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Mercedes Young CEO - Vivid Consulting Group LLC

Young has extensive experience with work in Florida on projects for FDOT / County / City in Civil Engineering and all aspects of PD&E and Design of Urban and Rural Highways and general Infrastructure Projects. Our areas of expertise include, Roadway Geometry, Drainage, R/W Usage/Determination/Acquisition, Permitting, Construction Plan preparation, Spec Pkg preparation, Signal Design and Traffic Engineering Studies, QA/QC and Public?Involvement; with responsibilities of complete scope preparation, task definition, budget management, project management, quality assurance, quality control, estimating, and construction assistance and supervision. Work on projects for FDOT in Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and the Turnpike.

At the present time, Vivid is assisting the Contractor as a Specialty Consultant at the new DDI (Diverted Diamond Interchange) in Sarasota/Manatee Counties in the areas of Drainage, MOT and Shop Drawing revie

EOR in the Design-Built arena for the first FDOT Design- Built project that included R/W acquisition in District 3 (The I-10 Rests Areas in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties) and EOR of the project that won the recognition of the State as the most innovative project in 2004.

In the PD&E arena Vivid was a part of the team that produced the first study to expand the Selmon Expressway to the east that studied 5 major routes, 20+ sub-alternates and included a very intense public participation program.

Abundant experience working with Design-Build Teams

Disadvantaged Minority Woman Owned

50 years of combined experience in the areas of civil engineering and business development

Victoria Hopps is the President of Hopps Construction Services Inc. and has been serving our local community with great services for over a decade. Airports, Housing Authorities, etc., just to name a few.

Creating jobs for construction workers has been priority to improve economic stimulus. Our time at the Miami-Dade County with the terminal renovations going on for several years gave us the tool and platform at Hopps Construction Services Inc to do just that. Having contracts with Tampa Housing Authority and Polk County Housing Authority has also provided lengthy projects and assignments to keep our families of employees in a comfortable place in their careers.

Hopps Construction Services Inc. is a hugely open-minded business and partnering with distributors that are utilizing materials for construction that are new to our region. We are bringing innovation to construction and creating structures that are more secure than traditional structures. As a general contractor, I was able to secure a contract with the City of Tampa teaching construction through a program of at-risk youth in our communities. Those teachings are then put to the test every Wednesday when my group volunteers with Habitat for Humanity. Some of my students have went on to secure permanent employment in the construction industry.

Victoria Hopps is the chair of a new non-profit for our area of facilitating homes for those in need. Hopps Affordable Housing Corp is a new 501©(3) that is brining together a Board of Directors that can assist the population of qualified individuals with the most important necessity of human needs, which is housing. Through this program our communities will bring dignity, respect, and trust to our neighborhoods and will eventually increase our property values. Becoming a homeowner is a big step for everyone. Educating the applicants with sustainability training will give greater chances to the families participating in the program.

Robyn Donaldson is the owner Renew Construction Services is a 100% owned small business entity.

We provide an array of construction services which include but not limited to: event cleaning, post construction cleaning, janitorial cleaning, floor maintenance and hauling.

Our cleaning strategies are designed and managed to shift the cleaning burden from you to us.

Renew Construction Services is certified as a DBE,SLBE,DWBE,DMBE and MBE whose services are licensed, insured and bonded.

www.renewconstructionservices.com

Robyn has obtained an Electrical Certification for Residential, Commercial and Motor Controls.  2015 USF CRED Alumni. She is currently pursuing a degree in Architectural Design and Construction Building, as well as studying for her General Contractor’s License.  

NABWIC National Education Chair

 

Contact:

Robyn Donaldson

Renew Property Solutions LLC

4905 81st Tampa FL 33619

813-990-7700

NABWIC member, Deidre Helberg, is the President and CEO of Helberg Electrical Supply LLC DBA HES Energy Products. She has been self-employed for 21 years. She founded Helberg Electrical Supply (HES) a M/W/SDBE certified firm in 2003 and successfully embarked into the electrical supply industry. She has expanded HES from an electrical product supplier to selling products for the green energy sector through the DBA HES Energy Products. She believes in giving back and mentoring and providing room for diversity in the electrical industry. She is on the Advisory Board Strive International and member African American Chamber of Long Island. Deidre’s strengths are: superior networking skills, think-outside-of-the-box attitude and her sharp eyes for quality products and future market trends. She is always looking to work with manufacturers with innovative and advanced products. She understands the competitive advantage of strategic alliances and strong relationships.www.hesep.com.

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Have you experienced unfair treatment in  areas such as small business, housing, consumer purchasing, or other key areas?

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Today's guest is Miss Connie Burton, recipient of the 2018 NAACP Fanie Lou Hammer award.  She is a community activist, a grassroots organizer; and is currently working to get a disenfranchised population the opportunity to vote.

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Have you experienced unfair treatment in  areas such as small business, housing, consumer purchasing, or other key areas?

Tune in and learn how to use the political system in fighting against social injustice.

Join as we talk NABWIC Politically Speaking with our host Carol Reese.

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Today's guest is Miss Connie Burton, recipient of the 2018 NAACP Fanie Lou Hammer award.  She is a community activist, a grassroots organizer; and is currently working to get a disenfranchised population the opportunity to vote.

Serena King, Real Estate Investor and Promoter

 

A Jacksonville native, Serena King discovered the love of music, hard work and achievement at any early age.  She received her BS degree from Edward Waters College and began her corporate career as a social worker.  Transitioning from the corporate world to the world of entrepreneurship, Serena became owner of a small restaurant and provided vending at special events including festivals and concerts.  After expanding her business to include catering, her contracts began to expand as well providing her with bigger contracts with promoters and organizers.  This evolution motivated Serena to create a company and start her own music promotion firm, Musical Ear Events, LLC, which provides her an opportunity to be involved with 6-7 large shows per year, while maintaining her vending business that was created almost 20 years ago. 

In addition to these entrepreneurial ventures, Serena created her own real estate investing company and has been operating in this arena - renting, buying and selling houses for over 10 years.  

Serena maintains a strong faith in God and is grateful that He has surrounded her with great people and an amazing team.  Her greatest joy is her three children who live with her and her husband in Jacksonville.

Angela Birdsong, a 57 year-old Health and Life Agent, a graduate of Ithaca College, is also a graduate of The Commonwealth Institute with an Associates degree in Funeral Directing. A former commercial real estate agent, she serves as Chairman of the board for the West Coast AIDS Foundation, a board member for the Hands of Hope Sickle Cell Foundation. Angela is a member of the Hillsborough Democratic Black Caucus, and the Hillsborough Democratic Veterans Caucus.

Angela is a child of immigrants from South America. She is a divorced mother of one and a resident of District 2 for 28 years. Her campaign "WE THE PEOPLE" actively seeks to hear the issues. She believes diversity is our strength, Angela wants to be the voice of the people.

 Angela believes people should have a viable means of public transportation.  She feels that people deserve a safe, affordable place to live. She pridefully believes that we should take care of our teachers, veterans, seniors, firefighters and officers. Angela believes in affordable healthcare for all.  

Angela says, "In order for our schools, roads, and public transportation (HART) to be funded, we have to be fighters and at the table.