Presented in partnership with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Chevron Corporation, Citibank, Apple Inc., Northern California Supplier Development Council, East Bay Business Times, Contra Costa SBDC, County of Contra Costa, Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County, City of San Ramon, and the San Ramon Chamber
Tuesday, October 9
12:30pm - 7:00pm
Chevron Corporation San Ramon Headquarters
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road
San Ramon, CA 94583
Raj George, Director, Cal State East Bay SBDC
Robert Borden, Acting Deputy District Director, U. S. Small Business Administration
Audrey Goins Brichi, Manager, Strategy, Planning and Coordination,
Midstream Procurement, Chevron Corporation
Melanie Shelby, Director, Supplier Diversity, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Jose Arredondo, Business Banking Manager, Citibank
Presenters:
Walter Freeman, Procurement Manager, Apple Inc.
Audrey Goins Brichi, Manager, Strategy, Planning and Coordination,
Midstream Procurement, Chevron Corporation
Joan Kerr, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity, AT&T
Katie Luk-Chan, Director, National Supplier Diversity, Kaiser Permanente
Cindy Morrell, Director, Supplier Diversity, The Clorox Company
Melanie Shelby, Director, Supplier Diversity, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Moderator:
Sarah Lyu, President, Sarah Lyu Consulting
Concurrent Sessions
Presenters:
Madison Gunter III, Business Development Manager, Supplier Diversity,
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Greg Jones, Administrative Services Supervisor, State Farm Insurance
Edward Littles, Subcontracts Manager, Black & Veatch Corporation
Roberto Manalo, Diversity Manager, United States Tennis Association
Angela Phillips, Principal, Supplier Diversity Program, Genentech, Inc.
Purnima Villanueva, Purchasing, Turner Construction Company
Maurice Webb, Supplier Diversity Manager, Apple Inc.
Moderator:
Sarah Lyu, President, Sarah Lyu Consulting
-or-
Presenters:
Rich Dryden, Executive Director, California DVBE Alliance
Brenda Gambardella, Assistant District Director, U. S. Small Business Administration
Sandra Lyu, Vice President, Northern California Supplier Development Council
Diane McClelland, President and CEO, Astra Women's Business Alliance/WBENC
Beverly Popek, Senior Verification Analyst, Asian Inc./Supplier Clearinghouse
Moderator:
Jeffrey Hatchell, President and CEO, Over the Top Coaching
-or-
Presenter:
Michael Chang, Lockheed Martin Space Systems-CA
Concurrent Sessions
Presenters:
Stan Howell, Small Business Program Office, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Emma Kuevor, Affirmative Action Officer, County of Contra Costa
Hanh Le, Small Business Coordinator, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Joe Ochab, MBE/WBE Coordinator and Small Business Advocate,
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bessie Papailias, Contract Compliance Manager, Port of Oakland
Bill Rich, Small Business/DVBE Advocate, Department of General Services
Augusta Solano, Contract Manager, Caltrans
Karen Woo, Supplier Diversity Administrator, University of California, Berkeley
Moderator:
Steve Roth, Lead Consultant, Cal State East Bay SBDC
-or-
Presenters:
Edward Littles, Subcontracts Manager, Black & Veatch Corporation
Daran Santi, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Don Shoop, Performance Modular, Inc.
Moderator:
Sarah Lyu, President, Sarah Lyu Consulting
-or-
Presenters:
Madison Gunter III, Business Development Manager, Supplier Diversity,
Cisco Systems, Inc.
David Morgan, CEO and Founder, D.W. Morgan
Michael Ruiz, President, Northern California Supplier Development Council
Moderator:
Jeffrey Hatchell, President and CEO, Over the Top Coaching
Remarks:
Mohammad H. Qayoumi, Ph.D., President, California State University, East Bay
Audrey Goins Brichi, Manager, Strategy, Planning and Coordination,
Midstream Procurement, Chevron Corporation
Jazz compliments of students from the Cal State East Bay Department of Music
Advance Registration: $50
At the Door: $75
