
Security, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Her numerous
accomplishments for her district also include other first time breakthroughs, among them a two day debate and the first vote on D.C.
statehood and senatorial courtesy achieved for the first time during the Clinton administration in the selection of federal judges.
Congresswoman Norton’s work in breaking barriers for her disempowered district is matched by her successful emphasis on bringing
home unique economic benefits to her constituents. Among them are her bills that award $10,000 to all D.C. high school graduates
to attend any public U.S. college or $2,500 to attend many private colleges because the District does not have a higher education
system of state colleges; a unique D.C. $5,000 homebuyer tax credit that has increased sharply home ownership and has been
a major factor in stabilizing the city’s population; and several D.C.-- only business tax breaks including a significant tax credit for
employing D.C. residents that has maintained businesses and residents in the District. Among her development initiatives and bills are
the relocation of 6,000 jobs to the Navy Yard; private development of the 55 acre Southeast Federal Center to benefit the District;
and her successful committee efforts that have brought build new headquarters for the Department of Transportation, Securities and
Exchange Commission , the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the Department of Homeland Security under construction,
each important for jobs for residents and the D.C. federal and tourist based economy.
Congresswoman Norton ended the city’s most serious financial crisis in a century by achieving a historic package that for the first time
restructured the financial relationship between the Congress and the District by transferring $5 billion in unfunded pension liability
and billions morehn_and_pelosie in state costs to the federal government. Congresswoman Norton, who taught full time before being
elected, continues as a tenured professor of law at Georgetown University, teaching a course there every year. After receiving her
bachelors degree from Antioch College in Ohio, she simultaneously earned her law degree as well as a masters degree in American
Studies from Yale. Yale Law School has awarded her the Citation of Merit as Outstanding Alumna of Yale Law School, and Yale
Graduate School has awarded her the Yale Wilbur Cross Medal as outstanding Alumna of the Graduate School, the highest awards
conferred by each on alumnae. She is the recipient of more than 50 honorary degrees. Before being elected, Congresswoman Norton
has served on the board of the Rockefeller Foundation and the Board of Governors of the D.C. Bar Association, as well as the boards
of civil rights, and other national organizations. The Congresswoman is a third generation Washingtonian and is the mother of John
Holmes Norton and Katherine Felicia Norton.

Mistress of Ceremonies
Maureen Bunyan
News Anchor
WJLA – ABC 7
Maureen Bunyan is a veteran television news broadcaster and a primary anchor for ABC7. Ms. Bunyan
anchors the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weeknight newscasts.
Named a “Washingtonian of the Year” in 1992. Ms. Bunyan has an extensive record of service to the
community. She is a founder and board member of the International Women’s Media Foundation, which serves women in the media
in 100 countries. She is a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists. She also serves on the National Advisory Board
of the Casey Journalism Center on Children & Families, the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital Women’s Advisory Board, the
Advisory Committee of Women in Film & Video and is a board member of Women of Washington.
In recognition of her significant contributions to broadcasting for over 30 years, Ms. Bunyan has been inducted into the “Hall of Fame”
of the Washington Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, “The Silver Circle” of the National Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences (NATAS) and the Broadcast Pioneers Club of Washington. She has been awarded seven local Emmys, and the “Ted Yates
Award,” given by NATAS of Washington, DC news broadcasters who are leaders in the profession. She was named “Journalist of the
Year” by the National Association of Black Journalists. She received the annual “Immigrant Achievement Award” from the American
Immigration Law Foundation in 2002.
Ms. Bunyan attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Columbia University School of Journalism and holds a Master’s Degree
from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
Ms. Bunyna was born in Aruba and grew up in Southeastern Wisconsin. She is of Guyanese descent.
Master of Ceremonies
Roger Campos
President & CEO
Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT)
Mr. Campos serves as the first President & CEO of the Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT). Incorporated as
a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization in February 2002, MBRT is the first national membership organization for
CEOs of the nation’s leading African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American
businesses. Patterned after The Business Roundtable, which represents Fortune 500 companies, MBRT
provides a forum for the CEOs of minority-owned businesses to address public policy issues and serves as a unique resource on minority
business issues. Membership is by invitation only.
“Roger Campos has considerable experience and a national reputation in the minority business field, both in the private and government
sectors, and has played a pivotal role in making MBRT a principal voice in the public policy arena for minority-owned businesses
around the United States gaining international recognition,” said Houston L. Williams, past Chairman of MBRT.
Prior to being elected as President & CEO, Mr. Campos served as Executive Director of the MBRT Program at the Joint Center for
Political & Economic Studies. Prior thereto, Mr. Campos was Vice President of government relations for the Hispanic Association
of Colleges and Universities (HACU) where he managed Washington operations. Past positions include: CEO and Principal of
International Network of Consultants and Associates which provides consulting services to business owners; founder and CEO of
EKKOR Electronics, an aerospace and electronics manufacturing and technical services firm; Consultant to the Administrator, Small
Business Administration; Special Assistant to the Administrator, Community Services Administration; Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; and he served four years in the White House, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget.
Mr. Campos holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the United States International University, California Western School of Law (San
Diego, CA) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He has been
recognized in the Hispanic Who’s Who in America and the Outstanding Young Men of America; and is considered a national expert
on small and minority business issues.
He is a published author having written the first New Age fiction “Rock Novel” with 13 song track music CD performed by his son titled
“Sleeping with an Angel” about a Washington lobbyist saved from disgrace by his Guardian Angel which is available in book stores.

Guest Speaker
The Honorable Lurita Doan
Lurita Doan hosts Leadership Matters on FederalNews Radio AM 1500, a commentary and
talk show discussing issues facing today’s government leaders. Before hosting Leadership
Matters, Lurita served as the Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration from
May 31, 2006 to April 30, 2008. She is the first woman and the first African-American woman,
to serve as chief executive of the U.S. General Services Administration.
Lurita’s tenure at the nation’s premier procurement agency was marked by a return to the fundamentals that date
to GSA’s creation in 1949 as well as a wave of innovative new ideas. With Doan at the helm, the GSA:
• Regained its clean audit, eliminated or revamped many non-performing programs, and saved millions of taxpayer dollars;
• Completed a major reorganization that has bolstered internal efficiencies and sharpened GSA’s focus on customer service;
• Launched the Office of Emergency Response and Recovery;
• Restructured the GSA Land Border Ports of Entry (POE) construction program to streamline the process to build POEs and ignite a
building book at the northern and southern borders of the US;
• Implemented the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Express program, which reduced the time to award contracts by three months;
• Reaffirmed its commitment to increase federal contracting opportunities for all small business owners;
• Awarded a $5 Billion contract vehicle to Service Disabled Veterans in the federal government;
• Launched the most aggressive TELEWORK initiative in the federal government;
• Launched the MAS Advisory Panel, Blue Ribbon Commission to review the GSA Schedules Program and the procurement pricing
policy requirements;
• Launched one of the most robust mentoring and leadership development initiatives in the federal government.
Such accomplishments have helped GSA restore customer confidence and rebuild employee morale. The latter was reflected by a
2007 survey that ranked GSA among the best places to work in the federal government.
In August 2008, Doan was selected as the recipient of the ABRAZO 2008 award from San Diego, CA community groups led by Casa
Familiar for her “transformational efforts at bi-national border crossings.” Lurita was awarded the prestigious “Friend of the Americas” tri
national award in April of 2008, selected by representatives from Canada, the U. S. and Mexico. Previous recipients include Secretary Tom
Ridge and then Governor George Bush. Doan was chosen in February 2008 as one of the 25 Most Influential Black Women in Business.
In addition, prior to her tenure in public services, Lurita founded a surveillance Technology company in 1990. She was selected as
one of SBA’s Women Business Owner Success Stories for its 50th Anniversary Celebration. In December 2004, Lurita was selected
as one of the members of the inaugural class of 50 “Women Who Mean Business” by the Washington Business Journal. In addition,
Lurita is the 2004 recipient of the National Women’s Business Council Award for entrepreneurship, the 2003 recipient of the National
Director’s Award for Entrepreneurial Innovation from the Department of Commerce, Committee of 200 Luminary Award for Innovation
in Technology, the 2003 recipient of the Office Depot Entrepreneurial Visionary Award and the recipient of the 2003 Visionary Award
from the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
Background
Lurita is a native of New Orleans whose home was destroyed in during Hurricane Katrina and is descended from three generations of African-
American entrepreneurs. Doan led her company over fifteen years from a one-woman operation to its standing as a highly innovative IT
organization with offices across the United States and a vital and family oriented corporate culture. Doan cites the inspiration of her grandmother,
customer loyalty and a willingness to be first to market, as key elements of her company’s success. She sold the company in 2005.
Education
M.A., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1983; B.A., Vassar College, 1979; Russian- Defense Language Institute, Monterey,
CA, Certificate, 1988
Publications
“Irresponsibility: Alive and Well at the Highest Levels of Government”, FederalNewsRadio.com, August 26, 2008,
http://www.federalnewsradio.xcom/nid=444&sid=1466581
“The Once and Future Idea”, FederalNewsRadio.com, August 5, 2008, http://www.federalnewsradio.com/nid=443
“Peter Drucker Comes to Washington”, FederalNewsRadio.com, July 29, 2008, http://www.federalnewsradio.com/nid=443
“Leadership Matters”, FederalNewsRadio.com, July 10, 2008, http://www.federalnewsradio.com/nid=444&sid=1437979
“African Burial Grounds: Strengthens Bond Between Citizens, Government, News Long Island, October 17, 2007
“Telework: GSA Venture Promotes Quality of Life, Environment, National Security”, Huntington Press, September 15, 2007.
“GSA Committed to Backing Those Who Served”, Muncie Press, July 6, 2007.
“Government “Landlord” Also a Superior Child Care Provider”, Muncie Press, Aug 16, 2007.
“Small Businesses Have Equal Role in War on Terror”, FederalTimes.com, 27 September 2004.
“Because We Can”, Diversity Journal, November 2003.
“Charity begins at the Corporate Home”, Washington Business Journal, 31 March 2001.

