Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council Holiday Party

The Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council celebrated its Holiday party on Thursday, December 10 at Zio’s.  Guests enjoyed live music, food from Tony P’s Pizza and won raffle prizes.  American Facility Services Group President/CEO Jerry Natividad was the sponsor of the event.  “What I love about this organization is this is about business, when we network and interact and we’re able to share business cards with one another. At the end of the day, we end up doing business with one another, that’s what is phenomenal about being part of the Council.” said Jerry Natividad, President/CEO of American Facility Services Group.

Jerry Natividad talking to the guests

The mission of the Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council is to provide Corporate America and Government entities with greater access to the goods and services of Minority-owned business in order to develop lasting and mutually beneficial business relationships. As an affiliate regional council of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) serving Colorado, Kansas, Western Missouri, and Nebraska we provide a direct link between Corporate America and Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American owned businesses.

The Mountain Plains MSDC was originally incorporated in 1974 as Minority Enterprises, Inc. after executives from corporations in the Rocky Mountain region came together at the Denver Chamber of Commerce to discuss the future of minority business in Colorado. Meeting on a monthly basis, these individuals formed the Executive Task Force, which eventually became the Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council.

(l-r) Ron Montoya, Jerry Natividad, Stanley Sena, Preisdent/CEO Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council

Today there are over 130 local corporations and government entities involved with the council, and over 500 minority-owned businesses certified with the Mountain Plains MSDC. Several of these certified MBEs have grown to the level of Fortune 500 companies and achieved Corporate Plus status with the NMSDC. Through the extensive certification process, corporate member support, free networking events, educational programs and supplier diversity initiatives MPMSDC strives to develop minority-owned businesses to their full potential. For more information, please visit: www.mpmsdc.org