Northwest MSDC Celebrates MBEs at Annual Awards Dinner

The Northwest MSDC kicked off its 35^th year in high style by celebrating Minority Business Enterprises from across the country. At its March 8 awards dinner, Northwest MSDC honored three individuals for their advocacy of MBEs and six organizations for their commitment to MBEs, as well as MBEs in general for the work that they do.

David Segura, Nelson Reyneri, Jr., and Fernando Martinez celebrate the success of the event.“The room was full of passion. There’s a lot of electricity in our ecocystem,” said Fernando Martinez, president and CEO of Northwest MSDC. “You could feel everybody’s commitment to what they do and to what our organization does.”

Keynote speaker David Segura, founder and CEO of IT firm VisionIT, echoed Martinez’s comments. “There’s something electric about being here, in this room, with you,” he told the crowd of 250 at The Westin Seattle. “There’s so much value that MBEs provide.”

“I love the passion,” said the evening’s emcee, Mychal Harris. Harris, founder of technology consulting company AVYCI Solutions LLC, added that it was clear to him how much “hard work” goes into running an MBE.

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2013 Annual Awards Dinner & Silent Auction

The Northwest MSDC is pleased to announce the 2013 Annual Awards Dinner & Silent Auction to be held on Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Westin Seattle.

Mr. David Segura to Keynote Awards Dinner & Silent Auction

David Segura is the founder Chief Executive Officer of VisionIT, an IT Managed Services and Talent Management Solutions firm.

Nearly 20 years ago, with a strong technology background within a Fortune 10 corporation, Segura combined his zeal for IT with a bold vision to create VisionIT.  Since that time, Segura has successfully led the company from a startup to a global enterprise working with some of the largest corporations in the U.S. and Latin America.

Segura leads the overall VisionIT corporate strategy and develops executive level relationships with its customers and corporate partners. Under his leadership, VisionIT has become one of the largest and most recognized minority-owned businesses in the United States, operating in 20 U.S. offices, and global operations in Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Philippines.

Throughout his career, Segura has developed strong business partnerships with notable Fortune 500 corporations and State and Local government. He also maintains strong relationships with many diversity organizations, such as the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)and numerous local minority councils and Hispanic chambers, while also doing business with minority-owned firms around the nation.

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2013 Corporate and MBE Sponsorship

Corporate and MBE sponsorship information is now available for 2013! Learn more about sponsorship opportunities throughout the year including the Annual Awards Dinner and Silent Auction, and more.

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Northwest Natural Gas Meet-and-Greet

NW Natural in partnership with the Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council invite you to participate at their 2013 Meet and Greet Event. Hosted by Northwest Natural, please come and meet construction  executives, buyers, NW Natural executives, and leaders.

Date:  Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Time:  7:30 to 10:00am
Location: Northwest Natural Gas Co.

220 NW 2nd Ave., 4th Floor Portland, OR

RSVP by Friday, February 1, 2013 by contacting Ms. Launa McGaughey at lmcgaughey@northwestmsdc.org or call (206) 575-7748.
Space is limited so RSVP early and please limit attendees to 2 individuals per company.