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OLLIE GARRETT
President of Tabor 100
Business Community’s
Salute to Boeing
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McCleary Decision
Finally Moving Forward
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Meet Charles Wilson,
New Diversity Manager
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June Meeting Photos
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July 2016
As President of Tabor 100, this month I thought it
important to focus on the rash of violence that has
marred several communities and has the potential
to create an even greater divide among minorities
and the public servants charged with protecting us
all. Tabor 100 can be a unifying force providing the
much needed hope to those now disenfranchised and
feeling the system is rigged to keep them from the
success and prosperity others seem to enjoy.
Tabor 100 was created to open doors and enhance
business opportunities for disadvantaged business.
We are still committed to this outcome and in the
midst of the recent turmoil, we are rededicating
ourselves to the equity and inclusion we were founded
on.
The thriving businesses that can attribute some of their
success to Tabor 100 have created the much needed
optimism that the system is one in which we can
win. The problem is that there have not been enough
of these successful businesses and we must create
more! Through a number of methods, Tabor 100 is
working to change this dynamic and have additional
minority businesses that can claim success and instill
optimism in our community. We have worked diligently
with others to promote Tabor 100 and Tabor member
businesses. For anyone who has joined the Tabor 100
organization and attended either our general meetings
or special events, you should know that those
gatherings have generated untold profits for many of
our businesses.
In these days of concern about race relations and the
seeming inability to envision a positive future, Tabor
100 is working hard to create opportunities. We are
just one piece of the puzzle that will bring prosperity
to our communities, one business at a time. With that
prosperity comes a realization that all is not lost and
that the American dream, regardless of how long it
takes to get there, can be achieved.

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► ► June Meeting Photos
WELCOME NEW TABOR MEMBERS!
• Michele Percussi, Hill International, Inc
• Marques Warren, Warren’s News & Gift, Inc
• Andrew Adekoya, Adekoya Business
Consulting LLC
• Cathy Ridley, Landau Associates
• Joedy Smith, Fox’s Grounds & Building
Maintenance

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You are invited to come and enjoy a memorable
evening in the Skybridge of the Washington
State Convention Center, Downtown Seattle
on Friday, September 30, 2016.
6:00 PM Check-in, Reception, and Silent Auction
7:00 PM Dinner, Entertainment, Program, and Awards
Attire: Semi -Formal
Tabor 100 is an association of entrepreneurs and business advocates who are committed to economic power, educational
excellence and social equity for African-Americans and the community at large. Tabor 100 is a 501(c)3 organization.
Save the date!
Purchase your ticket at www.Tabor100Gala.org today!
“Seizing your opportunity”

