CBOF 51 Resource GUide

2018
BUYING ORGANIZATIONS - CATEGORY 3
Exhibitor # 409 Nicor Gas
1844 Ferry Road Naperville, IL 60563 PH: (630) 388-3819 [email protected] Kate Kiselyk
Manager, Supplier Diversity
*Natural Gas Utility
Exhibitor # 608
Northern Trust
50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
PH: (312) 444-4648 [email protected]
Ana Villarreal
Supplier Diversity Consultant, 2nd VP
*Northern Trust is a leading provider of asset management, duciary, banking, asset servicing & fund administration solutions for individuals, families & institutions worldwide.
Northwestern University 2020 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60208
PH: (847)-467-6333 [email protected] Gwendolyn Turner
Procurement Diversity Director
*Non-pro t research university
Exhibitor # 307 NPL Construction 750 East Diehl Road Naperville, IL 60563 PH: (815) 758-6004 [email protected] Joshua Adams Director of Operations
Of ce Depot, Inc.
6600 North Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33496
PH: (561) 438-7965 michael.barbee@of cedepot.com Michael Barbee
Diversity Strategic Account Manager
*B2B products, Tech and Services
Exhibitor # 721
PepsiCo, Inc.
700 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577
PH: (914) 253-3836 [email protected]
Milena Yoraschek
Sr. Coordinator, Supplier Diversity, Global Supply
PNC Financial Services Group 1 North Franklin Street, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60606
PH: (312) 338-8104 [email protected]
Patrick McGee
Vice President, Relationship Manager Corporate & Institutional Banking
Exhibitor # 510
Rivers Casino
3000 South River Road Des Plaines, IL 60018
PH: (847) 768-5221 [email protected] James Bader
Procurement Director
*Casino
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Rockwell Automation
1 Allen Bradley Drive May eld Heights, OH 44124 PH: (440) 646-5282 [email protected] Christopher Boles
*The world leader of industrial automation products and solutions.
Exhibitor # 814
Rush University Medical Center
1750 West Harrison Street, Suite 319 Jelke Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (312) 942-6765 [email protected]
Jacqueline Burgess
Assistant Director, Capital Projects
Staples
500 Staples Drive Framingham, MA 01702
PH: (312) 720-0315 [email protected] Adrianne Rotfeld
Director, Business Development
*Largest Business Services and Retail Company in US
Exhibitor # 811
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International 40 Landsdowne Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
PH: (617) 444-2376 [email protected]
Joyce E. Eriksen Eggers
Associate Director, Supplier Diversity
*Takeda is a global pharmaceutical company. Our
US main of ce is located in Deer eld, IL. Based on the corporate philosophy of “Takeda-ism” (Integrity: Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance) developed over its long corporate history of more than 230 years, Takeda conducts activities according to the corporate mission to “strive towards better health for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine.” WWW.Takeda.com
Exhibitor # 509
The University of Chicago
6054 South Drexel Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
PH: (773) 702-2553
[email protected]
Nadia Quarles
Assistant Vice President for Business Diversity
*The of ce of Business Diversity plays a fundamental role in increasing the utilization of minority and women-owned business enterprises.
Exhibitor # 503 United Airlines
233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
PH: (872) 825-2684 [email protected] Ruby McCleary
Director, Supplier Diversity
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Exhibitor # 511
UPS
1400 South Jefferson Street
Chicago, IL 60607
PH: (312) 942-7536
[email protected]
La Rue Martin
Public Affairs/ Community Service Manager Illinois District of UPS
*UPS is a global leader in transportation and logistics.
Exhibitor # 607
U.S. Bank
Two Meridian Crossings Rich eld, MN 55423
PH: (612) 973-6646 [email protected] Hector E. Martinez
Vice President, Supplier Diversity
Exhibitor # 507
University of Illinois
809 South Marsh eld Avenue, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (312) 413-2274
[email protected]
Sharla Roberts
Director of Procurement Diversity
*The University purchases all University and Hospital related goods and services.
Exhibitor # 803/805 Walgreen Co.
102 Wilmot Road, MS# 1220 Deer eld, IL 60015
PH: (847) 315-8068 [email protected] Rona Fourte
Director, Supplier Diversity
*Pharmacy-led, health, well-being and beauty company
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Blick Art Materials PO Box 1267 Galesburg, IL 61402 [email protected] Mindy McClusky
Director of Institutional Sales
* Retailer by catalog, web, and storefronts with the most comprehensive selection of art supplies for schools, businesses, artists, and students.
Exhibitor # 613 Byline Bank
10 North Martingale Lane Schaumburg, IL 60614 PH: (847) 805-9533 c [email protected] Carolyn Flanigan
Sales Administration
* Banking – Financing of Small Businesses
Canon Solutions America
300 Commerce Square Boulevard Burlington, NJ 08052
PH: (609) 239-6536 [email protected]
Dawn Lawler
Procurement Manager
*Canon Solutions America company offers production systems, large format systems, of ce products and systems, software solutions, and supplies.
CVM Solutions
5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 920 Westchester, IL 60154
PH: (708) 236-2006 [email protected]
Elisa Bast
Account Manager
Fellowes Brands 1789 Norwood Ave Itasca, IL 60143
PH: (630) 671-8464 [email protected] Sam Richardson
VP/GM of Sales - Americas
*Fellowes is a global manufacturer and marketer of business machines, records storage and of ce accessories. All our products are designed and developed to enhance the quality, ef ciency and productivity of the workplace.
Exhibitor # 313
F.H. Paschen
5515 North East River Road Chicago, IL 60656
PH: (773) 444-3474 [email protected]
Allison Maloney
Corporate Counsel & Compliance Of cer
*With over 110 years in the construction industry, we’re pretty sure you’ve seen our work. Follow us as we continue to #BuildWithPaschen.
Fresenius Kabi US
Three Corporate Drive
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
PH: (847) 550-0142 [email protected] Amy Ablang
Sr Supplier Diversity Analyst
*Fresenius Kabi develops, manufactures and delivers pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
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HBK Engineering, LLC 921 West Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60607
PH: (312) 432-0076 [email protected] Ronald Kaminski
CEO
* HBK Engineering, LLC is a fully licensed, professional engineering design rm headquartered in downtown Chicago providing civil, environmental, structural, electrical, subsurface utility, construction support services and permitting.
James McHugh Construction Co. 1737 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616
PH: (312) 821-0344 [email protected] Natalie Pedraza
Corporate Compliance Of cer/ Director of Human Resources
NBC 5 & Telemundo
454 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
PH: (312) 836-5617
[email protected]
Carmen Vega
Manager, Special Projects and Community Relations Coordinator
Exhibitor # 917
Reyes Holdings LLC 6250 North River Road Rosemont, IL 60018
PH: (847) 227-6598 [email protected] Mike Ozmeral
Chief Procurement Of cer
*Reyes Holdings LLC is a global, family run food and beverage distribution company.
Savor Chicago
2301 South Lakeshore Drive Chicago, IL 60616
PH: (312) 791-7216 [email protected] Mitchell Tom
Director of Purchasing
*Food and Beverage management company.
Zebra Technologies
3 Overlook Point
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
[email protected]
Nicholas Wennerstrom
Head of Global Contingent Workforce and People Analytics
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RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS
American Bar Association 321 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654
PH: (312) 988-6240 [email protected] Lenny Clark
Purchasing Manager
Exhibitor # 104/106
Chicago Inventors Organization 2150 South Canalport Avenue Chicago, IL 60608
PH: (312) 850-4710 [email protected]
Calvin Flowers
President
Exhibitor # 318 /319
ChicagoMSDC Illinois Tollway
Technical Assistance Program
105 West Adams Street, Suite 2300
Chicago, Il 60603
PH: (312) 755-8880
[email protected]
Stefanie Garcia
Program Manager
* The Illinois Tollway Technical Assistance Program is designed to prepare established transportation- related construction rms to participate as subcontractors
and prime contractors on heavy highway and vertical construction contracts. Contractors and other businesses participating in the program will receive guidance in gaining access to capital, back- of ce support, bonding, business management and operations, certi cation, prequali cation from the Illinois Department of Transportation and one-on-one coaching.
