Kimberly Duck is responsible for managing strategic, innovative processes to influence minority and women-owned business inclusion in BP’s supply chain. Ms. Duck drives this effort in BP’s Upstream businesses. Her objective is to improve overall corporate targets and satisfy key stakeholder supplier diversity expectations. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Ms. Duck is a former research chemist. She later transitioned into Chevron’s Global Supply Chain Management in business development. Ms. Duck earned an MBA from Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas and is a long-standing adjunct professor at the University of Houston-Downtown in the College of Business. Ms. Duck represents BP America Inc. as Board Chair for the Women’s Business Enterprise Council South (WBEC South). She also participates in various corporate committees in Houston with the Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA) and the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC).
Layle O’Neil McKelvey is the Supplier Diversity Manager at United Airlines. In this role, she serves as an advocate for businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and the LGBT community. She is often sought after as a thought leader in Supplier Diversity, Business Development, Supply Chain and Logistics, as well as Image Consulting and Personal Branding. Layle serves as a Faculty Consultant for the Houston Galveston Women’s Business Center and is the Principal at TLF Group, a boutique consulting firm located in Houston.
Marian Nimon is the Associate Director and SBLO of the HUB & Federal Small Business Program for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She developed an innovative and well-respected multi-award-winning Program in her 25 years at MD Anderson. Career highlights encompass all aspects of Supply Chain Management and industry knowledge spans defense to healthcare, including federal and state regulations. Committed to supplier diversity, she enjoys interesting and challenging tasks. Assisting people is her passion and she embraces continuing education. Marian received her MBA while working full time and serving as President of ISM-Houston, Inc. In addition, Marian is a graduate of Leadership Houston and former Board Chair of the Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA). She serves on the Institutional Diversity Council at MD Anderson. Marian served for 20 years on the Board of ISM-Houston, Inc. and is an active member of both the WBEA and the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council.