Gina Ferguson Adams
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
FedEx Corporation
Gina F. Adams is Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation. Ms. Adams is responsible for protecting
and promoting the interests of all FedEx Corporation operating companies, including FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx
Freight and FedEx Services in Washington, D.C. FedEx serves more than 220 countries and territories with operations that
include 672 aircraft and over 75,000 vehicles. More than 290,000 employees and independent contractors worldwide handle more
than 7.5 million shipments each business day.
As a lawyer and the company’s top lobbyist, Ms. Adams oversees the second largest corporate PAC in the United States and is the
face of FedEx in Washington. She works with the White House, Administration officials, members of Congress, policy makers, the
diplomatic community and industry associations on domestic and international transportation and trade issues.
Ms. Adams is extremely active in the Washington, D.C. community. She sits on a number of boards including the American University,
the American Red Cross, the Meridian International Center, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Beauvoir School (National
Cathedral’s Elementary School), the Washington Performing Arts Society and the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. She has been
instrumental in countless fundraisers in Washington to raise money and support for a variety of projects focused on youth, health and
education issues.
Ms. Adams has been named one of the 2008 Top 25 Influential Black Women in Business by The Network Journal. She has been
honored by Girls Inc., a 140-year old philanthropic organization, for her commitment to promoting education and opportunities for
young women of all socio-economic backgrounds. She was also given a lifetime achievement award by the National Women of Color
and received honors from the Black Women’s Agenda and the Jack and Jill Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting
education, literary and scientific projects benefiting minority children.
Ms. Adams joined the company in 1992 as Managing Attorney of the International Regulatory Affairs Office. She’s held a number of
positions since that time, including Staff Director and Staff Vice President for International Regulatory Affairs. She was promoted to her
current position in 2001. Ms. Adams is a two time recipient of the FedEx Five Star Award which is the highest employee achievement
award at FedEx. She began her career as a lawyer in the Attorney Honors Program at the U.S. Department of Transportation and
spent nine years in the Office of the General Counsel.
She received a Master in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center, her law degree from Howard
University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from American University. She currently serves as President of the Capital
City Chapter of The Links, Inc.
Ms. Adams and her husband Eugene have a son, Spenser.

LaSonya Berry
President
McPherson|Berry & Associates
LaSonya Berry has an exeptional track record of helping businesses and individuals achieve their full potential. A dynamic human
resource professional, she has lent her expertise to a wide array of government agencies, nonprofit organizations and Fortune
500 companies such as IBM and General Electric for over 15 years. In 2000, she founded McPherson, Berry & Associates
(McPherson|Berry), a multifaceted consulting firm dedicated to providing first-class executive coaching, leadership training, and
human resource solutions to diverse clientele. As president and CEO of McPherson|Berry, LaSonya Draws on her broad-ranging
experience to design effective, growth-producing organizational development strategies for companies of all sizes. The company was
recognized with the coveted Trailblazer Award by GWBC, a region of the Women Business Enterprise National Council.
While an operations manager at IBM, she became known for her superior project management skills, as well as her unique ability
to quickly diagnose and solve complex challenges. She led a department that generated over &50 million annually in revenue, and
transformed countless new employees into knowledgeable, productive team members via specialized training and mentoring. Her
propensity for achieving significant bottom-line results earned her IBM’s COM Award and the prestigious Leadership Award.
LaSonya possesses a distinctive blend of business acumen and social consciousness. She is as skilled at grooming young people
for success as she is at managing multimillion dollar contracts. She has worked as a South Carolina Department of Social Services
counselor, as well as a director for Operation Dignity’s Bankhead Courts Initiative in Atlanta, Georgia. Inspired by her experiences
as a Welfare to Work Program trainer and her passion for working with youth, she established GET POISED, a nonprofit organization
offering leadership and life skills training to adolescents and those in life transition.
A two-time Clemson University alumna, LaSonya holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MS in Human Resource Development.
She will complete her PhD in Educational Leadership in 2008. She is also co-author of the books “Becoming the Professional Woman”,
“Customer Service and Professionalism”, the “Young Woman’s Guide”, and the “Young Man’s Guide”. LaSonya serves as a board
member for the Georgia Women’s Business Council (WBENC), Georgia SHRM State Council Member, the past Director of Community
Relations for the southern Crescent SHRM, United Way’s Women Legacy Council member, a South DeKalb Business Association
board member, International Advisory Board member of PWN and adjunct professor at DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of
Management and University of Phoenix.

Cynthia Dinkins
Executive Consultant
Cynthia Dinkins served as President of the Sheila C. Johnson Foundation and the Washington Mystics Foundation from 2005 –
2008. In her role, she oversaw the inner workings of both organizations, developing programs to empower women and to
positively impact youth with a clear focus on supporting arts education and tackling the childhood obesity epidemic.
Through the Sheila C. Johnson Foundation, Ms. Dinkins brokered a partnership with CARE, a humanitarian organization whose
mission is to fight global poverty. The partnership launched “The Sheila’s I Am Powerful Challenge,” a six-million dollar matching gift
grant generating awareness and support of women who make up 70 percent of the world’s poorest people. During her tenure, Ms.
Dinkins supervised over $26 million in domestic giving to organizations including Parsons The New School for Design, The Whitney
Museum, VH1 Save the Music, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Foundation, The Jackie Robinson Foundation and the United
Negro College Fund.
Ms. Dinkins was also instrumental in developing the Mystics in Training Program, an innovative approach to educate children and
their families about the risks of childhood obesity for the Washington Mystics Foundation. The Mystics in training program partnered
with schools in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Virginia to assure students had access to healthy foods, drinks and physical
activity. The program also created opportunities for increased exercise by asking students to commit to walking with friends, celebrities
and Washington Mystics team members as part of the “Mystic Mile”, a 30-minute daily routine that helped 78% of the participating
students lose weight and develop healthy eating patterns.
As part of the Washington Mystics Foundation, Ms. Dinkins also formed a first-ever series of Hip Hop Forums, designed to increase
awareness of social issues plaguing the urban community such as education, HIV/Aids, teen violence, racism, depression, healthy
living, and financial empowerment. A four-part installment, the Hip Hop Forums drew luminaries including Washington D.C.’s Mayor
Adrian Fenty, Dr. Cornel West, MC Lyte, Ron Moten (PeaceOholics), Darrin Henson (Actor, Soul Food) and Malcom Jamal Warner
(Actor, The Cosby Show).
Prior to her work with the Sheila C. Johnson and The Washington Mystics Foundations, Ms. Dinkins served as vice president of
program and business development at the T. Howard Foundation, an organization serving the telecommunications and entertainment
industries. While at T. Howard, she helped create one of the nation’s most successful programs to foster diversity in those industries
previously stated, ultimately securing internships and positions for students of color at top organizations including HBO, Showtime,
ESPN, NFL, Discovery and Black Entertainment Television (BET). In addition, Dinkins worked to identify partnerships and external
funding sources as well as created opportunities benefiting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving
Institutions (HSI).

