DCCCD Administrator is “Business Advocate of the Year”

John Lopez, director of business diversity programs for the Dallas County Community College District, has a history of supporting both the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce and area Asian businesses. Because of that support, the GDAACC awarded Lopez its 2013 Business Advocate of the Year honor during the chamber’s recent annual gala in Dallas. Dr. Wright Lassiter Jr., DCCCD’s chancellor, and Darcel Webb, business diversity program manager for the district, accepted the award for Lopez.

“We also educate our business communities about the affordable, customized training and programs that are offered by the district to help improve employee performance so that their organizations can stay one step ahead of the competition – and many of those programs are delivered in Spanish and other languages,” said Lopez. “I am pleased and honored to accept the chamber’s award for our efforts.”

As director of DCCCD’s office of business diversity programs, Lopez is responsible for developing, implementing, coordinating and monitoring the district’s minority- and women owned business enterprise program. He has more than 15 years of supplier diversity experience, previously serving as director for the City of Dallas’ M/WBE program as well as the University of Texas at Arlington’s historically underutilized business (HUB) programs.

The DCCCD business diversity programs support the district’s commitment to developing, maintaining and enhancing participation by M/WBEs in all phases of its procurement processes including efforts to complete for purchases of equipment, supplies, services and construction projects.