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Talia B. Washington 2022 TOP P&E
in won local and state government contracts for minority and women-owned businesses in four counties. Her biggest goal is to expand the program throughout the state of Texas. Mrs. Washington is a member of the Greater Houston Partnership Houston Regional Economic Development Alliance (HREDA) Committee, a member of the Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) Economic Development Committee, and Volunteer Outreach for World Youth Foundation. In the civil unrest during the pandemic, she saw a need that was unmet by organizations. She founded Divas Do Golf, which focuses on teaching women and girls of color to lean in and show up in an area where deals are being made. She does this by providing virtual and handson training workshops, coaching, and team-building sessions on not only how to play golf, but how to do business on the golf course through etiquette, financial literacy, and leadership training.
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alia B. Washington is an entrepreneurial and driven community economic development professional with 15 years of experience in various levels of government, nonprofit, and higher education. Mrs. Washington currently serves as the Small Business Program Specialist for the Community Economic Development Unit of the Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie View A&M University. She is passionate about economic development policies that help minority and women-owned
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Talia holds a master's degree in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship from the University of Houston-Victoria and a bachelor's degree in Communications from Texas Southern University. She is certified as a USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) 504 Loan Packager and Money Smart Trainer. Talia is a modern-day renaissance woman who believes that with purpose, passion, vision, and action anyone can make it happen. When she is not busy, she is spending businesses scale through government time with her husband, traveling, playing contracting. golf, and chauffeuring their four active In this capacity, she has the honor to kids all over the city. You can find her on work on innovative programming and Facebook and Instagram @divasdogolf. workshops for rural and urban Texas counties through her signature programs Talia B. Washington the Art of the Startup and the B.I.D. Small Business Program Specialist II Academy. In the revamp of the B.I.D. Community Economic Development Unit Cooperative Extension Program Academy, a 9-week program which Prairie View A&M University helps small businesses understand 700 University Dr. Prairie View, TX 77446 government subcontracting through the tbwashington@pvamu.edu state of Texas Historically Underutilized 936-261-5119 Business (HUB) certification. The https://www.pvamu.edu/cahs/cep/ program has generated over $2.5 million
TOP 50 BLACK P&E 2022 - 10TH ANNIVERSARY
