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Certified MBE Cybervation partners withlocal community to encourage school-age

girls to study STEM fields

Certified MBE Cybervation partners withlocal community to encourage school-age

girls to study STEM fields

An inside look at what this Committeeis doing around Ohio and locally to

keep MBEs ready for business.

Ohio Business Opportunity Fair, SupplierDiversity Exchange: Everything you need toknow about OMSDC's 2016 event schedule

COOLTECHGIRLSSTEM INITIATIVE

COOLTECHGIRLSSTEM INITIATIVE

MBEICs: REGIONALGAME CHANGERS

MBEICs: REGIONALGAME CHANGERS

UPCOMING OHIOMSDC EVENTS

UPCOMING OHIOMSDC EVENTS

An inside look at what this Committeeis doing around Ohio and locally to

keep MBEs ready for business.

COMMITTMENTVITAL TO SUCCESS

HONDA SUPPLIER DIVERSITY

COMMITTMENTVITAL TO SUCCESS

HONDA SUPPLIER DIVERSITY

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Empowering dreams for a new generation.

Honda relies on the perfect mix of suppliers and their diverse perspectives to power the dreams of this generation and beyond. It is their commitment that drives us now and into the future.

Honda North America, Inc. | [email protected]

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4 President’s NoteThe Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council’s President & CEO Keith L. Eakins, Jr. welcomes you to the pages of the just-launched Connections Quarterly.

6 E.E. Ward Driver Takes Top PrizeJason Carpenter of Columbus-based MBE E.E. Ward Moving & Storage has been named the northAmerican Van Lines “2015 Driver of the Year.”

10 MBEICs: Change LeadersThe OMSDC’s Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee (MBEIC) meetings are perfect for networking and information.

12 COVER STORY Honda diverse supply

base essentialVariety Is vital to meeting Honda customer expectations, and commitment to invest in minority-owned businesses is essential to their continued success. IT customer sourcing manager Cathy Osborne is part of the team that makes that happen.

22 Seven questions with...OMSDC Director of Finance and Human Resources Robert DeJarnette shares his thoughts on the future of supplier diversity and the Council.

This Issue

C NNECTIONSWHERE PARTNERSHIPS BEGIN AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS EMERGE

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Staying up-to-date with current trends and topics is a key element for businesses to maintain success in today's economic environment. At the Ohio

Minority Supplier Development Council, we understand that longer

publications can sometimes become taxing for readers.

That's why we're proud to be launching a quarterly edition of our annual

Connections publication. Connections Quarterly aims to provide the same

Corporate Features, MBE Success Stories and individual profiles, with a focus

on more recent topics, trends and events.

This inaugural issue is sure to please. Our Corporate Feature on Honda

provides an inside glimpse into how the company balances bringing on new

diverse suppliers while maintaining long-term relationships with established

partners. Along with two MBE features on Cybervation and E.E. Ward Moving

& Storage, this issue of Connections Quarterly offers information on

upcoming statewide and local events for Corporate Members and MBEs.

I thank you for taking the time to read our publication. None of this would

be possible without the outstanding support and collaboration of our team of

OMSDC staff and Corporate and MBE contributors.

President's Note

President & CEOOhio Minority Supplier Development Council

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North American Van Lines and certified MBE E.E. Ward Moving & Storage are pleased to announce that Jason Carpenter of Columbus, Ohio based E.E. Ward has been named the northAmerican Van Lines “2015 Driver of the Year.”

The annual Driver of the Year award recognizes northAmerican agency drivers whose overall performance and outstanding quality scores exemplify dedication and commitment to providing world-class service to northAmerican and E.E. Ward moving customers. One of twelve 2015 Top Quality Haulers nominated, Jason earned this distinction based on his performance records in numerous areas, including safety, quality survey results and claims, as well as customer opinion survey scores. The 2015 Driver of the Year award will be presented to Jason at the annual northAmerican Van Lines Operations Conference on April 15th in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

“Jason Carpenter is one of E.E. Ward Moving & Storage’s most highly regarded and qualified drivers, consistently maintaining exceptional service throughout his entire career,” says Brian Brooks, President and CEO of E.E. Ward Moving & Storage. “Jason never fails to ‘go the extra mile” to ensure the customer has a great experience and truly takes pride in the service he provides. These qualities, and so much more, are what led Jason to receive the Annual Driver of the Year award. We are proud to have Jason as part of the E.E. Ward, and northAmerican, family.”

Jason joined E.E. Ward in 2013 due to their commitment to excellence, team philosophy and family focus. Since joining E.E. Ward, Jason has had the opportunity to help move – and meet – personal idol Richard Petty. Jason lives in Ohio with Jodi, his wife of 15 years, daughter Jasey and son Jason Jr.

Learn More about E.E. Ward at www.eeward.com

Learn More about North American Van Lines at www.northamerican.com

Jason Carpenter has

been a tractor trailer

driver for more than

20 years, 13 of which

have been in the moving

industry. He is also the

fourth generation of his

family in the moving

industry, following in the

footsteps of his great-

grandfather who drove

for northAmerican Van

Lines in the 1960s.


