MTA Hero: Carl Lee helps minority and disadvantaged businesses for 30 years

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The hero this week is Carl Lee. He is a Contract Compliance Manager in the MTA's Department of Diversity and Civil Rights Contract Compliance Unit.

Carl has 30 years of experience working with Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB).

He is responsible for monitoring the participating businesses and ensuring their goals are met.

He says he enjoys working with business owners to help them enhance their businesses and work with the MTA to take advantage of opportunities to help them grow.

The unit oversees approximately 1,300 contracts.



For more information business owners can visit: Minority, Disadvantaged, and Veteran Businesses.

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