of-Famer Wendell Stemley. After serving as a member of the board of directors for many years, Stemley is ready for the challenge of leading the organization. “I believe Gloria has left us in a good position after a successful term as our president. We have a great foundation of strong local chapters and great corporate partners we can build upon as we move forward,” Stemley saisd. “This has truly set the stage for building on our legacy of having some of the top minority constructors in the nation with over a billion dollars of project capacity. NAMC stands ready to meet the challenges of the new design and build national markets.” The signature event of the three-day conference was the annual Hall of Fame Gala where the newest members were inducted into NAMC’s most prestigious grouping along with other trailblazers
and leaders in the minority business community. Previous inductees include leaders such as the late Herman J. Russell, Sr., Lewis R. Smoot, and Turner Construction’s Hilton O. Smith. The Hall-of-Fame inductee at this year’s event was Shealey, who was honored due to her success as President & CEO of The Daniele Company., a Durham, NCbased general contracting company; and also for her service during a three-year tenure as NAMC’s first woman president from 2012-2015. During her tenure, Shealey successfully led the organization to new or expanded strategic relationships and alliances with major corporate partners such as CVS/Caremark, Wells Fargo Bank, Whiting-Turner Construction, and Lend Lease. She also led the organization to increased strategic partnerships with the Airport Minority Advisory Council, the National Minority
Supplier Development Council, and the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials. President Stemley has hit the ground running since the conference in July and has already engaged with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to discuss the needs of minority contractors and strategies to increase minority business opportunities in government contracting-especially on projects funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. “We are having productive discussions now,” Stemley said. “But at some point, we have to turn the discussions into meaningful legislation that will help minority contractors succeed.”
New England Wheels Public Notice for FY 2016 DBE Goal New England Wheels Inc. located in Billerica, MA hereby announces its Federal FY 2016 goal for awarding Disadvantaged Business (DBE) contract of 4.11%, as required by 49 CFR 26.45 and 26.49. The DBE goal along with a description of how the goal was developed is available for public viewing and comments from 9:00am to 3:30pm Monday through Friday, at 33 Manning Rd, Billerica, MA 01821 for 90 days following the date of this notice. Comments for informational purposes will be accepted for 90 days following the date of this notice, and should be sent to the DBE Liaison Office at the address above. New England Wheels is a modifier of commercial passenger vans actively seeking vendors who qualify as a DBW’s and WBE’s to supply goods and services at a fair market price. All interested parties should contact Jerry Dann by telephone at 978-600-0490 or Email at; gdann@newenglandwheels.com. Qualified DBE and WBE owners are encouraged to apply.
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