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OLLIE GARRETT
President of Tabor 100
Steve Lee is Tabor's
Unseen Hero
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Meet and Greet
Kick Off
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2016 Gala
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Crystal Eagle
Awardees
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October 2016
Dear Tabor Members,
When I first became President of Tabor 100, we
wondered “would it always be this way”. It can be
easy for us to doubt and think the worst. And as
difficult as change can be, we have to let go of the
past and embrace the future. We have worked to do
just that. We have worked to break down barriers
and create the change that allows this community to
seize opportunities today and tomorrow.
Hard work, getting ready, being prepared and
‘Getting in the Game’ are all part of being ready to
“Seize Opportunities”. Just look around you!! There
is so much opportunity in this City, this county and in
the State of Washington!
As we look to the future, I am reminded of the great
Wayne Gretzky. When he was asked about the secret
to his success he would respond…..”A good hockey
player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player
plays where the puck is going to be.”
Do you know where the opportunities are? Will you
be ready to seize the opportunities that are coming?
We have to look beyond today and look towards the
future. There’s opportunity out there. Link Light Rail,
Sounder Train, STExpress, Seattle Tunnel Partners,
and the waterfront to name just a few.
Are you ready? Are you ready to seize the
opportunities that are out there?
In closing, keep living by faith and not by sight, let us
not become weary of doing good.
Thank you to the attendees, donors and
volunteers of the 17TH
Annual Gala.
You can still contribute at www.Tabor100.org
and clicking on the “DONATE” tab. Your support
is very much appreciated!

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2016 CRYSTAL EAGLE AWARDEES
1. Community Leadership Award: Frank Lemos
2. Outstanding Leadership Award: Joanne
Harrell
3. Social Equity Leadership Award: Nick Brown
4. Emerging Leader Award: K. Wyking Garrett
5. Lifetime Achievement Award: John Franklin
6. Lady of Valor Award: Senator Maria Cantwell
7. Economic Development: The Breakfast
Group
8. Surprise Award: Steve Lee
All Gala photos were taken by Flyright Photography.

3. ► ► 2016 Captain of Industry Gala Photos
All photos are by Flyright Photography

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DiscoverU is an initiative created by the nonprofit
Road Map Project. Worksite tours will be offered
at companies like Alaska Airlines, Amazon and
Expedia. The executives scheduled to visit
schools include Ray Conner, CEO of Boeing
Commercial Airplanes; Brad Tilden, CEO
of Alaska Airlines; Phyllis Campbell, Pacific
Northwest chairman for JP Morgan Chase; Dara
Khosrowshahi, CEO of Expedia; and Lucy Helm,
general counsel of Starbucks.
The initiative aims to help students learn more
about the careers available to them in the region.
The effort covers Seattle and six other King
County school districts: Auburn, Federal Way,
Highline, Kent, Renton, and Tukwila.
For the first time, DiscoverU has partnered
with Challenge Seattle, a group of CEOs from
the region’s largest companies. Along with the
executive visits to schools, employee teams will
also visit classrooms, after-school programs and
other community centers.
This is a segment from the Education Lab series
written by Paige Cornwell in the Seattle Times. It
points out some of the work being done in the area
to create awareness around education—as well
as demonstrating ways for people in the business
community to be engaged with students.
Hats off to the Road Map Project, for again moving
forward with innovative ways to have students
connect with CEOs. Give the students a way to see
and talk to people they may hear about – but rarely
have the chance to meet. Talk to them about their
work, and how they got there. Makes it easier for
young students to see themselves in similar roles
someday.
For the CEOs, these efforts are in their own best
interests. In the state, we are short on knowledge
workers by 20,000 to 30,000+ people – depending
on who you ask. Read that again. Our region is a
hotbed of these jobs – but the tech/knowledge fields
are also pretty short on people of color as part of
the workforce. Quite the disconnect, when I think
about it, as many of the positions are being filled by
people from outside the region and the state. We
don’t grow them here at home in anywhere near
the numbers required. Looks to me like a huge
opportunity.
Tabor 100 is involved in an array of education efforts,
including scholarships, Early Learning, HS student
support efforts, education advocacy, Saturday
education classes, CAD training for high school
students, and representation in other work, too. The
need is great – but getting involved may well work
towards solving some of your staffing shortages, as
well. Consider it part of the workforce development
we need to build a solid workforce – not just for
those CEOs – but for you and your business.
If you’re interested in helping out, get ahold of me:
education@tabor100.org.
KEVIN WASHINGTON
Education Chair
► ► CEOs Join Effort to Help Students Learn About Careers
K. WYKING GARRETT is a serial social entrepreneur and recognized
change agent. He has designed programs and initiatives that catalyze, mobilize
and activate communities for sustainable social impact. He is the chief
strategist for the Africatown Seattle community development initiative and has
been a co-catalyst for several community development ventures including
Umoja PEACE Center, Hack The CD, Black Dot and Africatown Center for
Education Innovation. A Geekwire 2016 "Geek Of The Year" award winner and
recipient of the 2014 Center for Ethical Leadership Legacy Leadership Award,
Wyking is also an inaugural member of the Seattle Music Commission.