Gail Dolman-Smith, M.B.A.
CEO and President,
Paragon TEC, Inc.
Since founding Paragon TEC (Technology, Education, Communication), Incorporated (Paragon) in 1996, Gail Dolman-Smith has
been a dynamic leader in providing consulting services for government, education, and industry clients. With experience spanning
20 years, her extensive program management knowledge includes: management of community public relations activities at NASA
Glenn Research Center; numerous contracts nationwide with NASA and other organizations in industry, K-12 education, and higher
education; as well as diverse, wide-ranging support in her Northeast Ohio community.
As a result of her leadership, Paragon TEC has twice won a five-year NASA contract to manage the Science, Engineering, Mathematics
and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA), a national, innovative project designed to increase the participation and retention of K-12 youth in
groups historically underserved and underrepresented in STEM fields. This project is located in 14 states in the U.S. and implemented
at 24 colleges/universities and public schools. Ms. Dolman-Smith developed and established the first SEMAA Parent CafÈ which has
been adapted nationwide by NASA and youth organizations. Paragon TEC was also awarded a five-year contract in 2007 to manage
NASA’s Aerospace Education Laboratories (AEL) located in 33 states in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Projects managed by Paragon TEC
have reached over 400,000 underrepresented and underserved students, parents, and teachers in various sites and outreach locations
across the United States.
While NASA is one of Paragon’s primary and most valued partners, Gail Dolman-Smith has expanded both her company’s suite of
services and the delivery range of its expertise. The rapid expansion of Paragon TEC through relationships with clients in the Northeast
Ohio region, 40+ contracts with NASA Headquarters and the 10 NASA field centers, and service to other organizations nationwide
is evidence of Ms. Dolman-Smith’s commitment to business growth.
Ms. Dolman-Smith is personally and professionally active in her local community with membership with Communications Commission
appointed by the mayor of University Heights and the City of University Heights Diversity Committee. She is a board member
of Cleveland Supplemental Empowerment Zone (SEZ) Technology Task Force, the Catholic Education Endowment Trust Board and
former president of Cleveland Aerospace Professional Representatives Association. Her company, Paragon TEC has conducted special
robotics outreach programs on in conjunction with several NASA Awareness Days activities. Additionally, Paragon has volunteered
services in support of regional FIRST Robotics Competitions, NASA Annual Open Houses, NASA 50th Anniversary Celebrations, and
other local educational initiatives.
A lifelong Ohio resident, Ms. Dolman-Smith is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. She resides with her husband
Bill in Cleveland, and enjoys spending time with her daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters, Logan and London.

Oluyemisi O. Adesanya
Famuyiwa, M.D.
Reproductive Enodcrinologist/Medical Director
Montgomery Fertility Center
By age 9, Nigerian-born, Dr. Oluyemisi (Yemi) Famuyiwa, a Board Certified Infertility Specialist, knew she wanted to be a physician.
Today she is the founder of the Montgomery Fertility Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Famuyiwa is also the Associate Clinical
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University School of Medicine and attending physician at Holy
Cross Hospital in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Dr. Famuyiwa loves people and the field of medicine. Her patients come from all over the world. Dr. Famuyiwa says, “There is nothing
more rewarding than seeing my patients return with their children.” Being a sole practitioner gives the doctor the flexibility to spend as
much time as she needs with patients, and get to know them well. It also allows her to balance professional and personal life.
In 1989, Dr. Famuyiwa received her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Famuyiwa did
her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1989 to 1993 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She held a fellowship
in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland from 1993 to 1995. Dr.
Famuyiwa attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio with a degree in Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude.
Prior to Montgomery Fertility Center, from 1998-2000, Dr. Famuyiwa was an Adjunct Scientist in Reproductive Endocrinology and
Infertility at The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; from 1993-2002 she was Staff Obstetrician and Gynecologist at
Columbia Hospital for Women Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; 1988-1989 she served as Chief Surgical Extern at Piedmont Hospital,
Atlanta, Georgia and Medical Evaluator for the Maternal and Infant Care Project at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
Some professional societies that Dr. Famuyiwa belongs to: American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; American Society of
Reproductive Medicine; Montgomery County Medical Society; and Society for Gynecologic Investigation.
Dr. Famuyiwa has lectured at numerous medical conferences; participated in research affecting women’s health; and written for books,
medical journals and periodicals. Honors and awards include: 1992 – Cited in the Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans;
1996- Women in Endocrinology Travel Award during the 10th International Congress of Endocrinology. This award is recognition of
scholarly accomplishments and contributions to science; and 1998 -Fellow American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Famuyiwa lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with her husband and three young children. They enjoy hiking and nature.

Dr. Tamara Garrett Kinion
President & Founder
Arlington Dental Solutions, DDS, P.C.
Dr. Tamara C. Kinion, is the President and Founder of Arlington Dental Solutions (ADS), General Family Dentistry located in the
heart of Arlington, Virginia. Doctor Tamara Camille Kinion is a native of Pennsylvania and has been living in the Metropolitan
area for the past twelve years. She graduated with honors from West Chester University with a B.S. in Chemistry-Biology. Tamara
completed her dental degree from Howard University and her general residency at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Washington, DC.
Dr. Garrett’s advanced certifications and experience in the latest cutting edge dental procedures such as Zoom Advanced Lazer
Whitening and Invisalign, give her patients an advantage in both treatment and cosmetic options.
She has done extensive work and dental education and training with the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital. She was responsible for identifying
program needs, defining objectives, and providing recommendations on operation matters as a result of dental evaluations and
observations of clinical training. She established hygiene standards, created standardized oral evaluations. She also prepared task
performance checklists to include additional duties as lead assistant to the primary Senior Veteran’s Dental examiner. She also
developed training material to include procurement and maintaining of dental equipment.
Mrs. Kinion is also a Vice President (VP) of Marketing and Public Relations with The Kinion Group, LLC (TKG). She has helped with the
organization to manage the long and short-term training plans concerning the command-wide implementation of career development
principles and practices. The Kinion Group, LLC (TKG) is a privately held, service disabled veteran, and minority owned small
business that provides solutions in security, and small business innovative research to government and private industry. Our innovative
methodology provides education and training services that allow our customer’s to achieve their maximum effectiveness through highquality,
educationally sound, and mission-critical training. Our training team provides a wide range of services from designing custom
training solutions to outsourcing the development of training requirements based on a needs assessment. Our goals are to meet the
education and training needs through a variety of learning tools: online, distance learning, computer-based training or instructor led.
Our philosophy is flexible to meet the continuing challenges of education and training into the future.
The organization trains and educates over 130 military, government, and civilian personnel in anti-terrorism measures and force protection
procedures. Mrs. Kinion brings experience in education and professional development. She helps the organization formulate, research,
and recommends career development paths, for performance improvement methods and strategies applicable to TKG initiatives. She also
designs and develops course materials based on task analysis of education program for Organizational Development and Leadership with
the University of Phoenix. Her extensive background in Dental education within the National Capital Region and her major contributions
to TKG makes her a prime candidate for being one of the most powerful women minorities in business.

Dr. Rochelle E. Hackley
CEO/DDS
Rochelle E. Hackley DDS Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
Dr. Rochelle E. Hackley is the CEO of Rochelle E. Hackley DDS Family & Cosmetic Dentistry since August 1998. Dr. Hackley’s
career started in Dayton, Ohio under the practice of Dr. Truman L. Martin as his dental assistant. She was 16 years old. It was
in that practice she gained the foundation of her knowledge of the field.
Dr. Hackley attended Howard University for undergraduate and dental hygiene. She obtained her Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree
at University of Maryland at Baltimore. Dr Hackley continued to work in the dental field through out school.
Dr. Hackley’s practice started in a small 3-room office, she has accomplished a great deal. Her office expanded to a much larger
location with 7 operatories and a staff of 10 including 2 hygienists. The office carries the theme “A Smile is the same in All Languages”.
The diversity of her patients is a true testament to her love for people and her profession. She is certified in numerous categories in her
field including cosmetic dentistry. She has taken several mission trips abroad to help those in need of dental work, and leads the field
in general dentistry here at home.
Dr. Hackley is continually giving back her skills to her community including “Word Alive Missions” under the leadership of Rev. Jackie
McCullough (Jamaica) providing dentistry at no charge to those in need, sometimes seeing hundreds of patients in a single day, and
“God’s Chosen Fast; Joshua House” with Rev. James McCann (Ukraine Russia). She also uses her gifts closer to home with “Ella’s Kids”
a shelter for homeless families and Faith United Ministries under the tutelage of her Pastor, James Sturdivant.
Dr. Hackley is a true advocate providing donations to the American Heart Association, American Diabetes Foundation, Walk for a Cure
(Breast Cancer), Feed the Children and St Jude’s cancer research just to name a few. Her practice is a true ministry and exemplifies the
testimony of being dedicated to God’s work. Dr. Hackley is a leader in her field and an awesome example to young women. Anything
is possible through a strong belief in God, true dedication to your dream, and the determination to see it through.
Dr. Hackley was born and raised in the inner city of Dayton, Ohio. Ever since she was 14 years old dentistry has been her vision and
passion. It is through the grace of God and her true dedication to her dream that she has been and continues to be such a success
in her field.

