About NCMSDC

The Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the workplace.

NCMSDC is an affiliate of NMSDC, Inc., a national organization made up of 37 regional councils with a combined constituency of over 15,000 certified MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) suppliers and 3,500 corporate members, including most of America's largest publicly-owned, privately-owned, and foreign-owned companies, as well as universities, hospitals, and other buying institutions. Our mission is to facilitate access to contracting opportunities between certified MBEs and corporate/public purchasers.

NCMSDC provides MBE certification, networking opportunities at our events as well as partner organizations and access to corporate and MBE contacts through our local and national databases.

NCMSDC serves the Northern California region and the state of Hawaii.

You can visit NCMSDC 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 Minority Supplier Development Council's mission is to provide Minority Business Enterprises in Northern California and Hawaii with nationally-recognized certification and to connect corporate members with NCMSDC-certified minority suppliers. 

Vision

NCMSDC's vision is to promote and advance minority supplier development by being the premiere organization in the Northern California/Hawaii region that connects Minority Business Enterprises with corporate members committed to supplier diversity.

Board of Directors

Dave Vergara, Chair
Supplier Diversity Manager
NetApp

Joan Kerr, Secretary
Executive Director, Supplier Diversity Programs
AT&T

Carl Banks
President
Production Technologies

Richard Chacon
Vice President & Supplier Diversity Manager
Union Bank

Madison Gunter, III
Business Development Manager
Cisco

Jeffrey Hatchell
Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Professional Speaker
Over The Top Coaching

Pam Isom
Managing Director
ICE Safety Solutions

Katie Luk-Chan
Director, National Supplier Diversity
Kaiser Permanente

Ron Rodrigues
Procurement Manager, Business & Real Estate Svcs
Chevron Corporation

Don Stoneham, MBEIC Chair
President
Agape Enterprises

Maurice Webb
Supplier Diversity Manager
Apple

Edwin Oshika
NCMSDC Legal Counsel


 

Robert Thompson II, Chair Elect
Supplier Programs Senior Manager
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Tanya Nixon
Senior Supplier Diversity Consultant
PG&E 

Brad Beckner
VP & General Manager, Northern CA/Colorado
Corestaff

Al Dixon
Director
SF Small Business Development Center

Charleen Hamel
Supplier Diversity Manager
Brocade

Myra Holmes
CEO
Star Partners Security Services, Inc.

Gregory Jones
Adminstrative Services Supervisor
State Farm Insurance

Michael McQuarry
Manager, Commercial Supplier Diversity Program
Hewlett Packard

Vincent Stephenson
President/CEO
V.S. Supply

Kathleen Trimble, Corporate Member Coordinator
Director, Supplier Diversity
Robert Half International