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Patricia A. Wallace, ARM, President and Chief Executive Officer of P.A. Wallace & Associates, Inc., specializes in providing consulting and risk management services primarily related to the construction industry and government. She possesses more than twenty years of extensive construction experience in general consulting, minority business development and compliance, commercial insurance, bonding, employee benefits and risk management consulting.

She was the first Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise Director for the County of Erie in up-state New York and was responsible for developing and implementing all policies and procedures for that department.  Ms. Wallace authored the first local Minority/Women Business Enterprise legislation which covered all areas of procurement including construction, supplies and professional services.

Ms. Wallace was subsequently employed by a national general contractor/ construction manager to develop and implement an M/WBE program for this company nationwide.

Licensed as a General Lines Agent for property and casualty insurance (2-20) and Life and Annuities, Patricia A. Wallace possesses more than 25 years experience in all aspects of insurance and bonding.  As the previous risk manager for a multi-million dollar general contractor/construction manager and a nationwide environmental contractor, her experience encompasses all areas of property and casualty insurance. . Her experience involves working with multi-million dollar commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental projects, including transportation systems, airports,  resorts, arenas, office complexes, hotels, hospitals, roads and educational facilities. The Company has also successfully administered numerous Owner Controlled Insurance Programs.

NABWIC Visits it's archives and features some of it's premier, popular interviews with nationally renown women who have made an impact in the construction industry.  Our first interview is with the first black female general contractor in Florida and the visionary behind the National Association of Black Women in Construction. 

Be inspired by this extraordinary women who has made such an impact on women in construction , especially minority owmen breaking into construction and the related trades.

Earlier this year in Washington, DC at The Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO), Ms. McNeil was recognized --as one of ten outstanding women from all modes of the transportation industry -- and saluted for her contributions to the industry during their 6th annual Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Awards.

Google Ann McNeil and learn more about this amazing woman.

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NABWIC Talks with UNF Small Business Development Center

Celebrating 8 Years of STEM Education Success: Building the 21st Century Workforce Pipeline

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Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus

1200 Clifton Street, NW -  

Washington, DC  20009

8th ANNUAL

INDUSTRY DAY & EXHIBITION

Thursday, June 1, 2017

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

NABWIC's Jada Williams, CEO of Kis Ls Inc.,  intereviews Prairie View A&M University intern Draylon Leassear who is also the NABWIC Student Ambassador from the Houston Texas NABWIC area .    Draylon is a senior pursuing a degree in Construction Science with a minor in Architecture. 

Tune in and listen to the insights and helpful advice Draylon has for students and adults alike. 

 

Thanks to our 2017 NABWIC Sponsors:

 

Hensel Phelps

PCL Construction

MCM

The Polote Corporation

NABWIC Talks with Tamika Low from South Florida.   Rachel Moore discuss with Mrs Low her transition being a police officer to the construction industry.

National Association of Black Women in Construction members along with Shirley McCall and Cheryl Rogers of Transtech Academy, will discuss Industry Day  Where nearly 50 professionals will join Thursday, June 1, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., to co host with USDOT, the eight annual Industry Day in Transportation  at Cardozo High School in Washington, D.C.

A District of Columbia Public School, Cardozo is located at 2501 – 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC  20001, and its TransTech Academy has been dedicated to preparing its graduates for careers in transportation-related industries for 20 years.  Industry Day, held in collaboration with the TransTech Partners Consortium, is dedicated to building

Many of the students attending Industry Day are preparing for the future. The interaction between volunteers and students is a valuable exchange in sparking the passion and interest these young adults will need as they prepare for the world of work.  Moreover, we believe that this event will create a platform for blending resources and increasing collaboration and support among the various industry participants.

The daylong career day features a series of presentations around the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – S.T.E.M. – programs.  Approximately 50 employees from companies that comprise a TransTech Academy Industry Partners Consortium and other organizations participate in Industry Day. 

Industry Day aims to give students exposure to careers they may have considered as well as introduce them to career choices currently not on their radar. It also shows the connection between school and real life by demonstrating how presenters used their education to achieve their goals. But most of all it provides students role models and opportunities to interact with professionals.

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National Association of Black Women in Construction members along with Shirley McCall and Cheryl Rogers of Transtech Academy, will discuss Industry Day  Where nearly 50 professionals will join Thursday, June 1, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., to co host with USDOT, the eight annual Industry Day in Transportation  at Cardozo High School in Washington, D.C.

A District of Columbia Public School, Cardozo is located at 2501 – 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC  20001, and its TransTech Academy has been dedicated to preparing its graduates for careers in transportation-related industries for 20 years.  Industry Day, held in collaboration with the TransTech Partners Consortium, is dedicated to building

Many of the students attending Industry Day are preparing for the future. The interaction between volunteers and students is a valuable exchange in sparking the passion and interest these young adults will need as they prepare for the world of work.  Moreover, we believe that this event will create a platform for blending resources and increasing collaboration and support among the various industry participants.

The daylong career day features a series of presentations around the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – S.T.E.M. – programs.  Approximately 50 employees from companies that comprise a TransTech Academy Industry Partners Consortium and other organizations participate in Industry Day. 

Industry Day aims to give students exposure to careers they may have considered as well as introduce them to career choices currently not on their radar. It also shows the connection between school and real life by demonstrating how presenters used their education to achieve their goals. But most of all it provides students role models and opportunities to interact with professionals.

http://nabwic.org/

TRANSTECH  2026737753 [email protected]

NABWIC Talks with Tamika Low.  Discussing the Construction Industry as a whole.