Paula Shaw
President
Altos Federal Group
Dr. Paula Shaw is president of Altos Federal Group (Altos). Altos is a healthcare services company that specializes in providing
medical staffing and ancillary healthcare services to military treatment facilities and commercial institutions. Founded in 1991, the
company successfully graduating from the 8(a) program in 2002, and has now grown to a company with annual revenues of nearly
$40 million. Altos employs 400 highly qualified professionals dedicated to providing caring, dependable, and high caliber healthcare
services. Altos is committed to total customer satisfaction by providing quick and efficient solutions to address our customers needs.
Altos’ national scope of services span across twenty states and include clients such as:
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Pentagon
National Institutes of Health
Central Arkansas VAMC
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Prince George Hospital Center
Laurel Regional Hospital
Nursefinders
Onward Healthcare
Howard University Hospital
Social Security Administration
Gladys Noon Spellman Nursing
and Rehab
Onward Healthcare
Dr. Shaw is a clinical psychologist who has over 20 years experience in Healthcare Management and Research with special skills in
the areas of contract management and administration, healthcare provider training, executive management, and training and general
management of both profit and non-profit entities. Prior to starting the company, Dr. Shaw was a clinical psychologist in Private
Practice from 1980 to 1997. As a licensed practitioner, she provided individual, family, and group therapy sessions to individuals
experiencing mental health problems.
From 1993 to 1996, she was a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) and chaired the
DACOWITS’ Quality of Life Subcommittee.
Dr. Shaw earned her Ph.D. degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her undergraduate degree fro Morgan
State University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Altos donated to enumerable community causes with money and volunteer service from the corporate staff. Projects include purchasing
soccer uniforms to a team in Gaithersburg, Maryland to sponsoring Alos Santa Events for disadvantaged families in the Washington
Metropolitan area.
Altos’ unique summer internship program mentors student from high school through college. Internships are paid and scholarship
are given each year to these same students. We are proud to say that our class internship students have gone on to pursuits such as
law school at American University on full academic scholarships to entering Ph.D. programs in computer science at George Mason
University on full scholarships.
Sponsored a chair at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for research in heart disease, recipient Dr. Blackstone.
Altos awards include:Inducted in the Medallion Society at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, 2008; Black Enterprise Top 100 companies
2006; Nominated by National Capital Area Minority Business Opportunity; Center for Top 100 Maryland Women businesses, 2008;
and EBON Award for Community Service, 2007.

Dr. Gloria Herndon
President & CEO
GB Herndon and Associates, Inc.
Dr. Herndon earned Bachelors Degrees in Economics and Political Science, as well as a Masters and a PhD in International Law
and Economics from Johns Hopkins University. Subsequently, she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as an economist,
then joined the Foreign Service and was posted to Embassy positions in Africa and Europe.
After her stint with the State Department in Africa and Europe, Dr. Herndon returned to the U.S. and joined The Equitable Companies.
Subsequently, she recognized an opportunity to serve the insurance needs of diplomatic missions in the U.S. and founded GB Herndon
and Associates for that purpose in 1985. Building upon her relationships in the international community, Dr. Herndon focused the start-up
company on designing health, property and casualty insurance for embassies in Washington, DC and U.N. missions in New York.
In 1989, she pioneered the design of specialized healthcare plans for foreign students enrolled in U.S. schools. GB Herndon began
providing health insurance plans to the governments of Turkey, Cote d’Ivoire and Botswana for the students they sponsored to attend
American colleges and universities. In the nineties, GB Herndon diversified into new markets with additional insurance and financial
services. These markets included not-for-profit associations and student loan programs at select U.S colleges/universities. Dr. Herndon
pursued strategic partnerships with heavyweights such as AIG and United HealthCare to support unique programs for the 118
historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), American Association of Community College (AACC) member schools and the
Head Start program.
Beginning five years ago, Dr. Herndon further diversified the company by moving into real estate development. Following a renovation
project in St. Louis, GB Herndon acquired properties in Washington DC near the H Street NE corridor and in Shreveport, LA for development.
To pursue these projects, Dr. Herndon established an affiliated company named Twelfth Street Partners, of which she is the sole shareholder.
Twelfth Street is presently nearing completion of a townhouse and condominium project on the Northeast DC property.
Concurrently during the past two decades, Dr. Herndon has also sought to improve opportunity for others. She is an active participant
in numerous national and international organizations that seek to advance business possibilities for women worldwide. For example,
she holds or has held a seat on the Board of Directors of Africare, the African and American Business Women’s Association, the
Business Women’s Network and Office Depot’s Advisory Board on Diversity.

Renu Johri
President/CEO
Integral Consulting Services, Inc.
Renu Johri is the President and CEO of Integral Consulting Services, Inc. Integral is headquartered in Maryland and incorporated
in 1998. Integral started as a software recruitment company and has grown to a full service information technology professional
services company. Integral is a fast growing company that focuses on providing Identity Solutions based on biometric technologies
such as facial recognition and finger print matching. Integral also focuses on web-based application solutions, document and records
management as well as infrastructure management solution services.
The biometric technology solutions combat identity theft and fraud and are used for Border Control, Criminal Investigations, Passport
and Visa Processing, Driver Licensing, Credit Card validation, Physical and Logical Access Control. These solutions are also utilized to
check for known terrorists against various established watch list databases.
Prior to emigrating from India in 1997, Ms. Johri was a consultant in Bangalore. She assisted small and startup information technology
services companies to establish core business infrastructure and operation processes policies to export their IT services abroad,
particular to the United States. When she came to the United States, Ms. Johri spent less than a year surveying the environment before
she determined that she needed to start her own company.
Some of Integrals clients include, Alexandria Department of Corrections, D.C. Department of Corrections, CACI, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Marshal Services, Social Security Administration, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Central Command, U.S.
State Department, U.S. Department of Energy, Unisys Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Bank of America, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.
In Ms. Johri’s spare time, she supports fundraising for Projects Abroad, a volunteer organization that promotes cultural exchange to
benefit and service for poor people living in countries such as Ghana, where they work by improving the social and physical environment
around the developing world. Projects Abroad also strives to provide new opportunities and greater vision for its volunteers. Projects
Abroad brings more cross-cultural understanding into the world.
Ms. Johri has a Master of Science degree from Rohilkhand University and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration
degree from the University of Maryland.
Ms. Johri enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves to travel and explore new cultures and traditions.

Michelle S. Lee
President & CEO
STG International, Inc.
Michelle S. Lee is President and CEO of STG International, Inc., a $100+ million firm specializing in providing Human Capital
Management and Healthcare Support Services and staffing to the federal government. STG International has gained widespread
recognition as a leading provider of medical staffing and occupational health services, as well as human capital management.
Ms. Lee was born and raised in Taiwan. In 1949, Ms. Lee’s parents left mainland China, due to the arrival of the communist regime,
and departed for Taiwan, where they continue to live today. Ms. Lee remained in Taiwan for her undergraduate education and then
moved to Texas in 1982 with a scholarship to attend graduate school at Texas Women’s University. Michelle’s original goal was to
move back to Taiwan after graduate school, but, as Michelle described, she “doesn’t fit the typical Chinese profile”; she “enjoys taking
risk, and loves pursuing the unknown.”
Michelle Lee founded STG International in April 1997 in the basement of her home. In 1998, the Department of Health and Human
Services became STG, International’s first client. In 2000, STG International won its first human resources contract, providing back
filing services for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; this contract helped establish STG International’s expertise in human resources
management and laid the groundwork for future human capital management contracts.
STG International’s rapid expansion has not gone unnoticed. Inc Magazine ranked STG International among the fastest growing privately
held companies in the United States in 2005 and 2006. For three consecutive years beginning in 2006, Washington SmartCEO
Magazine honored STG International as one of the Greater Washington area’s Future 50 Companies while Washington Technology
Magazine included the firm on its Fast 50 list. Both awards speak to the company’s exponential growth in recent years. A firm believer in
setting goals, Ms. Lee’s has challenged her staff to increase STG International’s revenue by an additional 25% in 2008.
In 2006, Ms. Lee was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of 25 “Women Who Mean Business.” The following
year, she was honored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce’s Northern Virginian Government Contractors Council (GovCon),
the Professional Services Council (PSC), and Washington Technology Magazine as a finalist for the Executive of the Year.
Ms. Lee is a proud supporter Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia and For Love of Children (FLOC) a charity striving to close the
achievement gap by offering educational services to high-risk children in Washington, DC. She also sponsors the foreign medical
missions of Operation Heartbeat and contributes to The House of Friendship’s services for orphaned, neglected, and abandoned
children in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.
Ms. Lee’s success can be attributed to her tolerance for taking risks. “No fear” and “Enjoy challenges” are part of Ms. Lee’s everyday
vocabulary and philosophy on how to live life.