E.E. Ward’s Jason Carpenter 2015 Driver of the YearFourth Generation Driver Takes Top Prize due to

Perfect Customer Survey Scores


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MBDA OUTLINESPRESIDENT'S BUDGET

GOVERNMENT NEWS

Recent Census Bureau data show that the number

of minority-owned businesses continues to grow at a

fast pace, but these companies continue to lag other

businesses in revenues and employment. The

President’s FY 2017 budget proposal requests $35.6

million for MBDA to expand its services and

assistance to the nation’s eight million minority

businesses. This represents an increase of $3.6

million over FY 2016 appropriations.

MBDA currently funds a national network of

minority business centers in 29 states, the District of

Columbia and Puerto Rico that provide a variety of

services to minority-owned firms, including business

consulting, procurement matching, and private

equity and venture capital sourcing.

Additional funding in the FY 2017 budget would

build MBDA’s capacity to work with young

entrepreneurs and conduct research that will enable

government, business, and community leaders to

make policy, programmatic and business decisions

based on accurate and current information.

Specifically, the President’s FY 2017 budget includes

program increases for MBDA’s Business Innovation

for Young Entrepreneurs program to provide federal

grants in regions of the U.S. with high

concentrations of minorities, high youth population

and high minority unemployment rates in order to

engage, educate, and build capacity among young

minority entrepreneurs.

The budget proposal would also fund three research

projects, one to explore the latest data on the

characteristics of Minority Business Enterprises, a

second to develop a national inventory of Minority

Business Enterprise disparity studies, and a third to

create a national inventory of procurement laws

impacting Minority-owned Enterprises.

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority

Business Development Agency (MBDA),

outlined the 2017 fiscal year budget proposal

by President Barack Obama. MBDA says that

it would support of the growing number of

minority-owned businesses in the United

States. According to MBDA, the budget would

enable them to continue to offer valuable

programs and services to minority businesses

and support a coordinated approach to

engage, educate, and build capacity among


The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority

Business Development Agency (MBDA),

outlined the 2017 fiscal year budget proposal

by President Barack Obama. MBDA says that

it would support of the growing number of

minority-owned businesses in the United

States. According to MBDA, the budget would

enable them to continue to offer valuable

programs and services to minority businesses

and support a coordinated approach to

engage, educate, and build capacity among


Recent Census Bureau data show that the number

of minority-owned businesses continues to grow at a

fast pace, but these companies continue to lag other

businesses in revenues and employment. The

President’s FY 2017 budget proposal requests $35.6

million for MBDA to expand its services and

assistance to the nation’s eight million minority

businesses. This represents an increase of $3.6

million over FY 2016 appropriations.

MBDA currently funds a national network of

minority business centers in 29 states, the District of

Columbia and Puerto Rico that provide a variety of

services to minority-owned firms, including business

consulting, procurement matching, and private

equity and venture capital sourcing.

Additional funding in the FY 2017 budget would

build MBDA’s capacity to work with young

entrepreneurs and conduct research that will enable

government, business, and community leaders to

make policy, programmatic and business decisions

based on accurate and current information.

Specifically, the President’s FY 2017 budget includes

program increases for MBDA’s Business Innovation

for Young Entrepreneurs program to provide federal

grants in regions of the U.S. with high

concentrations of minorities, high youth population

and high minority unemployment rates in order to

engage, educate, and build capacity among young


The budget proposal would also fund three research

projects, one to explore the latest data on the

characteristics of Minority Business Enterprises, a

second to develop a national inventory of Minority

Business Enterprise disparity studies, and a third to

create a national inventory of procurement laws

impacting Minority-owned Enterprises.

OHIO'S MINORITY

BUSINESS

ENTERPRISE INPUT

COMMITTEE (MBEIC)

MBEIC MEETINGSPERFECT FORNETWORKING,INFO

Cleveland MBEICMay Lunch & Learn

The Cleveland areaMBEIC will meet for theirMay Lunch & Learnsession on May 2 at theCrowne PlazaRestaurant inIndependence from 12-

2 p.m. Their featured guest speaker will beRon Stokes, President & CEO of Three LeafProductions, a marketing and printmanagement company. RSVP by [email protected] &[email protected].

The OMSDC's Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee (MBEIC)

is a statewide committee of the OMSDC that provides advice and

guidance to the OMSDC as it relates to the advancement of minority

economic development. The Committee is led by MBEIC Chair

Christopher Che, President of Che International Group, and has four

regional Vice Chairs that organize and hold regular meetings for

MBEs to continually develop their networks and knowledge. The

regional MBEIC meetings host guest speakers that range from

Corporate Supplier Diversity specialists to seasoned MBEs offering

advice on how to be successful.

OMSDC President & CEO Keith Eakins speaks with Nationwide SupplierDiversity Consultant Didi Anekwe at the February 2016 Columbus MBEICmeeting. Photo by Shellee Fisher Photography & Design

Columbus MBEICMay Lunch & Learn


The Columbus areaMBEIC will meet for theirMay Lunch & Learnsession, sponsored byNationwide, on May 10in the HeritageConference Room at

Nationwide from 12-1:30 p.m. Theirfeatured guest speaker will be SumithraJagannath, President of ZED Digital, aColumbus-based digital softwaredevelopment enterprise. RSVP by [email protected].