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John Franklin, Senior Vice President for HDR
Engineering at the company’s Bellevue, Washington
office was honored on September 30, 2016 as Tabor
100’s Lifetime Achievement Crystal Eagle Awardee.
He is the 11th recipient of the award.
As an association of entrepreneurs and business
advocates, Tabor 100 is committed to serving the
African American community through educational
excellence, economic power, and social equity.
The organization’s 17th Annual Gala on September
30, 2016 focused on the theme “Seizing the
Opportunity,” and underscored Tabor 100’s positive
and strategic impact on the growth of Washington
State’s small and diverse business community.
Mr. Franklin was nominated for the Lifetime
Achievement award because of his own commitment
to service through his professional career. As a
recipient of the award, John joins past honorees
such as Senator Rosa Franklin, former Sound Transit
CEO Joni Earl, and The Matt Talbot Center Director
Gregory G. Alex.
Tabor Member Regina Glenn commented, “Not only
is John a brilliant strategist and caring professional,
but he has no limit to his patience and dedication to
the enhancement to the business community, and
embracing diverse talent in our community.”
The Crystal Eagle Award Program was founded
in 2002, for the purpose of recognizing those
community leaders, contractors and Tabor members
who have contributed to the business development
of the African American, minority and women-owned
businesses, as well as community leaders in the
Pacific Northwest. The first awards were presented
in 2003.
John Franklin’s profound efforts to support and grow
the diversity of the Seattle-area business community
speak volumes, and receiving this Lifetime
Achievement award highlights his professional
successes. Tabor 100’s advocacy for the local
business community is mirrored in John Franklin’s
own professional and personal commitment to the
vibrant growth and diversification of the greater
Seattle region.
► ► John Franklin Honored as Tabor 100’s Lifetime Achievement
Crystal Eagle Award Winner
John Franklin pictured with Bonnie Olson, Regina Glenn, Suzanne Arkle, and guests from Tabor 100’s 17th Annual Gala.
WELCOME NEW TABOR MEMBERS!
• Bob Colasurdo
• Dontel Ball
• Rom McNeil, Ron McNeil Brand Ambassador
• Teresa Bernsten
• Eric Booker
• Aisha Jallow
• Abdul Yusuf, FF and J Consulting