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► ► Meet Charles Wilson the New Public Works Business
Diversity Manager at the Department of Enterprise Services
Following an extensive recruitment, the Department
of Enterprise Services (DES) has selected Charles
Wilson to serve as the agency’s Public Works
Business Diversity Program Manager.
Wilson started at DES on July 1 and joins Servando
Patlan, Business Diversity and Outreach Manager for
goods and services contracting, and Erin Lopez, the
Business Diversity Initiatives Manager. Each of them
is working full-time to:
• Help businesses connect with contracting
opportunities
• Lead teams within DES that are focused on
removing barriers for small and diverse businesses
Improving utilization of small and minority-, women-
and veteran-owned businesses is a priority for DES
and the state.
DES public works contracts represent a large
source of opportunity for Washington businesses.
DES oversees 400 design, construction and energy
projects worth $290 million annually.
Though Charles has been the DES Public Works
Business Diversity Program Manager only a short
while, he already has identified a number of priorities
including:
• Create a robust mentor/protégé program
• Implement policy and procedure to encourage
joint venturing
• Increase barrier reduction efforts to include
access to capital, bonding assistance, and
subcontractor prequalification.
In addition, there’s now a requirement that the first
agenda item at all construction project progress
meetings will be, “How are we doing with diversity?”
Charles brings more than 25 years of experience in
improving small and diverse business utilization, with
extensive experience in both the public and private
sectors. He comes to DES from his most recent role
as the manager for the City of Tacoma Office for
Small Business Enterprise.
Charles is recognized as an innovator when it comes
to improving business diversity. For example, in
Tacoma he successfully launched a partnership
with Sound Transit and PCL Contractors to develop
the first “Hands-on Concrete Placement Training”
and created the Pierce County Regional Municipal
Advisory Group, which included representatives from
13 cities and agencies in Pierce County. The group
was instrumental in developing a regional public
works, architectural and engineering services, and
goods and services diversity outreach strategy.
In state service, Charles has also worked to oversee
women and minority business enterprises (W/MBE),
disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), Equal
Employment (EEO), On-the Job Training (OJT), and
Title VI programs at the Washington State Department
of Transportation (WSDOT) and as an affirmative
action officer at the state Department of Ecology.
As the primary agency for state contracting, it is
important for DES to hire innovative and experienced
people like Charles to help lead efforts in supporting
small and diverse business participation. In addition
to DES playing a key role in state government
contracting, DES Director Chris Liu is leading Gov.
Inslee’s 12-agency Business Diversity Subcabinet.
Charles will be a valuable asset for the community,
DES and the state.
Congratulations Charles from your Tabor family!

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► ► McCleary Decision Looks Like it is Finally Moving Forward
That sound you’ve been hearing in the Olympia
background has been the McCleary decision delays,
reverberating throughout the WA Legislature. Four
years ago, the WA State Supreme Court ruled that
WA had not been fully funding the primary [and, only]
mandate they have: Educating Washington state
children. Education funding in the State has been a
terribly complicated mix of various “pots” of money
– from Federal money all the way down to individual
donations, varying wildly across the 295 WA school
districts.
Lack of equity, clarity, fairness, and outcomes all
abound – and the McCleary suit filed against the
State brought the issue to a head, with the Supremes
determining that the State was not paying its full
and proper share; thus burdening the localities with
cobbling together remedial solutions. Districts with
weak tax bases are poorly equipped to do this –
creating disparities.
After more than 2 years of delays in Olympia, last
August 2015, the Court held the State in contempt,
ordering a fine of $100,000 per day for failing to make
enough progress. Because the terms of the fine don’t
actually take the dollars away from the Legislature,
thus failing to cause enough pain to incite any real
urgency, the Legislature formed yet another task
force last session to debate and kicking the can
down the road once again. Kids and families were
kept waiting…
Recently, the Seattle Times posted this edited update:
“OLYMPIA — The state Supreme Court has ordered
the state to appear in court before the justices decide
whether to lift or add to sanctions in the McCleary
school-funding case. In an order released Thursday,
the justices listed the questions they want the state
and the plaintiffs to answer in a hearing scheduled
for Sept. 7. In general, the justices want to hear the
state’s explanation for why its most recent school-
funding plan for the court’s McCleary decision should
be considered sufficient.
Finally, it looks as though the Supremes have begun
to up the ante and leverage more actions pressing
the State and the Legislature to accelerate timelines
and drive a solution within the coming 2017 session.
Estimates for the “fix” range between $3.5 - $12
Billion dollars every two years to address school
salaries and levy issues.
Minority and small businesses have a great deal
at stake – and very little voice or power in this
game. Minority businesses are not well organized,
lack spare dollars for lobbyists, pit sectors against
each other, and often have difficulty getting larger
Chambers and business groups to hear or support
their needs.
The first things you can do as a minority or small
businessperson are to inform yourself of the issues –
and vote. Attend and participate in candidate forums.
Talk to your representatives.
Secondly, Tabor 100 has been participating for
several years in a coalition of about 40 organizations
around this issue of Education: the Excellent Schools
Now Coalition. [ESN]. ESN is consolidating around
key educational priorities for the upcoming session –
and whether this McCleary debate should include a
larger bang for the taxpayers buck than “more of the
same” weak educational outcomes for WA children.
This should be an opportunity, knocking.
WA State is one of only a few where the achievement
gap has actually still been growing – rather than
being reduced. We also know the weakest performers
remain students of color.
Unless you can outbid Boeing and Amazon for talent
– you need to become more involved in creating a
stronger workforce for the future. Grab an oar – our
kids deserve better than they’re getting. [Much of this
Olympia delay kerfuffle is yet more about the adults,
again…]
The call to action is coming. Soon. Stay tuned, or
contact me directly.
KEVIN WASHINGTON
Education Chair

