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51ST ANNUAL

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2018 OPPORTUNITY FAIR
BUYING ORGANIZATIONS - CATEGORY 3

Exhibitor # 409 Office Depot, Inc.
Nicor Gas
6600 North Military Trail
1844 Ferry Road Boca Raton, FL 33496
Naperville, IL 60563 PH: (561) 438-7965
PH: (630) 388-3819 [email protected]
[email protected] Michael Barbee
Kate Kiselyk Diversity Strategic Account Manager
Manager, Supplier Diversity
*B2B products, Tech and Services
*Natural Gas Utility
Exhibitor # 721
Exhibitor # 608 PepsiCo, Inc.
Northern Trust
700 Anderson Hill Road
50 South LaSalle Street Purchase, NY 10577
Chicago, IL 60603 PH: (914) 253-3836
PH: (312) 444-4648 [email protected]
[email protected] Milena Yoraschek
Ana Villarreal Sr. Coordinator, Supplier Diversity, Global Supply
Supplier Diversity Consultant, 2nd VP
PNC Financial Services Group
*Northern Trust is a leading provider of asset
management, fiduciary, banking, asset servicing & 1 North Franklin Street, Suite 2800
fund administration solutions for individuals, families & Chicago, IL 60606
institutions worldwide. PH: (312) 338-8104
[email protected]
Northwestern University Patrick McGee
Vice President, Relationship Manager
2020 Ridge Avenue Corporate & Institutional Banking
Evanston, IL 60208
PH: (847)-467-6333
[email protected] Exhibitor # 510
Gwendolyn Turner Rivers Casino
Procurement Diversity Director
3000 South River Road
*Non-profit research university Des Plaines, IL 60018
PH: (847) 768-5221
Exhibitor # 307 [email protected]
NPL Construction James Bader
Procurement Director
750 East Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563 *Casino
PH: (815) 758-6004
[email protected]
Joshua Adams
Director of Operations

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Rockwell Automation Exhibitor # 811
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International
1 Allen Bradley Drive
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 40 Landsdowne Street
PH: (440) 646-5282 Cambridge, MA 02139
[email protected] PH: (617) 444-2376
Christopher Boles [email protected]
Joyce E. Eriksen Eggers
*The world leader of industrial automation products Associate Director, Supplier Diversity
and solutions.
*Takeda is a global pharmaceutical company. Our
Exhibitor # 814 US main office is located in Deerfield, IL. Based on
Rush University Medical Center the corporate philosophy of “Takeda-ism” (Integrity:
Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance) developed over
1750 West Harrison Street, Suite 319 Jelke its long corporate history of more than 230 years,
Chicago, IL 60612 Takeda conducts activities according to the corporate
PH: (312) 942-6765 mission to “strive towards better health for people
[email protected] worldwide through leading innovation in medicine.”
Jacqueline Burgess WWW.Takeda.com
Assistant Director, Capital Projects

Staples Exhibitor # 509
The University of Chicago
500 Staples Drive
Framingham, MA 01702 6054 South Drexel Avenue
PH: (312) 720-0315 Chicago, IL 60637
[email protected] PH: (773) 702-2553
[email protected]
Adrianne Rotfeld
Director, Business Development Nadia Quarles
Assistant Vice President for Business Diversity

*Largest Business Services and Retail Company in US *The office 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 Exhibitor # 803/805
UPS Walgreen Co.

1400 South Jefferson Street 102 Wilmot Road, MS# 1220
Chicago, IL 60607 Deerfield, IL 60015
PH: (312) 942-7536 PH: (847) 315-8068
[email protected] [email protected]
La Rue Martin Rona Fourte
Public Affairs/ Community Service Manager Director, Supplier Diversity
Illinois District of UPS
*Pharmacy-led, health, well-being and beauty company
*UPS is a global leader in transportation and logistics.

Exhibitor # 607
U.S. Bank

Two Meridian Crossings
Richfield, MN 55423
PH: (612) 973-6646
[email protected]

Hector E. Martinez
Vice President, Supplier Diversity

Exhibitor # 507
University of Illinois

809 South Marshfield 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.

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Blick Art Materials Fellowes Brands

PO Box 1267 1789 Norwood Ave
Galesburg, IL 61402 Itasca, IL 60143
[email protected] PH: (630) 671-8464
Mindy McClusky [email protected]
Director of Institutional Sales Sam Richardson
VP/GM of Sales - Americas
* Retailer by catalog, web, and storefronts with the
most comprehensive selection of art supplies for *Fellowes is a global manufacturer and marketer
schools, businesses, artists, and students. of business machines, records storage and office
accessories. All our products are designed and
Exhibitor # 613 developed to enhance the quality, efficiency and
Byline Bank productivity of the workplace.

10 North Martingale Lane Exhibitor # 313
Schaumburg, IL 60614 F.H. Paschen
PH: (847) 805-9533
[email protected] 5515 North East River Road
Carolyn Flanigan Chicago, IL 60656
Sales Administration PH: (773) 444-3474
[email protected]
* Banking – Financing of Small Businesses Allison Maloney
Corporate Counsel & Compliance Officer
Canon Solutions America
*With over 110 years in the construction industry, we’re
300 Commerce Square Boulevard pretty sure you’ve seen our work. Follow us as we
Burlington, NJ 08052 continue to #BuildWithPaschen.
PH: (609) 239-6536
[email protected] Fresenius Kabi US
Dawn Lawler
Procurement Manager Three Corporate Drive
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
*Canon Solutions America company offers production PH: (847) 550-0142
systems, large format systems, office products and [email protected]
systems, software solutions, and supplies. Amy Ablang
Sr Supplier Diversity Analyst
CVM Solutions
*Fresenius Kabi develops, manufactures and delivers
5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 920 pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Westchester, IL 60154
PH: (708) 236-2006
[email protected]
Elisa Bast
Account Manager

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HBK Engineering, LLC Savor Chicago

921 West Van Buren 2301 South Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, IL 60607 Chicago, IL 60616
PH: (312) 432-0076 PH: (312) 791-7216
[email protected] [email protected]

Ronald Kaminski Mitchell Tom
CEO Director of Purchasing

* HBK Engineering, LLC is a fully licensed, professional *Food and Beverage management company.
engineering design firm headquartered in downtown
Chicago providing civil, environmental, structural, Zebra Technologies
electrical, subsurface utility, construction support
services and permitting. 3 Overlook Point
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
James McHugh Construction Co. [email protected]
Nicholas Wennerstrom
1737 South Michigan Avenue Head of Global Contingent Workforce and People Analytics
Chicago, IL 60616
PH: (312) 821-0344
[email protected]
Natalie Pedraza
Corporate Compliance Officer/ 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 Officer

*Reyes Holdings LLC is a global, family run food and
beverage distribution company.

