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Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs Committee
Board of Directors Meeting Report
Daniel F. Packer, Jr.
President & CEO
Michael F. Harness
Chairman, President & CEO
Natural Energy Corporation LLC
OSKYA Corporation
Dot Harris
Chair
Randal D. Pinkett
President & CEO
BCT Partners
June 13, 2009
Milton Scott
Chairman and CEO
Stephen L. Hightower
President & CEO
Lonnie G. Johnson
President and Founder
The Tagos Group
Hightowers Petroleum Inc
Excellatron Solid State, LLC
Vicky Bailey
President
Anderson Stratton International, LLC
Recap of EC Purpose
> To increase the awareness of our AAEs value-added
products and services available to corporations and
government agencies to help meet the growing demands
of our Energy industry
> To create a mutually beneficial business, service and
community-based environment for African Americans
and the energy companies that service this demographic
Key Strategic Plan Premises
1. Strengthen Economic Outlook of Energy Companies while
Building Greater Black Community Relations Through Business
and Employment Opportunities
> Black businesses traditionally hire from Black communities
2. Meet Energy Efficiency Objectives by Engaging the Black
Community
> Black businesses are able to relate to and understand the best
strategies to assist energy companies in educating our communities
3. Utilize State/Federal Legislative and Regulatory initiatives to assist
major corporations with their product and service needs.
> Help our community/businesses find opportunities via the Stimulus
Plan
4. Leverage AAEs to address multi-cultural needs in meeting local
content requirement driven by increased international sourcing
> Black businesses are well suited to develop relationships w/
businesses in Africa/Caribbean to facilitate local content
Strategic Action Steps
Encourage & support joint
venture/partnerships with
Corp/AAEs
Identify and adopt or develop
and oversee a mentor protégé
program between energy
companies and AAEs
Develop a think tank where
entrepreneurs and coalition
participants (e.g. Rainbow Push,
National Urban League, NAACP,
etc) can discuss ideas, emerging
issues and projects
Develop a model MOU with
financial institutions/venture
capital firms to support
opportunities for AAEs…example
The Marathon Club
Facilitate and/or support
development of model
consortiums of AAEs to go after
larger contracting opportunities
Annual award to a Corp/AAE for
profound relationship developed
in new and emerging markets
Lead the development of a local
business content program for
selected countries in which
participating corp/gov’t will
benefit from the partnership w/
AAEs
Highlight Activities
AABE & NMSDC's Utilities Industry Group Collaborative
Effort
SD Leaders: Tarece Johnson Hassell-AGL; Jerry Fulmer – We Energies;
Emmett Vaughn - Exelon
 Increase participation/membership (AABE & NMSDC)
 Create overall industry/business transparency (corporations & suppliers)
 Develop relationships with other supplier diversity professionals & suppliers
 Discuss industry specific supplier diversity best practices (benchmarking)
 Identify & share minority suppliers specific to industry (utilities database)
 Help develop minority owned businesses; assess how many energy companies engage in
supplier diversity
 Discuss industry opportunities & challenges (sustain SD efforts/results in any economy)
 Discuss supplier diversity strategies, supplier management & process improvements
(industry strategic plan)
 Professional development (peer coaching for effective implementation – change agents)
Purpose:
The purpose of the collaboration between AABE & the Utilities Industry Group is to
cooperatively identify and implement supplier diversity best practices; develop diverse
suppliers and become world class supplier diversity organizations through research,
collaboration and change management.
