Category: Press

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day presents the perfect opportunity to reflect, commemorate, and celebrate this leader’s immense impact on the equality and well-being of all Americans. While we continue to strive for a perfect and equitable society, we should also recognize how far we’ve come since the merciless days of legal racial segregation. We […]

This month, the NY/NJ Minority Supplier Development Council proudly celebrates the contributions of Native Americans to our nation and economy.  Native American entrepreneurs founded international restaurant chains, the largest casinos, successful financing companies, and indigenous art stores across the country. Native American businesses had an estimated buying power of $115 billion in 2018. The more than five billion Native Americans in […]

Kimelberg PLLC is one of the only Native-American-owned law firms focused on the representation of venture-capital groups, high-technology start-ups, and corporate clients. Our clients include national and international investment groups and companies. We also have an active Native American practice representing Native-owned business and economic development organizations in various matters. Additionally, our team is involved […]

Frans Johansson & Sweet Joy HachuelaCo-Founders of The Medici Group Sweet Joy Hachuela and Fran Johansson lead The Medici Group – a groundbreaking solutions firm that helps companies accelerate their innovation and growth by leveraging diversity. For the last 15 years, The Medici Group’s mission has been to create a world where they use their […]

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 […]

This Hispanic Heritage Month, the Council extends our gratitude to the millions of Hispanic Americans who enrich our nation. Your voices tell stories from motherlands around the world. Your values teach us that family and community come first. Your drive to overcome the odds represents the true American dream. Your contributions to the Council and […]

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 […]

Gladys Lopez is the Global Head of Supplier Diversity at BNY Mellon where she is responsible for supplier diversity, strategic planning, diversity sourcing and procurement, education, and outreach. Gladys holds a senior leadership role within BNY Mellon’s Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) organization, and, in this capacity, she is the supplier diversity liaison to the […]

ETR Business Solutions, Inc., is a Hispanic Owned consultancy firm which specializes in guiding small and mid-sized companies to profitable growth. The firm brings great minds together and provides the strategic guidance every company needs to consistently make better decisions, deliver better business performance, and generate greater ROI. Under the leadership of Eliseo T. Rojas, […]

Salsa was founded in 2000 by Gigi De Jesus and certified as a minority-woman owned business in 2005. Over the years Salsa transitioned away from the fashion business to manufacture, distribute, and sell uniforms and supplies. Under the new name, Salsa Industrial Supplies, Gigi and her team earned a reputation as a reliable source for […]