Once again, we find ourselves struggling to comprehend the horror of more lives lost and forever changed because of racially motivated violence. Our hearts are broken for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, especially those impacted by last week’s shootings in Atlanta as well as the countless others suffering from persecution and targeted attacks in communities across the nation.
Aggression against AAPI people and companies—specifically small and AAPI-owned businesses—while not new, has intensified at a disturbing rate in recent weeks. NMSDC stands in solidarity with our friends, neighbors, and colleagues and the entire AAPI community in denouncing these recent incidents and all instances of violent behavior, specifically when motivated by hatred, intolerance, and prejudice.
NMSDC remains dedicated to advancing conversations, initiatives, and programs which unite us as business leaders and as citizens of the world in our shared fight against intolerance. We choose to be optimistic that through our combined efforts, positive social changes are possible.
Please join NMSDC and our 23 Regional Affiliates in being strong advocates for fairness and equity and to #StopAAPIHate.
Jose Turkienicz
Chairman of the Board of Directors
NMSDC
NMSDC Network
Sharon Pinder
President/CEO
www.crmsdc.org
Dominique Simpson Milton
President/CEO
www.cvmsdc.org
Vincent Williams
President/CEO
www.ChicagoMSDC.org
Margo Posey
President/CEO
www.dfwmsdc.com
Valerie Cofield
CEO
www.emsdc.org
Beatrice Louissaint
President/CEO
www.FSMSDC.org
Stacey Key
President/CEO
www.gmsdc.org
Peter F. Hurst, Jr.
President/CEO
www.gnemsdc.org
Ingrid M. Robinson
President/CEO
www.hmsdc.org
Michelle Sourie Robinson
President/CEO
www.minoritysupplier.org
Carolyn Mosby
President/CEO
www.MidStatesMSDC.org
Stan Sena
President/CEO
www.mpmsdc.org
Terrence Clark
President/CEO
www.nynjmsdc.org
Heather Olson
President/CEO
www.northcentralmsdc.net
Fernando Martinez
President/CEO
www.nwmmsdc.org
Jacqueline D. Neal
President/CEO
www.OhioMSDC.org
Patricia Crenshaw
Board Representative
www.PSWMSDC.org
Mr. Francisco S. Cabrera
Acting President
www.prmsdc.org
Ms. Virginia Gomez
President/CEO
www.scmsdc.org
Mr. Alvin-o Williams
President/CEO
www.srmsdc.org
Ms. Karen Box
President/CEO
www.smsdc.org
Ms. Cheri Henderson
President/CEO
www.tsmsdc.net
Mr. Cecil Plummer
President/CEO
www.wrmsdc.org