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American Bar Association Exhibitor # 715 Exhibitor # 213
Chicago Transit Authority City of Chicago, Department of
321 North Clark Street Procurement Services
Chicago, IL 60654 567 West Lake Street
PH: (312) 988-6240 Chicago, IL 60661 121 North LaSalle Street, Room 806
[email protected] PH: (312) 681-2606 Chicago, IL 60602
Lenny Clark [email protected] PH: (312) 744-9761
Purchasing Manager Shondra Watson-Wilson [email protected]
Manager, Diversity Program Irma Lara
Exhibitor # 104/106 Assistant Procurement Officer, Public
Chicago Inventors Organization *The CTA operates the Affairs
nation’s second largest public
2150 South Canalport Avenue transportation system and Exhibitor # 214
Chicago, IL 60608 covers the City of Chicago and Cook County Office of the Chief
PH: (312) 850-4710 35 surrounding suburbs. On an Procurement Officer
[email protected] average weekday, approximately
Calvin Flowers 1.64 million rides are taken on the 118 North Clark Street, Room 1018
President CTA. We deliver quality, affordable Chicago, IL 60602
transit services that link people, PH: (312) 603-5377
Exhibitor # 318 /319 jobs and communities. [email protected]
ChicagoMSDC Illinois Tollway Ericka White
Technical Assistance Program Exhibitor # 115 Vendor Outreach Coordinator
Chicago Urban League
105 West Adams Street, Suite 2300 Department of Energy-Office of
Chicago, Il 60603 4510 South Michigan Avenue Science
PH: (312) 755-8880 Chicago, IL 60653
[email protected] PH: (773) 285-5800 9800 South Cass Avenue
Stefanie Garcia [email protected] Argonne, IL 60439
Program Manager Quentella Enty PH: (630) 252-1629
Supplier Diversity Program Manager [email protected]
* The Illinois Tollway Technical DeWillican Middleton
Assistance Program is designed to Chicago Zoological Society Program Manager- Small Business
prepare established transportation-
related construction firms to 3300 Golf Road
participate as subcontractors Brookfield, IL 60513
and prime contractors on heavy [email protected]
highway and vertical construction Rich Gamble
contracts. Contractors and other Chief Operating Officer
businesses participating in the
program will receive guidance in *The mission of the Chicago
gaining access to capital, back- Zoological Society is to inspire
office support, bonding, business conservation leadership by
management and operations, connecting people with wildlife and
certification, prequalification nature. The Chicago Zoological
from the Illinois Department of Society is a private nonprofit
Transportation and one-on-one organization that operates
coaching. Brookfield Zoo on land owned
by the Forest Preserves of Cook
County.

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Exhibitor # 111 Exhibitor # 205 Exhibitor # 714
Forest Preserves of Illinois State Treasurer Pace Suburban Bus
Cook County
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 550 West Algonquin Road
69 West Washington Street, Suite 15-600 Arlington Heights, IL 60005
2060 Chicago, IL 60601 PH: (847) 228-4292
Chicago, IL 60602 PH: (312) 814-6326 [email protected]
PH: (312) 603-8342 [email protected] Judy Curley
[email protected] Gladys Piper DBE Compliance Specialist
Sergio Silva Community Affairs Specialist
Contract Compliance Administrator *Pace’s family of public
* “ICASH” Unclaimed Property transportation services includes
*Government Agency- Construction Program: Invest In Illinois suburban bus, regional paratransit,
and Professional Services; Forestry vanpool, rideshare matching,
services; Vegetation Maintenance, Exhibitor # 317 community-based transportation
Tree Removal, Tree Planting Illinois Tollway programs, and soon, Pulse, Pace’s
and Maintenance, Landscape new rapid transit network. Learn
Maintenance & Design Services, 2700 Ogden Avenue more at PaceBus.com.
Herbicide Application, Prescribed Downers Grove, IL 60515
Burning, Various Goods and PH: (630) 241-6800 Exhibitor # 713
Services. [email protected] Regional Transportation
Lorena Ponce Authority
Exhibitor # 910 Diversity Liaison
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small *Heavy Highway Construction 175 West Jackson Boulevard,
Businesses Suite 1650
Exhibitor # 711 Chicago, IL 60604
30 East Lake Street Metra PH: (312) 913-3212
Chicago, IL 60601 [email protected]
PH: (312) 553-3127 547 West Jackson Boulevard LaToya Redd
[email protected] Chicago, IL 60661 Regulatory Compliance Officer
Kristina Wynne PH: (312) 322-6587
Outreach Director [email protected] Exhibitor # 611
Romayne Newton SCORE Chicago
*10,000 Small Businesses is a Community Liaison
grant funded program through the 500 West Madison Street,
Goldman Sachs Foundation. The *Commuter rail system Suite 1150
mission of this educational program Chicago, IL 60661
is to help established small Exhibitor # 309 PH: (847) 997-5065
businesses grow and create more Metropolitan Water [email protected]
jobs in their organization. Reclamation District David Kirshner
Vice Chair Outreach
111 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611 *SCORE Chicago provides free
PH: (312) 751-5711 mentoring and consulting to “start
[email protected] ups” and “in business” clients.
Malisa Torres
Diversity Officer

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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 Officer

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 Certification resource
partner organization.

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RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS - MBDA BOOTH ATTENDEES

EXIM BANK MBDA BUSINESS CENTER METRO CHICAGO EXPORTS
ST. LOUIS
Tamara Maxwell Iryna Iakusheva
Director, Minority and Women Owned James Pinkston Program Assistant
Business & Multiplier Outreach Division Project Director 177 N. State Street
Office of Small Business Export-lmport One Metropolitan Square Suite 500
Bank of the United States 211 North Broadway Chicago, IL 60601
811 Vermont Ave. NW Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20571 St. Louis, MO 63102 PH: (312) 589-5773

PH: (202) 565-3375 PH: (314) 206-3231 [email protected]
www.metrochicagoexports.com
tarnrny. [email protected] [email protected]
www.exim.gov mbda.gov/businesscenters/stlouis

MBDA ADVANCED ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF
MANUFACTURING CENTER COMMERCE & ECONOMIC
ATLANTA OPPORTUNITY

Donna Ennis Sam Ntum, MBA
Project Director Senior International Trade Specialist
MBDA Business Center-Atlanta Africa and the Middle East
Enterprise Innovation Institute Office of Trade and Investment
Georgia Institute of Technology JRTC, 100 W. Randolph, Ste 3-400
75 5th Street NW, Suite 300 Chicago, Illinois 60601-3270
Atlanta, GA 30308
PH: (312) 814-8480
PH: (404) 385-6466 FX: (312) 814-4428
FX: (404) 894-8194
[email protected]
[email protected] exports.illinois.gov
mbdabusinesscenter-atlanta.org
SOUTH AFRICAN CONSULATE
MBDA BUSINESS CENTER – GENERAL
CHICAGO
Shakira Motan
Dave Thomas, CGBP Consul Economic
Project Director 200 S Michigan Avenue
105 W. Adams, Suite 2300 Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60603 Chicago, IL 60604

PH: (312) 755-2563 PH: (312) 939 6528
FX: (312) 755-8891
[email protected]
[email protected] www.thedti.gov.za
www.investsa.gov.za
MBDA EXPORT CENTER www.southafricachicago.com
CHICAGO  