Wendy Lewis
Senior Vice President, Diversity and Strategic Alliances
Major League Baseball
Wendy Lewis has been promoted to SVP of Diversity and Strategic Alliances for Major League Baseball, Office of the
Commissioner. In her new role, she will implement MLB’s Diversity Economic Initiative, (DEI). The DEI advances the level
of MLB’s current workforce and supplier diversity efforts as well as creates methodologies for cultural assessments and
industry-wide diversity training. This internal consultant model approach will serve as the platform for enhancing some of MLB’s
current initiatives to a more advanced level for the industry’s Central Office and Clubs. In this capacity Ms. Lewis will continue to
direct the workforce and supplier diversity strategy and metrics in conjunction with the Commissioner’s Diversity Oversight Committee.
The resulting diversity analysis, training and reporting will be key elements of the strategic planning and implementation for Major
League Baseball’s workforce and supplier diversity objectives. In 2006 she led the team that developed MLB’s new talent pipeline, The
Executive Development Program (EDP). The EDP is a two year rotational career development program whose goal is to add to MLB’s
high-potential talent pool as well as establish an agenda for succession planning.
Ms. Lewis is also the leader and strategist for MLB’s Diverse Business Partners Program, the premier minority procurement program in
professional sports. The Diverse Business Partners Program is an economically driven business initiative established to cultivate new
and existing partnerships with minority-owned and women-owned businesses. She directs the activities that support MLB’s Central
Office and its Clubs to ensure that a greater number of businesses have an opportunity to participate in the procurement process for
desired goods and services. Since the formation of MLB’s Diverse Business Partners Program, well over $500 million dollars have been
spent with thousands of minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
Prior to Ms. Lewis’s current position, she was the Vice President of Strategic Planning for Recruitment and Diversity following her position
of Vice President of Human Resources and Office Operations for Major League Baseball; that role included directing the recruitment,
compensation, benefits, performance planning, training and development for Major League Baseball’s Central Office in New York and
its satellite offices. Additionally, she served as the corporate liaison in the area of Human Resources to all 30 Major League Clubs. As
the former head of HR, she formulated an infrastructure for Human Resources Management and established industry best practices.
Ms. Lewis has a BS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School
of Management at Northwestern University. Her accomplishments have been recognized by various organizations, including the
Black Women in Sports Foundation, which presented her with the Legends Award. Wendy has also received the Schaffner Award
for preeminence in her field and outstanding service from Northwestern University. Other honors include the Pioneer Award from the
National Association of Black Journalists, MIB’s (Minorities in Business) annual award for outstanding effort in diversity within sports,
and “The Effie Manley Sports Executive of the Year”, presented to her by Rainbow/PUSH. Additionally, Wendy has been honored
by The Network Journal as one of the “25 Influential Black Women in Business” and has been listed in Sports Illustrated, as one of the
“Most Influential Minorities in Sports”.
Her board memberships include: The Ashley Stewart Foundation, Cornell University’s Diversity Roundtable, Howard University- John
H. Johnson’s School of Communication Visitors, and Northwestern University – J.L. Kellogg Alumni Advisory.
.

Deepti Malhotra
CEO
VMD Systems Integrators, Inc.
Deepti Malhotra became Chief Executive Officer of her own company, VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. in 2005 as the latest step in an
extensive career that has made her a recognized expert in technology support for healthcare research.
Her firm is a technology services company focused on simplifying complex problems for both government agencies and private
organizations. Ms. Malhotra’s firm excels at providing services in healthcare research, business engineering, information technology, and
program management. Her firm represents years of industry knowledge and experience in the areas of wireless data communication,
speech recognition, database development and a host of other specialties. Additionally, she has specialized expertise in the fields of mobile
application development, interface design and usability, and voice driven applications.
Ms. Malhotra’s client portfolio represents a combination of highly visible government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and private
organizations that rely on superior business, management and technical services. Her list of Government clients includes the U.S. Joint Forces
Command, the National Cancer Institute , the U.S. Army Armed Services Blood Program, the Department of Defense (National Committee
for Quality Assurance), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Aviation Administration
and the U.S. Department of the Interior. Her education sector clients include Georgetown University and IBM Education. Technology
service provider clients include Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Advanced Management Technology Incorporated, FLOW Entertainment
Group, LLC, and ECS, Inc. Ms. Malhotra’s commercial clients include such firms as the Corporate Executive Board, Vacation.com, Meridian
Knowledge Solutions, Inc., The Push Group, LLC, and Astegic, Inc.
Her personal specific areas of technical expertise include such areas as program evaluation, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, data policy
studies, and community assessments. She is the principal or co-author of a large number of professional publications in her field.
Ms. Malhotra helped the Office of National Drug Control Policy to examine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the use of remote
sensing technology to facilitate a major increase in the amount of outdoor marijuana eradicated in the State of California.
She conducted a cost of illness analysis to estimate the costs of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration of Department of Health and Human Services. The work resulted in the publication of
“Estimates of Economic Costs of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders,” prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence, in August, 2005.
She examined the effects of managed behavioral health care on access to mental health and substance abuse treatment over a five-year
period to model the effects of respondent characteristics and type of insurance coverage on respondent’s access to mental health and
substance abuse treatment.
Ms. Malhotra worked to characterize and analyze the costs of providing residential substance abuse treatment services for women and their
children or pregnant and postpartum women, as part of a demonstration program funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT). She also worked with CSAT to characterize and analyze the costs of providing substance abuse treatment services to adolescents
among model treatment programs.
For the Mental Health Provider Education (MHCPE) in HIV/AIDS Program II., her work involved seven education training sites that were funded
to provide training to traditional and non-traditional mental health care providers with information on the psychological, neuropsychiatric and
ethical aspects of HIV/AIDS.
She also worked on a multi-year project to evaluate the impact of the anticipated shift in regulatory authority of methadone treatment programs
from the Food and Drug Administration to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
Her work has also included support for local health care delivery systems. She worked with Daimler Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, and the
International Union United Auto Workers (UAW) on an initiative to refocus these systems in communities where autoworker employees live
and work. In Washington, D.C., she conducted a needs assessment for Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield.
She worked on an evaluation of the Treatment Improvement Protocol Program for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. She also assisted
on a longitudinal study of over 5,000 Head Start families.
She has numerous publications to her credit on which she has been principal or co-author.

Joyce Anne Moorehead
President
Moorehead Properties, Inc.
Ms. Moorehead matriculated at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida. During her junior year, she was a
participant in a program sponsored by the American University of Washington DC that enabled her to study abroad and to
visit 12 African countries. Upon returning to her alma mater, she earned a BS degree in Sociology with a concentration in
Criminology in 1967.
Ms. Moorehead’s outstanding performance at Bethune-Cookman earned her an Epworth Fellowship from the United Methodist Church
at Boston University. At Boston University, Ms. Moorehead pursued a curriculum that focused upon the African family. She was among
a select group of students to earn the highest rating on the comprehensive examination required to complete the program and received
a MS degree in Sociology in 1968. She developed an interest in law and enrolled at the University of Miami Law School in 1973.
She transferred to the University of Arkansas and earned her JD degree in 1976. She is a member of the Florida and Maryland Bars,
and licensed to practice in both jurisdictions.
In 1978, Ms. Moorehead entered the political arena and was elected to the Miami-Dade County School Board – the management
entity for the fourth largest school district in the nation. She was a two-term president of the Dade County Black Lawyers Association,
Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the board of the directors of the Urban League of Greater Miami, and a board member
of WPBT-TV, a Miami based public television station. In 1984, she relocated to Baltimore, Maryland to become General Counsel of
Chicken George, Inc., a national food franchise headquartered in Baltimore. In 1986, she moved to the NAACP as Associate General
Counsel. At the NAACP, she was a critical part of the team responsible for developing civil rights litigation and handling cases in the
federal system involving employment and labor issues, education, and voting rights. She was also the principal liaison to the several
attorneys affiliated with the various NAACP regions, and with outside attorneys.
Besides operating a successful law practice and being involved in several professional organizations, Ms. Moorehead is also a part
of the executive management team of BMW of Sterling, the largest African American owned BMW franchise in the nation. With her
husband – Thomas A. Moorehead, she helped form the Sterling Automotive Group Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 private foundation in
2004, whose target constituents are the socially and economically disadvantaged in Northern Virginia, Mr. & Mrs. Moorehead are
also significant contributions to their respective alma maters, and major supporters of a charity targeting handicapped children.
Indeed, Ms. Moorehead is the epitome of a success, a role model not simply for women but also for men, and is truly a remarkable citizen.

Charlotte VM Ottley
C. Ottley New Directions
Charlotte VM Ottley is a personal and professional market development strategist. She provides professional individuals,
including corporate, political, and civic leaders, along with celebrities from stage, sports, and mass media a unique assessment
and coaching during major transitions in their career development and/or shifts in institutional advancement. Clients benefit
from her customized “New Directions PR Lab,” which repeatedly yield measurable change for her clients increased marketability for
individual, business, and institutional success.
Her career spans over 30 years as an educator; award winning media executive and on-air talent with CBS- and NBC-owned stations,
and other radio, cable and print media. Concurrently, she has headed her own business in St. Louis, Missouri and Manhattan, New
York with affiliates in 11 other cities. She has represented the nation’s top financial corporations during the height of mergers and
acquisitions ensuring them revenue, positive media, and community goodwill through innovative campaigns, special events and public
relations. Her portfolio of institutional development initiatives exceeds $10 billion dollars.
Currently she has accepted an assignment as Director of Communications and Special Initiatives for the City of St. Louis License
Collector’s Office. This office serves as the governance and compliance office for every business operating or located within the City
which must obtain a business license. This Office started as a client, which included productivity and staff development assessments
and training for over 40 City employees including the executive staff.
Ottley is the recipient of numerous awards including Five Emmy Awards, Crain’s NY 100 Most Powerful Minority Business Leaders,
two PRSA Golden Apple Awards for Financial Literacy Advertising Campaigns, and Who’s Who in Black St. Louis. Recently, Donald
Trump selected Ottley for inclusion in his book “The Best Advice I Ever Received.” Ottley has written two handbooks: “20 Minute
Professional and Personal Marketing Plan;” and “99 Strategies for Marketing Success” with accompanying interactive workshops and
a customized New Directions PR Lab for successful adults in transition. She also created Youth Speak Out Commu-I-Can designed to
increase self-esteem and interactive communication relationships matched to skill levels and employee goals.
Consistently her clients commend her expertise in giving them innovative, competitive edge strategies for success. Her client list has
consisted of over 265 history makers and historic institutions. Among them are corporations such as GE, DuPont, Exelon/PECO, The
McKissack Group and the cities of St. Louis, MO and East St. Louis, IL for executive coaching and institutional development services.
She has represented 200 faith-based institutions, as well as small business, their representing organizations such as Purchasing
Councils and Chambers.
Ottley holds a Masters Degree from Southern Illinois University where she was unanimously selected as Alumnae of the Year and as
the first African American female for the School of Communications. She also holds a certificate of clinical competence and the healing
arts; and a certificate in Business Management from the Kellogg Center at Northwestern University. C. Ottley is currently based in St.
Louis, Mo and continues to represent companies and notable individuals nationwide.

