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Past Roundtable Events
2020
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 24, 2020, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Office of Contracting and Procurement
Guest Speakers: George Schutter, Chief Procurement Officer Nancy Hapeman, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Montgomery County Government Office of Procurement
Guest Speakers: Grace Denno, Chief Office of Business Relations and Compliance
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Prince Georges County Government Office of Central Services
Guest Speakers: Jonathan Butler, Director
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: District of Columbia Office of Risk Management ORM
Guest Speakers: Jane Waters, Insurance Program Administrator
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: DC Department of General Services
Guest Speakers: Keith Anderson, DGS Director
2019
Date and Time: Wed. November 20, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Future Comprehensive Financial Planning for Small Business Owners
Guest Speakers: Kingsley Davis, Financial Advisor, Avenue Wealth, LLC
Date and Time: Wed. October 30, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Department of Small and Local Business Development
Guest Speakers: Kristi Whitfield, Director & Michael Bing, Small Business Development Manager
Date and Time: Wed. September 25, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Construction Bonds Inc.
Guest Speakers: Joshua Etemadi, Assistant Vice President & Edin Zukanovic, Bonds Sales Executive
Date and Time: Wed. July 31, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: US Department of the Treasury, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Guest Speakers: Melissa Jenkins, Program Manager & Industry Liaison/Program Analyst
Date and Time: Wed. June 26, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Washington Area Community Investment Fund WACIF
Guest Speakers: Harold Pettigrew, Executive Director
Date and Time: Wed. May 29, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, DC Water
Guest Speakers: Jamal Jones, Contract Compliance and Business Development Officer
Date and Time: Wed. April. 24, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Department of General Services, DGS
Guest Speakers: Keith A. Anderson, Director
Date and Time: Wed. March. 27, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Meet Fort Myer Construction's Controller
Guest Speakers: Harry New, Controller
Date and Time: Wed. Jan. 30, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing business with the DC Public Library
Guest Speakers: Diane Wooden, Chief Procurement Officer
2018
Date and Time: Wed. Feb. 27, 2019, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Risk Management
Guest Speakers: District of Columbia Office of Risk Management, Jane Waters, Insurance Program Administrator
Date and Time: Wed. Nov. 28, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: An informative session about: Comprehensive financial planning for business owners with Avenue Wealth, LLC
Guest Speaker: Kingsley Davis, Financial Adviser
Date and Time: Wed. Oct. 31, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the District Office of Contracts and Procurement
Guest Speakers: George Schutter, Chief Procurement Officer, Nancy Hapeman, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer & William Teague, Ombudsman
Date and Time: Wed. Sept. 26, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the District Department of General Services
Guest Speaker: George Lewis, CPPO, Associate Director Contracts and Procurement
Date and Time: Wed. July 25, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with American Subcontractors Association (ASA)
Guest Speaker: Ike Casey, Executive Director
Date and Time: Wed. June 27, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with Construction Bonds, Inc.
Guest Speaker: Joshua Etemadi, Assistant Vice President & Edin Eukanovic, Sales Executive
Date and Time: Wed. May 16, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the District Department of Transportation
Guest Speaker: William “Bill” Sharp, Chief Contracting Officer
Date and Time: Wed. April 25, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the Department of General Services
Guest Speaker: Greer Gillis, Director
Date and Time: Wed. March 28, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the Department of Small and Local Business Development
Guest Speaker: Kristi Whitfield, Acting Director
Date and Time: Wed. February 8, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority
Guest Speaker: Erin Oliver, Director, Contracts and Procurement
2017
Date and Time: Wed. November 29, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Guest Speaker: Rick Owens, Procurement Manager, Office of Procurement and Materials Department of Finance
Date and Time: Wed. October 25, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the District of Columbia Department of Transportation
Guest Speaker: William “Bill” Sharp, Chief Contracting Officer
Date and Time: Wed. September 27, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with Georgetown University
Guest Speaker: O.T. Wells, Chief Procurement Officer, Georgetown Sourcing and Procurement Services
Date and Time: Wed. July 27, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with Liz Cadogan & Associates, LLC. Small Business & Leadership Development
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Cadogan, Principal Consultant & CEO
Date and Time: Wed. June 28, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the Department of Local and Small Business Development
Guest Speaker: Ana Harvey, Director
Date and Time: Wed. May 31, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with Construction Bonds, Inc.
Guest Speaker: Josh Etemadi, Assistant VP, Edin Zukanovic, Surety Bond Consultant
Date and Time: Wed. April 26, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the DC Chamber of Commerce
Guest Speaker: Margaret Singleton, Director & Linda Currie, Assistant Director
Date and Time: Wed. March 29, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the District Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
Guest Speaker: Polly Donaldson, Director
Date and Time: Wed. February 22, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water)
Guest Speaker: Korey Gray, Contracting and Compliance Officer & De’Nerika Johnson, Manager Construction Department
Date and Time: Wed. January 25, 2017, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Topic: Doing Business with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), Office of Civil Rights
Guest Speaker: Lisa Gregory ESQ, Chief Director & Mohammed Kabir, Senior Local & Federal Compliance Officerrtment