Time Commitment:
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Annual Program Manager’s Seminar - Chicago (July 15th & 16th)
NMSDC’s Annual Conference/EXPO - Louisiana (October 27th – 30th)
4 conference calls per year - Join in with AABE’s conference calls
Supplier Diversity Professionals:
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AABE’s Annual Conference – (April)
AABE’s Board Meeting – DC (CDC) (September)
1 hr. per month related to preparing/gathering/sharing information
2009 Group Deliverables:
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Design & administer benchmarking survey
Industry Specific Database – SDP contacts & suppliers (AABE)
Advisory Council (AABE)
African American Women Owned Construction Companies
The current national emphasis on improving the energy efficiency of buildings
the construction industry has given rise to a new focus on incorporating “Green”
building and construction standards; more properly known as Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building
Certifications. “Professional Women In Construction”
President Obama’s Planned Trip to Ghana July 10 – 12, 2009
AABE Member Firm, Community Alternative Energy Resources Group is working
through its Advisory Board Member Dr. Yaw Akoto, to establish a U.S. – Ghana
energy industry trade group reception during the planned visit for President
Obama to Ghana, July 10 – 12, 2009.
Dr. Akoto is the former Managing Director for the Ghana’s oil refinery and
production facilities, and is currently under consideration to join the new Ghana
President John Evans Atta Mills Administration.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS IN ENERGY
Philadelphia Chapter
Sponsors the :
ENTERPRENEURS FORUM
'Sustainable Energy For A New Economy: Implications for
the Entrepreneur'
Panelists :
Monday, June 8,
2009 5 to 8:00PM
• RONALD BRADLEY, PECO, VP Support Services
Topic: “Corporate Green Initiatives & The Evolving Job, Product, Service Demands”
• EMMETT VAUGHN, Exelon, Director Diverse Business Enablement
Topic: “The Time Is Now For Entrepreneurs To Do Business in Energy”
Energy Hall PECO
ENERGY 2301
Market St. Phila.
PA
AABE
Philadelphia
Corporate
Members Include:
• KAREN RANDAL, Manager of Commercial Development, City of Philadelphia
Topic: “Green Collar Jobs Task Force For The City Of Philadelphia”
• DARLENE JENKINS, Executive Director Minority Supplier Development Council
Topic: “Regional Roll Call What Are Area Energy Related Firms Looking For
Relative To Minority Vendor Participation”
• SABRINABROOKS, PECO, Manager, Marketing/Business Planning
Topic: “Strategic Planning And Partnerships: Responding To MegaRFPs”
• BEVERLY WOODS, Deputy Director, Greater Phila. Urban Affairs Coalition
Topic: “How Can vendors Impact As Well As, Exploit Policy Change In Energy Programs”
Exelon PECO
Sunoco SJGas
First Energy PGW
DuPont PJM
Commentators :
• Willa Hightower, PECO, Manager, Regulatory Support; President – Phila.AABE
• Carolyn Green, VP Sunoco; Chairperson,AABE National Board of Directors
• Tonja Wicks, Florida Power & Light, Co-Chair National AABE Entrepreneurs Committee
Networking/Business Card Exchange Following the Panel Discussion
RSVP By 5/29 to [email protected] or AABEPHILLY@yahoo.
1st Regional Entrepreneurs Forum!
DOE –WAP Proposals:
Bill Johnson/Walter
McLeod
• AABE to participate in WAP $5B Program
by:
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Expanding AA participation in new jobs
Expanding AA participation in contract opp – AAEs
Expanding AA property owners’ participation
Deliverables: Education, assistance & recruitment workshops; program
consultants, training and project mgt
> Leverage our 36 chapters in 30 states
> Facilitate AA Wealth Creation: from $5B WAP budget to $620M AA 12.4%
population to $62M DOE 10% PM fee to potential $20M for AABE
DOE –WAP Proposals:
Bill Johnson/Walter
McLeod
Issues/concerns raised by the AABE Executive Committee:
1) Legal - Under the 501(c) 3 status, are we able to conduct for-profit
services under AABE? Is this type of service indeed part of the
membership application of the Charter of our organization??
2) Potential AABE Reputation Damage - Are we engaging or extending
ourselves into unfamiliar territory that we are not equipped to support and
tarnish our AABE name in the Industry?
3) Qualification of our AABE members or our Contracted Companies
to Perform This Effort - Do our Chapter members have the necessary
skills/experience/time to effectively administer such a visible DOE
program? Do we have the qualified project mgr/training companies to
partner with to execute this program??
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