Zina C. Pierre
President & CEO
Washington Linkage Group, Inc.
Zina C. Pierre is founding President and CEO of the Washington Linkage Group, Inc. (WLG) located in Washington, DC.
WLG is a government relations and strategic consulting firm specializing in lobbying, public relations, corporate affairs and
international trade.
Pierre’s partial client list includes: Cities of Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Oakland, California; Prince George’s
County, Maryland; AT&T, General Motors, Holiday Inn, Democratic National Committee, National Conference of Democratic Mayors,
Dewey Square Group, The Haney Group LLC, National Conference of Black Mayors, Center for Policy Alternatives, National Black
Caucus of State Legislators and Bishop David G. Evans Ministries.
A noted speaker and advocate on women’s issues, public policy and politics for more than 20 years, Pierre has an extensive background
in government relations at the federal, state and local levels of government. She served eight years in the Clinton Administration with
her last commissioned officer position as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs. In that role, - the Honorable
Pierre served as President Bill Clinton’s liaison to the nation’s mayors and county officials in the Executive Office of the President. As
a former aide to President Clinton, Pierre’s policy portfolio included: New Markets and Digital Divide, Welfare Reform, Healthcare,
International Trade, Census 2000, Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community initiatives, highway/transportation (TEA-21),
environmental safety, urban parks and recreation and the lower Mississippi Delta Initiative. In addition, she served on the Presidential
appointed council of advisors for the restoration of Princeville, North Carolina – the oldest black owned town in the U.S.
Prior to her position in the White House, Pierre worked successfully to help create public-private partnerships with local government
and the business community to hire more than 200,000 former welfare recipients while serving as director of the President’s Welfare
to Work Initiative for the U.S. Small Business Administration. During her tenure, Pierre authored a book on welfare reform. Before
SBA, she held the position of director of communications for the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau.
Previous to her eight years in government, Pierre worked for more than ten years in the television broadcast industry as a writer, field
producer, and production assistant with networks such as USA Today Television Show, Fox Channel 5 News, America’s Most Wanted,
Sports News Network and News Channel 8.
Ms.Pierre has also conducted communications and advocacy training for the: DNC, ACLU, SEIU, NAACP, National Urban League,
Children’s Defense Fund, Catholic Charities, New Jersey and Maryland Democratic parties, State Legislators across the nation, the
Center for Policy Alternatives and the National Conference of Black Mayors.
Ms. Pierre has been sited in numerous print media’s such as Essence Magazine article as one of the countries most “Powerhouse,
Political Black Women”, Black Enterprise Magazine, Marie Claire, Sister to Sister, JET, Influence Magazine, The Washington Post, The
New York Post, National Public Radio, Precious Times Magazine, and Christian Science Monitor. She has been inducted into the Black
History Makers Hall of Fame, “Who’s Who in the World,” “Who’s Who in Business,” and the Council for Excellence in Government.
Ms.Pierre was the first woman licensed to preach in the 115 year history of her childhood church, the First Baptist Church of Annapolis
where she served for eight years as assistant to the Pastor and youth minister. She is a graduate of Catholic University with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Communication and is presently pursuing her Masters degree in Social Work.

Jacqueline Rosa
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley
Jacqueline L. Rosa is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley. Ms. Rosa joined Morgan Stanley in 1999 and restructured its
Supplier Diversity Program with great success. During her tenure at Morgan Stanley, Ms. Rosa has had an expanded role to
include Global Diversity and Work-Life initiatives. During Ms. Rosa’s tenure at Morgan Stanley she revamped the Firm’s Work-Life
programs introducing initiatives such as College Coach, onsite Lamaze classes, expanded lactation rooms and new parent kits. She
is also very involved with the strategy behind the Employee Networking Groups. Prior to 1999, Ms. Rosa was a marketing manager
for Creative Games International (CGI), an affiliate of GTECH – a global gaming company. During her eight years at CGI, Ms. Rosa
negotiated gaming contracts for governments overseas and traveled the world living in several countries abroad, including Mexico,
Japan and Russia.
Ms. Rosa also created the Morgan Stanley Diversity High School Internship Program which focuses on high achieving minority high
school students. The program provides the students a paid internship while introducing them to the fundamentals of the Financial
Services industry.
In 2002, the Network Journal: Black Professionals and Small Business Magazine named Ms. Rosa one of 40 under 40. Annually,
the Network Journal features 40 outstanding Black professionals under 40 years of age who have demonstrated success in both their
professional and personal lives. Ms. Rosa states her highest achievement and most cherished award is Susannah, her daughter born
in October 2003.
A native of Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, Ms. Rosa was a recipient of the A Better Chance scholarship. She attended The Taft Preparatory
School in Watertown, Connecticut and attended Fordham University in New York City majoring in Communications and Journalism.
Ms. Rosa chooses to empower others by sharing her life experiences and aims to live by the motto of her Alma Mater “Not to be
served but to serve.”

Gisel Ruiz
Regional General Manager
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Gisel Ruiz, a 14-year veteran of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is currently a Regional General Manager at Wal-Mart, overseeing the
multi-billion dollar operation of 110 stores in the West and Southwest region of Texas. Ruiz began her career as a management
trainee in Madera, California in 1992. She quickly moved up through the ranks to Assistant Manager, Co-Manager and Store
Manager jobs in Utah and California.
As an Operations Coordinator, she co-led a team in developing the strategy and process for restructuring the mid and upper
management levels of Wal-Mart Store Operations. Additionally, she led Hispanic store of the community initiatives by working closely
with merchants, marketing and operations to drive changes in stores in key markets.
From 2001 to 2004 Ruiz served as a Director of Personnel, charged with managing the Human Resources operations for Wal-Mart
stores across one-third of the U.S. Her territory stretched from the upper Midwest to the far West including Alaska and Hawaii. She
has served as a Labor Relations Manager, educating Wal-Mart managers on labor law and other employment related issues, and was
integral in developing people staffing strategies for Wal-Mart’s Supercenter expansion in the Western United States.
Ruiz has been recognized for her ability as a leader and teacher of associates, by mentoring and helping to develop the careers of
other Wal-Mart Associates. She is a member of LULAC and is the Chairperson for the Wal-Mart Stores Home Office, Hispanic/Latino
Associate Resource Group.
Ruiz has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Santa Clara University where she also completed the Retail Management
Institute program. She is fluent in Spanish.

Ola Sage
President & CEO
e-Management
Ms. Ola Sage is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of e-Management, a proven, customer-oriented business
offering high-end management and technical Information Technology (IT) solutions in Strategic Planning and Management,
Web Applications and Services, Network/Infrastructure and IT Security and Assurance. Since founding e-Management in
1999, Ms. Sage has led the successful growth of the company which has been recognized four consecutive years in a row (2004,
2005, 2006, 2007) on the Washington Technology Fast 50 list of ranked companies and by Inc. magazine in 2007. e-Management
provides support to multiple government clients in the Washington D.C., metropolitan area including the Department of Energy,
Department of Transportation and NASA.
As President and CEO, Ms. Sage is responsible for e-Management’s strategic vision, business plan development, and thought leadership.
Under her leadership Ms. Sage has promoted a culture of community involvement, encouraging employees to participate in and contribute
to causes such as the DOE/EPA ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World campaign, the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure,
and Sister to Sister Everyone Has a Heart Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving women’s heart health.
Ms. Sage is the recipient of the prestigious Chief Information Officers (CIO) certificate offered to senior level executives through the
Federal CIO University. The certification program directly addresses executive core competencies adopted by the Federal CIO Council
that are deemed important for the Federal IT community to be successful. A highly respected and seasoned IT executive, Ms. Sage
continues to provide expert assistance on a variety of technology and IT management issues for select executive clients.
Ms. Sage holds a B.S. Summa cum laude in Computer Information Systems (CIS) and a M.S. in Technology Management from George
Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Ms. Sage is a member of the Institute for Management Accountants, a Certified Government
Financial Manager (CGFM); and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute

