Advocate of the Year Nominees

ANAND KUMAR

AAA

Director, Supplier Diversity Program

BRYAN MOORE

FLEX

Senior Director, Business Development and Supplier Diversity

bruno olvera

Stellantis

Head of North America Diversity Supplier Development

Greg Hawkins

Stellantis

Business Resource Group and Global Integration Manager

jacinto blanco

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors

Sr. Manager of Supplier Diversity – Procurement, North America

Kenneth Mathies

AAA

Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer

Lisa Ross

Magna

Manager Supplier Diversity

Marcia Hunter

Stellantis

Senior Program Manager, Supplier Diversity

Matt Greene

Toyota

Senior Manager – Supplier Diversity

Tamara Hicks

General Motors

Supplier Engagement & Diversity Leader

Teresa LeFevre

Comerica

Vice President, Supplier Diversity Manager

Travis Spencer

Ford Motor Company

Head of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion

Buyer of the Year Nominees

ANU Sehgal

Ford Motor Company

Purchasing Manager, Construction

Brian Lloyd

Ford Motor Company

Interior Manager

Bryson Batiato

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors

Buyer

Evan Crahen

National Fuel

Senior Manager/Purchasing

Fred Koshen

Comerica Bank

VP Sourcing Manager

Jason Oldani

Ford Motor Company

Interior buyer

Joanne Flemming

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors

Buyer

Jordan Evers

Adient US LLC

Commodity Manager Purchasing

Maureen Schwartz

Stellantis

Global Manager, Ams & Information Technology Services

Nerisha Wright

TOYOTA

Sr. Analyst - Indirect Purchasing

Corporation of the Year Nominees

Barton Malow Company

Construction

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Healthcare

Comerica Bank

Financial & Insurance Services

DTE Energy

Petrochemical & Energy Utilities

Ford Motor Company

Manufacturing/Automotive

General Motors

Automotive OEM

Kelly Service

Professional Services & Staffing

Stellantis

Automotive OEM

TOYOTA

Automotive OEM

Walbridge

Construction

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interior Systems Co., Ltd

Manufacturing/Automotive

Executive of the Year Nominees

Dante Crockett

Ford Motor Company

Chief Engineer

Dawn Gontko

Ford Motor Company

Director- Indirect Supply Chain

James Bos

Yanfeng International

Vice President, Global Procurement

Jeffrey Morrison

General Motors

Vice President Global Purchasing and Supply Chain

Kenneth Mathies

AAA

Vice President Diversity and Inclusion

Marlo Vitous

Stellantis

Sr. Vice President, North America Purchasing and Supply Chain

Marvin Washington

Stellantis

Senior Vice President - Electrical, Electronics and Modules Purchasing

Robert Young

Toyota Motor North America

Senior Manager Supplier Diversity Purchasing Development

Teresa Thiele

Stellantis

Senior Vice President - Global Purchasing Programs

Valencia Stoudamire

Henry Ford Health Systems

VP Supplier Diversity

Jaspreet Singh

DTE

Director

Tracy Joshua

Kellogg

Vice President - External Supply Chain

Gloria Oldani

Comerica

Chief Procurement Officer

MBE Luminary of the Year Nominees

Brenda Oldhan

RAM Insurance & Financial Services

CEO Owner

David Burnley

Devon Industrial Group

CEO and President

Denise Everett

GTA, Ltd. (Global Technology Associates, Ltd.)

CEO/Partner

Jim Roberts

Jim Roberts Enterprises, LLC

CEO

Leon C. Richardson

The Chemico Group

Founder, President and CEO

Lisa Wilmore

The Wilmore Agency

President & CEO

Sylvester Hester

LM Manufacturing

President/CEO/Owner

Varchasvi Shankar

V2Soft

President & CEO

Volunteer of the Year Nominees

Travis Spencer

Ford Motor Company

Head of Supplier Diversity

Jim Roberts

Jim Roberts Enterprises, LLC

CEO

Jennifer Good

American Axle Manufacturing

Sr. Mgr. Supplier Relations, Compliance & Diversity

Karl Stephens

Call Center For Hire LLC

Owner/CEO

Taryn Sulkes

Eagle Specialties, LLC

President

Jacquie Munson-Gaines

JMG Connects

President & CEO

Therissa Allen

Nippon Seiki NA

Diversity, Inclusion & Sustainability Manager

CHRISTAN WASHINGTON

STELLANTIS

MANAGER - SUSPENSIONS, CASTINGS & BEARINGS

MARISSA DECOOK

STELLANTIS

BUYER - WEATHERSTRIPS, SEALING, INTERIOR, TRIM & COCKPIT

James Bos

Yanfeng International

Vice President, Global Procurement

Supplier of the Year Class I Nominees

Data Analytics Technology Advantage

Eagle Specialties

Jim Roberts Enterprises, LLC

Supplier of the Year Class II Nominees

CorrPak

Digital Detroit Media (DDM)

Duren Resources Inc.

Full View Productions

IPS Technology Services

PCE Monarch

Saanvi Technologies LLC

VMX International

Supplier of the Year Class III Nominees

AMBE

Arrow Strategies

Computech Corporation

Milagro Packaging, LLC

Reliance One

Roy Smith Company

StateLine

TGI Direct

V2Soft Inc

WalkerHealthcareIT

w3r consulting (webrunners)

Supplier of the Year Class IV Nominees

ACRO Staffing Services

Choctaw-Kaul Distribution Company

Detroit Automotive Tech

Chemico

DEVON INDUSTRIAL GROUP, LLC.

Diversified Chemical Technologies, Inc.

EWIE

Hollingsworth Logistics Group, LLC.

Renaissance Global Logistics

SEEL, LLC

Systems Technology Group

SystRAND

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