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December 2017
Message from the President
Last December, I talked about the many
opportunities that would present
themselves in 2017. Here we go again
— 2018 should prove very rewarding for
Tabor 100 members and minority
businesses in general.
Before getting to 2018, I want to congratulate a
dedicated Tabor Member who has worked hard to
ensure opportunities flow to all of us. Our own
Andres Mantilla, who received a Crystal Eagle
Award at the last Gala, is in charge of External
Affairs for new Seattle Mayor Durkan. We know
Andres will be a strong advocate in the Mayor’s
inner circle. And, by the way, Mayor Durkan has
reiterated the city’s commitment to help small,
minority-owned businesses to do well in the city.
While I am on the city, starting in early January,
there will be a new “Business Assistance Center”
offered for firms seeking government contracts.
Thanks to the work of Mayor Murray, the City
Council and the Mayor’s WMBE Advisory
Committee, this service is being funded by the
City. More on this in future newsletters.
At the state level, the Department of
Transportation is proposing a 19% Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for its 2018 DBE
program. This number is a significant jump
from the current 11.6%. I urge Tabor 100
members to certify as DBEs by using a new
and improved process for doing so at the
Office of Minority and Women Business
Enterprises (www.omwbe.wa.gov).
For 2018, the Port of Seattle is revamping its
“Small Business” program and creating a “Diversity
in Contracting Program.” The ink on the new effort
has not dried yet, but the objective of the program
is to drive more Port contracting dollars to women
and minority firms. The Port, which operates both
the seaport and airport, will be spending more than
$12 billion in the next several years to upgrade
both facilities and annually shells out millions on
recurring port business. The Port Commissioners
want to do better, especially with minority
contractors.
And of course Tabor 100 is working diligently to
support efforts to overturn I-200. Your help is
needed and you can contact me or Sara Stewart
(sara@sarastewartinc.com or 360-229-8168). The
Legislative session starts January 8.
Lastly, I want to wish all of you a very Merry
Christmas and a prosperous 2018. Thank you for
your devotion and commitment to Tabor 100.
Legislative Update
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Zak Idan & John Berdes
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Tabor 100 Board
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2017 In Review
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Legislative Update
By Nate Miles, Tabor 100 Member
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
The 2018 legislative session begins in just a few
weeks (January 8) and while it is considered a
“short” session (60 days), the amount of legislative
activity will not be diminished. With the
Democrats now in control of the State Senate, the
House and the Governor’s Office, there will be a
flurry of measures considered more
progressive. This will include a renewed effort to
repeal I-200 and restore fair practices that give
minority businesses an even playing field for a fair
share of government contracts.
During the November Legislative Assembly Days,
we heard great feedback from legislators who are
interested in restoring fairness across all state
contracts. Meetings with leadership, key
committee chairs and individual lawmakers (on
both sides of the political aisle) has set the wheels
in motion to introduce legislation early in the
session.
YOU will be the most crucial factor in a successful
repeal of I-200. We are working on a “Tabor Day
on the Hill” in Olympia, but we need you to be
ready at a moment’s notice to call, text, post and
show up in person for key legislative meetings,
hearings etc... Because of the accelerated pace of
the session, we won’t have a lot of notice before
committee hearings or floor action. So, build in
extra time in your busy schedules to reach out to
your legislators.
Our priority messages are important to keep
handy as you contact lawmakers:
• Repeal restrictions that affect equity for small
businesses, including disadvantaged, Minority
and Women-Owned Businesses. I-200 is a
failure – before its passage up to 20-percent of
State Contracts were awarded to Minority and
Women-Owned Businesses, now it’s less than
one-half of one percent.
• Ensure more higher education enrollment
opportunities at state institutions for people of
color. As measures are implemented to
comply with “McCleary”, make sure public
K-12 education lifts up our communities to give
equal access to all children.
• Most of our state’s economic development
and jobs are created by small businesses; they
need the access to capital and technical
assistance to grow.
Please continue to write, call and meet with
legislators over the holidays. You can contact
Sara Stewart for assistance at
sara@sarastewartinc.com or call 360-229-8168.
Jerod Pierce, Mercurio’s Heating &
Electrical
Riall Johnson, Rule Breakers

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Washington State’s First Somali-
American Elected Official
John Berdes honored with Ned Gramlich
Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to Zak Idan! He
is Washington State’s First
Somali-American Elected Official.
At age 11, Idan and his family,
fled war and famine in Somalia,
for refuge in Kenya. They later
immigrated to the US settling in
Tukwila, WA.
Idan graduated from the University of Washington
and has been working as a Project Manager for
the King County. As an active member and
contributor in his community he made the
decision it was time that he ran for an elective
office in Tukwila.
Tukwila being a city roughly 40 percent
foreign-born citizens, it is a surprise that he is the
only city council member to have been
foreign-born. With Idan having won with 55
percent of the votes during his first run for office it
is a wonderful achievement.
Photo and information courtesy of www.SeattleTimes.com
On September 27, the late John
Berdes, Former Tabor 100 Board
Member, was posthumously
awarded the 2017 Ned Gramlich
Lifetime Achievement Award for
Responsible Finance by the
Opportunity Finance Network. The
award is the highest honor in the Community
Development Finance Institution (CDFI) industry.
John co-founded Craft3 and passed away in June
2016 after a short battle with cancer. The award
was presented by Adam Zimmerman, our current
President and CEO, to Berdes' sister Madelyn
Golliher in Washington, DC at the annual
Opportunity Finance Network conference.
John dedicated his life to helping those around him;
the world will be less well off without him. Our work
continues in his memory though - and with every
impact Craft3 makes, we will think fondly of our
friend and all the good that he did during his time
with us. Watch the ceremony at
http://bit.ly/BerdesGramlich.

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Tabor 100 Board
We are pleased to announce that Christina VanMiddlesworth and Riall
Johnson will join Tabor 100’s Board serving as Membership and Government
Affairs Chairs respectively.
Christina is currently a Program
Specialist in the Business Diversity
Program at the University of
Washington. She has been a Tabor
100 Corporate Member since February
2017 and volunteered as member of
the 18th Annual Captains of Industry
Gala Committee.
Riall is a new Tabor Member and was a
guest speaker at the September Tabor 100
Meeting having presented information
about De-Escalate Washington, the
initiative measure he directs.
Welcome Christina and Riall and join them as they both reinvigorate
their committees and create even more opportunity for Tabor
Members. More on them to come.

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THE TABOR 100 BOARD
President: Ollie Garrett
President@Tabor100.org
Vice President: Brian Sims
VP@Tabor100.org
Treasurer: Aundrea Jackson
Treasurer@Tabor100.org
Secretary: Sherlita Kennedy
Secretary@Tabor100.org
Membership: Christina VanMiddlesworth
Membership@Tabor100.org
Education: Kevin C. Washington
Education@Tabor100.org
Public Affairs: Henry Yates
PublicAffairs@Tabor100.org
Economic Development: Edson Zavala
EconomicDevelopment@Tabor100.org
Government Affairs: Riall Johnson
GovernmentAffairs@Tabor100.org
Fund Development: Abdul Yusuf
FundDevelopment@Tabor100.org
Business Development: Anthony Burnett
BusinessDev@Tabor100.org
TABOR OFFICE
2330 130th Ave. NE #101
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-882-4800 x 107
Staff@Tabor100.org
Newsletter Editor: Kalea Perry
KaleaPerry@Hotmail.com
2017 In Review Photo’s courtesy of
Flyright Productions 206-860-9813
flyrightproductions.net
WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO REACH OUT!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec. 16: Tabor 100 General Meeting,
10am-12pm, Central Area Senior Center
Jan. 7: “Dark Divas”, 7-10pm, Triple Door
Dinner Theater
Jan. 16: Business Issues Forum: January
2018, 8 - 9:30am, Microsoft Event Center at
the Seattle Metro Chamber
Jan. 17: Executive Speaker Series: Seattle’s
Conscious Food Scene, 12 - 1:30pm, Microsoft
Event Center at the Seattle Metro Chamber
Jan. 18: Alaska Business Forum: Rebuilding
Anchorage Docks at the Port of Alaska,
8 - 9:30am, Microsoft Event Center at the
Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce
Jan. 18: Tabor 100/ESN Committee Meeting,
5:30 - 7pm, Lake Chad Cafe
Jan. 27: Tabor 100 General Meeting,
10am - 12pm, Central Area Senior Center
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Education Committee meets after the Tabor
General Meeting, the last Saturday of the
month from 12-2pm at the Central Area Senior
Center Combined Library and Computer Room

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