NAVOBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATE DIRECTORS
Che' McFerrin
Chair, Technology Committee Manger, Supplier Diversity
Wade Wright*
Board Vice Chair-CPSM, CPSD, Vice President, Global Procurement, Operations & Corporate
Patrick Sanders*
Capt. U.S. Air Force - Certification Committee, Sr. Attorney
Lori Simmons
Marketing Committee VP & Chief Marketing Officer
Kyle Whitmire
Board Vice Treasurer, Assistant Vice President, Financial Analysis
Harvey Butler
Finance Committee Global Head of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion
Silka Rodriguez*
SHRM-CP, Senior Manager, Strategic Engagement & Planning
Julie Rakes
Senior Manager, Supplier Diversity
Mark Freed*
Technology Committee, VP, Global Chief Information Security Officer
Simone Ray
Co-Chair, Engagement Committee, Director of Supplier Diversity
Nancy Minchillo
Vice President, Head Supplier Diversity
Jay Sheldon Wesley
MPA, MBA, Global Corporate Supplier Diversity Office
Rakhi Agarwal
VP, Global Head of Procurement Risk & Supplier Diversity
Brian Hall
Board Secretary, Supplier Diversity & Outreach
Oswaldo (Ozzy) Soto
Head of Supplier Diversity
Mick Burkard*
Capt. U.S. Air Force, Finance Committee Procurement Liaison
Heather Herndon Wright
Board Chair, Director of Supply Chain Diversity
Oswaldo (Ozzy) Soto
Head of Supplier Diversity
*Denotes Director is a U.S. Military Veteran.
VBE DIRECTORS
Bede Ramcharan*
Col. (Ret) U.S. Army, Technology Committee President
Dave Guerra*
Petty Officer First Class (PO1), U.S. Navy, Marketing Committee President
Brian Butler*
Lt. Col. (Ret) U.S. Army, Marketing Committee, President & CEO
*Denotes Director is a U.S. Military Veteran.
PARTNER DIRECTORS
Blake Hogan*
1st Lt., U.S. Marine Corps, President & CEO, Bunker Labs
Mark Scott
Director, Veterans Business Outreach Center
Misty Stutsman-Fox
Director Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Barbara Ashe
National Director
Georgia Marsh
Marketing Committee Chief Development Officer
*Denotes Director is a U.S. Military Veteran.
Our Mission
NaVOBA’s mission is to create corporate contracting opportunities for America’s Veteran’s and Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises (VBEs/SDVBEs) through certification, advocacy, outreach, recognition and education.
Thank you for your interest in the National Veteran Owned Business Association’s Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprise® (VBE) and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprise® (SDVBE) programs. This initiative creates a nationally recognized gold standard in certification for veteran-owned businesses of all sizes and enables corporate America to proactively source and confidently utilize businesses that are at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by U.S. military veterans.
