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Atlanta Regional Director
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Posted On: Friday May 16th, 2008 at 9:00am EDT
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PATRICIA HANES, CPM
Pat Hanes is a consistent supporter of minority business development as shown by her thirty plus years of involvement with the many organizations she supports that promote minority business.
Prior to accepting the position of Regional Director for MBDA Ms. Hanes managed International Truck and Engine Corporation’s Supplier Diversity Department. Under her leadership International’s program excelled; achieving more than $2 billion dollars in purchases with minority and women owned companies.
Ms. Hanes is immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Directors for Chicago Minority Business Development Council; she was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Minority Business Council for four years and maintains working relationships with several M/WBE business development councils. She served as Honorary Co-Chair of the Chicago Regional Med Week Committee and sat on the Advisory Committee for the Chicago Minority Business Opportunity Committee (MBOC).
Pat has earned numerous awards and recognitions for her work in minority business development. In 2003 she was awarded Minority Business Advocate of the year at both the regional and national level by the U. S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency. In 2005 The Indiana Regional Minority Business Development Council and Diversity Inc. recognized Pat for excellence in supplier diversity. Pat was also awarded Supplier Diversity Manager of the Year by the Wisconsin Minority Business Development Council in 2005. In 2006 Pat was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award for Minority Business Development” by MBDA, Midwest Region. MS. Hanes was recently recognized in “Who’s Who in Black Chicago”.
In addition her advocacy efforts won International Truck and Engine Corporation the “Success Award” from the Minority Business Committee of the Chicago Minority Business Development Council.
Pat's accomplishments have been chronicled in the media including, Minority Business News USA, Women and Minorities in Business, The Chicago Defender, The Chicago Tribune and many more.
She earned her BA in Business Administration from DePaul University, graduating with honors. She also holds the lifetime Certified Purchasing Managers title from the Institute for Supply Management. |
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