About NCSDC

The Northern California Supplier Development Council (NCSDC) is the regional affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, a network of 39 Councils linking more than 3,600 corporations and 16,500 minority-owned businesses across the country with the primary goal of promoting diversity in the marketplace.

NCSDC is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization.

You can visit NCSDC at 460 Hegenberger Road, Suite 730, in Oakland, CA 94621, or call us at 510.686.2555 from 9AM to 5PM Monday through Friday.

Mission

The Northern California Supplier Development Council's mission is to promote increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses and to develop mutually beneficial business relationships between public and private sectors and minority business enterprises.

Vision

NCSDC's vision is to be the premier organization for minority business opportunities and utilization in the Northern California region.

Board of Directors

Dave Vergara, Chair Supplier Diversity Manager Network Appliance, Inc. Carl Banks, MBEIC Chair President Production Technologies Denise Coley, Corporate Coordinator Chair Director, Supplier Diversity Business Development Cisco Tita Gray Supplier Diversity Consultant Pacific Gas & Electric Company Myra Holmes CEO Star Partners Security Services, Inc. Gregory Jones Adminstrative Services Supervisor State Farm Insurance Katie Luk-Chan Director, National Supplier Diversity Kaiser Permanente Linda McColgan General Manager, Purchasing NUMMI Ron Rodrigues Procurement Manager, Business & Real Estate Svcs Chevron Corporation Don Stoneham President Agape Enterprises Kathleen Trimble Director, Supplier Diversity Robert Half International Bonnie Wells Supplier Diversity & Support Services Manager Blue Shield of California Edwin Oshika NCSDC Legal Counsel	Michael Ruiz President NCSDC Brad Beckner VP & General Manager, Northern CA/Colorado Corestaff Al Dixon Director SF Small Business Development Center Sherril Gressel Vice President Union Bank of California Pam Isom Managing Director ICE Safety Solutions Joan Kerr Executive Director, Supplier Diversity Programs AT&T Sarah Lyu Principal Sarah Lyu Consulting Miranda Reyes Supplier Diversity Staff Manager Hewlett Packard Company Charles Shepherd Vice President, Western Market Comerica Bank Robert Thompson II Supplier Programs Senior Manager Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Maurice Webb Supplier Diversity Manager Apple Leonard Wesson Sales Manager, Staffing Augmentation TechLink Systems, Inc.