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Government purchasing agents and Small Business Resource partners are highly encouraged to participate as exhibitors.  Vendor booths are FREE to government buyers and covers two attendees per agency and their meals.  Additional attendees will need to register as a small business attendee at $35.00 per person.
 
Small businesses will not be allowed to participate as exhibitors unless as part of a Host Sponsorship.  Please see sponsorship page for information.
 
Please contact Jennifer Whittington, Contract Assistance Specialist for the NW LA PTAC, at 318-677-2530 or jennifer@shreveportchamber.org for questions or more information.

Online registration is CLOSED!!

 
 
Speakers and Exhibitors:
 

Louisiana Economic Development (LED)

Pat Witty, Director of Community Competitiveness & Small Business Services


U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command

 Anita Jackson, Director of Small Business


Barksdale Air Force Base

Brenda Russo, Director of Business Operations

  Small Business Specialist at 2d Contracting Squadron


Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)

Magaly Colon, Services Business Manager


U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Jo Anne Lawrence, Deputy District Director


Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Jeri Bird, Small Business Advocate

 Small Business Development Programs


General Services Administration (GSA)

Tony Gregg, Regional Office Small Business Utilization


NW LA Procurement Technical Assistance Center

 PTAC staff


LA Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Dana Cawthon, Regional Director

Linda Conwill, Business Consultant


Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce

 Chamber staff


Caddo Parish Commission

Valerie Jamison Gunn, Purchasing Manager

Darlene Cooper, Buyer


Caddo Parish Schools

Lisa Stringer Lloyd, Director of Purchasing


Bossier Parish Schools

Jack Adger, Chief of Procurement

Debbie Henry, Buyer ~ Paula Parker, Buyer

Jennifer Weaver, Buyer


Veterans Affairs

Travis Sippel, Branch Chief

Project Legacy, New Orleans-NCO 16


Women's Business Enterprise Council South (WBEC South)

Kelli Mayon, Program and Service Manager


U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE Vicksburg)

Demetric Erwin, Deputy for Small Business Programs


US DOT Small Business Resource Center (SBTRC)

Tony Arps, Project Director-Gulf Region


CHRISTUS Health, Irving, TX

Contracting & Resource Utilization Supply Chain Management

Timothy Martin, CMRP, Mgr. Supplier Diversity


Small Business Development Center (SBDC ULM)

 Virendra Chhikara, State Director

Rande Kessler, Regional Director


Louisiana Dept. of Transportation & Development

Remy Graves, DBE Certification Program Manager

Kandy Fly


SCORE

Tonia Askins, District Director


City of Shreveport

Karen Barnes, Fair Share Coordinator


Southern University Shreveport Louisiana Business Incubator (SUSLA)

Darrin Dixon, Workforce Development Coordinator


Minority Supplier Institute (MSI)

Jeffery Thomas

Sandra Smallwood


U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Dametra Baker, Contract Program Manager


Louisiana State Licensing Board For Contractors

Bobby Abraham, Regional Supervisor


Shreveport Regional Airport

Bill Cooksey, Deputy Director of Airports 


U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Earl Randall, III, Housing RSF Field Coordinator

Crystal Jones-Taylor, Sr. Mgmt. Analyst

 Housing RSF Team Leader


Wieland-Davco Corporation

Charley Kingery


Certus Direct, LLC

John Lomax















































  The Northwest Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center is a joint initiative of the Defense Logistics Agency and the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce.