BREAKING NEW GROUND IN SUPPLIER DIVERSITY: Disabled Owned Business Enterprises
This webinar was recorded on June, 17th 2009
Corporate diversity supplier programs identify and provide business opportunities to for-profit enterprises that are minority owned, operated and controlled by diverse populations, such as African-Americans, Asian-Indian Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, Hispanic Americans, Women, Native Americans, and Veterans or Service-Disabled Veterans. It is generally expected that minority- and women-owned businesses interested in working with corporate diversity supplier programs become certified through a third party. Corporate diversity supplier programs quite intentionally seek to increase business ownership viability, resulting in economic independence for diverse populations.
The USBLN® is launching a Diversity/Disability Supplier Program to certify Disabled Owned Business Enterprises. Come learn about:
- Who is an owner with a disability (definition of disability)
- How much ownership (51% or more) is sufficient to qualify
- When the program will officially launch and begin certifying Disabled Owned Business Enterprises
Katherine McCary reports to the Chairman, President and CEO, SunTrust Mid-Atlantic and has corporate responsibility for the Disability Resource Center, a program that seeks to increase the employment of people with disabilities throughout SunTrust’s workforce and to increase awareness of marketing opportunities for customers with disabilities. The Corporate Center provides disability information internally to employees and managers. She is co-chair for SunTrust’s National Disability Mentoring Day. She acts as disability consultant to SunTrust’s 17 Diversity Councils.
In her 19 years with SunTrust, her contributions to SunTrust’s disability efforts have resulted in national recognition, including the SHRM HR Magazine 2000 Innovative Practice Award, the 2002 US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) Exceptional Leadership Award and the US Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao’s 2004 New Freedom Initiative Award.
Katherine is responsible for SunTrust representation in the Business Leadership Network organization and serves as the Immediate Past Chair of the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®), a national organization representing 5,000 businesses that educates employers on the business imperative of disability. Katherine is a long term member of SHRM, and is active in many “disability business” organizations, and local Workforce Investment Boards. She is a SHRM certified Diversity Trainer and a recognized national speaker.
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