Nancy Scott
President
Powertek Corporation
Possessing a strong entrepreneurial spirit coupled with 15 years of demonstrated experience pursuing, winning, and managing
large Government and commercial information technology contracts, Ms. Scott began Powertek in 2001.
During Powertek’s first 3 years of operation, Ms. Scott pursued smaller subcontracts performed at customer sites and requiring minimal
overhead. The firm’s first prime contract, awarded by the Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service for $256,000,
netted Powertek a Meritorious Achievement Award from the Assistant Commissioner of Management in April 2004.
In 2005, Ms. Scott led the implementation of three strategic business goals: achieve ISO 9001:2000 certification, obtain a Top Secret
facility clearance, and establish a corporate proposal center. The following year, Ms. Scott brought on board a partner who serves
as the Chief Operating Officer to assist in growing the business and to oversee the daily operations of Powertek’s contracts. Ms.
Scott then hired a Chief Technology Officer to identify and implement technology enhancements, to provide value-added services to
customers, and to run Powertek’s Program Management Office.
During the past year, Powertek has been awarded three competitive multi-year prime contracts valued at $13.5 million (Export-Import
Bank of the United States); $25 million (NASA Ames Research Center); and $29 million (Department of the Treasury/Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency). Current goals include building Powertek’s Department of Defense business base and focusing on
opportunities under the firm’s Government-wide acquisition vehicles: GSA Schedule 70, STARS, MOBIS, and FABS; Navy Seaport-e
and MATOC; and Army Strategic Services Sourcing.
Through Ms. Scott’s oversight, Powertek has received the following awards/citations over the past three years:
Ranked #41 on the List of 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Businesses in North America by Entrepreneur Magazine and
the Women Presidents’ Organization
Ranked #25 on Washington Technology’s 2007 Fast 50 List, honoring the 50 fastest-growing small businesses in the Government IT market.
2006 Department of Treasury Protégé of the Year.
Ms. Scott holds a degree in journalism/public relations from Utica College of Syracuse University and has completed numerous
graduate and technical courses. An Army “brat,” she grew up throughout the United States as well as in Germany, Panama, and
Japan. She is married with two grown daughters. She started her career working for small firms, where she provided progressively
responsible business development and management services. Ms. Scott participates in a number of community involvement programs
designed to promote career opportunities for women and minorities.

Rohini A. Solos
President
Net2Net Solutions, Inc.
Rohini Solos is President of Net2Net Solutions, an 8(a), woman-owned company headquartered in Fairfax County, Virginia. She
currently resides in Great Falls, Virginia with her husband, Kostantinos and their 3 daughters.
In his best-selling book, “Tipping Point,” Malcom Gladwell describes the types of people who are particularly gifted in bringing about
dramatic changes in the business world. He defines “connectors” as “people who link us up in the world … people with a special gift
for bringing the world together.” If this is true, then Rohini Solos is one dynamic connector in the world of minority business leaders.
Using her talent for finding people with unique expertise and connecting them with clients who have specialized needs, Rohini Solos
has built a thriving business in the professional services industry. As president and owner of Net2Net Solutions, Inc., Ms. Solos
has established a reputation within the Federal Government market space as a service provider who can deliver uniquely qualified
professional services anywhere in the world.
For the African Development Foundation, Ms. Solos and her company recently provided telecommunications experts to five African
nations to establish a first-of-its-kind Voice over IP (VoIP) communications network throughout central Africa. Another current project
involves providing cultural experts to serve as cyberspace specialists helping to influence social networks throughout the Middle
East. As President of Net2Net Solutions, Rohini Solos led her company’s efforts in supplying specialized services in support of
disabled veterans for the Department of Veterans Affairs. She has a knack for bringing diverse groups together and engaging them
with emerging technologies such as cyber networks and virtual worlds. Ms. Solos’ company was recently recognized for providing
uniquely qualified technical experts to develop a Second Life ® virtual world collaboration center for the National Defense University.
Ms. Solos received her undergraduate degree in Architecture with a minor in Structural Engineering from UC Berkeley. She won
numerous awards in architectural design, and her work was featured in the UC Berkeley Architecture Department’s State Board review.
After graduating from Berkeley, Rohini returned to volunteering, where she applied her education as a Peace Corps volunteer serving
in Cameroon, Africa.
Ms. Solos background in volunteering continues with Net2Net and its vision to help build stronger, more productive global communities.
Some recent outreach projects include helping to build a bakery facility at an SA Cares home in Pretoria, South Africa which helps
equip new mothers, some with HIV/AIDS affected babies, with an occupation to support their new family after returning to their rural
villages. Net2Net has also worked with charitable organizations in Sri Lanka to help provide relief for Tsunami victims and in Vietnam
to help disabled children in rural villages in developing skills to become self- supporting adults.

Donna Stallings
President
Sync Technologies, Inc.
Ms. Stallings has many years of professional experience in the information technology field as a Consultant, Project Manager,
and Program Director. She was employed with Ford Motor Company for over 20 years in various aspects of information and
office technology and has worked with SYNC Technologies since its formation in 1988. In addition to acting as the “Face”
of the Company and its Chief salesperson, Ms. Stallings has served as the Program Director of several large contracts with the City
of Detroit. She seamlessly juggles managing project staff, negotiating contracts and contract issues with ease. She is as comfortable
in a meeting with a chief officer for a major corporation negotiating a multi-million dollar contract as she is on a work site with her
sleeves rolled up problem solving.
She was elevated to President in 2000 and since then has led this minority, women-owned information technology consulting firm with
distinction. SYNC has grown to one of the premier IT Firms in the city of Detroit with contracts in multiple departments such as the City
of Detroit, Detroit Public School System, and various health systems throughout Michigan. SYNC revenues continue to grow each year.
SYNC celebrates its 20th Year in Business this year of which Donna Stallings has been at the helm for nearly 10 years.
Donna has accomplished this growth by focusing her partners, who happen to be her siblings in a cohesive effort, never forgetting to
“keep family before business”. This principal to put God and family first was instilled in the family by their parents and never forgotten.
President Stallings is also mentoring and working with the next generation of Stallings to prepare them to take the reins of leadership
for the company, as well as helping them develop any independent entrepreneurial ventures. Donna and her partners also believe in
supporting other African American and Minority firms and have working relationships with several small businesses in the Community.
In addition to leading this dynamic information technology company, Donna is first and foremost an involved mother to her daughter,
Kimberly. Raising a teenage daughter and running multi-million dollar IT Company would be more than enough for the average
person, but Donna Stallings is not average by any means. Ms. Stallings is also an ordained Pastor/Evangelist, and proudly proclaims
her love for the Lord Jesus Christ. She is a sought after speaker and has ministered to thousands worldwide in areas as far away as
Peru, South Africa, and most recently Italy and as near as Lynchberg, Virginia. She loves to preach the Word of God, revealing the
divine purpose for our lives. Pastor Stallings hosts a weekly television ministry entitled, “Its Your Time” which airs locally in Detroit.
Donna has an infectious compassion for others and is always attempting to positively impact as many lives as she can touch. She led
the effort for her company to donate computers and conduct training in schools for the people of Soweto, South Africa and establish
their first computer lab. Ms. Stallings has also served as the Dean of Camp “IALAC” (I AM LOVABLE AND CAPABLE) for almost 12
years and has sponsored an effort to raise funds for youth through a “Walk for Kids Walk-a-thon” for three consecutive years. SYNC
Technologies has supported this program since before the founding of the company, over 30 years. Donna’s commitment to the
community stretches even further, she sits on the Board of Directors for several organizations making an impact in the City of Detroit;
Cornerstone Community Center, Eagle International Bible Training College, People’s IALAC Community Center, and the Water Access
Volunteer Effort (WAVE). WAVE is a non-profit organization that helps families in arrears pay their water and sewerage bills. Ms.
Stallings efforts with WAVE were so appreciated that an award was named in her honor. Henceforth, the organization’s top volunteer
in a given year is awarded the, “Donna P. Stallings Volunteer Award”. She also received the “Woman of the Year Award” from the
American Business Woman’s Association (ABWA) in 2004.
Donna P. Stallings has impacted and influenced the Information Technology arena in Detroit and the Region as President of SYNC
Technologies, one of the cutting edge IT companies in the area. More importantly, she has impacted and influenced the lives of
countless men, women, and children across this country and world through her ministry and community service.

