Lindberg Bing, L & E Associates, Inc., Founder and CEO selected to receive “Fifty Influential Minorities In Business National Award – 2005.”

Alexandria, VA (March 30, 2005) – The Minority Enterprise Advocate Magazine (MEA) is hosting the Minority Business & Professional Network (MBPN) Inc.’s
7th Annual National Awards Gala 2005 – “Fifty Influential Minorities In Business.”
The Awards Gala will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at The Doubletree Hotel, located at 300 Army Navy Drive in Arlington, Virginia, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. This black-tie awards presentation will honor fifty individual from federal, corporate, and the small business community who have made significant contributions to the country’s economy.

The Gala’s Honorary Chairperson and Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Shelia Johnson, a visionary, entrepreneur and philanthropist who is the President & CEO of Salamander Farm in Middleburg, Virginia, and who is also the nation’s first African-American female billionaire. Previously, Dr. Johnson was the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET).

The National Fifty Influential Minorities in Business Awards Gala honors dynamic, diverse men and women business leaders who share a commitment to professional excellence and making a difference in their communities. They are a select group of people with notable success and have demonstrated strong leadership in their line of business and industry. Their accomplishment in the public and private sectors serve to inspire and motivate an innumerable amount of men and women of color in the global economy. During the gala, there will also be a special presentation to the “Man of the Year” and the “Corporation of the Year” awards.

Some of the previous honorees include minority entrepreneurs, corporate and government Executives such as: Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.; Harriet R. Michel, National Minority Supplier Development Council; Calvin Darden, United Parcel Service; Susan Au Allen, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce; Nicholas Sena, The Boeing Company; Gloria Pualani, Northrop Grumman; Benita Fortner, Raytheon Company; Rodney P. Hunt, RS Information Systems; Suzanne Malveaux, CNN; Ronald N. Langston, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency; Frank Ramos, U.S. Department of Defense; Theresa Alvillar-Speak, U.S. Department of Energy; Ronald Wesson, Dunn & Bradstreet; T. Williams, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America; Julie S. Lee, ACCESS Systems, Cynthia Dinkins, T. Howard Foundation; B. Doyle, Industrial Bank; and Dr. Winston Chan, Multimax, Inc. and other distinguished recipients.

This event is being sponsored by MEA Magazine, The Raytheon Company, Northrop Gruman Corporation. Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Nextel Communications, ACCESS Systems, Inc., and The U.S. Postal Service.