Category: Corporate Spotlight

Laurinda Thomas is a Sr. Director of Sourcing within Global Procurement at ADP. Laurinda manages spend in the Non-IT commodity space and the Supplier Diversity program with responsibility for the development, implementation, and strategy as it relates to diverse business. With over 20 years’ experience in supply chain management, Laurinda is known for assisting top […]

The NY & NJ Minority Supplier Development Council has selected PSEG and Marisol Ramirez, PSEG Supplier Diversity Manager, as our Corporate Spotlight recipient for National Hispanic Heritage Month. The Council selected PSEG and Marisol for their many contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion within PSEG and our communities. Ramirez (who goes by “Mari”), a proud […]

Dawn Wells is a supply chain professional passionate about health equity. She holds a Masters of Public Health from Adelphi University and is currently Director of Supply Chain at Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, serving NYC, Long Island, and Westchester.  In this role, she leads supply chain operations for the Health Systems’ Ambulatory […]

Rondu Vincent is an Executive Director, Global Supplier Diversity & Sustainability at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role, he leads an award-winning program that is responsible for all internal & external supplier diversity and small business operations, community outreach and strategy alignment with Bristol Myers Squibb’s inclusive Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Organization. Rondu is also […]

Carla Hunter Ramsey serves as Global Senior Director of Supply Chain Corporate Social Responsibility for National Grid. National Grid, one of the largest publicly owned energy companies in the world, is also one of the nation’s largest electricity and gas delivery companies. In her role, she leads the coordination, integration, and implementation of all supply […]

2020 NY & NJ MSDC Advocate of the Year: Joy Wong Joy Wong, Corporate Vice President, Head of Supplier Diversity, New York Life New York Life won The Council’s 2020 National Corporation of the Year Award in no small part due to Joy Wong’s leadership as head of Supplier Diversity. Joy leads the program with a […]

2020 NY & NJ MSDC National Corporation of the Year: New York Life Annually, The Council recognizes exemplary achievement in the area of minority supplier development. The National Corporation of the Year award is regarded as the most significant honor a national corporate member can achieve for the utilization of Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native […]

2020 NY & NJ MSDC Local Corporation of the Year: New York Power Authority Annually, The Council recognizes exemplary achievement in the area of minority supplier development. The Local Corporation of the Year award is regarded as the most significant honor a local corporate member can achieve for the utilization of Asian, Black, Hispanic and […]

Michael J. Garner, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), is a champion of the diversity market, making it his mission to create a more diverse business industry by empowering NYS certified Minority, Women-owned, and MTA certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises across New York through educational programming and access to increased procurement […]

Raul Suarez-Rodriguez currently serves as Director of Global Economic Inclusion and Supplier Diversity at Merck. In this role, Raul is responsible for driving diverse supplier inclusion, innovation, and economic growth through the lens of the company mission. Raul advances Merck’s supplier diversity by partnering with internal business leaders and external advocacy groups to grow mutual […]