6. FRANK LEYRITZ
Alaska Airlines creates a special livery to pay tribute to
Boeing’s first 100 years.
Tabor 100 was well represented at the Boeing Company’s 100 year
anniversary celebration at the Museum of Flight.
Alaska Airlines and over 700 business leaders celebrated Boeing’s
100th birthday at the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Thursday
June 30th . Alaska Airlines unveiled their new B737-900ER jetliner
with a centennial paint theme “Boeing 100 years strong” painted on
both sides of the fuselage. Seattle quarterback and Alaska Airlines
ad spokesperson Russell Wilson was the Master of Ceremony.
Four former Washington State governors were in attendance,
Christine Gregoire, Gary Locke, Mike Lowry, and Dan Evans. Also
attending were many County, and State government officials, e.g.
Mayor Strickland, Governor Jay Inslee, King County Executive Dow
Constantine, and. Among the corporate officials attending were,
Brad Tilman Alaska Airlines CEO, Ray Conner, president and CEO
of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, three tour buses of Alaska Airlines
officials and employees, and 100 local CEOs. The celebration
filled the museum’s parking lot with attendees forming a gigantic
number 100. The event’s tarmac setting enabled networking and
socializing. During the ceremony, Alaska Airlines and Boeing each
pledged $ 100,000 donations to the Washington State Opportunity
Scholarship for low and middle-income youth studying science
technology, engineering, and mathematics.
► ► The Business Community’s Salute to Boeing
Photos taken by Frank C. Leyritz, Aviation
COnsultancy, LLC, Museum of Flight Volunteer Tour
Guide

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LINDA KENNEDY
The YES! Program is in full swing with our students.
Our program, which is in its 8th year, shifted its focus
to not only help students avoid summer learning loss,
but to help them with social skills and self-esteem.
Studies show that without some kind of educational
activity in the summer, students can lose one third of
what they learned in school the previous year.
We are once again meeting middle school students
where they are and moving them forward. Our classes
include Ancient World History, Literature and Creative
Writing, Geography, Media Literacy, Science, Cursive
Writing, Math, Learning to Learn, Self Esteem, and
Video Production. YES! has a holistic approach;
our classes dovetail with each other. For example,
students use cursive writing in all their classes.
They explore how media affect their world and their
education. We are also working with students on the
so-called “soft skills.” We practice shaking hands,
speaking before a group, and looking people in the
eye when conversing.
Our program, as always, is free and meets every
Saturday for eight weeks from 8am to 3:30pm. It is
the brainchild of Tabor 100 Member Kibibi Monie,
who wanted to provide summer education for our
students when the Seattle School District cut summer
school. I have taught in this program every year since
its inception. It is important for students and parents
are pleased and grateful. If that’s not enough, it is
extremely rewarding for those of us continuing to work
for the success of our students.
► ► YES! Youth Education Summer has Begun

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
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
Jul 30: Pre-Apprenticeship Job Fair. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Filipino Community Center.
Aug 27: General Membership Meeting. 10 a.m. to noon at the
Central.
Sept 9: Free Labor and Industries Contractor Training Day at
Edmonds Community College.
Sept 30: Tabor 100 Gala. 6-9 p.m. at the Washington State
Convention Center.
Nov 9: 2016 Business After Hours. 5-8 p.m. at the Museum of
Flight in Seattle.
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.