6. BY EDSON ZAVALA
On September 9, 2016, Tabor sponsored its first
of five ‘Meet and Greet’ events with the City of
Seattle. The program, held in City Hall, featured
contracting opportunities with the “Move Seattle”
levy-funded projects and provided a forum for
networking between approximately 30 minority and
women business owners and Seattle Department of
Transportation staff and prime contractors.
Edson Zavala and Anthony Burnett, Tabor board
members, welcomed and facilitated the event.
The next ‘Meet and Greet’ event is scheduled for
Friday, October 7, 2016, and will focus on engineering
opportunities with the City of Seattle. Future meet
and greet events will be held on a monthly basis
and will feature topics such as technology, housing
projects, as well as capital projects.
In addition to the meet & greets, TABOR 100 will
host four workshops in the coming months to
focus on specific minority communities with an
emphasis on how to do business with the City of
Seattle. These workshops are especially tailored for
emerging immigrant and refugee firms who would like
information on how to prepare for future, upcoming
City of Seattle contracting opportunities in all
industries and sectors.
For more information on future Tabor ‘Meet
and Greets,’ contact Anthony Burnett at
businessdevelopment@tabor100.org, or Edson
Zavala at economicdevelopment@tabor100.org.
They will forward you a link to register online for
future Tabor events.
► ► Tabor Kicks Off ‘Meet and Greet’ for City of Seattle
Opportunities

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► ► Steve Lee is Tabor's "Unseen Hero" at the Gala
Every year
we surprise
an "unseen
hero" with a
Crystal Eagle
Award. An
unseen hero
is someone
who works
behind the
scenes to
protect and
advance our
communitity's success. This year's awardee is Steve
Lee for all of his efforts in Social Equity Leadership.
Steve Lee, a committed public servant, has
more than 30 years as a facilitator, mediator,
and collaboration specialist. He has led civic
engagement efforts on behalf of federal, state, and
local governments throughout the country and is a
skilled facilitator, mediator and teacher. He has held
positions at the White House, National Association of
Counties, Oregon Legislature, Metro (Portland, OR),
National Institute for Dispute Resolution and AARP.
Educated as an urban and regional planner, he
has focused on the natural and built environment,
land use, sustainability, environmental justice,
transportation, climate change, negotiation, and
conflict management. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
in Communication from the University of the District
of Columbia and Master of Urban and Regional
Planning degree from George Washington University.
His roots in the Pacific Northwest run deep. He grew
up in Portland and has many fond memories of
summers spent in Seattle at his grandparents home
in the Central District - the same home his mother
lived in when she graduated from Garfield High
School.
He returned to the northwest to serve Seattle under
the leadership of Mayor Ed Murray as a senior policy
advisor in the mayor’s Office of Policy and Innovation.
In the Mayor’s office he focuses on general
government, immigrants and refugees, workforce,
children’s environmental health, and seniors.

8. THE TABOR 100 BOARD
President: Ollie Garrett
President@Tabor100.org
Vice President: Brian Sims
VP@Tabor100.org
Treasurer: Anita DeMahy
Treasurer@Tabor100.org
Secretary: Sherlita Kennedy
Secretary@Tabor100.org
Membership: Sharlene Spencer
Membership@Tabor100.org
Education: Kevin C. Washington
Education@Tabor100.org
Public Affairs: Henry Yates
PublicAffairs@Tabor100.org
Economic Development: Edson Zavala
EconomicDevelopment@Tabor100.org
Government Affairs: Jamila Johnson
GovernmentAffairs@Tabor100.org
Fund Development: OPEN POSITION
FundDevelopment@Tabor100.org
Business Development: Anthony Burnett
BusinessDev@Tabor100.org
TABOR 100 OFFICE
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
Nov 4: IT Meet and Greet. Seattle Municipal Tower 700 5th
Ave, Seattle from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Dec 10: Tabor's Nov / Dec Holiday General Meeting at the
Central Area Senior Center from 10 a.m. until noon. This is a
Members-Only meeting!
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Education Committee meets after the Tabor General
Meeting, the last Saturday of the month from 12 p.m. to
2 p.m. at The Central.
Please contact any of the Chair’s for more
information about their committee.

