10/29/07 Field Hearing

This hearing was held at Bowie State University in Bowie, MD.

To read Senator Cardin's Opening Statement from this Hearing, please click here.

To watch this hearing, please click here.

Below is the witness list for this event.

Panel I
     Mr. Calvin Jenkins
          Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development,
          U.S. Small Business Administration
     Mr. Anthony Martoccia
          Director of Small Business Programs, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
          U.S. Department of Defense
     Mr. Michael J. Rigas
          Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Small Business Utilization,
          General Services Administration

Panel II
     Mr. Wayne Frazier
          President, MD. Washington Minority Contractors Association, Inc.
     Mr. Hubert "Petey" Green
          President, Prince George's County Black Chamber of Commerce
     Mr. Ricardo Martinez
          President, Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
          Chief Executive Officer, Project Enhancement Corporation

Panel III
     Mr. Melvin Forbes
          President and Chief Executive Officer, Wilkerson Sports Enterprise
          Forbes Consulting & Associates
     Mr. Timothy Adams
          President and Chief Executive Officer, Systems Application & Technologies, Inc.
     Ms. Carmen Ortiz Larsen
          Chief Executive Officer, Aquas, Incorporated