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NABWIC Takes a look back at 2022 rehearsing some of NABWIC's major accomplishments.  Join hosts Jada Williams, Ersula Odom, Jackie Perry and the MasterBuilder herself, Ann McNeill, as we talk about NABWIC's achievements and what lies ahead.

Recommended Book List for Week 12-21:

Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill

The E Myth Revisited, Micahel E. Gerber

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Tonia Rivers has 17 years of experience in the construction industry. She has a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Howard University, is  a proud military spouse to an active duty service member and also a mother to three beautiful children. Tonia spent most of her career building reputable projects as a Senior Project Manager in the Washington, DC area and also spent two years as a Project Officer for a DOD federal agency managing MILCON projects covering the Midwest region of the US.  Today she is a full time entrepreneur as Owner and President of WLS Construction Consultants LLC  and a nonprofit, Mothers In Construction based in North Carolina. 

Official WLS email : [email protected] | IG: wls_construction_consultants  | FB: WLS Construction Consultants LLC

Mothers In Construction email is :[email protected] | Website: https://www.mothersincon.org | IG and FB: mothersinconstruction

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Tonia Rivers has 17 years of experience in the construction industry. She has a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Howard University, is  a proud military spouse to an active duty service member and also a mother to three beautiful children. Tonia spent most of her career building reputable projects as a Senior Project Manager in the Washington, DC area and also spent two years as a Project Officer for a DOD federal agency managing MILCON projects covering the Midwest region of the US.  Today she is a full time entrepreneur as Owner and President of WLS Construction Consultants LLC  and a nonprofit, Mothers In Construction based in North Carolina. 

Official WLS email : [email protected] | IG: wls_construction_consultants  | FB: WLS Construction Consultants LLC

Mothers In Construction email is :[email protected] | Website: https://www.mothersincon.org | IG and FB: mothersinconstruction

Join Tonia for an upcoming training this week in the NC area.  Register and join at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/473762274717

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Born in Nassau, Bahamas to two immigrant parents from Haiti, Margaret migrated to the US with her parents and seven siblings. She grew up in Miami, graduated from Miami Jackson Senior High and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Human Sciences at Florida State University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University. In 2006 Margaret and her husband purchased their first investment property, and she became a licensed real estate agent. While working full-time, she grew their real estate portfolio, and gained valuable experience in renovating and rehabbing distressed properties. In 2013, she left her full-time job with the County to become a full-time entrepreneur. She created a few businesses in the process, worked on various construction projects and is now a Certified General Contractor.  Owner of GMP Development, Margaret currently works on small and large residential projects with the goal of establishing a company that can provide a range of real estate and construction services.

Contact:  Margaret Gachelin, M.B.A. | Margaret Gachelin LLC | Cell: (786) 383-5710 | Email:[email protected]

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Queen McKnight is the Founder and CEO of Queens Energy Conservation, LLC, a full-service general contracting and construction management firm.

She is a new member of NABWIC and is also VP of the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia Contractors Association.  Queen is actively involved in the community and serves as the Community Engagement & Outreach Chairwoman for the IBEW Electrical Workers Minority Caucus.  Her favorite, inspiration mantra is:

"I'M NOT A MINORITY, I'M A BLACK QUEEN WITH A NICHE TO BE RICH"

Queen McKnight | Phone: 240.492.8566 | [email protected]

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Below is an overview of the Justice 40 Executive Order and the purpose relating to Disadvantaged Communities and the commitment to 40% of the benefit regarding the same:

"Justice40 is a whole-of-government effort to ensure that Federal agencies work with states and local communities to make good on President Biden’s promise to deliver at least 40 percent of the overall benefits from Federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communities"

(DOE's initiatives in relation to Justice 40 to Disadvantage Communities include:

(1) Decrease energy burden in DACs.

(2) Decrease exposure to pollutants and environmental burdens in DACs

(3) Create solar parity and increase clean energy access in DACs.

(4) Increase access to low-cost capital in DACs.

(5) Increase enterprise creation in the clean energy sector in DACs, and more.

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Join Hosts Jada Williams and Ersula Odom as they feature a segment of the broadcast aired nationally on the Breakfast Club.  During this bri8ef segment, United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg gives a shout out to the National Association of Black Women in Construction.

This segment is followed by an earlier interview conducted with a woman who has been extremely successful in the transit/transportation industry.  Ms. Adelee LeGrand, CEO, Hart/Hillsborough Aviation.  She shares her success story with NABWIC listeners and others.

Adelee Le Grand is the Chief Executive Officer for the Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART). Adelee Le Grand is a leader, with over two decades of experience, who is passionate about utilizing mobility as a tool to create and sustain vibrant equitable communities. As the HART CEO, she is focused on elevating the value of Public Mobility as the foundation of environmentally sustainable equitable communities.

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Join house Jada Williams and Ursula Odom as they revisit this fabulous podcast on how to do business with the federal government.  Special guest Keith Moore gives tips and insights into how small businesses can prepare themselves to effectively do business with the government.  This one is worth keeping in your audio library as a special resource. Don't miss it.

NABWIC presents comments for U. S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, and Executive Director of AIAI, Lisa Buglione as we revisit infrastructure opportunities for women in construction.    

Pete Buttigieg took office in January, 2021, as the 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration, Secretary Buttigieg served two terms as mayor of his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. A graduate of Harvard University and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, Buttigieg served for seven years as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, taking a leave of absence from the mayor’s office for a deployment to Afghanistan in 2014.In South Bend, “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg worked across the aisle to transform the city’s future and improve residents’ everyday lives

Lisa Buglione is Executive Director of AIAI. With more than 20 years of high-profile management and operations experience, Ms. Buglione oversees every aspect of AIAI’s operations and national public outreach initiatives. From coordinating regional and national conferences to creating game-changing organizational operations strategies, Ms. Buglione is instrumental to AIAI’s rapid growth in terms of membership, brand awareness and prolific organizational expansion across the country.

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Amy Fix It, was founded by Amy Roney, a black woman general contractor in Georgia. Our specialty lies in custom home design and building, commercial build-outs, and general contracting. Amy Fix It holds a Georgia Residential and Light Commercial General Contractors License #RLCO004331.

Services Provided

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Areas Served: Flovilla, Indian Springs, Jackson, Jenkinsburg, Juliette, metro atlanta

Contact:  [email protected] | 6787602686 | http://www.Amyfixit.com

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NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG