Announcing New Tabor 100 Board Members General Meeting Photos courtesy of Flyright Productions

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August 2018
Message from the President
Tabor 100 is about to host its 19th Annual
Gala. Our organization has been
advocating for African-American and other
minority business owners since 1998.
Keep the evening of Friday, September
14th locked in your calendar and make sure you’re
at the Waterfront Marriott at 5:30 p.m. to support
the critical work we are doing.
The Gala is more than just a chance to get
together and socialize. It is a key fundraising and
networking opportunity for the organization and our
members. We routinely have those who make
significant policy decisions daily in our ranks of
“guests” as well as panelists. Last year, we
featured Governor Inslee, Congressman Adam
Smith and City Attorney Pete Holmes in a panel
discussion. This year, we will have prominent
African-American attorneys, old school and new
school, debating and discussing issues of the day.
This panel of accomplished legal minds will talk
candidly about what they see in a very volatile
political and legal environment for minority
businesses and minority people in Seattle and the
nation at large.
In a nod to the youth in our ranks, we will present
several young people with scholarships to ensure
they are able to pursue higher education. It
is our goal to never forget the contributions
that education, our educators and our
students have made to the betterment of
our community and we intend to recognize
many in the education arena throughout the
night.
This year’s Gala is special. We are working very
hard to launch the Tabor 100 Economic and
Empowerment Center (EEC) which we want to
serve as a central “place of prosperity” for the
many minority businesses in our region. Much of
the funding we take in from our live and silent
auctions, dessert dash and general contributions,
will go to the EEC effort. By Gala time next year,
we will be touting the accomplishments of that
Center and want you to be a part of making it
successful.
We need Gala auction contributions, more
sponsors and table captains and volunteers. I urge
you to be a part of this incredible event. If you’re
interested in helping in any way contact Pearl
Leung Gala@Tabor100.org or me at or
President@Tabor100.org.
I look forward to seeing you on September 14!
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ACT-S0
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Tabor Board
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July 2018 General Meeting

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The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
Successful small businesses led by minorities,
women and veterans help make our economy
and communities more resilient and improve
the quality of life for everyone.
The Washington State Department of
Enterprise Services oversees state purchasing
policy for goods and services, including
managing master contracts used by state
agencies and local governments. The agency is
committed to inclusion and plays a major role in
how the state moves forward to include small
and diverse businesses in the procurement
processes.
Introducing three new members of the
Enterprise Services team who are helping to
lead the agency on its crucial journey of
continual improvement, diversity, equity and
inclusion.
Emily Beck
Emily Beck is the Chief Operating Officer at
Enterprise Services. She is on the agency’s
Corporate Council and serves as a leader and
key advisor for several agency assistant
directors and their business lines. She joined
Enterprise Services in September 2017 as
Director of Human Resources. She worked in
both HR and business operations in the private
sector, supporting operational supply chain field
teams as well as corporate HR teams at Target
for 11 years.
“My passion for the work I do derives from a
desire to leave everything better than I found it,
to make a positive difference with my time and
efforts,” Emily said. “…I am a firm believer that
we are all the same, we just have different jobs,
none more important than the other, and we are
only as successful as the person who had the
worst day.”
Emily earned a bachelor’s degree in English
from Bethel University. She is an avid foodie,
and enjoys hiking and exploring the state with
her husband and children.
Kendrick Stewart
Kendrick Stewart joined Enterprise Services in
June as Human Resources Director. He serves
on the agency’s Corporate Council and leads its
Human Resources Team. He has worked for
the state for nearly 19 years, with previous
leadership roles at the Department of
Commerce, the Department of Social and
Health Services and the Employment Security
Department
“A theme going back to when I was a social
worker, and every job I’ve had since then, was
a focus on individual and team development,”
he said. “It’s building rapport and establishing
relationships – that’s really the engine that
drives the work.”
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The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
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Kendrick earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal
Arts from Colorado State University and a
master’s degree in Executive Public
Administration from the University of Washington.
He enjoys spending time with family and friends,
traveling, hiking, dancing and playing basketball.
He has two grown children and a 4-year-old
grandson.
Eci Ameh
Eci Ameh began in June as Enterprise Services’
Assistant Director for the Contracts and
Procurement Division.
Originally from Nigeria, Eci is a proud member of
the Idoma Tribe. She is an attorney who has
dedicated much of her career to examining the
impact of laws, policies and practices on
communities of color. Most recently, she served
as the Department of Commerce’s Chief Legal
Officer. She led Commerce’s Diverse Spend
Project, which was designed to collect data on the
agency’s pass-through spending with minority-,
women- and veteran-owned businesses. She has
also served as the Statewide Racial
Disproportionality Manager for DSHS Children’s
Administration, and the Statewide
Communications Administrator for DSHS
Economic Services Administration.
“I’m really passionate about equity in state
government,” she said, noting that Enterprise
Services plays a critical role in advancing
Washington’s equity goals.
Eci earned a Juris Doctor degree from the
University of San Francisco School of Law, and a
bachelor’s degree in Law, Society and Justice
from the University of Washington. In her free
time, she enjoys working on half-finished art
projects, cooking Nigerian food and performing
with a Polynesian dance group.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Darling Nava,
Darling Nava Consulting
David Hackney,
Self-Employed

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Seattle ACT-SO Students Travel to San Antonio!!
By: Kevin C. Washington
Now that we’ve got you hooked – we’ll give you a
little background and context:
What is ACT-SO? -- the NAACP's Afro-Academic,
Cultural, Technological and Scientific
Olympics (ACT-SO). It’s a yearlong achievement
program designed to recruit, stimulate, and
encourage high academic and cultural
achievement among African-American high school
students. The national program relies on
community volunteers and business leaders to
serve as mentors and coaches in promoting
academic and artistic excellence among students
of African-American decent.
By providing an arena where students strive to
excel in the sciences, arts and humanities,
ACT-SO equips its participants with the skills to
live meaningful lives. To participate in ACT-SO
you need to be a high school student in grades
9-12, and meet the following criteria:
• African-American descent
• Enrolled in grades 9-12
• Be a citizen of the United States
ACT-SO recruits students annually and conducts
annual Academic Olympic competitions in NAACP
Branches throughout the country. First place local
winners then compete with youth from other cities
at the National ACT-SO finals held during the Na-
tional Convention. ACT-SO Olympics includes 26
categories of competition across 5 categories:
Humanities, Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing
Arts, and Business.
Under the able and long-time leadership of
Carolyn Riley-Payne, Chair of Seattle King County
ACT-SO, another team of Seattle students were
preparing to head off to San Antonio, TX for the
2018 Olympics Finals. Though in June, we were
informed that it might not have the resources to
send all of the students. A number of
organizations, including Tabor 100, were notified.
We responded and below is part of the memo we
received from Riley-Payne:
“We simply could not have done it without you.
Your donation changed lives. This is an update on
the Seattle King County ACT-SO participation at
the national competition in San Antonio, Texas
July 2018. Your response and support to our
urgent need made sure that economics would not
keep any child from competing at the national
competition.
Our Olympian, Jaydon Belford, placed second and
won a national silver medal in Classical
Vocal. Even though there were no other national
medals winners, all of our Olympians represented
Seattle King County with excellence and came
away with life changing experience.
Students at the Witte Museum to see
the national exhibit on Juneteenth
Courtesy of ACT-SO Seattle
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Seattle ACT-SO Students Travel to San Antonio!!
By: Kevin C. Washington
Thank you again for supporting the NAACP
Seattle King County ACT-SO Program. Your
donation made a real difference in the lives of the
youth we serve and provided an opportunity that
they will never forget….
While Tabor 100 has a business focus, and only
operates one education program [Kibibi Monie’s
summer education program], the organization
manages 5 scholarship programs and is
well-represented from Early Learning to
Post-Secondary education. Every once in a while,
we’re also able to connect with and collaborate
with other education programs benefitting
African-American and Black youth.
The ACT-SO Committee is available to meet with
any group or school to discuss their program.
Contact: Carolyn Riley-Payne, the ACT-SO Chair,
at (206) 324-6600 or
act-so@seattlekingcountynaacp.org.