Patricia Hanes
Director
105 W. Adams, Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60603

PH: (312) 755-2553
FX: (312) 755-8891

[email protected]

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720 Worldwide Inc. AHF Body Chemistry Analysts / GGK Tech

79 West Monroe Street, Suite 1010 P.O. Box 16145 7700 France Avenue South, Suite
Chicago, IL 60603 Chicago, IL 60616 200
PH: (312) 248-0344 PH: (773) 938-6168 Minneapolis MN 55435
[email protected] [email protected] PH: (540) 425-4366
John Luick Arnett Faulkner [email protected]
Director, Solutions Marketing CEO/ President Ted Horne
Client Partner
*720 Worldwide Inc. is a fast- *AHF Body Chemistry, founded by
growing business providing Arnett Faulkner, is an “All Natural” *Premier provider of IT Consulting
integrated technology and head to toe skin care line with a services in Application Solutions,
business solutions worldwide special concentration on dry skin Cloud Services, Big Data, DevOps
including Strategic IT Management with conditions such as eczema & and Enterprise Information
Consulting, System Integration, psoriasis. Our products are made Management.
Staff Augmentation, and Digital – with the highest quality ingredients
Social, Analytics, Cloud Mobility. with special attention to their Exhibitor #709
benefits on skin. They can be used Anchor Staffing, Inc.
Aeronet Logistics, Inc. on all types and can be found in
Whole Foods, Mariano’s and online 9901 South Western Avenue
1055 Stevenson Court at ahfbodychemistry.com. Chicago, IL 60613
Roselle, IL60193 PH: (773) 881-0530
PH: (847) 230-1699 Exhibitor # 708 [email protected]
[email protected] American Chrome Company Joyce Johnson
Lori Loverdi President & CEO
Director, Sales 518 West Crossroads Parkway
Bolingbrook, IL 60440 * Provider of Workforce Solutions,
*Domestic and international PH: (630) 685-2200 staffing services for Administrative
transportation solutions customized [email protected] Support. Call Center/Customer
to our clients needs. Linda Hou Service, Non-Clinical Health Care,
President Behavioral Health Care, Insurance
Ageatia Global Solutions and Special Operations.
*Automotive and Heavy Truck Parts
949 North Plum Grove Road Antigua Construction
Schaumburg, IL 60173 AMTEC Precision
PH: (630) 329-6288 Products, Inc. 3604 Lavergne Avenue
[email protected] Chicago, IL 60641
Robyn O’ Halloran 1875 Holmes Road PH: (773) 853-2876
Sales Director Elgin, IL 60123 [email protected]
PH: (847) 622-2666 Edith De La Cruz
*Ageatia was built on the principle [email protected] President / CEO
of becoming a leading provider of Krushna C. Pati
workforce solutions for clients and Controller Apidel Technologies LLC
candidates across the Engineering,
Healthcare, Scientific and *Amtec Precision Products has 1600 Golf Road, Corporate Center,
Information Technology industries. over 60 years of experience Suite 1200
manufacturing precision machined Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
components in the Midwest. Our PH: (224) 659-4797
machining capabilities include close [email protected]
tolerance CNC, Hydromat, Screw Amita Patel
machines, Spline Rolling, Grinding CEO
and a host of secondary operations.

* Minority and woman-owned
Business Enterprise, specialize in
Staffing.

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Applied Controls & Contracting Exhibitor # 812 B & B Instruments, Inc.
Service Asia Dynamics Inc.
145 West Taft Drive
539 West Taft Drive 1565 South Shields Drive South Holland, IL 60473
South Holland, IL 60473 Waukegan, IL 60085 PH: (708) 596-1700
PH: (708) 207-7157 PH: (224) 659-1668 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Wesley Yee
President
George Kinnison Jonathan Zhu
President Marketing Director Exhibitor # 906
B and B Maintenance, Inc.
Exhibitor # 609 *Asia Dynamics Inc. d/b/a ADI
Ariel Investments Medical distributes disposable 537 Capital Drive
medical supplies, such as: Lake Zurich, IL 60047
200 East Randolph Street, disposable Latex gloves, PH: (847) 550-6060
Suite 2900 Disposable Vinyl Gloves, Nitrile [email protected]
Chicago, IL 60601 Gloves, Tourniquets, disposable Pamela Seiser
PH: (312) 726-0140 gauze sponges, non-woven Vice President, Sales
[email protected] sponges, non-woven protective
apparels, shoe covers, bouffant *B and B Maintenance provides
Malik Murray caps, gowns, plastic bags, etc. to exceptional janitorial and facility
Senior Vice President, Institutional wholesalers nationwide. services.

Marketing & Client Services Bienali Promotions, LLC

*Ariel Investments is a money Assigned Counsel 1811 Saint Johns Avenue, Suite 201
management firm headquartered Highland Park, IL 60035
in Chicago, with offices in New 950 Valley Road PH: (847) 926-7253
York and Sydney. The firm services Wayne, PA 19087 [email protected]
individual investors, defined PH: (312) 505-7499 Lauri Zessar
contribution plans, as well as [email protected] President
institutional clients through its Laura Shepp
no-load mutual funds and separate Business Development Manager Exhibitor # 514
accounts. Bridgeforth Wolf & Associates
*Temporary legal staffing company,
Artech Information providing legal staffing for 47 West Division Street, Suite 229
Systems LLC corporate legal departments, law Chicago, IL 60610
firms, government accounts and PH: (312) 663-5171
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2126 non-profits. [email protected]
Chicago, IL 60601 Donna Bridgeforth
PH: (973) 998-2581 Assure Travel, LLC President
[email protected]
Brian Harrigan 1420 Washington Boulevard, *Boutique Corporate Gift Company,
Vice President Suite 301 providing Awards & Branded
Detroit, MI 48226 Merchandise through 700,000 items
Asapro, LLC PH: (248) 872-4860 on our site: bwapromos.com-for
[email protected] Meeting Mementos, Employee &
822 Colfax Street Michael Toles Customer Appreciation & Give-
Evanston, IL 60201 Managing Director aways.
PH (847) 370-7127
[email protected] *Full Service Travel Management
Carl Lemaine Company
President

