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Charles
E. Summers, Jr.
New England Regional Administrator
U.S. Small Business Administration
Charles
E. Summers, Jr. was sworn in as the New England Regional Administrator
of the U.S. Small Business Administration on March 7, 2005.
In this capacity he manages SBA District Offices in Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
and has oversight of the SBA's Financing, Marketing and Outreach
efforts in the six-state region.
Prior to assuming his current position with
the SBA, Mr. Summers served as State Director for United States
Senator Olympia Snowe from 1995 to 2004. Charlie served both
as a trusted advisor and a strong advocate for Mainers who
needed help navigating federal agencies. His knowledge of,
and close interaction with, federal and state agencies, military
installations, veterans' service organizations and key business
leaders, made him an extraordinarily effective advocate.
In 1990 Summers was elected to the Maine
State Senate (District 31) and served on the Joint Standing
Committees on Legal Affairs and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Upon re-election in 1992 he served as the ranking member on
the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation.
Growing up in the family's hotel business
and later managing motels in Bangor and South Portland, as
well as owning and running his own small businesses, Summers
has firsthand knowledge and understanding of issues facing
New England and America's entrepreneurs.
Mr. Summers and his wife, Ruth, reside in
Scarborough with their two children; Tricia, a junior at Queen's
University and Chas, a junior at Scarborough High School.
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Rev. James
E. Collins
Senior Pastor
Eagle Heights Church
Rev. James E. Collins is the Senior Pastor of EAGLE HEIGHTS
CHURCH in Revere, MA, just minutes from Boston. He is a dynamic
pastor with a compassion for people, communities, our nation
and the world. Pastor Collins is a man who continually strives
for excellence as he reaches out to the hurting and lost.
He believes that God truly is great and is worthy of our best.
Humbly accepting the call to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ,
Pastor Collins is an anointed preacher and leader. In addition
to being the pastor of this thriving congregation of 1400+,
Pastor Collins, who is ordained with the General Council of
the Assemblies of God, has served as a Presbyter in the Southern
New England District of the Assemblies of God, overseeing
a fellowship of churches in the Northeastern Massachusetts
Section.
Pastor Collins exceptional gift of preaching is accompanied
by the spiritual gifts of healing and prophecy. Pastor Collins’
Godly character and visionary leadership has been recognized
in both Christian and secular circles. He has been honored
by being listed multiple times in “Who’s Who in
Executives & Professionals”; receiving the first
ever “Pennsylvania’s Father of the Year” award
from the internationally renowned Father’s Workshop;
receiving the U.S. Postal Service award for “Outstanding
Contribution to the Community”; and being listed in “Outstanding
Young Men of America”.
Pastor Collins is a graduate of Central Bible College in
Springfield, MO. With well over 20 years of ministry experience,
He has served as Youth Pastor in the Southern New England
District in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was also the
founding Pastor of Family Worship Center in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Pastor Collins greatest honor is being married to his lovely
wife, Brenda for over 20 years. He is a Man of God with a
heart for family. Pastor and Brenda Collins have two beautiful
daughters, Jessica and Shawna.
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Mr. Brooke
E. Woodson
Director for the City of Boston’s Small and Local Business
Enterprise (SBLE) Office
Brooke E. Woodson is the Director of the City of Boston’s
Small and Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) Office
Mr. Woodson was born on July 21, 1964 to Freeman A. Woodson,
Jr. and Shirley Redd Woodson. He graduated cum laude from
Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Political Science and earned a Master’s Degree in
Urban Affairs at Boston University.
Mr. Woodson’s professional career began in 1987 when
he was hired as a Legislative Aide in Office of the Boston
City Council President. Mr. Woodson worked on the City Council
for five years culminating in his appointment as Chief of
Staff to Councilor Bruce C. Bolling. Mr. Woodson also worked
for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts as Director
of the “Ten Demandments” community empowerment project
and for Boston Mayor Raymond L. Flynn as the local coordinator
of the “Save Our Cities, Save Our Children” march
on Washington D.C.
In 1993, Woodson was asked by then Acting Mayor Thomas M.
Menino to join his staff. Woodson served as a Special Assistant
to the Mayor. After Mayor Menino was in November 1993, he
appointed Woodson as the Executive Secretary of his Transition
Team.
In June of 1994, Mayor Menino appointed Woodson as Director
of the Minority And Women Business Enterprise Office and in
1995 expanded his duties to include Director of Boston Residents
Jobs Policy Office and the Boston Employment Commission. In
these capacities, Woodson and his capable staff have helped
expand jobs and economic opportunities for Boston residents,
people of color and women. He has also served as Clerk on
the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Alliance for Small
Development Corporation in Roxbury. Woodson serves as Co-Chairman
of the City of Boston’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute
Planning Committee and the African American Achievement Awards
Committee.
He lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston
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Robert
Watkins
Entrepreneur, author, speaker
Affectionately known as the "Minister of
Business", Robert has dedicated his life to helping individuals,
corporations and ministries maximize their leadership and
financial potential.
Through his business savvy and compassion
to see people win in life, Robert founded the leadership and
financial empowerment organization, Kings & Priests Unlimited.
Under his leadership, Kings & Priests Unlimited has evolved
into a global, multi-faceted network of influential business
and ministry leaders.
A popular speaker and best-selling author,
Robert's practical and proven valued-based teaching has established
him as a well sought-after authority on personal and business
success. Growing up impoverished and orphaned at a very young
age, he travels extensively both nationally and internationally
to promote financial restoration for thousands of people that
have become victims of debt and a lack of purpose.
Robert also has successfully founded and
directs the marketing firm Visionary Enterprises & Holdings
LLC and the investment firm, Abundant Ventures. He is the
author of several books, including the best selling "No Excuses
for Failure" and the powerful entrepreneurial and leadership
program "Be Your Own Boss".
His books, tapes and other material are distributed
throughout the world including Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore
and Israel, to name a few. In his "Reign Makers Club" and
the "Kings & Priests Business Academy", Robert serves
as a personal mentor to hundreds of CEOs, senior pastors,
business owners and professionals. A native of Monroe, Michigan,
Robert serves on Pastor Creflo Dollar's ministerial staff
of World Changers Church International. He resides in Atlanta
with his wife of 12 years, Evelyn, and two daughters, Gabrielle
and Noelle.
His personal mission is to see people
win in life.
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