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Leaders for a Changing World

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Presidents Perspective

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NAMCO National Leadership Summit

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At a Glance - Angela Rye

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President’s Perspective: DyNAMC Women - Leaders Who Are Changing Our World – Our founder
shares a few words about the contents of this commemorative issue dedicated to women and the
impact that DyNAMC-Leaders for a Changing World is making in the world of business publications.
The mission of the NAMCO’s National Leadership Summit is to facilitate serious discussion and
consideration of issues of ethnic and racial diversity in policy design, both within the business
arena as well as in society at large.
Learn more about our cover feature subject in this issue’s At A Glance.

DyNAMC America’s Future Leaders Student Interview

Life on the Hill: NAMCO Student Members interview political strategist Angela Rye and learn about
her life and work as a Washington insider.

Roundtable Discussion

Our all-women panel discuss key issues for women-owned businesses, particularly access
to capital, strategies, mistakes, rejection, and best practices for women and minority-owned
businesses.

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NAMCO Member Company Profile

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The State of Financial Literacy in America

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De’Borah McCampbell’s Girls of Grace

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Deborah Garcia-Gratacos: Building a Business on a Spiritual Foundation

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Porter Scientific, Inc. (Porter), is a second generation, North Carolina-based, American Indian
woman-owned firm rooted in environmental stewardship.

The State of Financial Literacy in America – NAMCO helps to solve the problem of financial
illiteracy through its Financial Literacy programs.
NAMCO member De’Borah McCampbell, hair salon owner, shares her mission of raising strong
women through her Girls of Grace Etiquette program for young girls.
NAMCO member, Deborah Garcia-Gratacos: Founder and CEO of DEVAL, LLC, centers her business and
personal life on a foundation of faith.

K.T. Bernhagen: Clean Water Innovator

Developing and pursuing a patent for an innovative pervious concrete product takes tenacity.
In this case, it takes a DyNAMC woman with a passion for the environment and the product in
which she firmly believes.

Ann McNeill, Founder, National Association of Black Women
in Construction

“If she can do it, maybe I can too.” That’s the power of one African-American woman in Florida
who believed in herself and wasn’t afraid to step into the arena of commercial construction.

Porter Scientific, Inc.: American Indian Woman-Owned Company

Dr. Freda Porter demonstrates that the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) are
fertile ground for both Native Americans and the female gender.

Commissioner Carla J. Peterman: Speaking Life into Your Vision

Making strides in the field of sustainable energy and getting everyone onboard is just one of
Commissioner Peterman’s visions. One of her secrets of success is creating a vision and seeing
that vision as real.

Nina Martinez: It’s a Matter of Attitude

Living to help others and approaching life with a positive perspective can make all the difference in the world. If there is ever an obstacle, Nina Martinez will figure out how to remove it!

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