Maria A. Thompson
President
A123Systems’ Government Solutions Group
Maria A. Thompson is President the Government Solutions Group of A123Systems, Inc (formerly T/J Technologies, Inc.).
A123Systems is known internationally for its Nanophosphate lithium ion battery technology. Ms. Thompson was co founder,
President and CEO of T/J Technologies, Inc., a nationally recognized Michigan company for alternative energy technologies,
which was acquired by A123Systems Inc. in 2006. Combined, the organizations represent the largest lithium-ion R&D team in North
America, with world-class expertise and management, and global manufacturing operations. A123Systems is one of the world’s
leading suppliers of high-power lithium-ion batteries. Applications include power tools, electric vehicles, hybrid electric and plug in
hybrid vehicles, defense and aerospace.
Under Ms. Thompson’s leadership, T/J Technologies attracted national and regional recognition. She was chosen as one of Crain’s
Detroit Business Most Influential Women for 2007. NASA Headquarters honored T/J Technologies with a “Special Recognition
Award” presented by NASA Administrator, Dr. Michael Griffin. T/J Technologies was also named one of “50 Companies to
Watch in Michigan” and Crain’s Detroit Business chose the company as one of the “20 Largest Technology-Based Companies”.
Ms. Thompson was invited to speak to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business as part of the Small Business Administration’s
50th Anniversary. T/J Technologies received the Nunn/Perry Award from the Department of Defense for its ultracapacitor
development with Lockheed Martin. In 2000, Ms. Thompson was named one of Metro Detroit’s Innovators by Crain’s Detroit
Business. Additional recognition includes awards from NASA Glenn Research Center, the Small Business Foundation of Michigan,
and The Small Business Association of Michigan.
Ms. Thompson is a member of Ann Arbor SPARK’s Board of Directors, the Zell Lurie Institute Advisory Board, and The Michigan Small
Business Foundation. She also served for 6 years on the Advanced Technology Advisory Board for the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), and is a former member of several non-profit organization boards. Ms. Thompson earned a Masters of
Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan Business School. Prior to starting T/J Technologies, Ms. Thompson
worked at Steelcase and IBM, where she earned numerous company awards. She is a life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and
a member of Jack and Jill of America. She and her husband, Dr. Levi Thompson, have 2 daughters.

Yolanda Maria Welch
Founder & CEO
Respira Medical, Inc.
Yolanda Maria Welch, known to all as Maria, is the founder and CEO of Respira Medical, a respiratory and durable medical
equipment company started in 2001. In recognition of her Hispanic heritage, the company was named Respira Medical, respira
means to breathe in Spanish.
Ms. Welch founded the Better Breathing Foundation in honor of her father, Miguel A. Better, to raise awareness of deadly respiratory
illnesses such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). His deadly battle with COPD
through asbestos exposure as an ironworker and OSA are what inspired Ms. Welch to start her company.
Ms. Welch’s life experiences have had a strong influence on her personal and professional activities. She was appointed by Governor
Martin O’Malley to serve as Chair for the Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Regulatory Oversight Commission Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Maryland Auto Insurance Fund. She is the Immediate Past President ex-officio of the
Baltimore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Chair of Legislative Affairs for Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, University of
Maryland Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow, Chair of Centro de la Comunidad, Baltimore Workforce Investment Board, Baltimore
County Minority and Women Business Commission, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute State and Commissions Steering
Committee, National Advisory Chair of United States Youth Entrepreneur Education, Founding Member of Women Impacting Public
Policy, Baltimore Medical Systems, and President’s Round Table.
Ms. Welch is host of award winning bilingual television program Baltimore City “Celebremos lo Latino” and executive producer of
United States premier, Six Dead Queens.
Ms. Welch was awarded the U.S. Small Business Administration Outstanding Entrepreneur National Award, Girls Scouts of Central
Maryland Distinguished Women’s Award, American Lung Association Distinguished Service Award, Hispanic Magazine Hispanic
Entrepreneur Award, Maryland Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award, Baltimore Chapter NAACP Living Legacy Award,
Colombia al Exterior Premio de la Excelencia International Award, Maryland Hispanic Bar Association Outstanding Achievement
Award, Inc Magazine Fortune 5000 Company, Fast Magazine 50th Fastest Growing U.S.Company, Baltimore Business Journal Fastest
Growing Company and Largest Women Owned Company.
Ms. Welch is sincerely grateful to her mentors and friends for their guidance and honesty. She credits most to her business partner
and husband John, her children Michael 27, Demitra 12 and her caring mother Yolanda for their support, unconditional love and
encouragement to believe in her dreams that are now coming true. Maria says that the memory of her father is the beacon of light
that guides her each and every day as she walks life’s exciting and sometimes challenging paths.

Mary Wu, Ph.D.
President
Wu Consulting, LLC
Dr. Mary Wu holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Tunhai University, Taiwan, and a master’s and a doctorate
in computer science from the George Washington University. Earlier in her career, Dr. Wu worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers
and KPMG, involved in custom software development projects. Subsequently she has been an adjunct professor in computer
science at the Georgetown University and University of Maryland College.
In 2001, Dr. Wu realized that she needed to start her own company to realize her goals. As president of Wu Consulting LLC,
an information technology services company in Arlington, Virginia. Wu Consulting provides software independent verification and
validation, and computer system security certification.
For Dr. Wu, growing a business is a personal responsibility of the entrepreneur behind the company name. She put a large measure
of her time and energy into the firm and invested in the highest quality of human talent to ensure the product would support her growth
objectives. She increased her staff twenty-fold, including many people with advanced degrees. Her sole indulgence in technology was
to develop a proprietary product – innovation, vision and valueSM that would discriminate her company from its competitors.
Dr. Wu recognized that success as an entrepreneur cannot be achieved alone, and she spent time building strategic and subcontracting
relationships with such industry giants as Science Applications International Corporation; ManTech International Corporation; and SRA
International, Inc. Wu Consulting has worked with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
to evaluate development contractor performance on large complex and highly visible projects.
Dr. Wu is a community leader as well. She is active in the Armed Forces Communications-Electronic Association (AFCEA); the Institute
of Electrical And Electronics Engineers (IEEE); and Industry Advisory Council. She strongly supports organizations with purposes of
extending opportunities in technology and business for women and girls, such as the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

25 Powerful Minority Women In Business 2008
Gina Ferguson Adams
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
FedEx Corporation
101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 801 East
Washington, DC 20001
202-218-3800
LaSonya Berry
President/CEO
McPherson, Berry & Associates, Inc.
4158 South River Lane, Suite 110
Ellenwood, GA 30294
800-325-5269
Cynthia M. Dinkins
Executive Consultant
571-201-5033
Gail Dolman-Smith
President/CEO
Paragon TEC, Inc.
3740 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 302
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-361-5555 216-361-9595 fax
Dr. Oluyemisi Famuyiwa
Reproductive Endocrinologist/Medical Director
Montgomery Fertility Center
2730 University Blvd. West, Suite 614
Silver Spring, MD 20902
301-946-6962 301-946-6022 fax
Gloria B. Herndon
President
GB Herndon & Associates
330 15th Street, SE
Washington DC 20003
202-396-1315 202-396-1325 fax
Dr. Rochelle Hackley
Owner
Rochelle Hackley Cosmetic Dentistry
White Flint Mall
11301 Rockville Pike, Suite 109
North Bethesda, MD 20895
301-816-3232 301-816-7869 fax
Renu Johri
President
Integral Consulting Services, Inc.
704 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 290
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-294-4692 301-294-4673 fax
Dr. Tamara Garrett-Kinion
President & Founder
Arlington Dental Solutions, DDS.PC
3801 Fairfax Drive, Suite 50
Arlington, VA 22205
703-577-9348
Wendy Lewis
Vice President, Strategic Planning Recruitment
and Diversity
Major League Baseball
245 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10167
212-931-7849 212-931-7500 fax
Michelle S. Lee
President & CEO
STG International, Inc.
4900 Seminary Road, Suite 1100
Alexandria, VA 22311
703-578-6030 703-578-4474 fax
Deepti Malhotra
CEO
VMD Systems Integrators, Inc.
8245 Boone Blvd., Suite 200
Vienna, VA 22182
703-288-3100 703-818-1917
Joyce Anne Moorehead
President
Moorehead Properties, Inc.
21826 Pacific Blvd.
Sterling, VA 20166
571-434-1944 571-434-7722 fax
Charlotte VM Ottley
Executive Market Development Strategist
C. Ottley New Directions
P.O. Box 4889
St. Louis, MO 63108
314-454-9468 314-361-5559 fax
Zina Pierre
President
Washington Linkage Group
633 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-393-4504 202-393-4509 fax
Jacqueline Rosa
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley
750 7th Avenue
30th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-762-3410
Gisel Ruiz
Vice President & Regional General Manager
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
P.O. Box 116
Bentonville, AR 72712
479-277-1736
Ola Sage
President & CEO
e-Management, Inc.
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1150
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-565-2988 301-565-2995 fax
Nancy Scott
President
Powertek Corporation
3040 Williams Drive, Suite 403
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-849-8000 703-849-8032 fax
Dr. Paula Shaw
President & CEO
Altos Federal Group, Inc.
962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 900
Silver Spring, MD 20910
202-726-7700 202-726-7717 fax
Donna Stallings
President
Sync Technologies, Inc.
2727 Second Avenue, Suite 123
Detroit, MI 48201
313-963-5353 313-963-7521 fax
Rohini A. Solos
President
Net2Net Solutions
746 Walker Road, Suite 16-777
Great Falls, VA 22066
703-757-7797 703-880-7677 fax
Maria Thompson
President
A123 Systems
3850 Research Park Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734-213-1637 734-213-3758 fax
Maria Welch
CEO
Respira Medical, Inc.
521 Progress Drive, Suites A-C
Linthicum, MD 21090
443-200-0055 443-200-0054 fax
Mary Wu, Ph.D.
President
Wu Consulting, LLC
1875 I Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
202-428-8420 202-428-8421 fax

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Jacqueline Rosa
on her achievements
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