Corporate and WBE Advocate Honoree

Roz Lewis is president & CEO of the Greater Women’s Business Council, a regional partner organization of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council and has certified more than 900 women-owned business enterprises in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Ms. Lewis is one of the founding members who spearheaded the growth and development of GWBC, now in its 17th year. As founding chair, she led the board of directors and staff to ensure that the overarching goals bridged the gap between corporate America and women-owned businesses to build sustainable and profitable relationships. During her leadership, GWBC has received Partner of the Year honors and the Applause Award from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, earned commendations from the State of Georgia and accepted the Legacy of Leadership award from LEADS – the annual women-of-color conference at Spelman College in Atlanta.

For nearly four years, Robbi Rice Dietrich has served as president and CEO of Partnership With Native Americans, a nonprofit serving the tribes of the Northern Plains and Southwest regions of the country. PWNA annually invests more than $30 million in aid and services, benefiting 250,000 Native Americans each year and relies on a diverse supplier base — including women’s business enterprises — for marketing, strategic planning and training services. PWNA’s Four Directions Development Program assists Native Americans in creating professional and personal development plans to increase their effectiveness as leaders, with the majority of participants being women.