Exhibitor # 715
Chicago Transit Authority 567 West Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60661
PH: (312) 681-2606 [email protected] Shondra Watson-Wilson Manager, Diversity Program
*The CTA operates the
nation’s second largest public transportation system and
covers the City of Chicago and
35 surrounding suburbs. On an average weekday, approximately 1.64 million rides are taken on the CTA. We deliver quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs and communities.
Exhibitor # 115
Chicago Urban League
4510 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60653
PH: (773) 285-5800 [email protected] Quentella Enty
Supplier Diversity Program Manager
Chicago Zoological Society 3300 Golf Road
Brook eld, IL 60513 [email protected]
Rich Gamble
Chief Operating Of cer
*The mission of the Chicago Zoological Society is to inspire conservation leadership by connecting people with wildlife and nature. The Chicago Zoological Society is a private nonpro t organization that operates Brook eld Zoo on land owned
by the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
Exhibitor # 213
City of Chicago, Department of Procurement Services
121 North LaSalle Street, Room 806 Chicago, IL 60602
PH: (312) 744-9761
[email protected]
Irma Lara
Assistant Procurement Of cer, Public Affairs
Exhibitor # 214
Cook County Of ce of the Chief Procurement Of cer
118 North Clark Street, Room 1018 Chicago, IL 60602
PH: (312) 603-5377
[email protected]
Ericka White
Vendor Outreach Coordinator
Department of Energy-Of ce of Science
9800 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
PH: (630) 252-1629
[email protected]
DeWillican Middleton
Program Manager- Small Business
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Exhibitor # 111
Forest Preserves of
Cook County
69 West Washington Street, Suite
2060
Chicago, IL 60602
PH: (312) 603-8342
[email protected]
Sergio Silva
Contract Compliance Administrator
*Government Agency- Construction and Professional Services; Forestry services; Vegetation Maintenance, Tree Removal, Tree Planting
and Maintenance, Landscape Maintenance & Design Services, Herbicide Application, Prescribed Burning, Various Goods and Services.
Exhibitor # 910
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
30 East Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 553-3127
[email protected]
Kristina Wynne
Outreach Director
*10,000 Small Businesses is a
grant funded program through the Goldman Sachs Foundation. The mission of this educational program is to help established small businesses grow and create more jobs in their organization.
Exhibitor # 205
Illinois State Treasurer
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 15-600
Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 814-6326 [email protected]
Gladys Piper
Community Affairs Specialist
* “ICASH” Unclaimed Property Program: Invest In Illinois
Exhibitor # 317 Illinois Tollway
2700 Ogden Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515 PH: (630) 241-6800 [email protected] Lorena Ponce
Diversity Liaison
*Heavy Highway Construction
Exhibitor # 711
Metra
547 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60661
PH: (312) 322-6587 [email protected] Romayne Newton
Community Liaison
*Commuter rail system
Exhibitor # 309 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 111 East Erie Street Chicago, IL 60611
PH: (312) 751-5711
[email protected]
Malisa Torres
Diversity Of cer
Exhibitor # 714
Pace Suburban Bus
550 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005 PH: (847) 228-4292 [email protected] Judy Curley
DBE Compliance Specialist
*Pace’s family of public transportation services includes suburban bus, regional paratransit, vanpool, rideshare matching, community-based transportation programs, and soon, Pulse, Pace’s new rapid transit network. Learn more at PaceBus.com.
Exhibitor # 713
Regional Transportation Authority
175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1650
Chicago, IL 60604
PH: (312) 913-3212
[email protected]
LaToya Redd
Regulatory Compliance Of cer
Exhibitor # 611 SCORE Chicago
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1150
Chicago, IL 60661
PH: (847) 997-5065 [email protected] David Kirshner
Vice Chair Outreach
*SCORE Chicago provides free mentoring and consulting to “start ups” and “in business” clients.
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Exhibitor # 208
State of Illinois Business Enterprise Program 100 West Randolph Street,
Suite 4-100
Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 814-7012
[email protected]
Irma Lopez
Outreach Manager
*BEP assists businesses owned by minorities, women and people with disabilities gain access to the State of Illinois procurement process.
Exhibitor # 207
U.S. Small Business Administration 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1150 Chicago, IL 60661
PH: (312) 353-5037
[email protected]
Jessica Mayle
Public Information Of cer
Exhibitor # 908 University of Phoenix 203 North LaSalle Drive Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 521-6884 [email protected] Robert Gabriel
Campus Director
* Privately held institution of Higher Education
Exhibitor # 206
Women’s Business Development Center 8 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
PH: (312) 853-3477 Ext.280
[email protected]
Cynthia Johnson
Director of Established Business Services
*Women’s Business Enterprise Certi cation resource partner organization.
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RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS - MBDA BOOTH ATTENDEES
EXIM BANK
Tamara Maxwell
Director, Minority and Women Owned Business & Multiplier Outreach Division Of ce of Small Business Export-lmport Bank of the United States
811 Vermont Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20571
PH: (202) 565-3375
tarnrny. [email protected] www.exim.gov
MBDA ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CENTER ATLANTA
Donna Ennis
Project Director
MBDA Business Center-Atlanta Enterprise Innovation Institute Georgia Institute of Technology 75 5th Street NW, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30308
PH: (404) 385-6466 FX: (404) 894-8194
[email protected] mbdabusinesscenter-atlanta.org
MBDA BUSINESS CENTER – CHICAGO
Dave Thomas, CGBP
Project Director
105 W. Adams, Suite 2300 Chicago, IL 60603
PH: (312) 755-2563 FX: (312) 755-8891
[email protected]
MBDA EXPORT CENTER CHICAGO
Patricia Hanes
Director
105 W. Adams, Suite 2300 Chicago, IL 60603
PH: (312) 755-2553 FX: (312) 755-8891
MBDA BUSINESS CENTER ST. LOUIS
James Pinkston
Project Director
One Metropolitan Square 211 North Broadway Suite 1300
St. Louis, MO 63102
PH: (314) 206-3231
[email protected] mbda.gov/businesscenters/stlouis
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Sam Ntum, MBA
Senior International Trade Specialist
Africa and the Middle East
Of ce of Trade and Investment JRTC, 100 W. Randolph, Ste 3-400 Chicago, Illinois 60601-3270
PH: (312) 814-8480 FX: (312) 814-4428
[email protected] exports.illinois.gov
SOUTH AFRICAN CONSULATE GENERAL
Shakira Motan
Consul Economic
200 S Michigan Avenue Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60604
PH: (312) 939 6528
[email protected] www.thedti.gov.za www.investsa.gov.za www.southafricachicago.com
METRO CHICAGO EXPORTS Iryna Iakusheva
Program Assistant
177 N. State Street
Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 589-5773
[email protected] www.metrochicagoexports.com
[email protected]
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MINORITY FIRMS - CATEGORY 1
720 Worldwide Inc.
79 West Monroe Street, Suite 1010 Chicago, IL 60603
PH: (312) 248-0344 [email protected]
John Luick
Director, Solutions Marketing
*720 Worldwide Inc. is a fast- growing business providing integrated technology and business solutions worldwide including Strategic IT Management Consulting, System Integration, Staff Augmentation, and Digital – Social, Analytics, Cloud Mobility.
Aeronet Logistics, Inc. 1055 Stevenson Court Roselle, IL60193
PH: (847) 230-1699 [email protected]
Lori Loverdi
Director, Sales
*Domestic and international transportation solutions customized to our clients needs.