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Exhibitor # 412 CieNet International, LLC Exhibitor #619/718
Burling Builders, Inc. CRS Group
2625 Butterfield Road, Suite 120N
44 West 60th Street Oak Brook, IL 60523 One Pierce Place, Suite 325 West
Chicago, IL 60621 PH: (630) 309-0383 Itasca, IL 60143
PH: (773) 241-6821 [email protected] PH: (630) 467-1312
[email protected] Eva Chow [email protected]
Ryan Leodoro Sr. Director, Business Development Scott Farley
Director of Business Development Sr. VP Consulting and Staffing Services
*A global information technology
*Burling Builders, Inc. is a minority and systems integration company *Information Technology and
certified General Contractor focusing on automotive, mobility, Professional Staffing Solutions
specializing in renovation and new enterprise, and cloud solutions
construction.
Collabera Dakkota Integrated Systems
Exhibitor # 720
CEI Media Group 110 Allen Road 123 Brighton Lake Road, Suite 202
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Brighton, MI 48116
P.O. Box 805276 PH: (973) 417-0608 PH: (517) 204-9495
Chicago, IL 60680 [email protected] [email protected]
PH: (312) 491-9508
[email protected] Payal Kanaiya Jackie Taylor
Jared L. Kelly Business Development Director Director Diversity Supplier Program
President & Principal Consultant
Colonial Press DAMRON Corporation
*CEI Media Group is a Chicago-
based digital intelligence and 3690 NW 50th Street 4433 West Ohio Street
innovation firm that delivers Miami, FL 33142 Chicago, IL 60642
creative and data technology PH: (847) 920-5670 PH: (773) 826-6000
solutions for integrated marketing, [email protected] [email protected]
event management, and enterprise Darryl Wiggins Kimberly Owen
efficiency. Our core services Executive Vice President Director of Sales & Marketing
include data, design, digital
strategy and communications, *Commercial printing solutions *Tea Manufacturer and Supplier
with a full spectrum of production
capabilities. COMNet Group Inc. David Mason & Associates

Chlorinating Ltd, Inc. 2815 Forbs Avenue, Suite 107 464 North Milwaukee Avenue
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 Chicago, IL 60654
6500 West Dakin Street PH: (847) 682-2934 PH: (312) 884-5100
Chicago, IL 60634 [email protected] [email protected]
PH: (847) 991-8330 Ana Sai Randy Jostes
[email protected] President Business Development
Jim R. Lapetina
President *COMNet Group is an education *Engineers
and professional development
*Water Main Chlorination/ company specializing in Deegit, Inc.
Dechlorination, Water Quality Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Big Data
Testing Services, Hydrostatic and Agile Project Management. 1900 East Golf Road, Suite 925
Pressure Testing, Water Tank/ Schaumburg, IL 60173
Reservoir Disinfection, Water Line PH: (312) 907-3262
Disinfection, Line Tapping, Line [email protected]
Stopping, Valve Insertions Herb Stokes
CMO

*Full service IT and staffing firm

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Diversified Supply Elastic Plastics Environmental Systems
Design, Inc.
8678 Olive Boulevard (a div of TechniSource
St. Louis, MO 63132 Services Group) 175 W Jackson Boulevard, Suite
PH: (314) 502-0490 PO Box 2057 1400
[email protected] Brookfield, WI 53005 Chicago, IL 60604
Janice Brown PH: (312) 933-3953 PH: (312) 551-8672
Account Manager [email protected] [email protected]
Elizabeth Tran Michael Thomas
*MBE wholesale Electrical supplier President/CEO Senior Vice President
with 5 stocking locations.
*Converting PLASTIC Stretch Film *Consulting engineers
DLZ Corporation and Custom Bags and Sheets
Equity Staffing Group
8430 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Endow, Inc.
Suite 100 98 Inverness Drive E, Suite 320
Chicago, IL 60631 309 West Washington Street, Englewood, CO 80112
PH: (773) 283-2600 Suite 200 PH: (303) 263-4020
[email protected] Chicago, IL 60606 [email protected]
Kurt Schmiegel PH: (312) 960-6205 Ext. 343 Lisa Gorman
President [email protected] Vice President
Thomas McLeary
* A family and minority-owned, full- President *Staffing and Recruitment Services
service firm, DLZ’s multidisciplinary,
collaborative approach to *Insurance brokerage, business Genius Business
professional services allows succession planning, estate Solutions, Inc.
us to build and lead successful planning, employee benefit
project teams that are dedicated management, and implementation. 3403 76th Street
to providing solutions that save Moline, IL 61265
money, improve operations, and Enterprise Solutions, Inc. PH: (309) 269-2551
solve problems. [email protected]
500 E Diehl Road, Suite 130 Shivaji Patil
Exhibitor # 413/ 415 Naperville, IL 60563 CEO
Ebco, Inc. PH: (848) 248-5231
[email protected] * We are an IT and Engineering
1330 Holmes Road Savio Pais Services and Staffing Company.
Elgin, IL 60123 VP Of ESI
PH: (847) 531-9501 Genuinsight LLC
[email protected] Environmental Design 1900 Golf Road, Suite 950
Bill Bernardo International, Inc. Schaumburg, IL 60173
GM PH: (630) 890-1485
33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1825 [email protected]
* Ebco designs, manufactures, tests Chicago, IL 60603 Jonathan Martin
and supplies molded and extruded PH: (312) 345-8674 President
rubber products. [email protected]
Michael Ring *We help businesses with managing
Executive Vice President due diligence essentials to take
control of risk management.
* Founded in 1991, EDI provides
civil engineering, environmental
engineering, industrial hygiene, and
land survey services to clients in
the public and private sectors.

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GJC CPAs | Consultants Grant Law, LLC Heartfelt Catering

Mercantile Exchange 230 West Monroe Street, Suite 240 2300 West Warren Boulevard
30 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Chicago, IL 60612
Chicago, IL 60606 PH: (312) 551-0111 PH: (312) 489-3876
PH: (312) 212-4330 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Maurice Grant Cecelia Hamilton
Anthony McCree Principal Owner
Managing Partner
*Grant Law, LLC is a law firm *We are a heart-centered business
*GJC is a full service Certified dedicated to providing quality that provide a memorable off-site
Public Accounting Firm, legal services to large and small catering experience for corporate
specializing in performing audit, tax businesses, governmental entities, and social clients.
and consulting services. and individual clients.

Global Water Technology, Inc. Group O, Inc. HireGenics

14604 John Humphrey Drive 4905 77th Avenue 2400 Meadowbrook Parkway
Orland Park, IL 60462 Milan, IL 61264 Duluth, GA 30096
PH: (708) 349-9991 PH: (210) 213-2258 PH: (312) 550-6513
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Patrick Morgan Mike De La Cruz John DeWeerd
VP of Sales & Marketing Sr. VP Sales Vice President



