BOARD MEMBERS

Our mission is to increase the net worth of women and minority businesses while advocating with organizations we engage and do business with for diversity, equity, inclusion, and transparency.

We will achieve our mission by: 

• amplifying the voice and the experience of the underserved women and minority business communities.
• educating, training, inspiring, and engaging our local community.
• fostering youth apprenticeship and internship.
• building capacity and developing business strategies, business plan, and organizational structure.
• increasing participation in all and impartial opportunities.
• providing access to capital, cash flow and other financial endeavors.
• establishing a platform for all women and minority businesses while creating opportunities for growth.
• facilitating discounts afforded to members: insurance, bonding and medical, construction supplies, etc.
• promoting utilization of Women and Minority Business members in public and private contracting. 
• assisting minority businesses for Washington State, Federal, and other certifications.
• encouraging mentor protégé and establish mutually beneficial developmental programs
• advocating for the rights of women and minority businesses through local and national legislation.
• forming strategic alliances, partnerships, and joint ventures. 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We consistently amplify and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Social Responsibility: Our duty is to first serve the community. Our obligation is to work and cooperate with other individuals and organizations for the benefit of the community. We behave and conduct business ethically and with sensitivity towards social, racial, cultural, economic, and environmental issues.

Integrity: We are unified, unhindered and will have strong moral principles.

Innovation: We deliver the unexpected, create meaningful points of differences for people, goods, and services as are open to change and progress. We enable our members to compete in new markets and segments effectively and successfully. We shall fulfill unmet owner or customer needs by taking initiative and being innovative and forward thinking.

Transparency: We operate with transparency.

Respect: We act and speak with respect in all our dealings with everyone. We value the worth of people and treat each other with consideration, care, and concern. We respect every opinion.

Education: We will create high-impact learning culture, develop skills and training for MWBEs to be successful, competitive, and sustainable businesses.

Empowerment: We empower when we commend, entrust, facilitate, promote, trust, encourage, foster, direct and grant power to various duties to individuals around us.