AHF Body Chemistry
P.O. Box 16145
Chicago, IL 60616
PH: (773) 938-6168 [email protected] Arnett Faulkner
CEO/ President
*AHF Body Chemistry, founded by Arnett Faulkner, is an “All Natural” head to toe skin care line with a special concentration on dry skin with conditions such as eczema & psoriasis. Our products are made with the highest quality ingredients with special attention to their bene ts on skin. They can be used on all types and can be found in Whole Foods, Mariano’s and online at ahfbodychemistry.com.
Exhibitor # 708
American Chrome Company 518 West Crossroads Parkway Bolingbrook, IL 60440
PH: (630) 685-2200 [email protected] Linda Hou
President
*Automotive and Heavy Truck Parts
AMTEC Precision Products, Inc. 1875 Holmes Road Elgin, IL 60123
PH: (847) 622-2666
[email protected]
Krushna C. Pati
Controller
*Amtec Precision Products has
over 60 years of experience manufacturing precision machined components in the Midwest. Our machining capabilities include close tolerance CNC, Hydromat, Screw machines, Spline Rolling, Grinding and a host of secondary operations.
Analysts / GGK Tech
7700 France Avenue South, Suite 200
Minneapolis MN 55435
PH: (540) 425-4366 [email protected]
Ted Horne
Client Partner
*Premier provider of IT Consulting services in Application Solutions, Cloud Services, Big Data, DevOps and Enterprise Information Management.
Exhibitor #709
Anchor Staf ng, Inc. 9901 South Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60613
PH: (773) 881-0530 jjohnson@anchorstaf ng.com Joyce Johnson
President & CEO
* Provider of Workforce Solutions, staf ng services for Administrative Support. Call Center/Customer Service, Non-Clinical Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Insurance and Special Operations.
Antigua Construction
3604 Lavergne Avenue
Chicago, IL 60641
PH: (773) 853-2876 [email protected] Edith De La Cruz
President / CEO
Apidel Technologies LLC
1600 Golf Road, Corporate Center, Suite 1200
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
PH: (224) 659-4797 [email protected]
Amita Patel
CEO
* Minority and woman-owned Business Enterprise, specialize in Staf ng.
Ageatia Global Solutions 949 North Plum Grove Road Schaumburg, IL 60173
PH: (630) 329-6288 [email protected] Robyn O’ Halloran
Sales Director
*Ageatia was built on the principle of becoming a leading provider of workforce solutions for clients and candidates across the Engineering, Healthcare, Scienti c and Information Technology industries.
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MINORITY FIRMS - CATEGORY 1
Applied Controls & Contracting Service
539 West Taft Drive
South Holland, IL 60473
PH: (708) 207-7157
[email protected]
George Kinnison
President
Exhibitor # 609
Ariel Investments
200 East Randolph Street, Suite 2900
Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 726-0140 [email protected] Malik Murray
Senior Vice President, Institutional Marketing & Client Services
*Ariel Investments is a money management rm headquartered
in Chicago, with of ces in New York and Sydney. The rm services individual investors, de ned contribution plans, as well as institutional clients through its no-load mutual funds and separate accounts.
Artech Information
Systems LLC
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2126 Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (973) 998-2581 [email protected]
Brian Harrigan
Vice President
Asapro, LLC
822 Colfax Street Evanston, IL 60201
PH (847) 370-7127 [email protected] Carl Lemaine
President
Exhibitor # 812
Asia Dynamics Inc. 1565 South Shields Drive Waukegan, IL 60085
PH: (224) 659-1668 [email protected] Jonathan Zhu
Marketing Director
*Asia Dynamics Inc. d/b/a ADI Medical distributes disposable medical supplies, such as: disposable Latex gloves, Disposable Vinyl Gloves, Nitrile Gloves, Tourniquets, disposable gauze sponges, non-woven sponges, non-woven protective apparels, shoe covers, bouffant caps, gowns, plastic bags, etc. to wholesalers nationwide.
Assigned Counsel
950 Valley Road
Wayne, PA 19087
PH: (312) 505-7499 [email protected]
Laura Shepp
Business Development Manager
*Temporary legal staf ng company, providing legal staf ng for corporate legal departments, law rms, government accounts and non-pro ts.
Assure Travel, LLC
1420 Washington Boulevard, Suite 301
Detroit, MI 48226
PH: (248) 872-4860 [email protected] Michael Toles
Managing Director
*Full Service Travel Management Company
B & B Instruments, Inc. 145 West Taft Drive
South Holland, IL 60473 PH: (708) 596-1700 [email protected]
Wesley Yee
President
Exhibitor # 906
B and B Maintenance, Inc. 537 Capital Drive
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
PH: (847) 550-6060 [email protected]
Pamela Seiser
Vice President, Sales
*B and B Maintenance provides exceptional janitorial and facility services.
Bienali Promotions, LLC
1811 Saint Johns Avenue, Suite 201 Highland Park, IL 60035
PH: (847) 926-7253 [email protected]
Lauri Zessar
President
Exhibitor # 514
Bridgeforth Wolf & Associates 47 West Division Street, Suite 229 Chicago, IL 60610
PH: (312) 663-5171 [email protected]
Donna Bridgeforth
President
*Boutique Corporate Gift Company, providing Awards & Branded Merchandise through 700,000 items on our site: bwapromos.com-for Meeting Mementos, Employee & Customer Appreciation & Give- aways.
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Exhibitor # 412
Burling Builders, Inc.
44 West 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60621
PH: (773) 241-6821 [email protected] Ryan Leodoro
Director of Business Development
*Burling Builders, Inc. is a minority certi ed General Contractor specializing in renovation and new construction.
Exhibitor # 720
CEI Media Group P.O. Box 805276 Chicago, IL 60680
PH: (312) 491-9508 [email protected] Jared L. Kelly
President & Principal Consultant
*CEI Media Group is a Chicago- based digital intelligence and innovation rm that delivers creative and data technology solutions for integrated marketing, event management, and enterprise ef ciency. Our core services include data, design, digital strategy and communications, with a full spectrum of production capabilities.
Chlorinating Ltd, Inc. 6500 West Dakin Street Chicago, IL 60634
PH: (847) 991-8330 [email protected] Jim R. Lapetina President
*Water Main Chlorination/ Dechlorination, Water Quality Testing Services, Hydrostatic Pressure Testing, Water Tank/ Reservoir Disinfection, Water Line Disinfection, Line Tapping, Line Stopping, Valve Insertions
CieNet International, LLC 2625 Butter eld Road, Suite 120N Oak Brook, IL 60523
PH: (630) 309-0383 [email protected]
Eva Chow
Sr. Director, Business Development
*A global information technology and systems integration company focusing on automotive, mobility, enterprise, and cloud solutions
Collabera
110 Allen Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 PH: (973) 417-0608 [email protected] Payal Kanaiya
Business Development Director
Colonial Press
3690 NW 50th Street Miami, FL 33142
PH: (847) 920-5670 [email protected] Darryl Wiggins
Executive Vice President
*Commercial printing solutions
COMNet Group Inc.
2815 Forbs Avenue, Suite 107 Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 PH: (847) 682-2934 [email protected]
Ana Sai
President
*COMNet Group is an education and professional development company specializing in Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Big Data and Agile Project Management.
Exhibitor #619/718
CRS Group
One Pierce Place, Suite 325 West Itasca, IL 60143
PH: (630) 467-1312 [email protected]
Scott Farley
Sr. VP Consulting and Staf ng Services
*Information Technology and Professional Staf ng Solutions
Dakkota Integrated Systems 123 Brighton Lake Road, Suite 202 Brighton, MI 48116
PH: (517) 204-9495 [email protected] Jackie Taylor
Director Diversity Supplier Program
DAMRON Corporation 4433 West Ohio Street Chicago, IL 60642
PH: (773) 826-6000 [email protected] Kimberly Owen
Director of Sales & Marketing
*Tea Manufacturer and Supplier
David Mason & Associates 464 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60654
PH: (312) 884-5100 [email protected]
Randy Jostes
Business Development
*Engineers
Deegit, Inc.
