2024 WBE Hall of Fame Awards Program Presenters from left: Tom Trotter, Billy Bryant Schultz and Terri Quinton.
Accepting for DFW Airport, Suzanne Cruz-Sewell, Assistant Vice President, Business Diversity & Development
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) launched its supplier diversity program in 1985 with a mission to educate, advocate, and empower diverse suppliers while strengthening the regional economy. The program focuses on business diversity policies that create growth pathways, outreach and networking activities to ensure fair opportunities, and partnerships with community organizations that support disadvantaged, small, minority, and women-owned businesses. DFW continues to evolve its initiatives to adapt to the changing business landscape, maintaining its role as a key economic driver for the region.
DFW offers both federal and local business diversity programs, including the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs, as well as the Minority/Women Business Enterprise and Small Business Enterprise Concessions programs. To further support women-owned businesses, DFW provides education, networking, and business opportunities through its Capacity Building Program Series. Additionally, the Success through Opportunities, Access & Resources (SOAR) Conference equips women business owners with skills and connections to enhance their business capacity and strengthen their partnerships with DFW.
WBE HALL OF FAME HONOREE
