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METRO NASHVILLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2019 Disparity Study
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235 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 400Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 584-9777
ABOUT GRIFFIN & STRONG, P.C.
Firm Specializes in disparity research,
contract compliance,
program development,
training & supplier diversity consulting:
The most qualified team in the industry:
• 4 Juris Doctors
• 2 PhD Economists
• PhD Statistician
• PhD Candidate in Anthropology
• all with expertise in disparity research.
No study conducted by Griffin & Strong, P.C. has ever been
challenged or overturned in court.
IN GOOD HANDS
Project Executive, Rodney K. Strong has unmatched expertise, serving as Director of the City of Atlanta’s Department of Contract Compliance and as principal architect of the City of Atlanta’s distinguished MWBE contracting program.
Principal Investigator, Dr. Vince Eagan is one of the foremost experts nationwide, conducting over 120 studies & successfully defending 6 studies as expert witness.
Firm Disparity Study Experience in Sixth Circuit:• State of Tennessee including DOT• Metro Nashville Government
• Purchasing
• Metro Nashville Airport Authority• Metro Nashville Public Schools• Metro Nashville Development and
Housing Authority• Metro Nashville Electric Service• Metro Nashville Transit Authority• City of Memphis (TN)• Cuyahoga County (OH) Disparity Study
(qualitative analysis)• Louisville (KY) Water Company• State of Kentucky including DOT
Other Relevant Firm & Staff Transit Experience:
• Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)
• Hartsfield-Jackson Int’l Airport (GA)• Sound Transit (Seattle, WA)• Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority
(TX)• Jackson Municipal Airport (MS)• New Orleans Aviation Board (LA)• North Carolina DOT (NCDOT)
HISTORY OF GRIFFIN & STRONG, P.C.PROGRAM CONSULTING, LEGISLATION, AND GOAL SETTING
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Other Noteworthy Engagements:
• Living Cities – City Accelerator 4
• Mercedes Benz (Atlanta Falcons) Stadium, Atlanta
• Philips Arena (Atlanta Hawks) Renovation
• FedEx Forum (Memphis Grizzlies)
• New World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta
• Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG)
HISTORY OF GRIFFIN & STRONG, P.C.PROGRAM CONSULTING, LEGISLATION, AND GOAL SETTING
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LOCAL PARTNER
Peter C. Woolfolk, Communications Strategies
Role: Anecdotal Interviews, Public Relations and Outreach.
Experience: Provocative, creative professional with 25+ years of successful senior level management experience in public and media relations.
Experience in both the public and private sectors having also provided media and communications services to the U.S. House of Representatives, the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton Administration.
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
Michele Clark-Jenkins
Sr. Director of Consulting.
Role: Project Manager
PMP Certified Project Manager and Certified Contract Compliance Administrator
Experienced legal researcher, writer, and business consultant. Has expertise in contracts, negotiation and business structure.
Over 10 years experience managing Disparity studies with expertise in database management. Over 30 years experience in corporate business management, strategic planning and business development.
Project manager over 20 GSPC studies, 4 goal-settings for Georgia DOT, 3 goal-settings for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Inter’l Airport, and 3 benchmarks for Metro Nashville Government
Graduate of Princeton University and NY Law School, Certificate in Negotiation from Harvard University
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dr. J. Vincent Eagan
Principal Investigator
Role: Principal Investigator, Policy Analysis
Professor, Economics, Morehouse College
One of the foremost national experts, serving on over 120 disparity studies.
Successful expert witness in 6 cases involving minority business programs. In two cases, Dr. Eagan’s testimony upheld disparity studies at the federal circuit court level.
Member of Bloomberg BusinessWeek Academic Advisory Panel for 12 years
Has a J.D. from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dr. Gregory Price
Senior Economist
Role: Data Oversight, Private Sector Analysis
Professor, Economics, Morehouse College.
Skilled Econometrician and Applied Theorist, Experienced in Economic Forensics. Has provided analysis for 12 GSPC studies including for Georgia Department of Transportation.
Over 15 years of experience in conducting economic analysis of discrimination and disparity.
Widely published in the areas of labor, employment, private sector contracting, lending, public contracting, self-employment, credit markets, and health disparities.
Previously served as Chairman of the Department of Economics at Morehouse College and interim Dean of Business School at Langston University.
Has both a PhD. And M.A. in Economics from the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dr. B. Rom Haghighi
Chief Statistician
Role: Chief Statistician and Data Analysis
Dr. Haghighi is a senior statistician with over thirty years of experience in managing and analyzing large databases.
In 2008, Dr. Haghighi was recruited by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to oversee the largest disparity study ever conducted in the nation. The study included 149 state agencies, 9 medical and health science centers and 52 state universities, representing over 2.6 million cases.
Ph.D. with a concentration in data mining, data modeling and statistical analysis, Sam Houston State University (1985); M.A., Public Administration, Midwestern State University (1978); B.A., Political Science, College of Political Science (1975). Additional training in SPSS Programming, dBase IV, Mainframe Computers, SPSS Multivariate Programming.
Former board member for SPSS
MANAGEMENT TEAM
David Maher, Partner
Legal Analyst
Role: Legal Analysis
Experienced Attorney and Partner with Griffin & Strong’s legal division. Provides general counsel and legal review.