1900 East Golf Road, Suite 925 Schaumburg, IL 60173
PH: (312) 907-3262 [email protected]
Herb Stokes
CMO
*Full service IT and staf ng rm
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MINORITY FIRMS - CATEGORY 1
Diversi ed Supply
8678 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132
PH: (314) 502-0490 jbrown@diversi edsupply.com Janice Brown
Account Manager
*MBE wholesale Electrical supplier with 5 stocking locations.
DLZ Corporation
8430 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60631
PH: (773) 283-2600 [email protected]
Kurt Schmiegel
President
* A family and minority-owned, full- service rm, DLZ’s multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to professional services allows
us to build and lead successful project teams that are dedicated to providing solutions that save money, improve operations, and solve problems.
Exhibitor # 413/ 415 Ebco, Inc.
1330 Holmes Road Elgin, IL 60123
PH: (847) 531-9501
[email protected]
Bill Bernardo
GM
* Ebco designs, manufactures, tests and supplies molded and extruded rubber products.
Elastic Plastics
(a div of TechniSource
Services Group)
PO Box 2057
Brook eld, WI 53005
PH: (312) 933-3953 [email protected] Elizabeth Tran
President/CEO
*Converting PLASTIC Stretch Film and Custom Bags and Sheets
Endow, Inc.
309 West Washington Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606
PH: (312) 960-6205 Ext. 343 [email protected] Thomas McLeary
President
*Insurance brokerage, business succession planning, estate planning, employee bene t management, and implementation.
Enterprise Solutions, Inc. 500 E Diehl Road, Suite 130 Naperville, IL 60563
PH: (848) 248-5231 [email protected] Savio Pais
VP Of ESI
Environmental Design International, Inc.
33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1825 Chicago, IL 60603
PH: (312) 345-8674 [email protected]
Michael Ring
Executive Vice President
* Founded in 1991, EDI provides civil engineering, environmental engineering, industrial hygiene, and land survey services to clients in the public and private sectors.
Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
175 W Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60604
PH: (312) 551-8672 [email protected]
Michael Thomas
Senior Vice President
*Consulting engineers
Equity Staf ng Group
98 Inverness Drive E, Suite 320 Englewood, CO 80112
PH: (303) 263-4020 lisa.gorman@equitystaf ng.com Lisa Gorman
Vice President
*Staf ng and Recruitment Services
Genius Business Solutions, Inc. 3403 76th Street Moline, IL 61265 PH: (309) 269-2551 [email protected] Shivaji Patil
CEO
* We are an IT and Engineering Services and Staf ng Company.
Genuinsight LLC
1900 Golf Road, Suite 950 Schaumburg, IL 60173 PH: (630) 890-1485 [email protected] Jonathan Martin
President
*We help businesses with managing due diligence essentials to take control of risk management.
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GJC CPAs | Consultants Mercantile Exchange
30 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
PH: (312) 212-4330
[email protected]
Anthony McCree
Managing Partner
*GJC is a full service Certi ed Public Accounting Firm, specializing in performing audit, tax and consulting services.
Global Water Technology, Inc. 14604 John Humphrey Drive Orland Park, IL 60462
PH: (708) 349-9991 [email protected]
Patrick Morgan
VP of Sales & Marketing
*Water Treatment Services
Globayo LLC
3258 West 85th Place CHICAGO, IL 60652 PH: (773) 741-1941 [email protected] Vincent Izuegbu
CEO
*Globayo LLC connects African businesses with capital and opportunities in the United States and around the world.
God Be Glori ed DBA (*) GBG, Inc.
40 West 162nd Street South Holland, IL 60473 PH: (708) 333-3378 [email protected] Michael-Charles Hilson Vice-President
*Insurance Agent, HR, Safety and Compliance Services
Grant Law, LLC
230 West Monroe Street, Suite 240 Chicago, IL 60606
PH: (312) 551-0111 [email protected]
Maurice Grant
Principal
*Grant Law, LLC is a law rm dedicated to providing quality legal services to large and small businesses, governmental entities, and individual clients.
Group O, Inc.
4905 77th Avenue
Milan, IL 61264
PH: (210) 213-2258 [email protected] Mike De La Cruz
Sr. VP Sales
*Group O is a certi ed MBE / outsourcing provider that helps world-class organizations optimize their operations through strategic marketing, packaging, supply chain and business analytics solutions.
Guy Brown
7111 Commerce Way Brentwood, TN 37027
PH: (317) 443-7641 [email protected]
Jared White
Business Development Director
*Guy Brown, LLC is a national of ce solutions supplier providing businesses with of ce products, of ce furniture, janitorial and sanitation supplies, reengineered toner cartridges, promotional merchandise, as well as Managed Print Services.
Heartfelt Catering
2300 West Warren Boulevard Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (312) 489-3876 [email protected] Cecelia Hamilton
Owner
*We are a heart-centered business that provide a memorable off-site catering experience for corporate and social clients.
HireGenics
2400 Meadowbrook Parkway Duluth, GA 30096
PH: (312) 550-6513 [email protected] John DeWeerd
Vice President
HireTalent
115 West 30th Street, Suite 705 New York, NY 10001 646-327-1264 [email protected]
Kamela Forbes
Diversity Manager
*Diversity and Inclusion Staf ng Firm
Horizontal Integration
1660 Hwy 100 S, Suite 200
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
PH: (763) 402-7245 [email protected] Riana Hansen
Director, National Sales
*Horizontal Integration offers two service lines. Our digital agency provides digital marketing strategy and technology consulting on a project basis. Our staf ng agency places IT, digital and creative talent in both contract and permanent roles. Many of our clients take advantage of both service lines.
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Innovative Werks, Inc.
4 Kite Court
Bolingbrook, IL 60490
PH: (312) 767-8618 [email protected] Curtis Porter
President
*Collaborate with a forward- thinking company to identity your clear objectives and make them a reality. With our in-house expertise and network of partners, Innovative Werks can provide you with a world-class solution in the areas
of energy management systems, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) , and automation and controls.
Exhibitor # 707
Inter-City Supply Co., Inc. 8830 South Dobson Avenue Chicago, IL 60619
PH: (773) 731-8007 [email protected] www.icsmro.com
Jackie Dyess
President
*Janitorial, industrial, safety, food service, of ce supplies-equipment, and hardware supplies
Exhibitor # 705
Isiah International, LLC
1017 West Washington, Suite 3F Chicago, IL 60607
PH: (312) 929-2699 [email protected]
Chris Cottrell
Minority Business Development / Sales
K&G Customs Service Inc. 900 East Higgins Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 PH: (847) 956-0700 [email protected]
Chris Jung
Consultant
Exhibitor # 414 Kam ex
2312 Oak Leaf Street Joliet, IL 60436
PH: (800) 323-2440
gbranch@kam ex.com
Grant Branch III
President
* Industrial Robot System Integrator and Conveyor Manufacturer
Karwash, LLC.
2031 West Washington Boulevard Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (708) 406-9182 [email protected]
Bruce Ross
Owner
*We are an on-site, mobile, water-less, eco-friendly car wash company.
Kates Detective
& Security Agency
7810 South Claremont Avenue Chicago, IL 60620
PH: (773) 436-3788 [email protected] Kenny McKinney
Director
*Integrated Security Solutions with a human touch.
KBS
8056 186th Street Tinley Park, IL 60487 PH: (708) 720-5981 x162 [email protected] Michael Aloba
Account Executive
*KBS is a value-added reseller of technology products and services including but not limited to hardware, software and integration services.
