Sam McClure, Vice President, National Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
with the Legislative staff and stay in touch with
their legislators to keep them focused on small
businesses on an ongoing basis.
President Picker then asked for public comments
– there were over 20 plus commenters – mostly,
the commenters praised the utilities for contracting
opportunities. As such, two of the commenters
dissented and expressed their dissatisfaction
and frustration over not achieving contract
opportunities with the utilities; and they expressed
their dissatisfaction over the number of contracts
Best Practices
Share a few of the key best practices that you have
found to be successful to your company’s supplier
diversity program. And what do you attribute to your
program’s overall success?
Future
Opportunities
For the benefits of the diverse/small businesses
attending the En Banc, please share your insights
regarding your company’s proposed projects over
the next three to five years.
awarded as being too few for women and minority
suppliers in 2004.
President Picker moderated a panel entitled “CEO
Panel – GO 156 – Continuing an Evolution of
Success.” The panel was assembled to hear from
the CEOs, Presidents, and representatives of the
investor-owned utilities on how they planned to
create contracting opportunities and sustain their
supplier diversity programs into the 21st century and
beyond. Additionally, President Picker focused on
the following questions:
Sustaining
Performance
Since most of you have achieved 35 percent or
better in your supplier diversity goals, how do you
plan to sustain your performance?
Barriers
What do you think are some of the barriers in doing
business with your company? And what are you
doing to bring about resolve?