[ Regional Partner Organizations ]
Regional Partner Organizations and Territories
WBENC has 14 Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs) authorized to administer WBENC's world-class certification across the United States. WBENC also provides Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certification for the SBA WOSB Federal Contracting Program.| Astra Women's Business Alliance | |
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| Territory: Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington | |
| Diane L. McClelland President dimac@astrawba.org Suzanne Lackman Vice President & Program Manager suzanne@astrawba.org Lori Lackman Certification Manager lori@astrawba.org | 5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400 Lake Oswego, OR 97035-8620 tel: (971) 204-0220 X 2 fax: (971) 204-0221 www.astrawba.org |
| Center for Women & Enterprise | |
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| Territory: N. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont | |
| Susan Rittscher President & CEO CEOCertification@cweonline.org Jodi Baier Certification Manager certification@cweonline.org Natasha Fevre Certification Coordinator certification@cweonline.org | 24 School Street, 7th Floor Boston, MA 02108 tel: (617) 532-0224 fax: (617) 536-7373 www.cweonline.org/certification |
| Greater Women's Business Council | |
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| Territory: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina | |
| Roz Lewis President & CEO rlewis@gwbc.biz Georgia: Sharon Judge Certification Manager certification@gwbc.biz North & South Carolina: Melanie Pofahl Certification Manager mpofahl@gwbc.biz 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 1200 Charlotte, NC 28210 tel: (704) 552-4036 | 1201 Peachtree Street, NE 400 Colony Square, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30361 tel: (404) 846-3314 X3 fax: (404) 745-0151 www.gwbc.biz |
| Ohio River Valley Women's Business Council | |
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| Territory: Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia | |
| Rea Waldon Executive Director rwaldon@orvwbc.org Marjorie (Margye) Solomon Program Director msolomon@orvwbc.org | 3458 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45229 tel: (513) 487-6537 fax: (513) 559-5447 www.orvwbc.org |
| Women's Business Enterprise Council-Great Lakes | |
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| Territory: Indiana, Michigan | |
| Michelle Richards President mrichards@wwnet.net Michigan: Pamela Smith Program Manager certification@miceed.org Indiana: Michelle House Program Manager mhouse@miceed.org tel: (317) 710-0684 | 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: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, Wisconsin | |
| Carol Dougal Co-President cdougal@wbdc.org Hedy Ratner Co-President hratner@wbdc.org Debbi Lyall Director of Certification certification@wbdc.org Deon Crayton Program Manager certification@wbdc.org Natasha Fedorova MN Program Manager nfedorova@wbdc.org tel: (612) 259-6584 | 8 South Michigan, 4th Floor Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60603 tel: (312) 853-3477 X 390 fax: (312) 853-0145 www.wbdc.org |
| Women's Business Development Council of 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 Certification 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: Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Texas | |
| Debbie Hurst President dhurst@wbcsouthwest.org Anita Steele Director of Certification asteele@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: Delaware, South New Jersey, Pennsylvania | |
| Geri Swift President gswift@wbecouncil.org Meaghan Kelly Certification Coordinator 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: Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee | |
| Blanca Robinson President blanca@wbecsouth.org Evelyn King Director of Certification evelyn@wbecsouth.org | 2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 180 Metairie, LA 70002 tel: (504) 830-0149 fax: (504) 830-3895 www.wbecsouth.org |
| Women's Business Enterprise Alliance | |
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| Territory: South Texas | |
| April Day President aday@wbea-texas.org Kenya White Certification, Member Services Manager certification@wbea-texas.org | 9800 Northwest Freeway, Suite 120 Houston, TX 77092 tel: (713) 681-9232 fax: (713) 681-9242 www.wbea-texas.org |
| Women's Business Enterprise Council-West | |
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| Territory: Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Guam | |
| Pamela S. Williamson, Ph.D. President & CEO pamela@wbec-west.org Maria Hicks Lead Program Manager certification@wbec-west.org | 1955 N. Val Vista Drive, Suite 103 Mesa, AZ 85213 tel: (480) 969-9232 X4 fax: (480) 969-2717 www.wbec-west.org |
| Women Presidents' Educational Organization-DC | |
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| Territory: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia | |
| Sandra Eberhard Executive Director sandra@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: South Connecticut, North New Jersey, New York State | |
| Marsha Firestone, Ph.D. President & Founder marsha@womenpresidentsorg.com Erica Kaufman Program Director certification@womenpresidentsorg.com | 155 E. 55th. Street, Suite 4H New York, NY 10022 tel: (212) 688-4114 fax: (212) 688-4766 www.wpeo.us |