OHIO'SMBEIC

LEADERS

Christopher Che, Chair

Che became Chair of Ohio's MBEICfollowing Clifford A. Bailey's selectionas National MBEIC Chair in 2014. Cheis President & CEO of CheInternational Group in Dayton, Ohioand also sits on the OMSDC Board ofDirectors.

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Kim Martinez-Giering, Cleveland

Martinez is President & CEO of KLNLogistics Corporation dba AITWorldwide Logistics, a transportationand logistics services company basedin Middleburg Heights. Martinez alsosits on the OMSDC Board of Directors.

Carl Satterwhite, Cincinnati

Satterwhite is President & CEO of RCFGroup, a West Chester-based office-furniture and workplace-design firm.Satterwhite is a member of theOMSDC Board of Directors.

Dr. Sharad Thakkar, Columbus

Dr. Sharad Thakkar is President ofPolymer Technologies and Services,Inc., a Heath-based thermoplasticsresin processor and compounder thatprovides unique plastics recyclingsolutions. Thakkar is a member of theOMSDC Board of Directors.

Amelia Rodríguez, Dayton

Rodríguez is Founder and CEO ofVocalink Language Services, acompany specializing in creatingcomprehensive multilingual managedsolutions for their clients.

VICE CHAIRS

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As an IT customer sourcing manager for Honda’s North American purchasing team, Cathy Osborne takes pride in making sure Honda customers get what they want. In fact, if asked, Osborne will tell you that making sure customer needs are met is her highest priority.

And, this is no easy task for someone in Osborne’s line of work, especially with a diverse Honda supplier network that includes

companies providing parts and services for automobiles, motorcycles, power sports and power equipment products.

“Whether it’s an auto, motorcycle or a lawnmower, ensuring the right part gets to the right place at the right time is critical to our company’s success,” Osborne said. “Our supplier partners provide the high-quality parts and services that directly contribute to Honda’s final products and, in short, to our ability to meet and exceed customer expectations.”

In North America, Honda has more than 600 suppliers that provide a record $26.3 billion worth of parts for the more than 1.8 million Honda and Acura passenger vehicles Honda produced last year in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

With 25 years of experience at Hon-da, Osborne has become quite skilled at creating strong relationships with business partners that reflect the diversity of Honda products, as well as the diversity of Honda customers. Evidence of this is the recent honor she earned from the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (OMSDC) as their buyer of the year.

Nominated by an IT supplier she has worked closely with for several years, Osborne said the acknowledgement came as a total surprise to her.

“I was humbled that a long-time supplier thought enough of our relationship and the work we have accomplished together at Honda to recognize our company,” Osborne said of the nomination from Unicon International, an IT consulting company based in Columbus, Ohio. “I didn’t set out to win an award. I was doing my job. So, to be continued on page 14


continued from page 13nominated for a job I love, and then to win buyer of the year is like winning the Powerball jackpot to me.”

Making the honor even more significant is the fact this is the first time Honda has been nominated for OMDSC’s top individual purchasing award. Unicon International is a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) and a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), an area where Honda has made significant strides in recent years.

The commitment to invest in minority and women-owned businesses is essential to Honda’s success and continues to grow each year. In fact, last year Honda spent approximately $2 billion with MBEs, illustrating a dedication to developing and growing this important supply base.

A strong supplier base is a diverse supplier base, said Tom Lake, vice president of Honda North

American Purchasing.

“At Honda, we want to create strong relation-ships with our customers, our business partners and the communities where we live and work,” said Lake. “In order to accomplish this, we need strong relationships with suppliers that reflect the overall diversity of our customers and society.”

When Honda came to America in 1959 it was the very first company that Honda had established outside of Japan.

“It is fair to say that Honda had no idea of the complexity of diversity in North America,” Lake said. “Today, Honda is part of many communities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. And, it is our responsibility to serve as a positive force to promote diversity throughout our business.”

Identifying new and diverse IT suppliers who can be an asset to Honda has been relatively


easy, according to Osborne. However, she added, suppliers must realize Honda is in a competitive industry and they must maintain an edge.

“The challenge starts when you consider the value of your current supply base, and how to introduce new suppliers into the environment,” she said.

“Honda values long-term, strong-performing sup-pliers. However, it is important to establish new suppliers, new ideas and different perspectives into our business. Competition is crucial, bal-anced with customer satisfaction and supplier stability. It’s a balance that must be maintained.”

However, the intrinsic benefit of Osborne’s work and with MBE’s ensures Honda products continue to meet customer demands.

“Our customers are changing all the time,” Osborne said. “Our designs and product offerings must support the needs of our customers and those needs are ever changing and evolving.”

Honda is also fortunate to have bench depth in its supplier base. Companies are vetted through a rigorous process to find the organizations that have the same dedication to customer satisfaction.

Supplier base data, sales data, number of employees, years in business – all of this must be analyzed, Osborne said. Then company competencies must be evaluated and matched to internal business needs and current supply base gaps, she added, all taking a great deal of time and effort for suppliers and Honda.

