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James Cardenas former Director Of Certification for Western Regional NMSDC and Site Visit Consultant for WBEC-Pacific added to Advisory Board

The National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC) welcomes James Cardenas as the new Western Region representative for the NVBDC. In this role, he will be responsible for a large area including California, Oregon, and Washington State. He will also join the leading Veteran certification organization’s Advisory Board. James currently owns his own Consulting company in Northern California, where he conducts site audits, and has helped various clients including WBEC-Pacific/WBENC, The California Supplier Clearinghouse and other profit and not-for-profit organizations.

“Assisting NVBDC is an exciting and new opportunity. I know that I am new part of the team, but I look forward to building on the great work that the Officers and the organization have developed.”

James joins the growing organization with expertise in working on certifying Women and Minority Owned Businesses including site audits, sponsorship and business development. “We are pleased to have James join the NVBDC team. He brings years of experience and invaluable expertise in the certification process. We look forward to our continued relationship with James and all the new opportunities in the new year,” said Keith King, President NVBDC.

James is a graduate from the University of Phoenix with a Masters of Business Administration. He also graduated from the University of the Pacific with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Electrical Engineering.