01/16/2009 Meeting with the GMCC Minority Businesses Advisory Council
1/16/2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 –Greater Madison Chamber Minority Businesses Advisory Council
Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton met with members of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s Minority Business Advisory Council in Madison on Tuesday. They invited the lieutenant governor to provide the group an update on the state certification process for minority businesses in Wisconsin, and to explore what remains to be done to connect more minority businesses to participation in state contracts and have MBE certification provide entry to greater opportunities statewide.
Left: The GMCC Minority Business Advisory Council recently discussed the state’s certification process for minority businesses with Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton.
Pictured Left: (first row, L-R) GMCC President Jennifer Alexander, Enrique Gandara (M&I Bank), Annette Miller (Madison Gas & Electric), Mai Zong Vue (Taste of Asia), Jaya Sharma (4N Consultants) and GMCC Executive Vice President Delora Newton; (back row, L-R) Gabe Sanchez (First Weber Realty), MBAC Interim Chair Derrell Connor (M3 Insurance Solutions for Business), Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton and Aggo Akyea (Bureau of Minority Business Development, Wisconsin Department of Commerce).
