1. Civil Rights Division
April 21, 2017

2. Agenda

3. Host Partners Thank you to the following host partners:
Regional Hispanic Contractors Association (RHCA)
John Martinez
President
Regional Black Contractors Association (RBCA)
John Proctor
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) North Texas
Carmen Garcia
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Ruben Landa
Senior Communications Manager

4. Industry Partners Thank you to the following industry partners:
AGC of Texas
Alliance Geotechnical Group
Austin Bridge & Road
Equify
Ferrovial Agroman US Corp
Fluor Corporation
Granite Construction
Holmes Murphy
Iconic Consulting Group
Kiewit Infrastructure Group
McCarthy Building Companies
United Rentals
Webber
Zachry Construction Corporation

5. Agency Partners Thank you to the following agency partners:
City of Dallas
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)

6. Presenters and Participants
Thank you to the following speakers and panelists:
Texas Department of Transportation
Jeff Austin, III
Commissioner
Texas Transportation Commission
Duane Milligan
Director of Construction - Dallas District
Michael Bryant
Director – Office of Civil Rights
Joe Sanchez
Civil Rights Specialist
Jennifer Keller
Construction Contracts Specialists
Christopher Rocha, P.E.
Transportation Engineer
Richard Gehring, P.E.
Ashton Strong, P.E.
Martha Arnold
Civil Rights Project Specialist
LTRA Engineering
Jeff Strong, P.E.

7. Presenters and Participants
Thank you to the following speakers and panelists:
Texas Department of Transportation
Don Barwick, Ph.D.
Program Specialist
Sarah C. Blackburn, CTCM
Special Projects Coordinator
Noraima Perez
Construction Records Auditor
QMF Steel
Sherrill Lester
President
Holmes Murphy
Mark Dewitt
Vice President & Partner
Wells Fargo Bank
J.C. Gonzalez
Vice President
Minority Business Development Agency
Armando (A.R.) Ruiz
Finance Specialists
Omotayo, LLC - CPA and Consultants
Tosin Omotayo
CPA & Owner