Welcoming of DEAN E.BENNETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MWBE NEW YORK STATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Welcoming of DEAN E. BENNETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MWBE NEW YORK STATE

“What Gets Measured, Gets Done!”

NEW YORK, NY -- On Wednesday July 20, 2011, Johnson Edman Advertising planned a catered reception at the Metropolitan Pavilion to welcome Dean E. Bennett as the new Executive Director for the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC).

As Executive Director, Mr. Bennett overseas all procurement opportunities throughout New York State for new and current M/WBE companies that would like the chance to do business with the State. The key objectives for the ESDC is to encourage and assist vendors with the certification process that will open doors for minority and women owned businesses. This was made possible by the Executive Law Article 15-A proposed by Mark O’ Luck, Chief Executive Officer at Spectrum P.CC.

Prior to joining ESDC, Mr. Dean Bennett was the President/CEO of J.K. Bennett and Associates, Inc. (JKB), a New York-based management consulting firm that specializes in business development, supplier diversity management, government relations and securing procurement opportunities in the public and private sector.

Before establishing his firm, Mr. Bennett served as Vice President of Business Development and Supplier Diversity Initiatives at AVournou Construction Management Group (AVCMG) on Long Island, NY. At AVCMG, he was responsible for generating business opportunities and responding to government RFP/RFQs as well as privately funded projects.

Mr. Dean Bennett also served as Director of Equal Employment Opportunity and Deputy Director for the Office of Minority Affairs for Nassau County, where he oversaw M/WBE outreach and compliance for over 40 different government agencies. Within the scope of his responsibilities, Dean also served as the project manager of the first Disparity Study in the history.

Mr. Bennett has a Business Management/Economics degree from Hofstra University as well as a Masters of Science in Human Resources from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University.

Mr. Bennett resides in Baldwin, New York with his wife and two children.

Special Thanks To Our Event Sponsors:

Northeast Brooklyn Housing and Development Corporation, Manhattan Stratergy Group, Armand Group, Argrette&Associates, Park Avenue Building an RoofingSupply, Penda Akin INC., Benchmark Title Agency LLC, The Caymitte Group and What’s Your Event. 

For More Information Contact: Jea Edman

Johnson Edman Advertising, Inc

114 West 47th Street, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10036

service@johnsonedman.com

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