But the end result, Osborne said, is worth it when you assemble a team that produces products that bring joy to Honda customers.

“Honda believes in innovation and we want innovative suppliers and business partners that can help make us and our products better,” Osborne said. “Yes, we want it all, but so do the customers that buy our products.”


Corporate Plus®

Corporate Plus® is a national membership category for National Minority Business Enterprises designed to recognize their national capabilities, bring them to the attention of more National Corporate Members, and expand their participation in the NMSDC network. The program is for the highest caliber minority business enterprises that have the proven capacity to handle national contracts for major corporations.

The following Corporate Plus ® members are MBEs certified by Ohio MSDC:

Best Upon Request Corporate, Inc.

CB Tech

CSA Central, Inc. & CSA Architects & Engineers, LLP

Hightowers Petroleum Company

Hooven-Dayton Corporation

The RCF Group

Vocalink Language Services

World Pac Paper, LLC

Zones, Inc.


889 Global Solutions Ltd.

A. C. Plumbing, Inc.

ABC Cookie Co., Inc.

Advanced Engineering Solutions, Inc.

Advanced Interior Solutions, Inc.

AERI Solutions, LTD

Airecon Manufacturing Corporation

Akko Fastener, Inc.

All About People NEO, LLC dba All About People

Alliance Construction Group, LLC

Alpha & Omega Construction Builders, LLC

Alphi Manufacturing, LLC

ALPS Services, Inc.

Aluminum Wheel Technologies, Inc.

American Lawn and Snow Removal Services, LLC

American Merchandising Services

American Movers, LLC

American Pallet, LLC

Analysis Express, LLC

APB & Associates, Inc.

Apex Capital Management

Apex Environmental Service, LLC

Ardent Technologies, Inc.

Arrowhead Packaging Services, LLC

Art Resource Team

Arthur Lawrence IT Staffing, LLC

Ascendum Infrastructure Management Solutions

Ascendum Solutions LLC

Associated Visual Communications, Inc.

Astro Industries, Inc.

ASW Global, LLC

Atmos360, Inc. dba PAKTeem Acquistion Company

ATS Training & Consulting

Authorative Cleaning Contractors, Inc.

Autoelectros, LLC

Automation Systems & Design, Inc.

AVM Industries, LLC.

Axiom Flooring Enterprises, LLC

Axium Plastics

Aztech Conferencing Services Ltd. (dba Aztech Global Conferencing Services Ltd.)

Bake Me Happy, LLC

Balance Product Development, Inc.

Barcode Industrial Systems, Inc.

Best Upon Request Corporate, Inc.

betpin & associates, Inc.

Beyond Logistics Transportation, LLC

Black T.I.E. Protective Services, LLC

Blackboard Marketing, LLC

Blue Ocean Ambulette Service LLC

Bob Ross Buick, Inc.

BoLinds Solutions Services, Inc.

Bonnie Speed Delivery, Inc.

Brewster Pumping, LLC

Brodwill, LLC

Browne E & C Services, Inc. Dba Projdel Corporation

Building Mechanical & Energy Services, Inc.

Burke Services, LLC

Business & Gaming Technologies, Inc dba CDM Computers

Business Technical Services, LLC

Calvary Industries, Inc.

Cannell Graphics, LLC

Cates & Associates, Inc.

Caxino FM Solutions

CB Tech

CDO Technologies, Inc.

Century Tube, LLC

Chan Distributors, LTD.

Chem Sales, Inc.

Cimarron Express, Inc.

Cinspire Consulting Coaching

Clara I. Brown Interiors, Inc. (CIBI)

Clearpoint Construction Supply

Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company

Cleveland Reese Jr dba C Reese Interiors

CMS-Commodity Management Services

Coal Equity, Inc.

Coalescence, LLC

COG, LLC

Cognitians, LLC

Cold Headed Fasteners & Assemblies, Inc.

Coleman Spohn Corporation

Compass Consulting Services, LLC

Composite Technologies Co., LLC

ConnXus, Inc.

Consulting Engineering, Inc.

Cook Paving & Construction Co., Inc.

Coolant Control, Inc.

Corbus, LLC

Cordell Transportation Company, LLC

Corrugated Chemicals, Inc.

Cousco Brown, Inc.

MBE Listing AS OF MARCH 23, 2016


Creekwood Energy Partners, LLC

CSA Central, Inc.

CT Metal Source, Inc.

CTL Engineering Inc.

Cybernetics International Inc.

Cybervation, Inc

d. e. Foxx & Associates, Inc.

D.A.G. Construction Company, Inc.

D’Ann Enterprises, Inc. dba Paul Davis Restoration of Western Lake Erie

Daisy Fresh Cleaning Services, LLC

DAR Public Relations, Inc.

Daymark Interactive, LLC

Dayton Mailing Service, Inc.

Debra Filbrandt Graphic Design

Decently and in Order, LLc

Dehan Enterprises Insurance & Financial Services LLC

DevCare Solutions

Development Consultants, Inc.

DHDC Engineering Consulting Services, Inc.

Dingus and Daga, Inc.

Diversatec Resources Inc.

Diverse Logistics and Transportation, Inc.

