GinGer Cunningham & Associates served as the Diversity and Inclusion Consultant for Portsmouth JV, the Design and Build Contractor of the $429.7 million Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway project in Southern Ohio. Her company excelled as a direct liaison between the project's key stakeholders and Ohio's disadvantaged business community. GinGer Cunningham & Associates delivered exceptional results with great attention to detail and enthusiasm while effectively communicating and addressing the needs of Ohio's disadvantaged business enterprises, including small businesses, minority, and women business enterprises. In addition, GinGer Cunningham & Associates played an integral role in representing the project's Design and Build Contractor at various outreach and community events, networking functions, and high-profile meetings. GinGer's company brings decades of established relationships with city, state, and federal officials to her projects, offering unique value and distinguishing her as a leader among national diversity professionals.

—Hugo Fontirroig, D&B Contractor Project Manager, Portsmouth JV

 

 

GinGer Cunningham & Associates passion and determination for knocking on doors, pushing through obstacles, and making your voice heard has been the backbone of the company’s success throughout the years. It is not secret that GinGer Cunningham & Associates makes things happen! Her organization is truly making a difference in the lives of black-owned businesses and minority-owned firms. Her company is paying it forward and allowing the people she opens doors for to someday leave a legacy for the next generation.

—Lewis Smoot, Jr., President, Chairman, Smoot Construction

 

 

Under her leadership as owner of GinGer Cunningham & Associates, AECOM was able to benefit from GinGer’s tutelage in several areas, including team coaching, directing, and teaching us in the area of diversity & inclusion programs. Because of her knowledge and leadership, we met and developed relationships with a number of diverse contractors and suppliers not known to us before. Not only did Ginger assist us in the MWBE identification process, she provided a mentor/protégé forum where we could assist them toward improving their technical skills and capacities. As they grew, so did we with the final outcome being that we received a better product! Additionally, GinGer Cunningham & Associates assisted us with construction monitoring and with being in compliance with the applicable governmental regulations We regarded her organization as a valuable member of our team. She comprehensively handled all of our diversity outreach programs from developing and forwarding the event notices to her vast number of contacts to making the various events that we conducted a tremendous success. Lastly, Ginger is definitely a hardworking individual who is committed and sincere about affirmative action, equal opportunity, fair wages, and diversity & inclusion.

— Rob Rivers, Vice President, PM/CM Market Sector Leader, Water AECO

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I have worked alongside Ginger Cunningham on projects for 10 years. Ginger is well received, articulate and her passion for her work is very evident, whether she is talking multinational construction managers or small contractors. She understands getting construction work is a process and respects the time and effort it takes for all parties, but still challenges all parties to meet more in the middle. I am confident in my recommendation for Ginger and her team and their outreach and consulting services.

— John B. Igel - President, George J. Igel & Co., Inc

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