MBDA recognizes the role that minority entrepreneurs play in building the nation’s economy by honoring businesses that are making a significant contribution through the creation of jobs, products and services, in addition to supporting their local communities.
The MBDA National MED Week Awards Program is designed to celebrate and recognize the outstanding achievements of minority entrepreneurs, as well as individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and commitment in advancing global minority business enterprise.
Minority Construction
Firm of the Year
Hal Hays
Founder and Owner
Hal Hays Construction, Inc.
Riverside, CA
Minority Export Firm of the Year
Vanessa J. Garcia
General Manager
Royal Shipping Lines
Houston, TX
Minority Manufacturing
Firm of the Year
Adam Walker
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Summit Container Corporation
Alpharetta, GA
Minority Energy Firm of the Year
Dawn Lindsey
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Next Gen Fuel
Middletown, OH
Minority Technology
Firm of the Year
Bruce Geier
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Technology Integration Group
San Diego, CA
Minority Health Products and
Services Firm of the Year
Abrar Solatch
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Trinity Sterile,Inc.
Salisbury, MD
Minority Marketing and Communication
Firm of the Year
Lili Hall
President and
Chief Executive Officer
KNOCK, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
Professional Services Firm of the Year
Roy Roberts
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Alliance of Professionals and Consultants, Inc (APC)
Raleigh, NC
Minority Professional Services
Firm of the Year
Angela O’Byrne
President
Perez, APC
New Orleans, LA
MBDA Minority Business
Enterprise of the Year
Donna Fujimoto Cole
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Cole Chemical, Inc
Houston, TX
Access to Capital Award
Ross Alan Hill
Chief Executive Officer/President
Bank 2
Oklahoma City, OK
Advocate of the Year Award
Ron Busby
Chief Executive Officer
US Black Chambers, Inc
Washington, DC
Advocate of the Year Award
Frank Lemos
President
National Minority Business Advisory Council
Woodinville, WA
Distinguished Supplier Diversity
Burt Jordan
Vice President, Global Vehicle and
Powertrain Purchasing &
Supplier Diversity
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI
Abe Venable Legacy Award
for Lifetime Achievement
Shelley Stewart
Vice President
Sourcing & Logistics and
Chief Procurement Officer
DuPont
Wilmington, DE
Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award
Carla Harris
Vice Chairman of Wealth
Management and Senior Client
Advisor, Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
National Director Special
Recognition Award
Paul Zielinksi
FLC National Chair
and Director of the
Technology Partnerships Office
(TPO)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
National Director’s Special
Recognition Award
Patricia Loui
Chairman and Founder
OmniTrak Group
Honolulu, Hawaii
National Director’s Special Recognition Award
Michelle Ebanks
President
ESSENCE Communications, Inc.
New York, NY