Exhibitor # 914
Komodo Brands LLC 14901 Gougar Road Lockport, IL 60491
PH: (708) 267-8079 [email protected] Francois Lubin
CEO
* Komodo is specially designed for those who care about what they put in their bodies. Low calorie and made with natural ingredients such as coconut water and acai berry, Komodo delivers great taste while also revitalizing the mind and body!
LA Thomas Security Corporation
757 Lenox Avenue Bolingbrook, IL 60490 PH: (773) 203-2941 [email protected] Anthony Thomas President & CEO
*LA Thomas Security Corporation is a licensed security consulting agency which provides specialized security support services to our clients.
L J Ross Associates, Inc. 4 Universal Way
Jackson, MI 49202
PH: (517) 544-9100 [email protected]
Kaylyn Todd
Marketing & Contracts Manager
*L J Ross Associates, Inc. is a national leader in Revenue Cycle Management & Call Center services. L J Ross Associates, Inc. executes these services
for major utility companies, medical institutions, educational institutions, nancial institutions, and government entities.
*Customs Business
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Exhibitor # 512
Logicorp Transportation LLC 3101 West Military Highway McAllen, TX 78503
PH: 956-661-6540 [email protected]
Brian Anderson
President & COO
* Logicorp is one of the largest asset-based MBE, certi ed trucking companies in the nation. We specialize in door to door service throughout the US, MX, and Canada. We are seeking diverse tier I and tier II suppliers.
Logsdon Of ce Supply 111 South Fairbank Street Addison, IL 60101
PH: (847) 593-8282 ibrown@logsdonof cesupply.com Ian Brown
President
*Logsdon Of ce Supply is an independent of ce supply dealer providing a one-stop shop for our customers needing of ce products, furniture, janitorial/breakroom supplies, safety supplies, coffee products, toners/cartridges, computer accessories, and custom ad specialty items.
M.A.C. Network, Inc, 1307 West 171st Street East Hazel Crest, IL 60429 PH: (708) 991-2493 [email protected] Willie Holland
President
*Collision & Mechanical Repair, Insurance Estimates & Complete Paint Job
Exhibitor # 610
Magrathea World Holdings 836 South Arlington Heights Road, Suite P
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
PH: (312) 871-9088 [email protected]
Charlene Marsh
Director of Business Development
*Development/Construction for Commercial/Residential
Malor & Company Inc.
550 West 54th Street, Suite 1220 New York, NY 10019
PH: (845) 598-3057 [email protected] Garly Benoit
CEO
*ERP IT integration and implementation. Automation from process to business ef ciency such as eContract, eSupplier, eInvoicing, eBilling, eSourcing, and eProcurement.
Mays Chemical Company, Inc. 5611 East 71st Street
Indianapolis, IN 46220
PH: (317) 558-2153
Kate Chargualaf
Project Coordinator
Meadows Of ce Supply 30W260 Butter eld Road Warrenville, IL 60555
PH: (847) 781-8850 [email protected] Sandra Wong
President
Medevolution Inc.
100 South Saunders Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 PH: (847) 833-7047 [email protected] Vivek Bhargava
President
*We are a supplier of Oncology Diagnostics for use in Interventional Radiology & Hematology as well as Mother and Baby Care products for use in Obstetrics.
Exhibitor # 311
Mesa Electronics, Inc.
130 East Saint Charles Road Lombard, IL 60148
PH: (630) 613-9938 [email protected] Andrew Howell
Sr. Account Manager
*Pro A/V Design & Integration Services
Midwest Moving
& Storage, Inc.
1255 Tonne Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 PH: (847) 593-7201 [email protected] Luis Toledo
President & CEO
*Midwest Moving & Storage provides commercial, residential, and storage services nationwide.
Montenegro, Inc.
25 East Main Street, Suite 205 Roselle, IL 60172
PH: (630) 894-0350 [email protected] Ken Bates
VP of Sales
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Exhibitor # 218
Monterrey Security Consultants, Inc.
2232 South Blue Island Avenue Chicago, IL 60608
PH: (773) 565-0402
[email protected]
Stella Gaytan
Executive Vice President
of Partnership Development
Moody Nolan, Inc.
209 South LaSalle Street, Suite 820 Chicago, IL 60604
PH: (312) 929-2516 [email protected]
Tasha Harris
Regional Director of Business Development
*A design rm offering services in architecture, civil engineering, planning and interior design.
Exhibitor # 716 MOTR GRAFX, LLC 7430 N. Lehigh Avenue Niles, IL 60714
PH; (847) 600-5656 [email protected] Lissette Herin Vice-President/Partner
MWH Law Group LLP
150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 734-1457 [email protected] Moyenda Knapp
Partner
*MWH Law Group is a certi ed minority owned law rm that provides contract support; corporate and transactional; ERISA, labor and employment law; intellectual property; litigation; public nance; real estate; and technology law services.
Myrtle Consulting Group 16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 620 Houston, TX 77084
PH: (281) 600.7275 [email protected] Che McFerrin
Global Supplier Diversity Manager
*We are operations consulting experts dedicated to reinventing success for manufacturing and distribution companies. We specialize in creating operational ef ciencies and smart solutions that generate sustainable results and big economic returns.
Exhibitor # 405
MZI Group, Inc.
1937 West Fulton Street Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (312) 492-8740 [email protected]
Kim Nelson
Vice President of Operations
*Leader in electrical and mechanical construction, energy infrastructure, utility projects, design build and facility services.
Nash Brothers Construction Co. Inc. 1840 South Kilbourn Avenue Chicago, IL 60623
PH: (773) 762-1800 [email protected] Christopher Nash
President
*Nash Brothers is an Underground Civil Construction Company that performs underground utility work in the Illinois region.
Exhibitor # 505
National Material L. P. 1965 Pratt Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 PH: (847) 806-4742 [email protected]
Jim Osborne
Director of Minority Development
*Steel service centers, trading, reclaiming, processing and extruding
PACO Collective
400 South Green Street, Unit H Chicago, IL 60607
PH (312) 281-2165 [email protected]
Andrea Cicola
Business Development Manager
* We’re a cross-cultural marketing agency for the new America.
P.B. Industries, Inc.
361 Bonnie Lane
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 PH (224) 265-1002 [email protected] Andrew Park
President & CEO
*We are an intermodal drayage carrier servicing Midwest and South East regions.
Physician Practice Resources, Inc.
4801 Southwick Drive, Suite 225 Matteson, IL 60443
PH (800) 399-9247 [email protected]
Dr. Lisa L. Campbell
President/ CEO
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PMI Energy Solutions, LLC 1890 Suncast Lane
Batavia, IL 60510
PH: (630) 761-5000 [email protected]
George Williams
President & CEO
*PMI Energy Solutions, LLC
is an electrical construction, maintenance and technical services company serving the utility industry.
Exhibitor # 517
Populus Group
801 Warrenville Road, Suite 325 Lisle, IL 60532
PH: (630) 874-7252 [email protected]
Mario Lambert
Director of Strategic & Channel Partners
*Populus Group creates and provides workforce solutions.
Precise Products Inc.
3 South 286 Talbot Avenue Warrenville, IL 60555
PH: (630) 393-9698 [email protected] Ernest Tucker
CEO
*Screw machine and CNC shop. Davenport, New Britain, Brown and Sharp screw machines along with 11 vertical machining centers and turning. We can do one off or high volume orders.
Exhibitor # 615
Production Partners Company 911 Rock Spring Road
Naperville, IL 60565
PH: (608) 312-3752
[email protected]
Alici McNeal
Manager
*Production Partners Company is a sales and marketing organization specializing in direct marketing solutions.
Professional Environmental Engineers, Inc.
