Mazzie Moses
Unsung Hero
Mazzie Moses (left), co-founder, Telecom Electric Supply Company, receives the WBE Hall of Fame Unsung Hero award, presented by Jim Tanksley, senior manager, supplier diversity programs, Lockheed Martin.
Mazzie Moses. In 1985, Mazzie B. Moses and her husband, Fred Moses, founded Plano-based Telecom Electric Supply Company specializing in telephone systems. One year later, Telecom expanded its offerings and became a full-line electrical distributor. The company has been a supplier to Southwestern Bell, Levi-Strauss, JC Penney, Frito-Lay and Texas Utilities. Thanks in part to Mazzie’s contributions and unwavering commitment, Telecom has won many awards, including the Supplier of the Year Award from the Minority Business Development Center of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the M Award from Minority Business News and the MBE Supplier of the Year Award from the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Development Council. The company has received the Gold Star Supplier Award and the Partnership Award from Texas Utilities. Dedicated to community and quality of life, Mazzie Moses is the president of the Plano North Metroplex Chapter of Links, Inc, and has served on the Collin County Community College advisory board and the National Council of Negro Women. Moses received the Athena award for exceptional leadership in business and in the community by the Plano Chamber of Commerce.