*Water Treatment Services *Group O is a certified MBE / HireTalent
outsourcing provider that helps
Globayo LLC world-class organizations optimize 115 West 30th Street, Suite 705
their operations through strategic New York, NY 10001
3258 West 85th Place marketing, packaging, supply chain 646-327-1264
CHICAGO, IL 60652 and business analytics solutions. [email protected]
PH: (773) 741-1941
[email protected] Kamela Forbes
Vincent Izuegbu Diversity Manager
CEO
Guy Brown *Diversity and Inclusion Staffing
*Globayo LLC connects African Firm
businesses with capital and 7111 Commerce Way
opportunities in the United States Brentwood, TN 37027 Horizontal Integration
and around the world. PH: (317) 443-7641
[email protected] 1660 Hwy 100 S, Suite 200
God Be Glorified Jared White St. Louis Park, MN 55416
DBA (*) GBG, Inc. Business Development Director PH: (763) 402-7245
[email protected]
40 West 162nd Street *Guy Brown, LLC is a national Riana Hansen
South Holland, IL 60473 office solutions supplier providing Director, National Sales
PH: (708) 333-3378 businesses with office products,
[email protected] office furniture, janitorial and *Horizontal Integration offers two
Michael-Charles Hilson sanitation supplies, reengineered service lines. Our digital agency
Vice-President toner cartridges, promotional provides digital marketing strategy
merchandise, as well as Managed and technology consulting on a
*Insurance Agent, HR, Safety and Print Services. project basis. Our staffing agency
Compliance Services 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. Exhibitor # 414 Exhibitor # 914
Kamflex Komodo Brands LLC
4 Kite Court
Bolingbrook, IL 60490 2312 Oak Leaf Street 14901 Gougar Road
PH: (312) 767-8618 Joliet, IL 60436 Lockport, IL 60491
[email protected] PH: (800) 323-2440 PH: (708) 267-8079
Curtis Porter [email protected] [email protected]
President Grant Branch III Francois Lubin
President CEO
*Collaborate with a forward-
thinking company to identity your * Industrial Robot System Integrator * Komodo is specially designed for
clear objectives and make them a and Conveyor Manufacturer those who care about what they
reality. With our in-house expertise put in their bodies. Low calorie and
and network of partners, Innovative Karwash, LLC. made with natural ingredients such
Werks can provide you with a as coconut water and acai berry,
world-class solution in the areas 2031 West Washington Boulevard Komodo delivers great taste while
of energy management systems, Chicago, IL 60612 also revitalizing the mind and body!
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) , PH: (708) 406-9182
and automation and controls. [email protected] LA Thomas Security
Bruce Ross Corporation
Exhibitor # 707 Owner
Inter-City Supply Co., Inc. 757 Lenox Avenue
*We are an on-site, mobile, Bolingbrook, IL 60490
8830 South Dobson Avenue water-less, eco-friendly car wash PH: (773) 203-2941
Chicago, IL 60619 company. [email protected]
PH: (773) 731-8007 Anthony Thomas
[email protected] Kates Detective President & CEO
www.icsmro.com & Security Agency
Jackie Dyess *LA Thomas Security Corporation
President 7810 South Claremont Avenue is a licensed security consulting
Chicago, IL 60620 agency which provides specialized
*Janitorial, industrial, safety, food PH: (773) 436-3788 security support services to our
service, office supplies-equipment, [email protected] clients.
and hardware supplies Kenny McKinney
Director L J Ross Associates, Inc.
Exhibitor # 705
Isiah International, LLC *Integrated Security Solutions with 4 Universal Way
a human touch. Jackson, MI 49202
1017 West Washington, Suite 3F PH: (517) 544-9100
Chicago, IL 60607 KBS [email protected]
PH: (312) 929-2699 Kaylyn Todd
[email protected] 8056 186th Street Marketing & Contracts Manager
Chris Cottrell Tinley Park, IL 60487
Minority Business Development / Sales PH: (708) 720-5981 x162 *L J Ross Associates, Inc. is a
[email protected] national leader in Revenue Cycle
K&G Customs Service Inc. Michael Aloba Management & Call Center
Account Executive services. L J Ross Associates,
900 East Higgins Road Inc. executes these services
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 *KBS is a value-added reseller of for major utility companies,
PH: (847) 956-0700 technology products and services medical institutions, educational
[email protected] including but not limited to institutions, financial institutions,
Chris Jung hardware, software and integration and government entities.
Consultant services.

*Customs Business

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Exhibitor # 512 Exhibitor # 610 Medevolution Inc.
Logicorp Transportation LLC Magrathea World Holdings
100 South Saunders Road
3101 West Military Highway 836 South Arlington Heights Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
McAllen, TX 78503 Suite P PH: (847) 833-7047
PH: 956-661-6540 Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 [email protected]
[email protected] PH: (312) 871-9088 Vivek Bhargava
Brian Anderson [email protected] President
President & COO Charlene Marsh
Director of Business Development *We are a supplier of Oncology
* Logicorp is one of the largest Diagnostics for use in Interventional
asset-based MBE, certified *Development/Construction for Radiology & Hematology as well as
trucking companies in the nation. Commercial/Residential Mother and Baby Care products for
We specialize in door to door use in Obstetrics.
service throughout the US, MX, and Malor & Company Inc.
Canada. We are seeking diverse tier Exhibitor # 311
I and tier II suppliers. 550 West 54th Street, Suite 1220
New York, NY 10019 Mesa Electronics, Inc.
Logsdon Office Supply PH: (845) 598-3057 130 East Saint Charles Road
[email protected] Lombard, IL 60148
111 South Fairbank Street Garly Benoit PH: (630) 613-9938
Addison, IL 60101 CEO [email protected]
PH: (847) 593-8282 Andrew Howell
[email protected] *ERP IT integration and Sr. Account Manager
Ian Brown implementation. Automation from
President process to business efficiency *Pro A/V Design & Integration
such as eContract, eSupplier, Services
*Logsdon Office Supply is an eInvoicing, eBilling, eSourcing, and
independent office supply dealer eProcurement. Midwest Moving
providing a one-stop shop for our & Storage, Inc.
customers needing office products, Mays Chemical Company, Inc.
furniture, janitorial/breakroom 1255 Tonne Road
supplies, safety supplies, coffee 5611 East 71st Street Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
products, toners/cartridges, Indianapolis, IN 46220 PH: (847) 593-7201
computer accessories, and custom PH: (317) 558-2153 [email protected]
ad specialty items. Kate Chargualaf Luis Toledo
Project Coordinator President & CEO
M.A.C. Network, Inc,
Meadows Office Supply *Midwest Moving & Storage
1307 West 171st Street provides commercial, residential,
East Hazel Crest, IL 60429 30W260 Butterfield Road and storage services nationwide.
PH: (708) 991-2493 Warrenville, IL 60555
[email protected] PH: (847) 781-8850 Montenegro, Inc.
Willie Holland [email protected]
President Sandra Wong 25 East Main Street, Suite 205
President Roselle, IL 60172
*Collision & Mechanical Repair, PH: (630) 894-0350
Insurance Estimates & Complete [email protected]
Paint Job Ken Bates
VP of Sales

