The St. Louis Minority Supplier Development Council recently recognized Tom Mangogna, Hazelwood School District director of facilities, as the 2012 Buyer/Coordinator of the Year.
The district significantly exceeded its Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) contractor participation goal of 25 percent for the 12-month period from September 2011 to August 2012 under Mangogna’s direction.
In addition, the district instituted major initiatives to foster the continued success of both MBE and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) contractors. These initiatives include the implementation of a system that allows for the expeditious payment to subcontractors for completed work and the institution of a tracking process to ascertain important MBE and WBE worker participation on a daily basis.
Mangogna, a life-long St. Louis resident, has worked at HSD for six years, four as a construction project manager and two years as director of facilities. Prior to this, he owned a construction and environmental abatement company. His extensive career spanning five decades includes leading several property management companies, serving as chief of staff to former St. Louis Mayor Vincent Schoemehl and serving on several boards.
“We are grateful for Tom’s leadership,” said Grayling Tobias, Hazelwood School District superintendent.
“His expertise is central to our district’s success in developing and maintaining relationships with minority and women-owned businesses. Hazelwood School District is committed to supplier and workforce diversity. We are proud of the policies and procedures that our district has implemented to support this commitment. Moving forward, we will continue to seek and establish meaningful opportunities with MBE and WBE businesses.”