500 South Ewing Avenue, Suite E St Louis, MO 63103
PH: (314) 531-0060
[email protected]
Filippe Cade
Vice President
*Professional Environmental Engineers, Inc. (PE) is a M/WBE that specializes in Environmental Engineering and Consulting for clients nationwide.
Pyramid Consulting, Inc. 11100 Atlantis Place Alpharetta, GA 30022
PH: (678) 514-3537 [email protected] Angella Savage
Director, Business Dev & Diversity Strategy
*Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is an IT and Professional Staf ng organization.
Reliance One
1700 Harmon Road, Suite One Auburn Hills, MI 48326
PH: (248) 418-7271 [email protected]
Chad Toms
Vice President of Sales
& Strategic Accounts
Resilience Home Health Corp 3845 McCoy Drive, Suite 103 Aurora, IL 60504
PH: (630) 236-8800 [email protected] Chris Gomez
President
*We provide home healthcare
at home for skilled nursing and therapy for wound care, post op surgical care, infusion and post op orthopedic therapy.
ReyCo LLC
21259 Windsor Lake Lane Crest Hill, IL 60403
PH: (708) 305-7757 [email protected] Raymond Almada President
*Equipment Rentals
Reyes Group
15515 South Crawford Avenue Markham, IL 60428
PH: (708) 596-7100 [email protected] Veronica Sifuentes
Contract Administrator
RGMA
980 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1230
Chicago, IL 60611
PH: (312) 419-7250 [email protected]
Ralph Moore
President
*Management Consulting Firm
*Staf ng Services
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Risk Management Solutions of America, Inc.
309 West Washington Street
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606 PH: (312)205-3319 [email protected] John Hibbett Executive Vice President
*Insurance brokerage rm providing back of ce support services for the industry including consulting, call center operations and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Exhibitor # 417
ROQ Innovation
3201 South Calumet Avenue Chicago, IL 60616
PH: 917-770-2403 [email protected] Raquel Graham Crayton Founder/ CEO
* ROQ Innovation is a product development company that creates innovative solutions to make life simpler. Our products are currently showcased on HSN/QVC.
Rose International, Inc. 16401 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 300
Chester eld, MO 63017
PH: (636) 812-4000
[email protected]
Hans De Bruijn
Vice President
* Speci c services include Staf ng, Named Resource and IC Compliance, Call Center, Brand Leveraged Talent Solutions, Application Development, Operations Support, Database Performance Optimization, and Project Management.
Salamanca & Meza, LLC 7278 Tremont Trail Schererville, IN 46375
PH: (312) 532-6146 [email protected] Mike Meza
President
*General Contractor
Exhibitor # 519
Sayers
825 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061
PH: (847) 391-4048 [email protected]
Mike Selfridge
Account Executive
Secondary Solutions, Inc. 2220 20th Avenue
Rockford, IL 61114
PH: (815) 222-7315 [email protected]
Robert Demo
*Secondary Machining, Inspection and test services, Machine vision systems.
SHI International Corp. 290 Davidson Avenue Somerset, NJ 08873
PH: (410) 412-0184 [email protected] Romance Watson
Director of Diversity
*SHI is a global provider of technology products and services.
Exhibitor # 418
SNtial Technologies, Inc. 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 863-8633 [email protected] Sandeep Nain
President
*Custom Application Development & IT Staff Augmentation
Sofbang LLC
770 Pasquinelli Drive #426 Westmont, IL 60559
PH: (773) 569-0257 [email protected] Leonard Gore
Account Executive
*Sofbang is a Information Technology systems-integrator. We specialize in DEV/OPS Automation. and Application Development for On Premise and Cloud Applications like ChatBot and Mobile Field Service.
SoMe Connect
845 West Washington Boulevard, Floor 2
Chicago, Il 60607
PH: (630) 742-0182 [email protected] Aalap Shah
Co-Founder
*Our specialty is delivering a 3x return on advertising spend for our clients through newsfeed disruptive social video and content, SEO, paid search. We’re adept at working with both B2B and consumer product goods companies to deliver on social engagement, awareness, visibility, and driving sales.
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Exhibitor # 904
South Coast Paper
1545 Sumter Street
Columbia, SC 29201
PH: (803) 758-4053 [email protected] LaJoia Broughton
Specialty Rolled Metals
457 St. Paul Boulevard
Carol Stream, IL 60188
PH: (708) 805-5701 [email protected] Rich Isom
Senior Account Executive
* Raw material supplier of stainless steel products- Distributor
STAT Analysis Corporation 2242 West Harrison Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (847) 773-0551
[email protected]
Jeffrey Smith
Business Development Manager
*STAT Analysis Corporation
is a full-service environmental
and industrial hygiene testing laboratory, a certi ed Minority- Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) located in Chicago, Illinois.
SUPPLIER.IO
4422 North Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, IL 60640
PH: (312) 469-0680 [email protected]
Neeraj Shah
*We help customers obtain high value results from their supplier diversity programs.
Supply-Chain Services, Inc. 250 West North Avenue Lombard, IL 60148
PH: (630) 629-9346 christine.plimpton@supply- chainservices.com
Christine Plimpton
Business Growth Manager
Exhibitor # 303 Sutton Ford, Inc. 21315 Central Avenue Matteson, IL 60443
PH: (708) 720-8051 [email protected] Karen Ford
General Fleet Sales Manager
*Sutton Ford provides any type of chassis, truck or car manufactured by Ford Motor (Ford-Lincoln) and Honda companies. Sutton Ford can handle all of your vehicle needs. We provide full service vehicle placement, sale and/or lease, service, and parts.
SYSTEMDOMAIN, INC. 4320 Win eld Road, Suite 200 Warrenviille, IL 60555
PH: (630) 544-4181 [email protected] Anil Garg
Managing Partner
*SYSTEMDOMAIN is an IT consulting company, established in 1999, helping commercial & federal clients in technology areas like cyber security, cloud, Application Development.
Technology Concepts Group Int’l, LLC
19123 Loomis Avenue Homewood, IL 60430
PH: (312) 285-6032 pruf [email protected] Paul Ruf n
VP, Sales
*Asset, expense, and procurement management rm
The BarTech Group 44 West 60th Street Chicago, IL 60621
PH: (773) 636-5932 [email protected] Dwayne Barlow President
*The BarTech Group is a MBE and DBE electrical construction contractor.
The Elevator Consultant (TEC) 636 North Racine
Chicago, IL 60642
PH: (312) 519-9949 [email protected] Laurie Kohl
President
Exhibitor # 212
The International Business Law
Group, LLC
330 North Western Avenue, Suite
1600
Chicago, IL 60611
PH: (773) 725-8856
[email protected]
Georgina Fabian
Managing Member
*INTBLG’s comprehensive legal services help its clients plan, prevent, and succeed.
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The IT Architect Corporation
505 North Lake Shore Drive, Suite 217
Chicago, IL 60611
PH: (312) 755-0960 [email protected] Charles Harrell II
President / CEO
*The IT Architect designs, implements and manages the modern supply chain, utilizing innovative technology.
The Nova Collective 1137 Wisconsin Avenue Chicago, IL 60304
PH: (866)383-4463 [email protected] Tiffany Hudson
Owner
*Diversity, Equity + Inclusion communications programs and training.
Exhibitor # 817
Thompson Hospitality
1741 Business Center Drive,
Suite 200
Reston, VA 20190
PH: (703) 757-5500 [email protected] Sean Kennedy
Vice President of Business Development
*Food & Facilities Management
Exhibitor # 407
Tovar Snow Professionals 195 Penny Avenue
East Dundee, IL 60118
PH: (847) 695-0080 [email protected]
Chuck Haas
Regional Director of Business Development
* Tovar Snow Professionals, industry leaders providing snow and ice management solutions for businesses in IL, IN, Southern WI, Eastern IA, and greater St. Louis Metro area.
