Board of Directors

For over five decades, NMSDC’s commitment to meeting the procurement needs of America’s leading corporations, universities, hospitals, and government organizations has changed the trajectory of minority suppliers. As a result, minority business is no longer synonymous with small business.

We’re grateful to our officers, executive committee, and board of directors for their thought leadership and support in making a difference toward minority business enterprises’ economic inclusion and parity.

Officers

Kala Gibson

Chairman
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer
Fifth Third Bank

Susanna Webber

Vice Chairman
Senior Vice President Chief Procurement Officer
Merck & Co., Inc.

George Richter

Secretary
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management
Cox Enterprises Inc.

Brian Downer

Treasurer
Executive Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
Truist
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Ying McGuire

Ex-Officio
CEO and President

Board Members

Kendra Burris-Austin

Senior Director Supplier Diversity, Economic Impact and Vendor Sustainability
Centene Corporation

Terrence Clark

President and CEO
New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council

Maurice Coffey

Senior Director / P&G Executive In Residence
Procter & Gamble Company

Kindle Goodson

Chief Operating and Procurement Officer
TIAA

Rona Fourte

Sr. Director – S2P Policy, ESG, and Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM) Global Lead Global Business Services, Enterprise Indirect Sourcing
Pfizer

Pam Heminger

Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Procurement Division
Caterpillar Inc.

Javette Hines

Director, Global Head of Supply Chain Development
Citigroup

William Kapfer

Global Head of Supplier Diversity
JPMorgan Chase

Barbara Kubicki

Chief Procurement Officer, Supply Chain Management
Wells Fargo

Tarbinlam Lafon

Chief Procurement Officer, Enterprise Procurement and Supplier Management
Humana

Firoz Lalji

Founder and CEO
Zones

Chris Layden

Chief Operating Officer
Prolink Staffing

Shashi Mandapaty

Chief Procurement Officer – Corporate
Johnson & Johnson

Tricia Miller

Chief Procurement Officer
Accenture

Bonnie Nijst

President and CEO
Fidget Branding

Kennedy Oates

Vice President and Head of Global Procurement
Amazon

Carlton L. Oneal

President
LightSpeedEdu, Inc.

Jorge Plasencia

Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO
Republica Havas

Leon Richardson

President and CEO
The Chemico Group

Regenia R. Sanders

Americas and US Central Region Supply Chain Leader
EY

Anu Saxena

President and Global Head, Hilton Supply Management
Hilton

Jennifer Shomenta

Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer
Cargill

Pamela Skaufel

Vice President Procurement, Chief Procurement Officer
ExxonMobil

Gerald Youngblood

Chief Marketing Officer, North America
Lenovo