[ Regional Partner Organizations ]
Regional Partner Organizations and Territories
WBENC has 14 Regional Partner Organizations (RPO) that administer WBENC's Gold Standard Certification across the United States. The RPOs are authorized to administer the WBENC Certification. Click here to view and download the RPO contact list in Adobe PDF format.| Astra Women's Business Alliance | |
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| Territory: Alaska, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Northern California | |
| Diane L. McClelland President dimac@astrawba.org Suzanne Lackman Vice President & Program Manager suzanne@astrawba.org | 5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400 Lake Oswego, OR, 97035-8620 tel: (971) 204-0220 fax: (971) 204-0221 www.astrawba.org |
| Center for Women & Enterprise | |
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| Territory: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, N. Connecticut | |
| Susan Rittscher CEO & President srittscher@cweonline.org Kristen Viera Zecca Director of Programs and Service Delivery kviera@cweonline.org | 24 School Street, 7th Floor Boston, MA, 02108 tel: (617) 532-0261 fax: (617) 536-7373 www.cweonline.org |
| Greater Women's Business Council | |
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| Territory: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina | |
| Roz Lewis Executive Director rlewis@gwbc.biz Sharon Judge Program Manager certification@gwbc.biz | 1201 Peachtree Street, 400 Colony Square, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA, 30361 tel: (404) 846-3314 X3 fax: (404) 745-0151 www.gwbc.biz |
LaKesha White for NC & SC | GWBC PMB #160 1250 Western Blvd. #L2 Jacksonville, NC 28546 tel: (910) 430-0332 |
| Ohio River Valley- Women's Business Council | |
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| Territory: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia | |
| Rea Waldon Executive Director rwaldon@gcul.org Darraugh Butler Program Director dbutler@orvwbc.org TBD Certification Coordinator | 3458 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45229 tel: (513) 487-6534 fax: (513) 281-0455 www.orvwbc.org |
| Women's Business Enterprise Council- Great Lakes | |
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| Territory: Michigan, Indiana | |
| Michelle Richards President mrichards@wwnet.net Pamela Smith Program Manager certification@miceed.org | 2002 Hogback Road, Suite 17 Ann Arbor, MI, 48105 tel: (734) 677-1400 fax: (734) 677-1465 www.miceed.org |
| Women's Business Development Center-Chicago | |
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| Territory: Kansas, North & South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri | |
| Carol Dougal Co-President cdougal@wbdc.org Hedy Ratner Co-President hratner@wbdc.org Deon Crayton Program Manager certification@wbdc.org | 8 South Michigan, 4th Floor Suite 400 Chicago, IL, 60603 tel: (312) 853-3477 X39 fax: (312) 853-0145 www.wbdc.org |
| Women's Business Development Center-Florida | |
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| Territory: Florida, with the exception of the Panhandle, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands | |
| Nancy Allen President and CEO nancyallen@womensbusiness.info Lisa Roblejo Program Manager lisaroblejo@womensbusiness.info | 13155 SW 134 Street, Suite 205 Miami, FL 33186 tel: (305) 971-9446 fax: (305) 971-7061 www.womensbusiness.info |
| Women's Business Council-Southwest | |
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| Territory: North Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas | |
| Debbie Hurst President dhurst@wbcsouthwest.org Eunice Harris Certification Manager eharris@wbcsouthwest.org | 2201 N. Collins, Suite 158 Arlington, TX, 76011 tel: (817) 299-0566 fax: (817) 299-0949 www.wbcsouthwest.org |
| Women's Business Enterprise Council-PA-DE-sNJ | |
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| Territory: Pennsylvania, Delaware, South New Jersey | |
| Geri Swift President gswift@wbecouncil.org Sherry Nacci Certification Manager certification@wbecouncil.org | 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1116 Philadelphia, PA 19107-4711 tel: (877) 790-9232 fax: (215) 790-9231 www.wbecouncil.org |
| Women's Business Enterprise Council South | |
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| Territory: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida Panhandle | |
| Blanca Robinson President blanca@wbecsouth.org Evelyn King Director of Certification evelyn@wbecsouth.org | 400 Poydras Street, Suite 1790 New Orleans, LA, 70130 tel: (504) 680-6497 www.wbecsouth.org |
| Women's Business Enterprise Alliance | |
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| Territory: South Texas | |
| Susan Repka Executive Director srepka@wbea-texas.org Mariela Hernández Certification Manager certification@wbea-texas.org | 4100 Westheimer Road, Suite 260 Houston, TX, 77027 tel: (713) 681-9232 X204 fax: (713) 681-9242 www.wbea-texas.org |
| Women's Business Enterprise Council-West | |
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| Territory: Southern California, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah | |
| Pamela S. Williamson, Ph.D. Executive Director Director@wbec-west.org Nicole Davis Program Manager certification@wbec-west.org | 840 E. McKellips Road, Suite 108 Mesa, AZ, 85203 tel: (480) 969-9233 fax: (480) 969-2717 www.wbec-west.org |
| Women Presidents' Educational Organization-DC | |
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| Territory: Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC | |
| Liz Cullen Executive Director liz@womenpresidentsorg.com Liza Avruch Program Manager dcadmin@womenpresidentsorg.com | 1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC, 20036-3951 tel: (202) 595-2628 fax: (202) 872-5505 www.wpeo.us |
| Women Presidents' Educational Organization-NY | |
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| Territory: New York, North New Jersey, South Connecticut | |
| Marsha Firestone, Ph.D. President & Founder marsha@womenpresidentsorg.com Amy Blaise Regional Director amy@womenpresidentsorg.com Erica Kaufman Program Assistant | 155 E. 55th. Street, Suite 4H New York, NY, 10022 tel: (212) 688-4114 fax: (212) 688-4766 www.wpeo.us |



