Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee

The Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee is a group of certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) representatives who provide counsel and recommendations so that programs and projects implemented by CRMSDC are relevant and supportive of minority business development.

MBE Input Committee Leadership Team

Chair
Sonya Hopson
Sage Services Group, LLC
Bowie, MD

1st Vice-Chair
Sanjiv Teelock
Xceede Solutions
Washington, DC

2nd Vice-Chair
Nasra Abdi
ACI Solutions
Arlington, VA

Secretary/Treasurer
Mercedita Roxas-Murray
Montage Marketing Group
Bethesda, MD

Get Involved

MBE Input Committee meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 8am and open to all NMSDC certified minority businesses supporting the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC).

Please reach out to Mercedita Roxas-Murray at mroxasmurray@montagemarketinggroup.com or Sonya Hopson at sonya@sageservicesgroupllc.com if you’re interested in getting involved.

Upcoming Events

1st Friday of every month: Elevate, CEO Roundtable

2nd Tuesday of every month: MBE Input Committee Monthly Meeting

Regional MBE Input Committees

Regional Vice Chairs – Maryland (4 Positions)

Vennard Wright
Wave Welcome
Oxon Hill, MD

Renee Sandford
Star Power Group & Associates
, MD

Wendy Archer
Groshell Logostics, Inc.
Brandywine, MD

Regional Vice Chairs – District of Columbia (4 Positions)

Robin Harris-Walker
ACSG
Washington, DC

Thomas Sanchez
Social Driver
Washington, DC

Dianne Pratt
DP Consulting
Washington, DC

William McBorrough
MCGlobalTech
Washington, DC

Regional Vice Chairs – Virginia (4 Positions)

Gideon Fernandez
Velocity Sense
Alexandria, VA

Dokmai Webster
Pivotal Point
Falls Church, VA

Kim Hernandez
MITekz Solutions LLC
VA

Anthony Irudhayanathan
Zillion Technologies, Inc.
Ashburn, VA

Committees

The Legislative Committee is designed to work with, influence, and educate local, state, and federal legislators regarding issues of concern to the MBE business community and local, regional, and national economic development.

Vision of the Community Service- Corporate Members & MBEs working together on behalf of the Council to serve the community.

Mission of the Community Service-Using the talents and resources of our Corporate Members & MBEs to improve the quality of life in the DMV region we serve. We do this by creating public-private partnerships to assist organizations with programs and projects.

The three Pillars of the Community Service- Underserved (health, homelessness, hunger), Education, and Entrepreneurship

Foster opportunities for MBEs to collaborate with each other and gain exposure to CRMSDC corporate members. Signature programs are the monthly MBE CEO Peer group meeting, MBE CEO Peer Teams group, and the annual MBE Pitchmania.

This committee answers the question “I am Certified, now what?”  We help newly certified MBEs and those returning to the fold with establishing a game plan to optimize MBE Certification through NMSDC.

This committee matches mentors with mentees. The specific tasks and responsibilities of the mentor committee will vary depending on the needs of the mentee and the goals of the mentorship program. It also connects MBEs with interns to help them develop new skills, knowledge and practical experience in a particular field or industry.