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Mary Ellen Trevino, P3S Corp, 2009 Minority Small Business Person of the Year Award
2009 Minority Small Business Person of the Year Award
U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA San Antonio District Office
District Director: Pamela Sapia
The SBA San Antonio District Office is pleased to announce the District's 2009 Minority Small Business Person of the Year, Mary Ellen Trevino, P3S Corporation. Not only is Ms. Trevino representing the district's fifty five county area - she is also SBA's Region VI winner representing five states; Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Ms. Trevino competed for the 2009 National Minority Small Business Person of Year with nine other SBA regional winners from Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, South Carolina, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado, California, and Idaho.
P3S Corporation specializes in Information Technology, Homeland Security Services, Program Management and Financial Management Services. In business since 2005, P3S Corporation is located in San Antonio Texas with offices in Georgia, Ohio and Florida .
Casias Construction LLC, 2009 Minority Construction Firm of the Year
Casias Construction LLC was established on December 18, 2003 by Domingo R. Casias with the assistance of his son Frank D. Casias. After retiring from Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, with 29 years of civilian service and 3 years active service in the Army, Domingo R. Casias started Casias Construction. In October 2006, Frank D. Casias, a University of Texas at Austin graduate, who was with Browning Construction Co. joined his father's company on a full time basis. With 25 years of construction experience, Frank D. Casias brought his knowledge and commitment to the small, but successful and fast growing firm. Casias Construction LLC is certified HUB by the State of Texas, SBE/MBE/DBE certified by South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency and is MBE certified by the Central and South Texas Minority Business Council. It is also an SBA 8(a), HUBZone, and DBE certified firm.Maria Monita, Hispanic Contractors Association de San Antonio, 2009 Contracting Advocate of the Year
When Jade Chang left her corporate job at Dell Inc. five years ago and decided to start her own asphalt company at age 26, the big suppliers in San Antonio wouldn't give her the time of day. On a recommendation, Chang went to a meeting of the Hispanic Contractors Association (HCA) of San Antonio Inc. There she met the vice chair of the association, who was an asphalt plant owner.
"He extended me my first credit," Chang, owner of American Asphalt, says. "And since then I've met so many people and gotten so much work from this organization."
Julissa Carielo, Tejas Premier Building Contractor Inc, 2009 Emerging Contractor of the Year
Tejas Premier Building Contractor, Inc. is a full service building contractor based in San Antonio, Texas specializing in office buildings, industrial, healthcare, and life science facilities from new construction to remodeling. President Julissa Carielo started the company in August 2006, after a career in construction and finance. The company's on-going construction management team is knowledgeable, experienced and has been involved with construction projects ranging from $100,000 to $14,000,000.Donna Normandin, Frost Bank, 2009 Banking and Finance Advocate of the Year
Frost has been and continues to be a partner with small businesses in all the communities they serve. Whether it is providing loan opportunities; conducting seminars on different areas of need for small businesses such as fraud; participating in small business fairs as presenters and booth hosts; or funding non-profits that also provide assistance to the small and minority business community, Frost works help businesses grow and succeed.- Hector E. Garcia, 2009 MBDA Executive Director's Award Winner
- Walter Rodriguez & Mauricio Breton, VMW Maintenance Solutions, 2009 Service Firm of the Year
- Melinda and Rob Rodriguez, AQTS Home Health, 2009 Minority Health Care Firm of the Year
- Della Guidry, President, PRA Destination Management, 2009 Minority Entrepreneur of the Year
