Leadership
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Meet WRMSDC's leaders spearheading Supplier Diversity in Northern California, Nevada, and Hawaii
Our Directors spend countless hours shaping the Council's goals, acting as the ignition and fuel to future developments.
2024 Board of Directors
Officiating Corporate Directors
Salvador Peinado, Jr.
Board Chair
Autodesk
Lili Kwan
Board Vice-Chair
Salesforce
Michael Balistreri
Secretary
Robert Half Inc.
Michelle Picard
Treasurer
Siemens
Lynn Reddrick
Education & Training Chair
Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco
Tanya Nixon
Immediate Past Chair
Aflac
Donna Ruff
Council President
WRMSDC
Corporate Directors
Alan Gartrell
Harish Vakharia
Rose International
Heman Chand
S+B James Construction
LaSandra Hunt
JP Morgan Chase
Mick Penn
Swinerton
Walter Freeman
Apple, Inc
MBE Input Committee Members of the Board
Gerald Johnson
MBEIC Board Chair
Sabacon Consulting
Shabana Siraj
MBEIC Vice Chair
Trident Consulting
Ashwini Vasudeva
MBEIC Secretary
Think Astute
Reggie Burton, Jr.
Nevada Representative
RB Group
WRMSDC Staff
Donna Ruff
CEO
V Liwai Garcia
VP of Program Development & Minority Business Services
Michael McQuarry
VP of Operations and Corporate Services
Rose Davis
Director of Corporate Services & MBE Development (Nevada)
Rosemary Wetzel
Director, IT & MBE Certification
Sheena Lyons
Director of Events
Kellie Payton
Certification Assistant
Bianca Gartrell
Certification Manager
Tedi Taylor
Senior Manager, Operations & Special Projects
Ariana Davi
Program Manager, Corporate & MBE Development (Temp)
Mercy Matheri
Accounting Manager