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Exhibitor # 218 Myrtle Consulting Group Exhibitor # 505
Monterrey Security National Material L. P.
Consultants, Inc. 16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 620
Houston, TX 77084 1965 Pratt Boulevard
2232 South Blue Island Avenue PH: (281) 600.7275 Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Chicago, IL 60608 [email protected] PH: (847) 806-4742
PH: (773) 565-0402 Che McFerrin [email protected]
[email protected] Global Supplier Diversity Manager Jim Osborne
Stella Gaytan Director of Minority Development
Executive Vice President *We are operations consulting
of Partnership Development experts dedicated to reinventing *Steel service centers, trading,
success for manufacturing and reclaiming, processing and
Moody Nolan, Inc. distribution companies. We extruding
specialize in creating operational
209 South LaSalle Street, Suite 820 efficiencies and smart solutions PACO Collective
Chicago, IL 60604 that generate sustainable results
PH: (312) 929-2516 and big economic returns. 400 South Green Street, Unit H
[email protected] Chicago, IL 60607
Tasha Harris Exhibitor # 405 PH (312) 281-2165
Regional Director of Business MZI Group, Inc. [email protected]
Development Andrea Cicola
1937 West Fulton Street Business Development Manager
*A design firm offering services Chicago, IL 60612 * We’re a cross-cultural marketing
in architecture, civil engineering, PH: (312) 492-8740 agency for the new America.
planning and interior design. [email protected]
Kim Nelson P.B. Industries, Inc.
Exhibitor # 716 Vice President of Operations
MOTR GRAFX, LLC 361 Bonnie Lane
*Leader in electrical and Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
7430 N. Lehigh Avenue mechanical construction, energy PH (224) 265-1002
Niles, IL 60714 infrastructure, utility projects, [email protected]
PH; (847) 600-5656 design build and facility services. Andrew Park
[email protected] President & CEO
Lissette Herin Nash Brothers
Vice-President/Partner Construction Co. Inc. *We are an intermodal drayage
carrier servicing Midwest and South
MWH Law Group LLP 1840 South Kilbourn Avenue East regions.
Chicago, IL 60623
150 North Michigan Avenue, PH: (773) 762-1800 Physician Practice
Suite 2800 [email protected] Resources, Inc.
Chicago, IL 60601 Christopher Nash
PH: (312) 734-1457 President 4801 Southwick Drive, Suite 225
[email protected] Matteson, IL 60443
Moyenda Knapp *Nash Brothers is an Underground PH (800) 399-9247
Partner Civil Construction Company that [email protected]
performs underground utility work Dr. Lisa L. Campbell
*MWH Law Group is a certified in the Illinois region. President/ CEO
minority owned law firm that
provides contract support;
corporate and transactional;
ERISA, labor and employment law;
intellectual property; litigation;
public finance; real estate; and
technology law services.

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PMI Energy Solutions, LLC Exhibitor # 615 Resilience Home Health Corp
Production Partners Company
1890 Suncast Lane 3845 McCoy Drive, Suite 103
Batavia, IL 60510 911 Rock Spring Road Aurora, IL 60504
PH: (630) 761-5000 Naperville, IL 60565 PH: (630) 236-8800
[email protected] PH: (608) 312-3752 [email protected]
George Williams [email protected] Chris Gomez
President & CEO Alici McNeal President
Manager
*PMI Energy Solutions, LLC *We provide home healthcare
is an electrical construction, *Production Partners Company is at home for skilled nursing and
maintenance and technical services a sales and marketing organization therapy for wound care, post op
company serving the utility industry. specializing in direct marketing surgical care, infusion and post op
solutions. orthopedic therapy.

Exhibitor # 517 Professional Environmental ReyCo LLC
Populus Group Engineers, Inc.
21259 Windsor Lake Lane
801 Warrenville Road, Suite 325 500 South Ewing Avenue, Suite E Crest Hill, IL 60403
Lisle, IL 60532 St Louis, MO 63103 PH: (708) 305-7757
PH: (630) 874-7252 PH: (314) 531-0060 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Raymond Almada
Mario Lambert Filippe Cade President
Director of Strategic & Channel Partners Vice President
*Equipment Rentals
*Populus Group creates and *Professional Environmental
provides workforce solutions. Engineers, Inc. (PE) is a M/WBE Reyes Group
that specializes in Environmental
Precise Products Inc. Engineering and Consulting for 15515 South Crawford Avenue
clients nationwide. Markham, IL 60428
3 South 286 Talbot Avenue PH: (708) 596-7100
Warrenville, IL 60555 Pyramid Consulting, Inc. [email protected]
PH: (630) 393-9698 Veronica Sifuentes
[email protected] 11100 Atlantis Place Contract Administrator
Ernest Tucker Alpharetta, GA 30022
CEO PH: (678) 514-3537 RGMA
[email protected]
*Screw machine and CNC shop. Angella Savage 980 North Michigan Avenue,
Davenport, New Britain, Brown and Director, Business Dev Suite 1230
Sharp screw machines along with & Diversity Strategy Chicago, IL 60611
11 vertical machining centers and PH: (312) 419-7250
turning. We can do one off or high *Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is an [email protected]
volume orders. IT and Professional Staffing Ralph Moore
organization. President

*Management Consulting Firm

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

*Staffing Services

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Risk Management Solutions of Salamanca & Meza, LLC Exhibitor # 418
America, Inc. SNtial Technologies, Inc.
7278 Tremont Trail
309 West Washington Street Schererville, IN 46375 150 North Michigan Avenue,
Suite 200 PH: (312) 532-6146 Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60606 [email protected] Chicago, IL 60601
PH: (312)205-3319 Mike Meza PH: (312) 863-8633
[email protected] President [email protected]
Sandeep Nain
John Hibbett *General Contractor President
Executive Vice President
*Custom Application Development
*Insurance brokerage firm providing Exhibitor # 519 & IT Staff Augmentation
back office support services for the Sayers
industry including consulting, call Sofbang LLC
center operations and Electronic 825 Corporate Woods Parkway
Data Interchange (EDI) Vernon Hills, IL 60061 770 Pasquinelli Drive #426
PH: (847) 391-4048 Westmont, IL 60559
Exhibitor # 417 [email protected] PH: (773) 569-0257
ROQ Innovation Mike Selfridge [email protected]
Account Executive Leonard Gore
3201 South Calumet Avenue Account Executive
Chicago, IL 60616 Secondary Solutions, Inc.
PH: 917-770-2403 *Sofbang is a Information
[email protected] 2220 20th Avenue Technology systems-integrator. We
Raquel Graham Crayton Rockford, IL 61114 specialize in DEV/OPS Automation.
Founder/ CEO PH: (815) 222-7315 and Application Development for
[email protected] On Premise and Cloud Applications
* ROQ Innovation is a product Robert Demo like ChatBot and Mobile Field
development company that creates Service.
innovative solutions to make life *Secondary Machining, Inspection
simpler. Our products are currently and test services, Machine vision SoMe Connect
showcased on HSN/QVC. systems.
845 West Washington Boulevard,
Rose International, Inc. SHI International Corp. Floor 2
Chicago, Il 60607
16401 Swingley Ridge Road, 290 Davidson Avenue PH: (630) 742-0182
Suite 300 Somerset, NJ 08873 [email protected]
Chesterfield, MO 63017 PH: (410) 412-0184 Aalap Shah
PH: (636) 812-4000 [email protected] Co-Founder
[email protected] Romance Watson
Hans De Bruijn Director of Diversity *Our specialty is delivering a 3x
Vice President return on advertising spend for our
*SHI is a global provider of clients through newsfeed disruptive
* Specific services include technology products and services. social video and content, SEO, paid
Staffing, Named Resource and IC search. We’re adept at working
Compliance, Call Center, Brand with both B2B and consumer
Leveraged Talent Solutions, product goods companies to deliver
Application Development, on social engagement, awareness,
Operations Support, Database visibility, and driving sales.
Performance Optimization, and
Project Management.

