SBE, MBE, WBE – these acronyms are all the rage, but what do they mean? And more importantly, what do they mean for your firm? Are you a small firm looking to promote your services to larger firms? Or wondering how to get in on those government contracts you keep hearing about? Or perhaps you are a large firm, looking to improve your MWBE utilization? Maybe you are just confused about the whole thing and need a good overview of the pros and cons behind being, or working with, MWBE-certified firms.

Join us at dinner on October 17. You’ll learn about the history behind this program, the pitfalls and procedures to working with (or as) MWBEs, and the resources you can take back to the office no matter which side of the table you are on.

No-shows and cancelations after 12:00 PM (Pacific) on October 7 will not be refunded.

5:30 PM: Arrive/networking. 6:00 PM: Welcome/dinner. 6:30 PM: Speaker’s presentation.

If you are outside the greater Seattle, Bellevue, or Tacoma metropolitan area, we have a Virtual Attendance option for you.

Presenter: Regina Glenn, President of Pacific Communications Consultants, Inc.

Regina Glenn has more than 32 years of experience in management, marketing, training, and diversity inclusion with a strong emphasis on the diversity management for large public work contracts working with government agencies on transportation and water projects. She founded Pacific Communications Consultants, Inc., and Diversity Business News in 1991 in Seattle. Her responsibilities have included community outreach, public involvement, strategic planning, diversity and inclusion management, project management, diversity plan development, and communication plan development. Regina has managed small business training and development, diversity compliance and  quality control, outreach and interviewing for disparity studies, DBE/MWBE  reports, facilitation, and focus group development. Most recently Regina developed the Multicultural and Small Business Development program for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of commerce.  Currently, Regina manages the Diversity and Inclusion Program for HDR Engineering, supporting the 1.64 Billion SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program. She graduated with an MBA from the University of  Puget Sound in 1970. She has been Women in Business Woman of the Year, SBA advocate of the year, NW Mountain MSDC John Gilmore winner, and Minority Supplier of the Year.

Presenter: Caleb McInvaille, Certification Outreach and Linked Deposit Coordinator for the Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE). Caleb is a technical expert in business certification programs in Washington. He has years of experience working with business certification and investigations with OMWBE as a certification analyst, as well as diversity compliance through his work on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program with the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Office of Equal Opportunity. He graduated with a JD from the University of Washington School of Law.