Litigation specialist with over 20 Years of Experience
Extensive experience across a wide variety of practice areas, including corporate defense, litigation support, civil appeals and general counsel
Recognized as a Georgia Top Rated Lawyer in Appellate Law and Labor and Employment Law. Admitted to practice in U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh and Seventh Circuits; and the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida and the Northern District of Georgia.
Drafted legal analysis for 6 disparity studies
Earned Juris Doctorate w/ High Honors from Florida State University College of Law
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Sterling Johnson
Director of Public Policy
Role: Deputy Project Manager and Community Engagement Coordination
Has significant experience in project management, community economic development and policy analysis and program consulting.
Has served as Deputy Project Manager for nine (9) Disparity Studies. Including engagements for the Georgia Department of Transportation and the City of Greensboro, NC.
Currently serving as Project Manager for 4 engagements, including the Living Cities City Accelerator 4, the City of Chattanooga Disparity Study and engagements for the City of Charlotte and Louisville Water Company
Holds B.A. in Sociology from Furman University and M.P.A. with focus in Economic Development and Planning from Georgia State University.
Certified Contract Compliance Administrator
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Imani Strong-Tucker
Anecdotal Research Analyst
Role: Anecdotal Evidence Analysis
Has worked with GSPC’s consulting division in data collection, project management, and anecdotal analysis on more than 16 major public contracts.
Responsible for review and revision of anecdotal data and processes and drafting of the anecdotal evidence chapter.
Skilled in anecdotal analysis, planning, reporting, writing project narratives, and social media outreach.
Trained in the social sciences at Mount Holyoke College (BA, summa cum laude) and the University of Oxford (MSc. Social Anthropology). Current Ph.D. candidate at London School of Economics.
Certified Contract Compliance Administrator
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Susan Johnson
Director of Project Development
Role: Project Administration
Top notch contract compliance professional with extensive public and private sector experience.
Significant history in public contracting with the City of Atlanta.
Responsible for contract administration with GSPC for 14 years. Also experienced in project management.
Holds two Master’s degrees from Georgia State University, in Human Resource Management and Urban Government Administration
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Rodney K. Strong, Esq
Chairman and CEO
Role: Project Executive
Former Director of Contract Compliance for the City of Atlanta, GA
Nationally recognized expert in area of disparity research & supplier diversity program development.
Project Manager for the first major municipal post-Croson disparity study
Principal architect of the City of Atlanta’s EBO Program, which became the national model for post-Croson MWBE programs
Invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Disparity Studies Form the Factual Basis for
Remedial Programs
City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co., 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena.515 U.S. 200 (1995)
• Strict Scrutiny for race-based programs • (Intermediate for gender-based programs)
• Must have a factual predicate
• Methodology dictated by Case Law
• Must have narrowly-tailored remedy (to avoid over- or under-inclusion)
WHY DO WE DO DISPARITY STUDIES?
GSPC framework in conducting a detailed policy review:
Detailed Policy Review
Do any policies present a barrier to MWBE/DBE/ACDBE/SBEinclusion?
Do procurement personnel understand policies as written?
Do procurement practices match MNAA’s written policies?
What policies could be modified to promote MWBE/DBE/ACDBE/SBEinclusion?
PURCHASING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
OUR PROCESS
Legal AnalysisPolicy, Practices, and Procurement
Review
Collect and Clean Data
Relevant Market Analysis
Utilization & Threshold Analysis
Availability Analysis Disparity AnalysisPrivate/Public Sector
Analysis
Anecdotal Evidence Collection and
Analysis
Final Report with Recommendations
ANECDOTAL ANALYSIS
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Informational Meetings
Public engagement designed to bring awareness to study and educate on study process.
Anecdotal Interviews
Thirty (30) in depth 1 on 1 interviews with business owners for the study
Survey of Business Owners
Telephone Survey to gather both quantitative and qualitative feedback.
Public Hearings Two (2) strategically placed engagements across the metro area to gather public testimony on record.
Focus Group A small group meeting by business owners selected by random sample
Organizational Meetings
We will identify and engage all relevant stakeholders (including Civic, Social and Industry Groups)
Email Comments & Website
Ensures that everyone has an opportunity to be heard
Formal Complaints
Review of formal complaints in the form of bid protests, or other administrative or legal proceedings.
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS
GSPC’s program development, management, and implementation expertise as both researchers and practitioners sets us apart from our competitors.
Findings & Recommendations • Summarized with Executive Summary
• Review of Efficacy and Identification of Race/Gender Neutral and Race/Gender Conscious remedies
• Recommendations informed by findings of YOUR study and tied to findings to guide narrow tailoring (no generic recommendations)
• Both Best Practices and Innovative Approaches for Race/Gender Neutral or Race/Gender Conscious Remedies.
•Participate if contacted (by random selection) for:• Anecdotal Interview.
• Survey of Business Owners
• A Focus Group
•Attend a Public Hearing and provide input (early summer)
•Send an email comment to [email protected]
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
•Find us on Facebook
•Tweet Us & Follow the Conversation @GriffinStrong on Twitter
•Check out MNAADisparityStudy.comfor latest information and public hearing dates
HOW TO STAY INVOLVED
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Winter, 2018-2019.
Kick off/Data AssessmentLegal Review. Policy Review.Informational MeetingData Collection
Spring, 2019
Preparation of Databases. Anecdotal data collection. Survey of Business Owners.
Summer, 2019
Statistical Disparity Analysis.
Anecdotal Evidence
Fall, 2019
Private Sector AnalysisFindings/RecommendationsDraft ReportFinal Study Report