NMSDC Names Director of Learning Programs

NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maggie Chaparro has joined the National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.®  (NMSDC® ) – one of the nation's leading corporate membership organizations – as director, learning programs. In this newly-created position, Ms. Chaparro will be responsible for planning, scheduling, implementing and ensuring the highest level of quality in NMSDC education and training for minority business enterprise (MBE) owners and corporate minority supplier development executives.

"NMSDC has a solid reputation for providing outstanding learning opportunities for our certified MBEs and corporate minority supplier development professionals," said NMSDC President Joset B. Wright. "As minority supplier development evolves within the corporate landscape, NMSDC is placing greater emphasis on preparing MBEs for success in meeting corporate supply chain goals. Ms. Chaparro will play a key role in helping us build on our current programs and develop new ones across a variety of platforms."

Prior to joining NMSDC, Ms. Chaparro was the learning product manager, professional development, at the Institute of Management Accountants.  In that role, she developed and implemented learning strategy and technology for a webinar series; collaborated with cross-functional teams to establish marketing and sales strategies for learning products; and collaborated on the design, development and implementation of customized eLearning programs, including the Leadership Academy curriculum that resulted in a 10% increase in revenue. Ms. Chaparro also held positions in learning and development for MetLife and the Bank of New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Marymount College with a bachelor's degree in business/training development, and earned a master's degree in human resources/organizational development from Fordham University.

About NMSDC
Providing a direct link between corporate America and Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American-owned businesses is the primary objective of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, one of the country's leading business membership organizations.  It was chartered in 1972 to provide increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.

The NMSDC Network includes a national office in New York and 37 Regional Councils across the country.  There are 3,500 corporate members throughout the network, including America's top publicly-owned, privately-owned and foreign-owned companies as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions.  The Regional Councils certify and match more than 16,000 minority-owned businesses with member corporations that want to purchase their products and services.

For more information about NMSDC, call (212) 944-2430 or visit the Web site at www.nmsdc.org.

SOURCE National Minority Supplier Development Council