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Exhibitor # 904 Supply-Chain Services, Inc. Technology Concepts
South Coast Paper Group Int’l, LLC
250 West North Avenue
1545 Sumter Street Lombard, IL 60148 19123 Loomis Avenue
Columbia, SC 29201 PH: (630) 629-9346 Homewood, IL 60430
PH: (803) 758-4053 christine.plimpton@supply- PH: (312) 285-6032
[email protected] [email protected]
chainservices.com
LaJoia Broughton Paul Ruffin
Christine Plimpton VP, Sales
Business Growth Manager

Specialty Rolled Metals Exhibitor # 303 *Asset, expense, and procurement
Sutton Ford, Inc. management firm
457 St. Paul Boulevard
Carol Stream, IL 60188 21315 Central Avenue The BarTech Group
PH: (708) 805-5701 Matteson, IL 60443
[email protected] PH: (708) 720-8051 44 West 60th Street
Rich Isom [email protected] Chicago, IL 60621
Senior Account Executive Karen Ford PH: (773) 636-5932
General Fleet Sales Manager [email protected]
* Raw material supplier of stainless Dwayne Barlow
steel products- Distributor *Sutton Ford provides any type of President
chassis, truck or car manufactured
STAT Analysis Corporation by Ford Motor (Ford-Lincoln) and *The BarTech Group is a MBE
Honda companies. Sutton Ford can and DBE electrical construction
2242 West Harrison Street, handle all of your vehicle needs. contractor.
Suite 200 We provide full service vehicle
Chicago, IL 60612 placement, sale and/or lease, The Elevator Consultant (TEC)
PH: (847) 773-0551 service, and parts.
[email protected] 636 North Racine
Jeffrey Smith SYSTEMDOMAIN, INC. Chicago, IL 60642
Business Development Manager PH: (312) 519-9949
4320 Winfield Road, Suite 200 [email protected]
*STAT Analysis Corporation Warrenviille, IL 60555 Laurie Kohl
is a full-service environmental PH: (630) 544-4181 President
and industrial hygiene testing [email protected]
laboratory, a certified Minority- Anil Garg Exhibitor # 212
Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) Managing Partner The International Business Law
and a Disadvantaged Business Group, LLC
Enterprise (DBE) located in *SYSTEMDOMAIN is an IT
Chicago, Illinois. consulting company, established in 330 North Western Avenue, Suite
1999, helping commercial & federal 1600
SUPPLIER.IO clients in technology areas like Chicago, IL 60611
cyber security, cloud, Application PH: (773) 725-8856
4422 North Ravenswood Avenue Development. [email protected]
Chicago, IL 60640 Georgina Fabian
PH: (312) 469-0680 Managing Member
[email protected]
Neeraj Shah *INTBLG’s comprehensive legal
services help its clients plan,
*We help customers obtain high prevent, and succeed.
value results from their supplier
diversity programs.

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The IT Architect Exhibitor # 407 Exhibitor # 113
Corporation Tovar Snow Professionals Unlocking Greatness
Staffing, Inc.
505 North Lake Shore Drive, 195 Penny Avenue
Suite 217 East Dundee, IL 60118 664 North Milwaukee Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60611 PH: (847) 695-0080 Suite 211
PH: (312) 755-0960 [email protected] Prospect Heights, IL 60070
[email protected] PH: (847) 204-7907
Chuck Haas [email protected]
Charles Harrell II Regional Director of Business Zenja Glass
President / CEO President
Development
U.S. Architectural
*The IT Architect designs, * Tovar Snow Professionals, Glass and Metal
implements and manages the industry leaders providing snow
modern supply chain, utilizing and ice management solutions for 1002 South 87th Street
innovative technology. businesses in IL, IN, Southern WI, Chicago, IL 60619
Eastern IA, and greater St. Louis PH: (312) 462-3257
The Nova Collective Metro area. [email protected]
Ernest Edwards
1137 Wisconsin Avenue Exhibitor # 411 President / CEO
Chicago, IL 60304 Trinidad Construction LLC
PH: (866)383-4463 U.S. FACILITIES, INC.
[email protected] 963 Walnut Ridge Court
Tiffany Hudson Frankfort, IL 60423 30 North 41st Street, Suite 400
Owner PH: (773) 429-4600 Philadelphia, PA 19104
[email protected] PH: (215) 564-1448
*Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Brian Ortiz [email protected]
communications programs and President David Groomes
training. Sr. VP USF Commercial Division
* Trinidad Construction is a Full
Exhibitor # 817 Service General Contractor, *USF provides Integrated Facilities
Thompson Hospitality specializing in complex projects Management (IFM) services to our
within occupied Commercial and customers across the U.S.
1741 Business Center Drive, Industrial Facilities. We have a
Suite 200 large self-perform workforce, and V2Soft, Inc.
Reston, VA 20190 national reach.
PH: (703) 757-5500 300 Enterprise Court
[email protected] Exhibitor # 315 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Sean Kennedy UJAMAA Construction, Inc. PH: (248) 904-1733
Vice President of Business Development [email protected]
7744 South Stony Island Avenue Larry Klaber
*Food & Facilities Management Chicago, IL 60649 Manager, Sales & Solutions
PH: (773) 374-1300
[email protected]
Todd Pressley
Vice President

*General Contracting, Construction
Management, Owner’s
Representation,
Design/Build and Preconstruction

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Viva USA, Inc. Exhibitor # 618
World Wide Technology, Inc.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 One WWT Way
PH: (847) 368-0860 Maryland Heights, MO 63043
[email protected] PH: (314)569-7058
Vasanthi Ilangovan [email protected]
President & CEO Shay L. Gillespie
Central Region: Diversity Business Development
*Staff augmentation, Software project consulting,
Systems integration, Application development, offshore XLC Services, LLC
solutions, Supplier mgmt solutions, Saas based hosted
solutions 324 West Ninth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Exhibitor # 518 PH: (513) 639-8813
VIZYUL LLC [email protected]
Ken Cartwright
145 Westwood Drive VP Operations Development
Park Forest, IL 60466
PH: (708) 321-0624 *Warehousing/Distribution & Custom Packaging
[email protected]
Dwight Taylor Exhibitor # 912
CEO Yates Hair Science Group

*VIZYUL LLC delivers business intelligence 213 North Stetson Avenue
professional services and Tableau productivity Chicago, IL 60601
software. PH: (312) 261-0872
[email protected]
w3r Consulting William Yates, MD
President & CEO
1000 Town Center, Suite 1150
Southfield, MI 48075 *Hair Products
PH: (248) 358-1002
[email protected] Exhibitor # 719
Bashar Hannosh Zones
VP, New Market Development
1102 SW 15th Street, Suite 102
*IT & NIT Recruitment Auburn, WA 98001
PH: (253) 205-3167
Exhibitor # 706 [email protected]
Water Integrated Treatment Systems, LLC. Kate Rhoades
Supplier Diversity Program Manager
14753 Greenwood Road
Dolton, IL 60419 *Zones is a leading global provider of comprehensive
PH: (708) 880-0400 IT solutions. We collaborate with best-of-breed
[email protected] partners to deliver customizable solutions and positive
Ricardo Martinez business outcomes to meet the needs of everyone we
President/CEO serve. Our primary areas of expertise include Data
Center, Mobility, Unified Communications, Cloud,
*Providing comprehensive liquid treatment services Security and Internet of Things (IoT).
through innovative and compliant recycling
stewardship.