Exhibitor # 411
Trinidad Construction LLC 963 Walnut Ridge Court Frankfort, IL 60423
PH: (773) 429-4600 [email protected]
Brian Ortiz
President
* Trinidad Construction is a Full Service General Contractor, specializing in complex projects within occupied Commercial and Industrial Facilities. We have a large self-perform workforce, and national reach.
Exhibitor # 315
UJAMAA Construction, Inc. 7744 South Stony Island Avenue Chicago, IL 60649
PH: (773) 374-1300 [email protected] Todd Pressley
Vice President
*General Contracting, Construction Management, Owner’s Representation,
Design/Build and Preconstruction
Exhibitor # 113 Unlocking Greatness Staf ng, Inc.
664 North Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 211
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
PH: (847) 204-7907
[email protected]
Zenja Glass
President
U.S. Architectural Glass and Metal 1002 South 87th Street Chicago, IL 60619
PH: (312) 462-3257
[email protected]
Ernest Edwards
President / CEO
U.S. FACILITIES, INC.
30 North 41st Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19104
PH: (215) 564-1448 [email protected] David Groomes
Sr. VP USF Commercial Division
*USF provides Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) services to our customers across the U.S.
V2Soft, Inc.
300 Enterprise Court Bloom eld Hills, MI 48302 PH: (248) 904-1733 [email protected]
Larry Klaber
Manager, Sales & Solutions
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Viva USA, Inc.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
PH: (847) 368-0860 [email protected]
Vasanthi Ilangovan
President & CEO
*Staff augmentation, Software project consulting, Systems integration, Application development, offshore solutions, Supplier mgmt solutions, Saas based hosted solutions
Exhibitor # 518 VIZYUL LLC
145 Westwood Drive Park Forest, IL 60466 PH: (708) 321-0624 [email protected] Dwight Taylor
CEO
*VIZYUL LLC delivers business intelligence professional services and Tableau productivity software.
w3r Consulting
1000 Town Center, Suite 1150 South eld, MI 48075
PH: (248) 358-1002 [email protected]
Bashar Hannosh
VP, New Market Development
*IT & NIT Recruitment
Exhibitor # 706
Water Integrated Treatment Systems, LLC. 14753 Greenwood Road
Dolton, IL 60419
PH: (708) 880-0400
[email protected]
Ricardo Martinez
President/CEO
*Providing comprehensive liquid treatment services through innovative and compliant recycling stewardship.
Exhibitor # 618
World Wide Technology, Inc.
One WWT Way
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
PH: (314)569-7058
[email protected]
Shay L. Gillespie
Central Region: Diversity Business Development
XLC Services, LLC
324 West Ninth Street Cincinnati, OH 45202
PH: (513) 639-8813 [email protected] Ken Cartwright
VP Operations Development
*Warehousing/Distribution & Custom Packaging
Exhibitor # 912
Yates Hair Science Group 213 North Stetson Avenue Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312) 261-0872 [email protected] William Yates, MD
President & CEO
*Hair Products
Exhibitor # 719
Zones
1102 SW 15th Street, Suite 102 Auburn, WA 98001
PH: (253) 205-3167 [email protected]
Kate Rhoades
Supplier Diversity Program Manager
*Zones is a leading global provider of comprehensive IT solutions. We collaborate with best-of-breed partners to deliver customizable solutions and positive business outcomes to meet the needs of everyone we serve. Our primary areas of expertise include Data Center, Mobility, Uni ed Communications, Cloud, Security and Internet of Things (IoT).
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901 Productions LLC
5140 South Hyde Park Boulevard, #6G
Chicago, IL 60615
PH: (312) 213-6500 [email protected] Stephanie Banks
President
*Have a God One” on items such as coffee mugs, caps, sweatshirts, etc. Please see website www. haveagodone.com for more information.
All Weather Specialist, Inc. 214 West 119th Street Chicago, IL 60628
PH: (773) 488-2877 [email protected]
Kevin Jones
President
ARbill
10450 Drummond Road Philadelphia, PA 19154 PH: (921) 550-18233 [email protected]
Robyn Zlotkin
President
*Arbill manufactures and distributes safety products and provides safety assessments, training, and other safety services.
B.Nutty, LLC
8762 Louisiana Street, Suite R Merrillville, IN 46410
PH: (844) 426-8889 [email protected]
Carol Podolak
*B.Nutty is a Women and Minority owned company. We make gourmet peanut butter. We provide retail sizes, food service sizes and gift baskets.
Career Transition Advisors Group LLC
1130 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605
PH: (312) 291-0700
[email protected]
Dennis Bradley
Founder/ CEO
*Outplacement support for individuals transitioning into a new or different career.
Checkmate Systems, LLC
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 2500 New Orleans, LA 70170
PH: (504) 259-0438 [email protected]
Larry Jackson
President
Chicago South Loop Hotel 11 West 26th Street
Chicago, IL 60616
PH: (312) 674-2234 [email protected]
Sheila Ward
Director of Sales
Dust Em Clean Maintenance 503 East 61st Street
Chicago, IL 60637
PH: (773) 407-0585 [email protected]
Cheryl Gill
Founder & President
Gone Again Travel and Tours 5940 West Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60651
PH: (773) 417-8808 [email protected]
Crystal Dyer
CEO
*Gone Again Travel & Tours, Group Travel Solutions Worldwide
Hootenanny
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 700 Chicago, IL 60611
PH: (312) 266-0777 [email protected]
Liz Tate
President
*Hootenanny creates video content across all media platforms, including television, web, corporate communications, and interactive media.
IPIX VisionBridge
8720 Skokie Boulevard, 3DN Skokie, IL 60077
PH: (312) 371-8511 [email protected]
Ed Lai
Principal
*Virtual 360-degree collaborative, real-time communications platform
Kelly Mitchell
321 North Clark Street, Suite 2625 Chicago IL 60654
PH: (312) 705-3660 [email protected] Kaley Borchardt
Managing Director
*We are a national woman owned IT staf ng rm and have been around for 20 years.
Kick Your Heels Up 150 South Campbell Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (773) 444-8063 [email protected] Mary Gordon
President
*Various Products
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Leader Promotions
224 North Desplaines Street Chicago, IL 60661
PH: (773) 818-7889 [email protected] Benjamin Turry
Director of Sales
*Branded Promotional Merchandise
Metaphrasis Language & Cultural Solutions 1147 West Ohio Street, Unit 306
Chicago, IL 60642
PH: (815) 464-1423
[email protected]
Dolly Rosario
Business Expansion Leader
*Metaphrasis is a comprehensive interpreting and translation company that understands the importance of culture and context in language and communication
Merrimak Capital Company 10 Pimentel Court
Novato, CA 94949
PH: (415) 475-4100 [email protected]
Lance Meyer
Director of Fleet Management
*Merrimak Capital is a global independent equipment lessor, eet management and asset resale company, accepting in-country returns and foreign currency exchange for all types of MHE, IT, copy/print, manufacturing and industrial equipment.
Midco Electric Supply 7237 West 90th Place Bridgeview, IL 60455
PH: (815) 742-7622 [email protected] Gloria Schmieder
Sales
*Stocking wholesale supplier of electrical products, electric supplies, lighting, tools and test equipment.
Paragraphs, LLC
200 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1410 Chicago, IL 60604
PH: (708) 738-0103 [email protected]
Rachel Radtke
President
*Branding, Graphic Design and Strategic Communications
Spectrum Safety Training, Inc. 1925 Elmwood Drive
Highland Park, IL 60035
PH: (312) 218-1744 [email protected] Tami Gilbert
Founder
* Spectrum Safety is known for helping the companies avoid unfortunate accidents and reduce on the job injuries. We adequately prepare your employees with
a working knowledge of all OSHA procedures and protocols. We offer comprehensive OSHA program and compliance services for businesses throughout Illinois. We provide On-Site Safety Supervisors to assist with daily job site safety audits, review & le daily inspection reports, conduct weekly safety toolbox talks, & assist with new hires. Provide OSHA OSHA 10 hour and OSHA 30 hour Training & Food Safety training for restaurant managers & food handlers.