9. City Purchasing and Contracting Services
Director: Nancy Locke, Nancy.Locke@seattle.gov
City Purchasing and Contracting Services
With Nancy Locke a new grandma and a long drive from Seattle, you might see less of Nancy at Tabor meetings
and more of her team - Carmen Kucinski, Miguel Beltran and Aleanna Kondelis team closely with Nancy to ensure
we help you with access, disputes, and ideas. We also work with direction from Javier Valdez and Steve Lee, who
ensure the Mayor directs the Citywide WMBE effort. Javier manages issues, the Mayor’s WMBE Advisory Committee
and provides access for you directly into the Mayor’s Office.
Comments to Construction Contract Boilerplate
We encourage you to comment and suggest changes to the City’s proposed construction contract boilerplate
template. We have heard from you previously on some of the things that we can improve for WMBE firms, but your
support is still important. Email Aleanna (Aleanna.Kondelis@seattle.gov) and/or attend the workshop that we set up
just for your input:
Friday, November 4, 2016 at the
Seattle Municipal Tower, Room 4050/4060,
700 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA
From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Prompt Pay
CPCS announced and rolled out contract changes that require primes to pay small subs within 30 days, regardless
of owner payment. You need to help us enforce this provision; please contact CPCS (Aleanna Kondelis, Miguel
Beltran, Carmen Kucinski or Nancy Locke) if you need assistance with receiving your payment. Older contracts will
not have this provision; this applies to newer and future contracts.
City of Seattle WMBE News – October 2016

10. The City of Seattle recognizes that cash flow is a particular concern for our smallest companies, as well as for
women- and minority-owned firms that often experience barriers. The City also recognizes that the traditional pay
structure puts such subcontractors at the end of the payment process, waiting for owners to pay the primes and
primes to pay top-tier subs before lower tier subcontractors receive payment.
The City has therefore instituted, by contract, requirements that will assure prompt payment to subcontractors and
subconsultants, within 30 days, and the City’s Inclusion Plan program encourages prime contractors to offer business
strategies to assist with cash flow. The City has also made an equal commitment to assure prompt payment to our
primes, and we monitor payment dates as performance requirements of City project managers.
Disadvantaged firms covered under the City’s prompt pay requirement include:
• Firms registered as a Women- or Minority-Owned Business in the City Online Business Directory.
• Firms certified as Small Business Concern by King County.
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprises of any definition certified by the state of Washington.
• Women- or Minority-Owned Business Enterprises as certified by the state of Washington.
• Small Business Concern firms certified by the state of Washington.
The following provides a summary of these prompt pay provisions, which are contractual rights and obligations for
all primes and subs on City contracts, and a summary of the Inclusion Plan cash flow strategies.
If there are questions or a firm needs help resolving disputes around these provisions, please call Miguel Beltran
(206-684-4525) or Carmen Kucinski (206-684-0188).
1. Prompt Payment to Subcontractors
By contract, the City requires every contractor of any tier to pay our disadvantaged firms (as defined above)
within 30 calendar days for invoiced work satisfactorily completed or materials delivered. All primes must allow
invoices to be submitted at least every 30 days and must provide sufficient instruction to ensure accurate and
properly prepared invoices. This is a requirement that is irrespective of owner payment to the prime. All other
subcontractors must be paid for appropriate work no later than 10 working days of receipt of a progress
payment from the City.
Monitoring through B2GNow online portal
The City will monitor compliance with this provision. Failure of a prime to comply with this provision may result
in breach of contract, withholding invoice payments to the prime or other contractual enforcement mechanisms.
The City requires prime contractors and every contractor of any tier to report all payments to its subcontractors
on a monthly basis using the online portal B2Gnow. All subcontractors are also responsible for verifying and
confirming payment data received from the prime contractor or any other contractor with lower tiers.
2. Cash flow strategies in the WMBE Inclusion Plan
The City is committed to enforcing the good faith efforts that primes commit to at time of bid. For public works
construction projects with an engineer estimate of $300,000 or more, all bidders must submit an Inclusion
Plan, which defines and demonstrates the bidder’s commitment to make good faith efforts to utilize WMBE
businesses. Nearly every such plan has guaranteed disadvantaged subcontractors (defined above) both of
the following business strategies:
a) Early Retainage Release: Any prime contractor and sub-tier prime contractor will release retainage held
for the subcontractor within 30 days of acceptance of the work performed by the qualified subcontractor.
b) Advance Mobilization Pay: The prime contractor and every sub-tier contractor shall advance 10 percent
of the specified and agreed upon mobilization costs that were identified by line item within the
subcontractor bid to each qualified firm at least five days in advance of the mobilization event.
SUBCONTRACTOR RIGHTS AND
PRIME CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

