![]() ![]() Our small and diverse business partners, subcontractors, and suppliers are instrumental to Weston’s success, and I’m proud to be someone who can foster that aspect of our corporate culture.” Lately there has been much conversation on how diverse teams can positively impact work environments – I firmly believe the same can be said for our subcontractors with whom Weston works. On the same level, I also find great joy in educating others about the important roles that our small business partners play while executing projects. ![]() It’s so interesting to see our federal contracts come to full circle.Īnother aspect to my role is to serve as an advocate for small businesses across all socioeconomic categories, including Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women-Owned Businesses, HubZone Small Businesses, and Veteran/Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, as well as state and locally-certified Minority/Women/Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. Following notification of award, we’re then involved throughout the life of a particular contract by way of subcontracting plan administration, goal monitoring, and preparation of our required federal reports. We’re included on the “front end” with the proposal submission by writing Small Business Participation Plans and Small Business Subcontracting Plans, assisting with strategic sourcing and verifying subcontractors’ classifications and qualifications when necessary, and addressing various miscellaneous Supplier Diversity-related RFP requirements. Work, the Weston way: “My role is fairly dynamic because I get to work with a lot of different Weston teams, as the Small Business/Supplier Diversity Program Office gets involved at multiple stages of our projects. I also facilitate opportunities for diverse small businesses to present and/or showcase their capabilities to our project teams, so these firms can be considered for future subcontracting needs – this is an aspect of my role which I really enjoy, as I get to meet a lot of incredible people and small/diverse business owners who have utmost passion for what they do.” There are various aspects to my role, including administering our subcontracting plans for our federal contracts ensuring compliance with Federal, State and Municipal regulations that apply to small business utilization monitoring our progress with regards to small and diverse socioeconomic goal attainment and calculating, verifying and executing our twice-yearly submittals of our Individual Subcontracting Reports for Weston’s federal prime contracts. Hometown/home base: born in Philadelphia, but spent most of my childhood in West Chester, Pennsylvania (where our headquarters are located).Įducation: “I finished my undergrad degree at Duquesne University in Multiplatform Journalism, and then while working full-time continued my education by obtaining my MA in Communication from Villanova University.”Ĭurrent role and experience: “I currently work as Weston’s Small Business/Supplier Diversity Program Administrator. ![]()
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