SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 - THE CAROLINA TIMES -9
Andrea Harris Honored For Work At NCIMED
On October 21, at the Durham Convention Cen
ter, Ms. Andrea Harris was feted for her “34 years of
working on behalf of improving the conditions for
minority and women-owned businesses to grow and
prosper,” said in a letter in the program by Lewis
H. Myers, chairman of The Institute.
The N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Devel
opment has grown over the years and this banquet
was to honor her service.
The Institute was charted in 1986 and has been
“conducting research, developing public and pri
vate partnerships, and sponsoring programs to as
sist low-wealth individuals and improve the eco
nomic status of underutilized communities in North
Carolina,” says the program from the event.
Ms. Cynthia Marshall, senior vice president - Hu
man Resources & Chief Diversity Officer of AT&T
was the keynote speaker.
Ms. Harris has friends, family and colleagues ex
tol her hard work and untiring effort to improve the
business climate for minorities and utilized commu
nities.
MS. ANDREA HARRIS