The University of Texas, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and Facebook, all under the same webinar! Register today!

The University of Texas, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits and Facebook, all under the same Webinar!

November 18th

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST

Join us on November 18th for a free webinar with speakers from The University of Texas, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits and Facebook.

Tiffany Dockery Gibson, Director, The University of Texas at Austin, Procurement and Payment Services and Christopher Boles, The UT of Austin Supplier Diversity Institute will discuss "How to do Business with the University of Texas". If you are interested in registering as a vendor with UT, this is a webinar you cannot afford to miss!

Get to know NMSDC's first U.S. beverage alcohol wholesaler, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits. Nicole J.D. Reeves, Vendor Diversity & Inclusion Manager will discuss the Vendor Diversity and Inclusion pilot program.

Join in a conversation with Facebook! Jason Trimiew, Director, Global Supplier Diversity with Facebook will introduce new service Facebook Invoice Fast-Track. Get your pay. Skip the delay.

Get paid on your outstanding customer invoices immediately.

Additionally, hear from our 2021 MBE "Idol" winner, Kara Elyse Henderson, Founder + Creative Director, Mindful Media, LLC.

GET TO KNOW THE SPEAKER!

Tiffany Dockery Gibson, has been employed with the University of Texas at Austin’s Historically Underutilized Business and Small Business (HUB/SB) Program office for over 22 years. Over her career she has worked in cooperation with purchasing and accounting personnel to ensure institutional policies and procedures complied with HUB/SB program objectives, and has maintained close, cooperative relationships with university offices, professional associations, and special interest associations, in an effort to further HUB/SB program initiatives. She has held the role of subject matter expert for HUB reporting systems for six UT component institutions, and currently serves as the Director for the university’s HUB/SB program. She is a proud Texas EX, with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising, an executive Master’s in Public Administration from Texas Southern University. Tiffany is certified as a Master Compliance Administrator by the American Contract Compliance Association (ACCA), as well as holds both the Certified Texas Contract Manger (CTCM) and Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) designations from the State of Texas.

Tiffany Dockery Gibson

Director, Procurement & Payment Services

The University of Texas at Austin

Jason Trimiew

Director, Global Supplier Diversity

Facebook

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For two decades, Jason has worked at the intersection of the marketplace and social impact in international microfinance, community and economic development, and venture philanthropy. In 2016, Jason joined Facebook to launch and lead the company’s supplier diversity program and create more opportunity for diverse-owned firms to do business with Facebook and the people and communities that Facebook connects. Facebook has now spent more than $1.7 billion cumulatively with US companies certified as minority, women, veteran, LGBTQ, or disabled-owned in categories spanning creative services, network infrastructure, facilities management and more.

Prior to joining Facebook, Jason designed and delivered the community impact initiatives for Super Bowl 50 resulting in more than $20 million in grants for Bay Area nonprofits and contracts for local, diverse-owned businesses. Jason was formerly a Managing Director at REDF, a venture philanthropy founded by KKR Co-Chairman George R. Roberts, where he led business development and strategic partnerships. Jason earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Covenant College (GA), a master’s degree in international and development economics from the University of San Francisco, and has completed the Executive Program in Nonprofit Leadership from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

Kara Elyse Henderson

Founder + Creative Director

Mindful Media, LLC

MBE "Idol" 2021 WINNER

Kara Elyse Henderson – Journalist, Artist, Content Creator, Advocate for Equity, Liberty + Good Vibes

Kara is an interdisciplinary artist and entrepreneur with published work as a photographer, journalist, and model. A 2020 UT Austin graduate, she studied journalism with a focus on photography. Her written work often spotlights the voices of marginalized people and communities. Kara is the founder and creative director of Mindful Media, a boutique creative agency specializing in digital content creation for individuals, brands, and organizations. An advocate for equity, people, and the planet, she loves projects and brands that champion similar ideals and innovation. Kara and the entire Mindful Media team continuously strive to embody the company mantra "creativity without limits" in their thought, approach, and creation. Though based in Austin, she was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH.

Learn more about Mindful Media here.

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