11. Escalating issues or special needs Nancy Locke at 206-684-8903
WMBE Compliance Miguel Beltran at 206-684-4525
Construction Contracting Aleanna Kondelis at 206-684-4542
City Purchasing Pam Tokunaga at 206-233-7114
Special Assistant to the Mayor Javier Valdez at 206-684-5584
Department WMBE Contacts
Office of Arts and Culture Sheila Moss at 206-233-7016
Office of City Auditor Melissa Alderson at 206-386-4168
Seattle Civil Service Commission Jennifer Greenlee at 206-233-7118
Seattle Community Police Commission Fe’ Lopez at 206-684-5175
Department of Education and Early Learning Donnie Grabowski at 206-233-2603
Department of Information Technology Ann Kelson at 206-684-0539
Department of Neighborhoods Grace Dygico at 206-684-0466
Department of Planning and Development Denise Campbell at 206-386-4035
Finance and Administrative Services Miguel Beltran at 206-684-4525
Seattle Employees Retirement System Deontrae Sherrard at 206-615-1431
Seattle Department of Human Resources Solomon Alemayehu at 206-733-9175
Human Services Department Abdiwali Mohamed at 206-684-4167
Law Department Dana Anderson at 206-684-7761
Legislative Department Eric Ishino at 206-684-8141
Seattle Public Library Jay Donahue at 206-684-7410
Department of Education and Early Learning Donnie Graboski at 206-233-2603
Municipal Court John Kerr at 206-684-8274
Office of Economic Development Amanda Allen at 206-684-8894
Office of Hearing Examiner Patricia Cole at 206-615-1570
Office of Intergovernmental Relations Jasmin Weaver at 206-684-8208
Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Cuc Vu at 206-727-8515
Office of Sustainability and Environment Jeanie Boawn at 206-615-0817
Seattle Parks and Recreation Sue Goodwin at 206-615-0374
Seattle Police Department Valarie Anderson at 206-733-9315
Seattle Police Pension Fund Dan Oliver at 206-386-1289
Seattle City Light Kara Williams at 206- 684-3641
Seattle Department of Transportation Edson Zavala at 206-684-7949
Seattle Center Ned Dunn at 206-684-7212
Seattle Fire Department Travis Taylor at 206-733-9458
Seattle Firefighters Pension Board Steven Brown at 206-625-4355
Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Wayne Barnett at 206-684-8577
Seattle Office for Civil Rights Brenda Anibarro at 206-684-4514
Seattle Public Utilities Michael Davis at 206-733-9155
Your City WMBE Team

12. The Crystal Eagle Award Program was founded
in 2002, for the purpose of recognizing those
community leaders, contractors and Tabor
members who have contributed to the business
development of the African American, minority and
women-owned businesses, as well as community
leaders in the Pacific Northwest. The first awards
were presented in 2003.
The Crystal Eagle symbolizes strength, vision, and
determination and represents the highest level of
recognition and appreciation that our organization
can bestow. There are two categories of Crystal
Eagle awards:
1. Community members (external awards)
2. Tabor 100 members (internal awards) The
internal award for Tabor 100 members is for
Outstanding Service.
Candidates are nominated for awards through The
Tabor 100 committee structure, ratified by The Tabor
100 Board of Directors, and approved by the general
membership.
2015 "STAY FOCUSED ON THE GOAL"
• Lifetime Achievement: Joni Earl
• Social Equity Leadership: Ed B. Murray
• Business Leadership: Lance Randall
• Community Leadership: Lyle Quasim
• Education Excellence: Erin Jones
• Government Relations: Shaunta Hyde
• Tabor Legacy Hall of Fame: Calvin Saunders
• Surprise Award of Recognition: Bruce Harrell
• Business Development: Lydig Construction
2014 "GET IN THE GAME"
• Lifetime Achievement: Gregory K. Alex
• Social Equity Leadership: Sally Clark
• Business Leadership: Pearl Leung
• Community Leadership: Estela Ortega
• Education Excellence: Trish Dziko
• Government Relations: U.S. Congressman
Adam Smith
• Legacy Hall of Fame: Cos Roberts
• Outstanding Leadership: Michael Maverick
• Business Development: CDM Smith
2013 "MOVING FORWARD IN UNITY"
• Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Bill Bradford
• Economic Development: Sandy Hanks
• Economic Development: Seattle Chamber
• Community Leadership: Bruce Harrell
• Education Excellence: David Bley
• Business Development: Chris Hansen
• Business Development: Chris Liu
• Tabor 100 Legacy Hall of Fame: Leonard
Simpson
2012 "RISING ABOVE IT ALL"
• Lifetime Achievement: Tom Dixon
• Economic Development: Mayor Mike McGinn
• Economic Development: John Berdes
► ► A Tribute to Past Gala Awardees

