Black excellence in construction celebrated at black tie gala

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT Diversity Department employee Rich Martinez, Commissioner Beth McElroy-Kirkwood, Commissioner Yumeka Brown, Commissioner Kari K. Steele, Commissioner Patricia Theresa Flynn, Commissioner Eira L. Corral Sepulveda; Commissioner Sharon Waller, and two MWRD staff members.

THE BLACK CONTRACTORS Owners Executives (BCOE) presented “The Blueprint” Creating Black Excellence in Construction Inaugural Black Tie Gala & Scholarship Drive on February 1, 2025. The black-tie affair was held at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S. Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL. The keynote speaker was Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson. The host was Alderman Walter Burnett Jr., the Chairman of the City’s Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards. 

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