Diversified Facility Solutions, LLC

Diversified Services Corporation

Diversified Systems, Inc.

DLZ National, Inc.

Dmytryka Jacobs Engineers, Inc.

DNK Architects, Inc.

DOUGLAS,CYNTHIA AND STEPHEN,INC dba Debt Credit Services

DraCool USA

Dynotec, Inc.

E-Z Electric Motor Service, Inc.

E. E. Ward Moving & Storage Co., LLC

Elastostar Rubber Corporation

Elizabeth Park Capital Management, LTD

Ellington Management Services, Inc.

Elliott Management Group

Elsons International Inc.

Emerging Capital Partners, LLC dba Robert Louis Capital

Empaques Superiores LLC

Engineering Abatement Systems

Ernie Green Industries, Inc.

Everest Technologies, Inc.

Excenture Business Solutions, LLC

Executive Business Technologies

Expeed Software, LLC

Ezzie Contractors, LLC

Feasibility Research Group

Ferragon Corporation dba Ferrous Metal Processing Co.

Ferrolux Metals Co., LLC

Ferrous Metal Transfer Co.

First Systems, Inc.

Flawless Building Services, Inc.

Florida Production Engineering, Inc.

Forest City Companies, Inc.

Foxx Danis, LLC

Fre-Flo Distribution, Inc.

GB Manufacturing Company

GBEX, LLC

Glacier Technologies, LLC

Global Associates

Global EDM Supplies, Inc.

Global Enviromental Products, Ltd

Glovon & Clovon Engineering Consulting, LLC

Grand Aire Inc.

Great Lakes Maintenance, Inc.

Green Office Furniture Solutions, LLC

GT Industrial Supply, Inc.

H & B Mat Rental Inc.

Halcyon Solutions, Inc.

Halcyon Supply Chain Solutions, LLC

Hamlin Newco, LLC

Harper Mack Group, LLC

Helios Facilities Management

Helios Special Projects

Hernandez Construction Services, Inc.

Hernandez Piping, Inc.

Hess Advanced Technology, Inc.

Hi-Mark Construction Group

Hightowers Petroleum Company

Hooven-Dayton Corporation

HP Energy

Hyur Staffing Services, LLC

ICO Products, LLC

In Touch Corporation dba Proforma Joe Thomas Group

Indus Valley Consultants

Infovision21, Inc.

Innovative Architectural Planners (IAP)

Integrated Workspace Solutions, LLC

Interactive Engineering Corp.

Interchez Global Services, Inc.

MBE Listing


Interchez Logistics Systems Incorporated

International Resource Group, Inc. (dba Sunbelt International)

International Software Technology, Inc. (IST)

International Specialty Tube, LLC

Interscope Manufacturing, Inc.

Interstate Freight Carriers, LLC

J.L.J.I. Enterprises

Jag’d Construction, Inc.

Jalsons International Co,Inc.

Jamestown Industries, Inc.

Janitorial Services, Inc.

Jasstek, Inc.

JDT Concierge

Jensar Mfg., LLC

Jindal Enterprises, Inc.

JIT Company Ohio (Dba JIT Company)

JMD Staffing Agency LLC

John Tipton & Associates dba JTA Carton

Jones Technologies Enterprises, Inc.

Journey Steel, Inc.

JR Mila, LLC dba MediTech Global

JSCS Group, Inc. (dba Market Direct)

JT Dillard, LLC dba Zaymat Distributors

K & M International, Inc.

K.T. Lindsay & Associates

Kadiri Health, LLC

Kanu Investments and Advisors, LLC (dba Kanu Asset Management)

KBJ Incorporated

Keith B. Key Enterprises, LLC

Kram & Associates Marketing Solutions, LLC

Labor Remedy Inc. dba Shen Service Group

Lean Continuous Improvements

Leap Graphics, LLC

Lebanon Ford, Inc.

Legacy Investment Funds, LLC

Lianda Corporation

Life Logistics, LLC

Linked Technologies, Inc. (dba 5 O’Clock Computers)

Liona Enterprises, Inc

Locker Liner Products LLC

Logic Soft, Inc.

Lorain County Automotive Systems

LUKEN ELECTRIC

M-PACT Corporation

M. A. Folkes Company, Inc.

M.O.M. Tools, LLC

M&R Distribution Services

Magni-Power Company

Make It Plain Consulting, LLC

Marion Industries, Inc.

Marketing and Engineering Solutions (MES) Inc.

MBJ Consultants, Inc.

MBJ/Cinfab JV, LLC

McDaniel’s Construction Corporation, Inc.

MCM Ind. Co., Inc.

Megen Construction Company

Metal Alloy Reclaimers, Inc.

Metro CD Engineering, LLC

Mid-America Consulting Group, Inc. dba SupplierGATEWAY Inc.

Miles-McClellan Construction Co., Inc.

Mobile Mike’s Auto Electric & Service, LLC

Modular Assembly Innovations, LLC

Moody Nolan, Inc.

MRO Express LLC

Multitec, Inc.

MunozBrandz, LLC

MVP Plastics, Inc.