13. • Community Relations: Rev. R.L. Manaway, Sr.
• Education Excellence: Doreen Cato
• Government Relations: Rep. Eric Pettigrew
• Tabor 100 Legacy Hall of Fame: Fred Maxie
• Surprise Award of Recognition: Nancy Locke
2011 "THE LEGACY CONTINUES"
• Lifetime Achievement: Senator George
Fleming
• Economic Development: Deputy Mayor
Darryl Smith
• Community Relations: Dave Gandara
• Education Excellence: Dr. Shelia Lange
• Government Relations Award: George Allen
• Social Equity: Marilyn Strickland
• Tabor 100 Legacy Hall of Fame Award: Donald
King
2010 "VISION TAKES FLIGHT"
• Lifetime Achievement: Bill Burton
• Lifetime Achievement: Richard McIver
• Educational Achievement: George Griffin
• Economic Achievement: Leslie Jones
• Public Affairs: Emory Thomas, Jr.
2009 "CHANGING DREAMS TO
REALITY"
• Lifetime Achievement: Senator Rosa Franklin
• Economic Development: Jim Thomas,
Community Capital
• Community Relations: Dr. Constance Rice
• Education Excellence: Dr. Mona Bailey
• Business Development: Bobby Forch
• Business Development: Cynthia Cooper
• Public Affairs: Eddie Rye
2008 "POWER THROUGH UNIFYING
COMMUNITIES"
• Lifetime Achievement: Bob Watt
• Economic Development: Steve Leahy
• Community Leadership: Nate Miles
• Community Leadership: Debbie Bird
• Business Development: Nancy Locke
• Business Development: Grace Crunican
• Educational Leadership: Cal Shirley
2007 "SOCIALIZE, APPETIZE &
RECOGNIZE"
• Community Service: Roberto Maestas
• Economic Development: Steve Reynolds
• Educational Excellence: Dr. Quintard Taylor
• International Leadership: Ralph Munro
• Social Equity Award: Ruby Jones
2006 "CELEBRATION FOR DIVERSITY"
• Educational Excellence: Thelma Jackson
• Community Service: James Kelly
• Public Affairs: Frank Blethen
• Legislative Action: Fred Stephens
• Economic Development: John Franklin
2005 "NEW CONNECTIONS FOR OUR
DIRECTION"
• Education: Dr. Thaddeus H. Spratlen
• Community Service: Karl Ege
• Public Affairs: Robert Jeffrey, Jr.
• Legislative Achievement: Lenny Wilkins
• International Leadership: Ethiopian Prime
Minister Meles Zenawi
• Economic Development: Reverend Samuel B.
McKinney
2004 "ELEMENTS OF CHANGE"
• Lifetime Achievement: Ernestine Anderson
• Community Builder: Steve Boyer
• Legislative Action: Velma Veloria
• Economic Development: Herm McKinney
• Education Excellence: Michael Verchot