MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
| WHAT: | The Greater Houston Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors 5th Annual Zenith |
| Awards Dinner will feature keynote speaker Valerie B. Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack | |
| Obama, and present awards to local prime contractors, minority contractors and individuals who | |
| exemplify advocacy and leadership in putting Houston minority businesses to work. | |
| WHEN: | Friday, October 7, 2011 ∙ 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception ∙ 7:00 p.m. Dinner & Awards Ceremony |
| WHERE: | Downtown Aquarium, Nautilus Ballroom, Level 3 ∙ 410 Bagby Street ∙ Houston, Texas 77056 |
| WHO: | Ms. Valerie B. Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama |
| The Honorable Annise Parker, Mayor, City of Houston | |
| The Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee, U.S. House of Representatives, TX, Congressional District 18 | |
| The Honorable Al Green, U.S. House of Representatives, TX, Congressional District 9 | |
| The Honorable Ron Reynolds, Texas Houston of Representatives, District 27 and Honoree | |
| The Honorable James Rodriquez, Councilmember, City of Houston, Council District I | |
| The Honorable Paula McCann Harris, HISD Board of Education President and Trustee, District 4 | |
| Mr. Jason Freeman, Chairman of NAMC-Greater Houston Chapter | |
| Mr. Mario Diaz, Director of Houston Airport System and Honoree | |
| Ms. Esther Francis, President of CBIC Construction and Development and Honoree | |
| Gregg Lynch, Executive Vice President of JE Dunn Construction Company and Honoree | |
| Other honorees, dignitaries and 300-plus expected guests | |
| TICKETS: | Sponsorship and ticket information can be found at www.namctexas.org/gala-tickets |
Accredited members of the media must RSVP to Pam Thorne at pamthorne@thornegroupinc.com by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 6. Due to security restrictions, all media personnel must present media credentials and current photo identification.
| MEDIA CONTACTS: | Argentina M. James | Pam Thorne |
| HillDay Public Relations, Inc. | The Thorne Group, Inc. Public Relations | |
| (281) 997-2027 (office) | (713) 227-2850 (office) | |
| (713) 306-6822 (cell) | (713) 553-7067 (cell) | |
| ajames@hilldaypr.com | pamthorne@thornegroupinc.com |
NOTE TO EDITORS: NAMC Chairman Jason Freeman, and Honorary Dinner Chairs Renae Richard and Sam Pineda are available for one-on-one interviews.
ABOUT VALERIE JARRETT
Valerie B. Jarrett is a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. She is also the Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls and she oversees the Offices of Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Engagement, Urban Affairs, and Olympic, Paralympic, and Youth Sport. Prior to joining the Obama Administration, she was the Chief Executive Officer of The Habitat Company. She also served as Co-Chair of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team, and Senior Advisor to Obama's presidential campaign. Prior to that, Ms. Jarrett held positions in both the public and private sector, and she also practiced law with two private law firms.
ABOUT NAMC
National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC), Greater Houston Chapter, is an affiliate of NAMC, a non-profit trade association established in 1969 to address the needs and concerns of minority contractors. Its core purpose is "Building Bridges – Crossing Barriers," which focuses on construction industry concerns common to African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American contractors in the Greater Houston Area. The Awards Dinner benefits The NAMC Foundation and The Imagine Project, an economic development initiative focused on improving school attendance, graduation rates and parental involvement in school activities, while decreasing neighborhood crime and dropout rates. For more information about NAMC, Greater Houston Chapter, visit www.namctexas.org.
The NAMC-Greater Houston Chapter logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=10700