To:

Members, Board of Education

From:

Terry B. Grier, Ed.D.

Date:

February 15, 2008

RE:

Membership of the HUB Advisory Committee

At the Board Of Education meeting of August 30, 2007, the Board approved an operating framework for the Guilford County Schools (GCS) Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) Advisory Committee. That framework included a recommendation that the GCS HUB Advisory Committee be comprised of eleven (11) members. Descriptions of the membership slots/categories and names of individuals proposed by the ad hoc committee of the Board (Walter Childs, Deena Hayes and Amos Quick) to serve in each respective membership slot/category are reflected below.

• Two (2) members representing historically underutilized businesses - each such member shall be certified as a minority or women-owned business by a public entity based in the state of NC
  • Derrick Giles with ENPULSE Energy Conservation (a utility/energy management firm)
  • Tonya Clinkscale, a construction/renovation project manager
• Two (2) members representing non-minority businesses (preferably one licensed general contractor and one designated as a small business, subcontractor or licensed electrical, plumbing or heating/ventilation contractor/construction firm)
  • Kelly Yates, Marketing Manager with Hunter Roberts Construction Group
  • VACANT
• One (1) member representing an architectural design firm with demonstrated experience in the design of schools or educational facilities
  • Sharon Graeber of Sharon Graeber Architect, PLLC
• One (1) member with demonstrated experience working for private, nonprofit, small and underutilized construction businesses
  • Kenneth Johnson, consultant
• One (1) member with experience in underwriting surety bonds for construction firms
  • VACANT
• One (1) member with experience in underwriting loans for small businesses and minority/women-owned businesses
  • Elmer “Bo” Chisholm with Bank of America
• One (1) member representing the Guilford County Board of County Commissioners
  •  Melvin “Skip” Alston
• Two (2) members representing Guilford County Schools (GCS):
  • one of whom is a member of the Guilford County School Board; and
    • Walter Childs, Deena Hayes or Amos Quick
  • one member currently employed by GCS as coordinator for the historically underutilized business program in the area of construction
    • Todd Baldwin

The ad hoc committee of the Board (Walter Childs, Deena Hayes and Amos Quick) is seeking approval of the proposed members and approval to convene the first meeting of the GCS HUB Advisory Committee in late February to early March. The proposed membership constitutes a majority or quorum of the committee. Names of individuals proposed to fill the two vacant slots will be brought back before the Board for approval.