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Mincy Pollock is President and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Care Assurance Group, a local Florida Blue full service insurance company.

As President and CEO, Mincy's priority will be to continue to provide access, education and awareness for affordable healthcare options to Jacksonville and Northeast Florida communities.

Mincy sees himself as more than just a businessman. He considers himself a public servant, one committed to serving the needs of the community and the City of Jacksonville at large. He has strategically worked with faith-based organizations, non-profits, small businesses and various outreach urban organizations to create innovative partnerships that have been key to unlocking resources that will improve opportunities for the uninsured to have access to quality healthcare. In just a little over three years, he's aided in helping to enroll over 75,000 plus Jacksonville residents under the Affordable Care Act, many of whom never had health care.

His efforts led to his receiving national recognition from U.S. Secretary Sylvia Burwell of Health and Human Services and Congresswomen Corrine Brown.

"I believe when you have Healthy Citizens, there lives a Healthy City.” Now a favorite motto of Mincy's, one that is transforming and saving lives one enrollment at a time.

The City of Doral is the third fastest growing City in the United Sates.  Dr. Joan Shen will be highlighted by NABWIC as one of the women in the leadership of the the City of Doral's transportation.

She is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) and a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), who leads the City of Doral's Public Works Department. She believes that life is a learning process, and that your potential is unlimited.   She encourages the youth to work hard and you can do whatever you imagine, just be willing to work for it.

Jada Williams, as a little girl in Louisville, Ky, told her mother that she would kiss the world and be an international business women.   A graduate of Alabama A&M University, she received a Bachelor’s of Science and a Business degree as a dual-sport scholarship recipient. Jada Williams was eager to start a professional career in the Logistics, supply chain management field.

Jada brings years of experience in logistics, business development, management and coaching from working with international companies.  Out of these experiences she has embodied the name “Lady Logistics”.  Jada believes in the core values of building relationships and developing business solutions that not only drive revenue for corporate sales, but also build people, build teams, and connect the dots providing solutions for foreign client business transactions that are transferable to your personal life experiences as well.  Jada has  spearhead consulting strategies for small start-up companies and has been the support to existing companies, helping them achieve their goals. She does not limit herself to the logistics industry. She has the ability to provide sound, business solution across multiple industry verticals.

Jada decided as an educated, mother of two, to take the very talents she was naturally blessed with and the ones professionally trained by industry leaders in the market and build her own company Kis Ls Inc..  Today Jada Williams has built Kis Ls Inc. to be a business consulting firm providing solutions uniquely tailored for specific client needs.  Jada credits her networking, the ability to coordinate, being detailed oriented and her unwavering focus for customer satisfaction as the catalyst for success in her new company. Through her new company Jada is looking forward to the opportunity to kiss the word with her proven business plan and experiences.

Several NABWIC members are intereviewed and share their perspective on the First Annual Water and Sewer Career Workshop held Tuesday, June 2, 2016.

The purpose of the Water and Sewer is to develop a pipeline for young adults who are interested in careers in the Water and Sewer  Industry.

NABWIC Miami Dade Water & Sewer Utilities and careers workshop will discuss the awesome event.

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department to participate in the National Association of Black Women in Construction Careers Workshop 

MIAMI (June 20, 2016) — 

The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) will participate in the National Association of Black Women in Construction’s (NABWIC) Water and Sewer Utilities Careers Workshop at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant. The purpose of the Water and Sewer Utilities Careers Workshop is to develop a pipeline for young adults who are interested in careers within the water and sewer industry, including operations, management, construction and engineering.

The workshop provides participants with useful information about the water and sewer industry as well as providing professional and technical training skills that will allow them to apply for open positions within the industry. This workshop also fosters mentorship opportunities between participants and WASD staff, as well as members of the other participating professional organizations. “The development of the Water and Sewer Utilities Careers Workshop is the first step in developing a local workforce pipeline,” says NABWIC founder Ann McNeil. “It’s important to provide young people with a road map to success and giving them the opportunity to network with industry professionals is key.”

