Established February 14, 2019; Disbanded June 9, 2022; Re-established April 13, 2023
Upcoming meetings
June 17, 2026
1:30pm-3:00pm
Committee members
Co-Chairs: Olivia Yang and Irene Reyes
- Olivia Yang, Higher Ed, Chair
- Irene Reyes, Private Industry, Co-Chair
- Bob Armstead, Minority Business
- Theresa Bauccio, Cities
- Robert Blain, Counties
- Shelly Henderson, School Districts
- Heather Kurtenbach, Trades and Labor
- Frank Lemos, Minority Business
- Keith Michel, General Contractors
- Heather Munden, Ports
- Brenda Nnambi, Transit
- Steve Russo, Specialties Contractor
- Chip Tull, General Contractors
Updated April 15, 2026.
Purpose:
Focus efforts around the following:
- Utilize strategies from the BE/DBI report to inform potential legislative changes.
- Create consistency in contract language to reduce barriers in policy and eventually statute.
- Evaluate and advocate to bring forth opportunities for firms to successfully compete and build capacity.
- Identify metrics for measuring accountability.
Committee resources:
Upcoming meetings
Meetings to occur the third Wednesday of every month from 1:30 - 3 p.m.
- March 18, 2026
- April 15, 2026
- May 20, 2026
- June 17, 2026
BE/DBI reports to the legislature
2024
2022
- BE/DBI report reference material
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- 4.1 BEDBI matrix 8/23/2021
- 4.2 DBDEI barrier statements compiled (Rev3)
- 5.0 BE/DBI survey results 3/3/2022
- 7.1 BE/DBI committee minutes April 1, 2021
- 7.2 BE/DBI committee minutes May 28, 2021
- 7.3 BE/DBI committee minutes June 25,2021
- 7.4 BE/DBI committee minutes July 23, 2021
- 7.5 BE/DBI committee minutes Aug. 27,2021
- 7.6 BE/DBI committee minutes Sept. 24, 2021
- 7.7 BE/DBI committee minutes Oct. 22, 2021
- 7.8 BE/DBI committee minutes Oct. 29, 2021
- 7.9 BE/DBI committee minutes Nov. 19, 2021
- 7.10 BE/DBI committee minutes Dec. 17, 2021
- 7.11 BE/DBI committee minutes Jan. 28, 2022
- 7.12 BE/DBI committee minutes Feb. 25, 2022
- 7.13 BE/DBI committee minutes March 4, 2022
- 7.14 BE/DBI committee minutes March 25, 2022
- 7.15 BE/DBI committee minutes April 1, 2022
- 7.16 BE/DBI committee minutes April 22, 2022
- 7.17 BE/DBI committee minutes May 6, 2022
- 7.18 BE/DBI committee minutes May 27, 2022
- 7.19 BE/DBI committee minutes June 3, 2022
- 8.0 Compiled BE/DBI report feedback
- 14.4 PEAR one-pager March 21, 2022
- 16.2 Mentor-Protege capacity building mentorship program (CBMP) best practices 10.4 MBDA
- 16.3 CBMP C3-C4 survey report 2021-2022
- 16.4 WA small business resource guide