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901 Productions LLC Career Transition Advisors Hootenanny
Group LLC
5140 South Hyde Park Boulevard, 230 East Ohio Street, Suite 700
#6G 1130 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
Chicago, IL 60615 Chicago, IL 60605 PH: (312) 266-0777
PH: (312) 213-6500 PH: (312) 291-0700 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Liz Tate
President
Stephanie Banks Dennis Bradley
President Founder/ CEO *Hootenanny creates video content
across all media platforms,
*Have a God One” on items such *Outplacement support for including television, web, corporate
as coffee mugs, caps, sweatshirts, individuals transitioning into a new communications, and interactive
etc. Please see website www. or different career. media.
haveagodone.com for more
information. Checkmate Systems, LLC IPIX VisionBridge

All Weather Specialist, Inc. 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 2500 8720 Skokie Boulevard, 3DN
New Orleans, LA 70170 Skokie, IL 60077
214 West 119th Street PH: (504) 259-0438 PH: (312) 371-8511
Chicago, IL 60628 [email protected] [email protected]
PH: (773) 488-2877 Larry Jackson Ed Lai
[email protected] President Principal
Kevin Jones
President Chicago South Loop Hotel *Virtual 360-degree collaborative,
real-time communications platform
ARbill 11 West 26th Street
Chicago, IL 60616 Kelly Mitchell
10450 Drummond Road PH: (312) 674-2234
Philadelphia, PA 19154 [email protected] 321 North Clark Street, Suite 2625
PH: (921) 550-18233 Sheila Ward Chicago IL 60654
[email protected] Director of Sales PH: (312) 705-3660
Robyn Zlotkin [email protected]
President Dust Em Clean Maintenance Kaley Borchardt
Managing Director
*Arbill manufactures and distributes 503 East 61st Street
safety products and provides safety Chicago, IL 60637 *We are a national woman owned IT
assessments, training, and other PH: (773) 407-0585 staffing firm and have been around
safety services. [email protected] for 20 years.
Cheryl Gill
B.Nutty, LLC Founder & President Kick Your Heels Up

8762 Louisiana Street, Suite R Gone Again Travel and Tours 150 South Campbell
Merrillville, IN 46410 Chicago, IL 60612
PH: (844) 426-8889 5940 West Chicago Avenue PH: (773) 444-8063
[email protected] Chicago, IL 60651 [email protected]
Carol Podolak PH: (773) 417-8808 Mary Gordon
[email protected] President
*B.Nutty is a Women and Minority Crystal Dyer
owned company. We make CEO *Various Products
gourmet peanut butter. We provide
retail sizes, food service sizes and *Gone Again Travel & Tours, Group
gift baskets. Travel Solutions Worldwide

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Leader Promotions Paragraphs, LLC

224 North Desplaines Street 200 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1410
Chicago, IL 60661 Chicago, IL 60604
PH: (773) 818-7889 PH: (708) 738-0103
[email protected] [email protected]

Benjamin Turry Rachel Radtke
Director of Sales President

*Branded Promotional Merchandise *Branding, Graphic Design and Strategic
Communications

Metaphrasis Language & Cultural Solutions Spectrum Safety Training, Inc.

1147 West Ohio Street, Unit 306 1925 Elmwood Drive
Chicago, IL 60642 Highland Park, IL 60035
PH: (815) 464-1423 PH: (312) 218-1744
[email protected] [email protected]
Dolly Rosario Tami Gilbert
Business Expansion Leader Founder

*Metaphrasis is a comprehensive interpreting and * Spectrum Safety is known for helping the companies
translation company that understands the importance avoid unfortunate accidents and reduce on the job
of culture and context in language and communication injuries. We adequately prepare your employees with
a working knowledge of all OSHA procedures and
Merrimak Capital Company protocols. We offer comprehensive OSHA program
and compliance services for businesses throughout
10 Pimentel Court Illinois. We provide On-Site Safety Supervisors to
Novato, CA 94949 assist with daily job site safety audits, review & file
PH: (415) 475-4100 daily inspection reports, conduct weekly safety toolbox
[email protected] talks, & assist with new hires. Provide OSHA OSHA 10
Lance Meyer hour and OSHA 30 hour Training & Food Safety training
Director of Fleet Management for restaurant managers & food handlers.

*Merrimak Capital is a global independent equipment
lessor, fleet 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.

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After more than three decades
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To learn more, call 800.292.7435
or visit arielinvestments.com.

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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 certified diverse supplier
and want to become a valued
member of our supplier network,
visit aon.com/diversitysolutions.

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

Share our mission.Access, opportunity and engagement.

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.

Connections that go the distance.

When firms of all sizes, structures and ownership come together,
positive outcomes and stronger communities take hold. Our Chicago
office is dedicated to building diverse project teams. Have what it takes?

Find out more at burnsmcd.com/CBOF18.

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Every year, Ameren works with hundreds of diverse-owned
suppliers. It’s a powerful commitment to drive economic
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To learn more, call 1.888.256.1150 or visit Ameren.com /supplierdiversity

Celebrating 15 years of providing
service excellence in the

staffing industry

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and payroll processing in the following disciplines:

Administrative Support Non-Clinical Healthcare
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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.

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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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EXCHANGE

MBE-2-MBE EXCHANGE is designed to build TUESDAY | JULY 17, 2018
business-to-business relationships and foster
procurement opportunities while supporting 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
result-oriented networking, performance-based
growth, and strategic alliances between MBEs. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
230 S. LaSalle Street | Chicago, IL 60604
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• Find new areas of business growth Sponsored By:
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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 software-defined 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 affiliated companies.

We understand the value
of a diverse supplier network.

At Bank of America, our supplier network reflects our
commitment to diversity.
Diversity and inclusion benefits 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

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.

Contact: Kate Rhoades 253.205.3167
[email protected]
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Let our diverse team improve
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and health of your work
environments.

www.bbmaint.com
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You see possibility.
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When you are ready to plan for the future, spend
some time with our online financial tools and resources
that are designed to help you work toward your goals.
Start your journey with us – we are here to support you.
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U.S. Bank is proud to support the 50th Annual
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2018 Annual Conference CHICAGO

CONNECT & SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
CELEBRATE 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 Visit www.wbdc.org for more information.
accelerate business development and growth, targeting women and serving all diverse
business owners, in order to strengthen their participation in, and impact on, the economy.