Che' McFerrin Chair, Technology Committee, Manager, Supplier Diversity, accenture
Board of Directors
NaVOBA Board of Directors
Corporate Directors
Wade Wright*, Board Vice Chair - CPSM, CPSD, Vice President, Global Procurement, Operations & Corporate, ADM
*Patrick Sanders, Capt., U.S. Air Force – CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE Sr. Attorney, American Airlines
Lori Simmons – MARKETING COMMITTEE VP & Chief Marketing Officer, Armed Forces Insurance
Kyle Whitmire – BOARD VICE TREASURER Assistant Vice President – Financial Analysis, AT&T
Harvey Butler, Finance Committee Global Head of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion, Barclays
Silka Rodriguez*, SHRM-CP, Senior Manager, Strategic Engagement & Planning, Bristol Myers Squibb
Julie Rakes Senior Manager, Supplier Diversity, Capital One
Mark Freed* Technology Committee, VP, Global Chief Information Security Officer, Corteva
Simone Ray - Co-Chair, Engagement Committee Director of Supplier Diversity, Hilton Supply Management
Nancy Minchillo Vice President, Head Supplier Diversity, JPMorgan Chase
Jay Sheldon Wesley, MPA, MBA Global Corporate Supplier Diversity Office, Lumen
Rakhi Agarwal - VP, Global Head of Procurement Risk & Supplier Diversity, Sanofi
Brian Hall – BOARD SECRETARY Supplier Diversity & Outreach, Shell USA, Inc.
Oswaldo (Ozzy) Soto, Head of Supplier Diversity, Travel + Leisure, Co.
*Mick Burkard, Capt., U.S. Air Force – FINANCE COMMITTEE Procurement Liaison, US Bank
Heather Herndon-Wright – BOARD CHAIR -Director, Supply Chain Diversity, Vistra Corp
VBE Directors
*Bede Ramcharan, Col. (Ret) U.S. Army - TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE - President, Indatatech (VBE Director)
*Dave Guerra, Petty Officer First Class (PO1), U.S. Navy - MARKETING COMMITTEE- President, Puente Technology LLC (VBE Director)
*Brian Butler Lt. Col. (Ret) U.S. Army – MARKETING COMMITTEE- President and CEO at Vistra Communications (VBE Director)
Partner Directors
*Blake Hogan, 1st Lt., U.S. Marine Corps President & CEO, Bunker Labs (Partner Director)
Mark Scott, Director, Veterans Business Outreach Center, Mississippi State Universtity
Misty Stutsman-Fox, Director Entrepeneurship & Small Business
Barbara Ashe - National Director, Veteran Institute for Procurement (Partner Director)
Georgia Marsh – MARKETING COMMITTEE Chief Development Officer, Women’s Business Development Center-Chicago (Partner Director)
*Denotes Director is a U.S. Military Veteran.
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.
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.
