THE GEORGIA MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 2008

 

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Board of Directors  
Corporate representatives and MBE selected by the Board. All Board         Members are elected and Board Subcommittees members are appointed.  
Certifications, 2nd Thursday, 1:00pm, GMSDC,  

This committee is responsible for review and recommendation of MBEs for the certification process. The committee is governed by policies and procedures set by both the bylaws of the GMSDC and the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). The Chair of the BOD appoints the members of this committee.

 
Corporate Supplier Diversity
This sub-committee is responsible for developing and enhancing Corporate Supplier Diversity Programs by sharing best business practices, trends, bench-marks, program measurement, 2nd tier, etc., which impacts Minority Business development and corporate Supplier Diversity strategies.
Education, 2nd Thursday, 2:00 pm, Tonia Warfield, Chairperson, lwarfiel@southernco.com
This committee is responsible developing sessions and/or curriculum that are relevant to business and enhance the knowledge base for GMSDC's constituency.
Events
This committee supports the GMSDC staff in the planning, promoting and execution of GMSDC annual programs and events. The committee will suggest and recommend activities, participants, sponsors, etc. to increase funding for general operations of the Council, exposure for the Council and to provide GMSDC constituents with expanded business and networking opportunities.
Real  Estate & Facilities Services, 3rd Wednesday, 2:00 pm, GMSDC,            LeRoy Courseault, Chairperson, lcourseault@cci-atlanta.com
This sub-committee is responsible for providing an environment in which potential business opportunities for minority Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Construction related services in the construction industry could be quickly identified. The committee will develop relationships and plan activities, which foster alliances between GMSDC members, general contractors, corporations, governmental agencies, and MBEs. The Hard Hat Committee will develop relationships with general contractors, corporate and governmental agencies to bring forth procurement opportunities. 
IT Industry Group, 2nd Wednesday, 2:00 pm, Sid Ahuja, Chairperson, sid.ahuja@opensystemsinc.com
MISSION OF IT COMMITTEE: “Our mission is to provide increased opportunities to organizations (corporations and government agencies) to increase their diversity spend for IT products and services by enabling a convenient way for their buyers to access certified MBEs, who are committed to (individually and/or jointly) to provide high quality, cost effective and reliable IT solutions.” HOW DOES IT WORK? IT committee is a forum for IT companies in GMSDC to collectively serve our clients and win additional business by: • Actively promoting teaming and collaboration to serve the best needs of the customer • Aggressively exploring and exchanging opportunities • Sharing with each other our core competencies • Learning Best practices from one another • Creating vehicles to offer organizations single source access to high quality, cost effective and reliable IT solutions
Long Range Planning Committee
This committee is responsible for the overall growth and development of GMSDC. It is responsible for preparing and updating the strategic plan of the organization. It regularly monitors the mission of the organization and sets forth goals to continually meet expectations. The Chair of the BOD appoints the members of this committee.
Minority Business Enterprise Input (MBEIC), Adam Walker, Chairperson, adam.walker@homesteadsettlements.com
This committee is responsible for ensuring adequate minority business participation in GMSDC programs and services. It oversees GMSDC community relations with other support groups. It provides advice and counsel to the Chair on GMSDC or National Minority Supplier Development Council initiatives. It monitors council programs to ensure their applicability to the council's mission on behalf of minority owned and operated businesses. The Chair of MBEIC appoints an MBE to serve as co-chair on GMSDC committees.

Professional Services Industry Group, Last Friday Every Month 7:30am, Georgia Power, John Wilkerson, Chairperson,

jwilkerson@bellwether-services.com

Comprised of MBEs whose products and services generally fall outside the normal corporate procurement process. Within GMSDC professional services are generally represented by: Human Resource Management, Employee Assistance Programs and Managed Behavioral Health, Creative Service, Business Development and Operations, Multi Media, Marketing, Public Relations, Legal, Insurance, Quality Control, Staffing Augmentation (and other) related firms.

Staffing Industry Group, 3rd Wednesday, 10:00 aM, GMSDC,  Leslie McNeal, Chairperson, leslie.mcneal@mcnealpro.com
The purpose of this committee is to facilitate roundtable discussions between public/private sector entities and minority owned staffing companies. Topics include: Corporate Purchasing Strategies for Staffing Needs, Public Sector Purchasing Strategies, Understanding VMS Technologies related to procuring Staffing, and much more.
Transportation & Logistics, 2nd Wednesday, 11 am, GMSDC, Ferris Carter, Chairperson, getransports@hotmail.com

Mission Statement: “We exist to educate and provide shared opportunities amongst ourselves as suppliers to one another or as partners to users of our services”. Our success will be measured and solely tied into three operating components. 1) We agree that at each meeting there will be an educational component offered either by a member addressing us, or a guest speaker either from industry or related significant interested party. 2) Each participant will bring forward opportunities in which others can assist them in their progress. 3) Each participant will bring forward opportunities which would be of interest to others regardless of whether the person bringing can participate. Our end goal is to educate, support, and assist others and ourselves by jointly sharing knowledge!

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