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EMPOWERING
RESULTS COMMUNITIES
Aon is committed to strengthening the communities where we live and work. We support the council in its mission to advance business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.
If you are a certi ed diverse supplier and want to become a valued member of our supplier network, visit aon.com/diversitysolutions.
for our


Creating a better today and tomorrow for our communities.
Baxter’s employees are united in a mission to save and sustain lives. We are passionate about meeting the needs of the millions of people worldwide who depend on our medically necessary therapies and technologies, and about making a meaningful difference in our communities. We focus on increasing access to healthcare, innovating in crucial areas of unmet need, and pursuing creative collaborations that bring our mission to life for patients every day. baxter.com


Access, opportunity and engagement. Share our mission.
Support Our Business: The Federal Reserve supports a diverse supplier community because it enables participation from all individuals, fostering a culture of professional enrichment and collaboration. Our Federal Reserve Supplier Diversity programs bring value to local community organizations and businesses that support minorities and women in management, employment and business activities.
Build Relationships: Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is built on providing suppliers with access to opportunities and engagement. We seek to build relationships with minority- and women-owned businesses that provide goods and services to help support our business and mission.
We encourage all businesses to register at http://frb.eventmgr.perfect.com/ssr; some Federal Reserve entities may require registration before a business can be considered as a supplier. A single registration keeps your company’s information, including applicable MWBE certifications, for procurement consideration.
Procurement Contacts: If you would like to do business with a Federal Reserve entity but are unsure whether your products or services meet a local or national need, visit www.federalreserveprocurement/contacts.org or contact the Federal Reserve entity closest to you.
Goods and Services We Purchase: Our national and local purchases include, but are not limited to: Instructional/Training Services | Consulting Services – Business/Management, Technology | Temporary Services – General Office Administration, Accounting, Professional, Project Managers | Contract – IT Programmers | Office Machines/Computer Equipment | Promotional/Marketing Items | Construction Services | Building & Equipment Maintenance and Supplies | Cash Processing Materials
Access, opportunity and engagement. Share Our Mission.
To learn more about our procurement opportunities visit www.FederalReserveProcurement.org.


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When rms of all sizes, structures and ownership come together, positive outcomes and stronger communities take hold. Our Chicago o ce is dedicated to building diverse project teams. Have what it takes? Find out more at burnsmcd.com/CBOF18.
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INDUSTRY LEADING PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS
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Largest foodservice procurement company in U.S.
2,000+ contracts with suppliers and distributors.
Industry leader in procurement, technology, data management, and analytics.
20+ billion dollars in managed spend.
Spend includes food, beverages, services, equipment and supplies.
Controlled order guides in ,500 distribution centers (associated with 380 parent distributors).


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Powerful
Partnerships
Every year, Ameren works with hundreds of diverse-owned suppliers. It’s a powerful commitment to drive economic growth and provide meaningful opportunities for all.
To learn more, call 1.888.256.1150 or visit Ameren.com/supplierdiversity


Celebrating 15 years of providing service excellence in the staffing industry
Workforce Simplified
Workforce Solutions include temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire placement and payroll processing in the following disciplines:
Administrative Support
 Receptionists
 Data Entry Clerks
 Customer Service/Call Center Reps
 General Office Assistants
 Administrative Assistants
Behavioral Health
 Case Managers
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 Coordinators/Specialists
 Licensed Clinical Social Workers
Non-Clinical Healthcare
 Utilization Management Representatives  Auditors
 Medical Records Clerks
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 Billing Specialists  Coders
Special Operations
 Parking Enforcement  Logistics
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Certified MWBE
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CELEBRATING 39 YEARS DISTRIBUTING ESSENTIAL BUSINESS SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT
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Fueling diversity
nicorgas.com
Nicor Gas is proud to support the efforts of the
Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council
and to provide communities in Illinois with American, abundant and affordable natural gas.
© 2017 Southern Company. All rights reserved. Do not reuse text or graphics without written permission. NG-15781


Diversity: Together the extraordinary array of colors make up a masterpiece.
MBN USA is honored to deliver the best in supplier diversity and inclusion to the nation. We are the number-one award winning magazine and website about minority enterprise and diversity.
We pride ourselves in “telling your story” because “your success is our success.”
www.mbnusa.com


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105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 2300 CHICAGO, IL 60603 312.755.8880 | [email protected]


MBE-2-MBE EXCHANGE is designed to build business-to-business relationships and foster procurement opportunities while supporting result-oriented networking, performance-based growth, and strategic alliances between MBEs.
BENEFITS
• Find new areas of business growth
• Develop valuable business contacts
• Create new teaming partnerships
• Purchase products and services from other MBEs
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
230 S. LaSalle Street | Chicago, IL 60604
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For more information contact: CYNTHIA L. JORDAN DIRECTOR OF EVENTS p: 312-755-2555 | e: [email protected]
TUESDAY | JULY 17, 2018




The Office of Procurement Diversity
is proud to support the
51st Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair
Three Universities, One Mission....Diversity and Inclusion Matters
The University of Illinois is committed to diversity through inclusiveness in all four of its mission areas: teaching, research, public service, and economic development.
The Office of Procurement Diversity is dedicated to ensuring diverse businesses are included in University of Illinois’ contracting.
Sharla Roberts, Director University of Illinois Administration Office of Procurement Diversity 809 South Marshfield Avenue, Room 406 Chicago, Illinois 60612 312.996.2971 [email protected]
To learn more about the University of Illinois diversity program, please visit our website: https://www.obfs.uillinois.edu/supplier-diversity/


Byline Bank is proud to support the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council.
bylinebank.com
© 2018 Byline Bank. All rights reserved. Member FDIC.




Engage.
Integrate. Transform.
AT&T Global Supplier Diversity
AT&T is delivering the network of the future, and it all starts with Supplier Diversity. Engaging and integrating diverse suppliers will help AT&T drive to a so ware-de ned network, advance mobile services, revolutionize next-generation TV and connect customers with high speed Internet services. Discover how you can get involved — visit attsupplierdiversity.com.
©2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or a liated companies.
We understand the value
of a diverse supplier network.
At Bank of America, our supplier network re ects our commitment to diversity.
Diversity and inclusion bene ts our customers, our communities and economies around the world. We help make opportunity possible by working directly with thousands of businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, the LGBT community and people with disabilities to obtain quality products and services; or indirectly through companies who share our commitment to diversity.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes us a better company and a better partner in the community.
© 2017 Bank of America Corporation. | AD-02-17-0609.A


Contact: Kate Rhoades
253.205.3167 [email protected]
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As a leading provider of technology solutions for business, healthcare, government and education, CDW makes valuing diversity an important priority. A diverse supplier network adds innovation to our business and helps us serve our customers best. Visit diversityatcdw.com to learn more.
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Support Services Carpet and Upholstery Care


You see possibility. We see you.
When you are ready to plan for the future, spend some time with our online nancial tools and resources that are designed to help you work toward your goals. Start your journey with us – we are here to support you. nancialgenius.usbank.com
U.S. Bank is proud to support the 50th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair
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2018 Annual Conference
CONNECT & CELEBRATE
CHICAGO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Keynote Luncheon
Business Matchmaker and B2B Connections Industry Roundtables
Capacity Building Workshops Supplier Diversity Forum
Vendor Marketplace
Awards Celebration
The mission of the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) is to support and
accelerate business development and growth, targeting women and serving all diverse Visit www.wbdc.org for more information. business owners, in order to strengthen their participation in, and impact on, the economy.