“We remain committed to hiring locally and participating in workshops and training sessions for our local workforce,” said WASD Director Lester Sola. “We’re excited about partnering with NABWIC and giving participants insight on opportunities within our department.”

Ron Cooper founded R.S. Cooper & Associates in 1983 and has been the owner for over thirty years. The company specializes in maintaining, marketing and disposing REO properties, and boasts thirty real estate agents who provide full-service and custom care to the company’s client base.  A seasoned veteran of the real estate industry,

Cooper built R.S. Cooper & Associates around a niche in the market overlooked by many of his competitors. This allowed the company to prosper in the fast-paced Southern California real estate arena. He also developed a unique

service model he calls “Production Team,” which has been instrumental in enabling the company to perform key functions for handling REO properties. Cooper’s experience and business model have set the standard for other brokerages building REO-focused client bases.

 

He is an active member in several industry trade groups, including the California Association of Real Estate Brokers (CAREB), Consolidated Board of Realtists, Southwest Los Angeles Association of Realtors (SWLAAOR), National Association of Realtors (NAR), California Association of Realtors (CAR) and National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). Cooper was recently elected president of the NAREB, the nation’s oldest minority trade association.He has served as president of the Consolidated Realty Board, as well as vice president and national board member of NAREB’S Region XV.

NABWIC continues its support and celebration of June's National Homeownership Month.  The construction industry plays such a vital role in constructing, renovating, and enhancing homes for neighborhoods and communities and the families that occupy them. 

During this week's show, NABWIC talks with Renovation Home Mortgage Consultant Mr. Charles Garrison who will share information concerning Wells Fargo’s Renovation loan product and how contractors can benefit from the program.   We will also highlight information concerning National Homeownership Month and the various ways it is celebrated throughout the United States as well as how it impacts our communities.

For questions regarding NABWIC, Wells Fargo, or any of the activities surrounding National Homeownership Month, please send your questions or inquiries directly to [email protected].

After a very successful 5th Annual Government Contracting Conference, NABWIC gets an opportunity to spend a few minutes with co-founder Mr. Andy Harold who is also CEO of A. Harold and Associates. Where else does one get an opportunity to talk, mix and mingle with some of the biggest commercial primes and government contracting officers in the United States.  If entreprenuers wanted an opportunity to take their businesses to the next level, then the 5th Annual 8(a) Alliance Governmen Contracting Conference was the place to be.  With opportunities from  Harris Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Skanska USA, Turner Construction.and more, attendees had a rare opportunity to engage in matchmaking and take advantage of educational and growth opportunities by attending a variety of relevant workshops.

In this interview, we'll have a chance to meet a gamechanger who has impacted the the way in which small businesses can close the gap between the often complex skills needed to succeed in the government contracting arena.You'll also hear first hand accounts of impact from NABWIC members who attended the conference.

NABWIC continues it's support and celebration of June's  is National Homeownership Month.  The construction industry plays such a vital role in constructing, renovating, and enhancing homes for neighborhoods and communities and the families that occupy them. 

During this week's show,  NABWIC talks with Ms. Monique Terry and Renovation Home Mortgage Consultant Mr. Charles Garrisone.  They will share the history of National Homeownership Month and the various ways it is celebrated throughout the United States as well as how it impacts our communities.

For questions regarding NABWIC, Wells Fargo, or any of the activities surrounding National Homeownership Month, please send your questions or inquiries directly to [email protected].

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Contacts:

Charles Garrison, Wells Fargo

904.302.3971 or email [email protected]

 

Monique "Nikki" Terry, Wealth Watchers, Inc

(904.265.4736, EXT. 0 or email: [email protected]

Web:  www.weathwatchersfl.com

To enroll for National Homeownership events, click to http://conta.cc/1rXbWVG

June is National Homeownership Month.  The construction industry plays such a vital role in constructing, renovating, and enhancing homes for neighborhoods and communities and the families that occupy them. 

During this show NABWIC talks with Ms. Monique Terry and Community Development Banking representative, Mr. Terrance Brisbane.  They will share the history of National Homeownership Month and the various ways it is celebrated throughout the United States as well as how it impacts our communities.