LEADERS OF
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
(Clockwise from top left) © John Lund and Drew Kelly,
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc, ColorBlind Images, Ariel Skelley/Blend
What are companies that are committed to diversity doing
to strengthen ties with minority-owned suppliers? How are they
providing vendor support in this tough economy?
JULIA HUBBEL, A SERVICE-DISABLED VIETNAM VETERAN
who heads a certified women-owned business enterprise (WBE),
led a training session in Oregon last spring for WBEs interested in
supplying the region’s aerospace industry. To prepare the hopeful
entrepreneurs for an upcoming matchmaking event, Hubbel pre-
sented a panel of corporate purchasing executives who talked about
the procurement opportunities available in their companies. She
