Achievers & Accolades

NCMBC welcomes Rivers as business development professional for the Fort Bragg region

By Staff Report, posted 1 year ago
Tonia Rivers

The North Carolina Military Business Centers has announced a new team member for the Fort Bragg region following the appointment of Tonia Rivers as Business Development Professional.  

Serving businesses statewide from Fayetteville Technical Community College, Tonia will  provide one-on-one assistance to help businesses in the following counties to compete for, win and grow jobs through federal contracts: Bladen, Cumberland, Columbus, Harnett, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson and Scotland. 

Tonia will work every day to identify current and future prime and subcontracting opportunities (with a focus on the US Army Corps of Engineers), notify companies statewide of these opportunities,  and provide one-on-one assistance to help companies in her service area to bid on and win federal contracts.  Tonia will also join a robust NCMBC construction and infrastructure industry team. 

“The business development team is the heart of the NCMBC,” said NCMBC Executive Director Scott Dorney in a press release.  “Tonia's experience - from both the business and government perspectives - in construction and MILCON programs will serve her well in assisting businesses of all sizes and experience levels in competing for federal contracts.” 

Prior to joining the NCMBC, Tonia served as a Project Officer for the US Army Corps of Engineers in support of the US Army Reserve Command MILCON Program, and in industry as a Senior Project Manager managing construction projects in the National Capital Region. Tonia's experience spans several market sectors and includes historic preservation and restoration, commercial, marine construction, residential, institutional, federal, healthcare and K-12 education. She has also been a critical team member in management of over $1 billion in construction projects. 

Tonia is also a small business owner, and the executive director, founder and podcast host for the non-profit group Mother's in Construction. Tonia holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Howard University.  She is also an associate member of the American Institute of Architects, member National Association of Black Women in Construction and member of National Association of Women in Construction.

Ico insights

INSIGHTS

SPONSORS' CONTENT
cape-fear-valley-health michelle-keasling headshott

Hearts Stay Healthy through Cape Fear Valley’s Cardiac Rehab Program

Michelle Keasling - Service Line Director for Cardiac Services, Cape Fear Valley Health
cumberland-county-ems alinda-bailey headshott

Cape Fear Valley Health’s Community Paramedic Program Provides High-Risk Follow-Up Care that Improves Outcomes

Alinda Bailey - Manager Community Paramedic Program, Cumberland County EMS
fayetteville-state-university trung-v-tran-phd headshott

FSU Empowers Youth with STEM Skills Thanks to NASA Grant

Trung V. Tran, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Geospatial Science in the Department of Intelligence Studies, Geospatial Science, Political Science and History, Fayetteville State University

In The Current Issue

Publisher's Note: What a magnificent month of March!

What an impactful month March is! We get to honor the women in our lives throughout the month of March, and more specifically on March 8 for International Women’s Day. We also get to celebrate the beginning of new life in spring which coincidentally


Finding learning solutions: Fayetteville learning expert Kathryn Cox shares her dedication to education serving as the new VP of learning solutions

It is a season of growth for Linchpin Solutions, Inc. as they welcome in their new Vice President of Learning Solutions, Kathryn Cox. Cox has been developing training and education programs for customers for over 30 years, building up her impressive


Optimal Bio for optimal health: Cary based optimal bio is continuing to grow and expand practice locations under the leadership of “She.E.O.” Tylar Brannon

Based in Cary, NC, Optimal Bio currently has four established locationsacross North Carolina, including one in Southern Pines, NC. PHOTOS TAKEN BY SARAH MORREL PHOTOGRAPHYTylar Brannon, the chief executive officer of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement