WBENC works with 14 Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs) authorized to administer our world-class certification across the United States.
WBENC also provides Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certification for the SBA WOSB Federal Contracting Program.
Learn more about WBENC certification or find contact information below for the Regional Partner Organization near you.
Center for Women & Enterprise
Territory: N. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
SUSAN RITTSCHER
President & CEO
CEOCertification@cweonline.org
JESSICA YAMAS
Program Director
certification@cweonline.org
24 School Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
tel: (617) 532-0224
fax: (617) 536-7373
Great Lakes Women's Business Council
Territory: Indiana, Michigan
MICHELLE RICHARDS
President
mrichards@greatlakeswbc.org
Michigan:
VERONICA JOHNSON
Certification Program Manager
vjohnson@greatlakeswbc.org
Indiana:
DEBBIE ERVIN
Certification Program Manager
dervin@greatlakeswbc.org
tel: (317) 920-1400
33109 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI 48150
tel: (734) 677-1400
fax: (734) 677-1465
Greater Women's Business Council
Territory: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
ROZ LEWIS
President & CEO
rlewis@gwbc.biz
SHARON JUDGE
Certification Manager
certification@gwbc.biz
1355 Peachtree St. NE
Suite 640
Atlanta, GA 30309
tel: (404) 846-3314 ext. 1
fax: (404) 745-0151
Ohio River Valley Women's Business Council
Territory: Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia
SHEILA MIXON
Executive Director
smixon@orvwbc.org
MAUDIE MORENO
Certification Manager
orvwbcsupport@orvwbc.org
3458 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH 45229
tel: (513) 487-6503
fax: (513) 559-5447
Women's Business Development Center-Midwest
Territory: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, Wisconsin
EMILIA DIMENCO
President & CEO
edimenco@wbdc.org
BRIDGET FOSTER
Associate Director, Certification Services
certification@wbdc.org
NATASHA FEDOROVA
MN Program Manager
nfedorova@wbdc.org
tel: (612) 259-6584
8 South Michigan, 4th Floor
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
tel: (312) 853-3477
fax: (312) 853-0145
Women's Business Development Council of Florida
Territory: Florida, with the exception of the Panhandle, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
NANCY ALLEN
President and CEO
nancyallen@womensbusiness.info
LISA ROBLEJO
Certification Manager
lisaroblejo@womensbusiness.info
13155 SW 134 Street, Suite 205
Miami, FL 33186
tel: (305) 971-9446
fax: (305) 971-7061
Women's Business Council-Southwest
Territory: Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Texas
DEBBIE HURST
President
dhurst@wbcsouthwest.org
ANITA STEELE
Director of Certification
asteele@wbcsouthwest.org
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 220
Irving, TX 75038
tel: (817) 299-0566
fax: (817) 299-0949
Women's Business Enterprise Alliance
Territory: South Texas
APRIL DAY
President
aday@wbea-texas.org
KENYA WILLIAMS
Certification & Business Development Director
certification@wbea-texas.org
9800 Northwest Freeway, Suite 120
Houston, TX 77092
tel: (713) 681-9232
fax: (713) 681-9242
Women's Business Enterprise Council-Pacific
Territory: Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
JANICE GREENE
President/CEO
Janice@wbec-pacific.org
LORI LACKMAN
Certification Manager
lori@wbec-pacific.org
4800 SW Meadows Road, Suite 480
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
tel: (503) 941-9724
Women's Business Enterprise Council PA-DE-sNJ
Territory: Delaware, South New Jersey, Pennsylvania
ELIZABETH WALSH
President
ewalsh@womensbdc.org
SHERRY NACCI
Program Director
snacci@wbecouncil.org
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1116
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4711
tel: (877) 790-9232
fax: (215) 790-9231
Women's Business Enterprise Council South
Territory: Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
PHALA MIRE
President
pkmire@wbecsouth.org
KATHERINE GARCIA
Director of Operations
kbgarcia@wbecsouth.org
2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 180
Metairie, LA 70002
tel: (504) 301-5847
fax: (504) 830-3895
Women's Business Enterprise Council-West
Territory: Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Guam
PAMELA S. WILLIAMSON, Ph.D.
President & CEO
pamela@wbec-west.org
MARIA HICKS
Program Manager
certification@wbec-west.org
1515 N. Greenfield Road, Suite 102
Mesa, AZ 85205
tel: (480) 962-0639
fax: (480) 969-2717
Women Presidents' Educational Organization-DC
Territory: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
SANDRA EBERHARD
Executive Director
sandra@womenpresidentsorg.com
ELIZABETH REID
Program Manager
dcadmin@womenpresidentsorg.com
1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036-3951
tel: (202) 595-2637
fax: (202) 872-5505
Women Presidents' Educational Organization-NY
Territory: South Connecticut, North New Jersey, New York State
MARSHA FIRESTONE, Ph.D.
President & Founder
marsha@womenpresidentsorg.com
ALISON WALLER
Program Manager
certification@womenpresidentsorg.com
155 E. 55th. Street, Suite 4H
New York, NY 10022
tel: (212) 688-4114
fax: (212) 688-4766