Mx2 Consulting And Management Solutions, LLC (dba Malone Industrial Products)

Nagai, LLC

Native Diversity Solutions, LLC

Net PAC International, LLC

Net Quest Services, LLC

New Concepts, Inc.

New Horizons Baking Company

New Vision Group, LLC

Next Generation Fuel, LLC

NextLevel Transportation Services, LLC

Neyra Construction, Inc. (dba Neyra Paving)

Niche Consumer Producs, LLC

Noble Technologies Corp.

Northside Construction & Supply Co., Inc.

Nu Tek Steel, LLC

Office Partners, LLC

Ohio Transitional Machine & Tool, Inc.

Opti-Vision, Inc.

Optim Environmental Resources, Inc.

OPTIMA Lender Services

MBE Listing


Optimum Supply, LLC dba Optimum Advisors

Optimum Technology, Inc.

Opus Capital Management, Inc.

Oscar Robertson Document Management Services, LLC

Outreach Promotional Solutions, LLC

Ozanne Construction Company, Inc.

Palmer Promotions

Parking Company of America, Inc.

Parks OV Electric

Parms & Company, LLC

Partners In Projects LLC

PDT Architects, LLC

Peak Electric Inc.

Penquin Painters, Inc.

PercuVision, LLC

Perez & Morris, LLC

Pinkney - Perry Insurance Agency, Inc.

PK Controls, Inc.

POA Systems, LLC

Poly Services, Inc.

Polymer Technologies & Services, Inc.

Precision Industrial Services

Premier Mail & Fulfillment, LLC

Price Builders & Developers, Inc. LLC/dba PB&D, Inc./ Price Enve Corp. LLC.

PRIME AE Group, Inc

Prime WoodCraft, Inc.

PriS’e Creations, LLC

Proclamation, LLC

Product Movers, LLC

Promotion Execution Partners3

Prospect Electric, LLC

Proteam Solutions, Inc.

PuroClean Certified Restoration Specialist

Quality Associates, Inc.

Quality Building Supplies for Industry, Inc

Quality Packaging International, Inc.

Que Que, Inc. Dba Simple Que, Inc.

Queen City Cleaning Contractor

Quez Media Marketing, Inc.

Quick Employment, LLC

R Engineering Team, LLC

R L Technologies

Ramirez and Smith

Rath Builders Supply, Inc.

Raw Manufacturing Inc.

Reesential, Inc.

Reliable Products & Services

Resolve Building Services

Richardson and Associates Accounting, LLC

RJA Mobile Power Wash

Robert Louis Group, LLC

Robotics, Inc.

Roby Services, Ltd. (dba Roby Supply)

Rosemary’s Queenstep Carpet, Inc.

RW Delivery, Inc.

RWJ Wiring, Inc.

S & V Industries, Inc.

Safe Choice LLC

SFA Architects, Inc.

ShawnTech Communications, Inc.

Shellee Fisher Photography & Design, LLC

Sherina & Harris Associates, LLC

Silver Creek Global Services

Simply Southern Sides, LLC

Smoot Construction Company of Ohio

Solica Construction, Inc.

Solutions For You, Inc.

Space & Asset Management, Inc. dba Elements IV Interiors

Spotless Services, LLC

Sprout Insight, LLC

Staffor Consulting, LLC

Star Arts Limited, LLC

Star Consultants, Inc.

Start2Finish, LLC

Steelcote, Inc.

Stelfast Inc.

Strategic Systems, Inc.

Stryker Green, LLC

Sudden Service Expediting, Inc.

Sunrise Foods, Inc.

Superior Industrial Supply & Services, Inc.

Superior Laboratory Systems, Inc.

Swiss Pacific Resources, Inc.

Symcorp Products, LLC

Synesis, LLC

T&R Distributors, Inc.

T3 Packaging, LLC

Talent Tool & Die, Inc.

TechSoft Systems, Inc.

TelNet Technologies, LLC

Ten10 Design, LLC

MBE Listing


Tensho, LLC

TESSEC, LLC

Texcel, Inc.

The Abercrumbie Group

The Clarendon Group

The Dingledine Trucking Company, Inc.

The Elements Event & Conference Center, Inc.

The Internet Training Institute

The Knight Group, Inc.

The Law Office of John M. Williams

The Pension Retirement Group, LLC

THE RCF GROUP

The Rising Tide Group

The Voice of Your Customer

The World Packaging Company, LLC

Third Dimension, Inc.

Thors, LLC

Three Leaf Productions, Inc.

Tia Marie & Company

TLC Springwater of Ohio, LLC

TMH Solutions, LLC

Tra’Bian Enterprises, LLC

Treemen Industries Inc.

Tri-State Consumer Suppliers, Inc. (dba Legends to Legacy, Inc.)

Trio Trucking, Inc.

Triton Services, Inc.

TriVersity Construction Company, LLC

TriVersity Craft Force

TrueChoicePack Corp.

Twin Logistics, LLC

UES, Inc.

Unicon International, Incorporated

Unicontrol, Inc. dba Hays Cleveland

US Tank Alliance, Inc.

V. O. Baker Co.

Valu-Tech, Inc. (dba VT Design Solutions)

Vantage Agora, Inc.