They post all upcoming events on their website:
www.seattleactso.org
Hosted by the San Antonio Spurs
organization, and touring their home
arena. Courtesy of ACT-SO Seattle
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Meet your new Tabor 100 Board Members
Ms. Al-ansi is an educator,
consultant, and attorney
specializing in racial and social
justice policy and development.
She has worked to
institutionalize racial equity and
promote sustainable
development in: education, community ownership
and wealth, healthcare, criminal justice, public
transportation, the workforce, and government
(local, state, and federal).
She has gained this experience through
community organizing and by working with
organizations such as the Congressional Black
Caucus, the Minority and Justice Commission,
Teach for America, the Northwest Immigrant
Rights Projects, and the City of Seattle.
Currently, Ms. Al-ansi is a Strategic Advisor for
Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative. She
works closely with Equity Leads across the City of
Seattle to build a strong City-wide equity
framework that supports and upholds racial,
workforce, and contracting equity. She is also a
board member of the Loren Miller Bar Association
(LMBA).
David Hackney is a Harvard Law
graduate with more than 25 years’
experience as an attorney
specializing in criminal and
employment law. He previously
served for 11 years at the U.S.
Department of Justice prosecuting
violent crimes and complex narcotics cases in
federal court.
During his tenure at DOJ, he was assigned to
train prosecutors and judges in Kosovo, and
subsequently spent one year on loan to the
United Nations prosecuting war crimes that
occurred in the former Yugoslavia. After his
government service, Mr. Hackney practiced
domestic and international employment law for
over 12 years at various corporations in the
United States.
Mr. Hackney recently co-founded a non-profit
organization in Washington DC that built and
supports an elementary school in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, and he has made multiple
trips to Uzbekistan to promote criminal justice
reform with Uzbek prosecutors and defense
attorneys. Mr. Hackney looks forward to using his
legal knowledge and advocacy skills on the Tabor
100 board.
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(425) 882-4800 Ext. 107
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THE TABOR 100 BOARD
President: Ollie Garrett
President@Tabor100.org
Vice President: Brian Sims
VP@Tabor100.org
Treasurer: Aundrea Jackson
Treasurer@Tabor100.org
Secretary: Sherlita Kennedy
Secretary@Tabor100.org
Membership: Vacant
Membership@Tabor100.org
Education: Kevin C. Washington
Education@Tabor100.org
Public Affairs: Henry Yates
PublicAffairs@Tabor100.org
Economic Development: Manal Al-Ansi
EconomicDevelopment@Tabor100.org
Government Affairs: David Hackney
GovernmentAffairs@Tabor100.org
Fund Development: Abdul Yusuf
FundDevelopment@Tabor100.org
Business Development: Anthony Burnett
BusinessDev@Tabor100.org
TABOR OFFICE
2330 130th Ave. NE #101
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-882-4800 x 107
Staff@Tabor100.org
July GM Photo’s, Newsletter Graphic Design
and Editor:
Kalea Perry, KaleaPerry@Hotmail.com
WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO REACH OUT!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Aug. 25: SMPS Seattle Volunteer Day: Westcrest
Park Revitalization with DIRT Corps, 9:45am-2pm,
Westcrest Park
Aug. 25: Tabor 100 General Meeting,
10am-12pm, Central Area Senior Center
Sept. 13: SMPS Seattle: 2018 Kick-Off Party,
4:30pm - 7pm, OpenSquare
Sept. 13: Graham Diversity & Inclusion Outreach
Event, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, Mercer Room
Sept. 14: Tabor 100’s 19th Annual Captains of
Industry Gala, 5pm –10pm. Waterfront Marriott,
Seattle
Sept. 20 - Dec. 6: Skanska BOOST (WMBE) Class
Series, 4pm-6:30pm, Skanska Building
Sept. 24: Exceeding Your EEO Goals, Training,
9am-2:30pm, PSE JATC
Sept. 29: Tabor 100 General Meeting,
10am-12pm, Central Area Senior Center
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Aug. 25 & Sept. 29: Education Committee meets
after the Tabor General Meeting, from 12-2pm at
the Central Area Senior Center Combined Library
and Computer Room

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