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DOT Woman Owned Small Business and Matchmaking Event Wednesday, April 24, 2019
U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters
West Atrium 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590 Doors Open @ 9:00 AM; 10:00 am – 1:00pm
Paving the Road for Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) in Federal Contracting
10:00 AM Welcome Remarks
Willis Morris, Director –U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
10:05-11:00 AM Plenary Session: Paving the Road for WOSBs in Federal Contracting (West Atrium)
Moderator: Darbi Dillon, Deputy Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the Senior Procurement Executive, OST
Amy Kim, Area Director, U.S. Small Business Administration
Aimee Drewry, Acting Chief of Contracting Office (COCO), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Dr. Madhavi Bathula, Chief Executive Officer, Halvik Corporation
10:10-1:00PM Matchmaking & Networking Session (Conference Center) *Please note that we will have concurrent Matchmaking sessions with over 20 vendors. Event attendees should be able to participate in the workshops indicated below or the matchmaking session appointments*
11:30AM -12:00 PM Workshop #1: The Fundamentals of Teaming Arrangements, Joint Ventures, & Mentor Protégé Programs (Media Center)
Moderator: Brittany Young, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB)
Advocate, DOT OSDBU JoAnn Braxton, Senior Business Analyst, All Small Mentor Protégé
Program, U.S. Small Business Administration
Michael Townsend, Small Business Liaison Officer, SAIC
Lisa Avila, Business Opportunity Specialist, 8(a) Program, U.S. Small Business Administration
12:00-12:30PM Workshop #2: Best Marketing Practices in Federal Contracting (Media Center) Moderator: Loni Chinn, Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO),
U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Allen Gutierrez, Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development, U.S. Small Business Administration
Joann Hill, Chief of Business Development, U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency
Jennifer Johnson, Associate Director, Acquisition Policy, Oversight & Business Strategies, DOT Office of the Senior Procurement Executive
Phadra Hanks, Chief Executive Officer, Hanks, Hanks, & Associates, LLC
12:30-1:00PM Workshop #3: Resources Near You: An Overview of the Small Business Transportation Resource Centers (Media Center)
Moderator: Michelle Harris, Manager, Regional Assistance Division, DOT OSDBU
Tiffany Spraggins, Project Director, Mid-Atlantic SBTRC Elizabeth Perdomo, Project Director, Northeast SBTRC
1:00PM Program Ends