Vayu Inc

VeeMost Technologies, LTD

Veregate

Vertex Computer Systems, Inc.

Vinimaya, Inc.

Vision Design Group, Inc.

Vivian Llambi and Associates Inc.

VocaLink Language Services

WA, Inc.

Washington Enterprises, Inc.

Web Yoga, Inc.

West Enterprises Inc. (dba Uniglobe Travel Designers)

Western Reserve Technology Ltd.

WG Architecture, LLC

Wilkerson & Associates Co., LPA

Williams Interior Designs Inc.

Wise Services, Inc.

Wise Shook Construction, LLC

Wooster Products, Inc.

World Pac Paper, LLC

WRENA, LLC dba Angstrom-USA, LLC

Yashco Systems, Inc.

Yellowlite Inc.

Zones, Inc.

ZPA, LLC dba Z Promotions

MBE Listing

07Seven questions

with...

Over the last four decades the OMSDC has

brought innovation and creativity to supplierdiversity across the state,certified thousands ofMBEs and supported hundreds of SupplierDiversity Programs. However none of thiswould be possible without the care anddedication of the staff.

Who are the staff of the OMSDC? Each issue ofConnections Quarterly, Director of ProgramsMara Flood sits down and talks to one of them.

Let's get to know Robert DeJarnette.

Get to know the staff of OMSDC

By Mara C . F lood


Tell us about yourself. Where did you go to school? Where did you grow up?

I was born and raised on the east side of Columbus. I enjoy spending time with family and watching various sports. I also enjoy going out to play golfing and bowling. I went Capital

University where I played football for four years. I graduated in 1992 with a degree in accounting.

How long have you been with the council?

I’ve joined Ohio MSDC three years ago.

What is your current role? How long have you been in your current role? How does your role support the mission and vision of the council?

I am the Director of Finance and Human Resources. I’ve been in this role since I was hired 3 years ago. In my current position I keep the council running through supporting the staff and tracking the finances.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

I enjoy the people I work with. I enjoy the work. I like working with numbers and accounting. I like being about to able to actually use my degree every day. I

also enjoy seeing our constituents at our events. It’s nice to see that they support the Council and our mission.

What is the greatest benefit of working for the council?

Being able to network with corporations and MBEs from around the state. Meeting and working with the diverse communities the Council serves.

Where do you see OMSDC in the next few years?

I see the council growing in regards to corporate membership and MBEs and continuing to foster good relationship between the two.

What advice would you give to a new corporate member or MBE?

For a new corporation I would advise the Corporation to use the council to grow the Diversity in their business. For MBE’s I would advise the new MBE use the Council as well, to grow their business in their pursuit to work with the Councils Local Corporate Members.

“I...enjoy seeing our constituents at our events. It’s nice to see that they support the Council and our mission.”



DIVERSEOHIO ENTREPRENEURDEVELOPS THE NEXT GENERATION

Purba Majumder, the visionary President and Founder of NMSDC-certified Cybervation, is deeply committed to giving back to the community. She is the founder of CoolTechGirls, a 3+ year STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiative between Cybervation, City of Dublin and Dublin Entrepreneurial Center (DEC). The initiative is a volunteer-based girls-only program that encourages school-age girls to study STEM fields by finding peers, introducing them to mentors, offering information sessions, hands-on classes in an encouraging, collaborative environment. Since the program’s inception, more than 500 girls have attended sessions covering a wide range of related topics.

The program has attracted the attention of many local companies, corporations and universities that have offered support and staged events. Many women executives and business owners have attended the events as speakers and provided guidance and mentorship to young girls.

In 2015, Purba and her company Cybervation were recognized with a Columbus Business First Corporate Caring Award in the education category for her work with CoolTechGirls. Purba was also named one of Sunny95’s Top 20 Outstanding Women in 2014. Through her efforts, Purba’s strength and passion for empowering women and helping girls thrive in STEM careers has made her a prominent resource for mentoring women of all ages. Cybervation is committed to developing a women workforce in science and technology with the tools and goals listed above. By providing client specific training to recent female graduates, Cybervation offers the onboarding precursor which prepares women to be ready in today’s job market.

A strong community supporter and passionate contributor to the field of education, Purba is a member of the Board of Trustees for The Wellington School in Upper Arlington and a past board member of the non-profit organization See Kids Dream.

Growing since 1998, Dublin-based Cybervation focuses on solving complex, client challenges and providing aligned technology solutions for businesses of all sizes, nationwide. Services include application development, server and IT support, digital marketing and graphics, software consulting, project management, IT staffing and transcription.

Learn more about Cybervation at http://www.cybervationinc.com/


LOCAL CORPORATE MEMBERS

DIAMONDDuke Energy

Eaton Corporation

Huntington National Bank

Macy’s Inc.

Messer Construction Company

Rockwell Automation

BRONZEAbercrombie & FitchAdvance PartnersAK Steel CorporationAlexander & Associates Co.American Electric Power (AEP)Automatic Feed CompanyCardinal HealthCareSourceCintas CorporationCleveland CavaliersCleveland Clinic Heatlh SystemCleveland Indians Baseball CompanyColumbus Zoological Park AssociationCorna Kokosing ConstructionCrown Equipment CorporationDanis Building Construction Co.Dollar BankDominionForest City EnterprisesGreenfield Research, Inc.Honda North America, Inc.Hoover & Wells, Inc.John R Jurgensen CompanyJones Land LaSalleKey BankKroger Company - Cincinnati Div.

Lincoln Electric CompayLubrizol CorporationMedical MutualOhio HealthProcter & Gamble Co., TheROCKSINOSetex, Inc.Sunstar Engineering, IncTaft,Stettinius & Hollister, LLPThree Bond InternationalToledo ZooToyotaUC HealthUS BankWorthington Industries, Inc.

STATE/GOVERNMENTBaldwin-Wallace UniversityCentral Ohio Transit AuthorityCleveland-Cuyahoga County Port AuthorityCleveland MetroParksColumbus Regional Airport AuthorityCuyahoga Community CollegeDayton Public SchoolsGreater Cleveland PartnershipKent State UniversityKenton County Airport Board-CVG AirportOhio Development Services AgencyOhio Turnpike & Infrastructure CommisionPort of Grtr. Cincinnati Dev’t AuthoritySinclair Community CollegeToledo Port AuthorityUniversity of CincinnatiWright State University

GOLDDayton Power & Light Company

Fifth Third Bank

LBrands

Nationwide Insurance

Premier Health Partners

TriHealth

Turner Construction Company

Vectren Corporation

SILVERBaker & Hostetler LLP

Cincinnati Bell Telephone

Cincinnati Reds, The

Ferguson Construction

FirstEnergy

Luxottica Retail

NiSource

Pittsburgh Paint Glass (PPG)

ProMedica

Standard Register

STERIS Corporation

The Sherwin-Williams Company

November 18, 2016

2015 OMSDC Awards Gala& A f t e r G l o w& A f t e r G l o w

November 18, 2016

2016 OMSDC Awards Gala

Join the Ohio Minority Supplier Development

Council for the 2016 Annual Awards Gala & After

Glow at the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati on

November 18. The Gala is the Council’s signature

event that recognizes and celebrates the

achievements of the region’s most notable MBEs

and Corporate Members.

save the datesave the date


ChairDenise Thomas Director, Corporate Supplier Diversity

The Kroger Company

Vice ChairDaniel Dunn

Director of Customer ServiceStandard Register

SecretaryElly Bradford

Manager, North American Purchasing Division

Honda North America, Inc.

Chair of CertificationCathy Mock

Director, Supplier DiversityCardinal Health

OMSDC BOARD

Legal Counsel Mark Hatcher

PartnerBaker &Hostetler LLP

NMEBIC Chair Clifford A. Bailey

President & CEOTechsoft Systems, Inc.

John Munson, Jr.Vice President

Supplier Diversity – PurchasingMacy’s Inc.

Kimberly ProffittVP, Supplier Relationship Mgmt, Diversity, Risk &Analytics & OperationsNationwide Insurance

MBEIC ChairChristopher Che

President & CEO Che International Group, LLC

Cincinnati MBEIC Vice Chair

Carl Satterwhite President & CEO

RCF Group

Cleveland MBEIC Vice ChairKimberly

Martinez-GieringPresident & CEO

KLN Logistic Corporation dba AIT Worldwide Logistics

Columbus MBEIC Vice Chair

Dr. Sharad ThakkarPresident, Polymer Technologies

and Services, Inc.


Jim HollowayGeneral Manager

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing NA, Inc.

P. Rani MaddaliPresident

ATS Training & Consulting

Hermione MaloneProject Supplier Diversity Director

Cleveland Clinic

Jamie YollesExecutive Director, Strategic Sourcing

OhioHealth

Kyle RooneyVice President & General Manager

Turner Construction Company

Vincent A. SmithAssistant Vice President of Marketing ProcurementLimitedbrands (LBrands)

Thomas J. WinstonVice President, Administration &

Chief Financial OfficerToledo-Lucas County

Port Authority

Michael R. O’BoyleSVP and Procurement

Category Manager Key Bank

Keith Eakins Jr.President & CEO

Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council

Andrew ButlerCorporate Supplier Diversity Manager

Procter & Gamble Co.

Pamela Brailsford Senior Director, Supplier Diverity

& SustainabilityCintas Corporation

Scott HardwickManager, Strategic Sourcing

Rockwell Automation

OF DIRECTORS


Keith L. Eakins, Jr.President & [email protected]

OMSDC Staff

Robert DeJarnetteDirector of Finance & Human [email protected]

Damien HardyExecutive Assistant to the President & Government Affairs [email protected]

Aaron G. Powell, Jr.Director of Marketing & Public [email protected]

Mara FloodDirector of Programs [email protected]

LaShawn ReedDirector of Corporate [email protected]

Shanelle JohnsonMBE [email protected]

Kellye HickmanDayton & Cincinnati Area Certification [email protected]

Brandon LasterMBE Certification [email protected]

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Cleveland Office2425 W. 11th StreetSuite 6Cleveland, Ohio 44113p: 216.363.0004f: 216.363.0001

OFFICE LOCATIONS

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