Tawanda Stamps, Pitt's director of contract administration and procurement, is included in City & State PA’s Impact 75 list. Each year, the magazine highlights citizens who have made steps toward a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous Pennsylvania.
Stamps (CGS ’12, GSPIA ’16G) has 20-plus years of service in contract administration and procurement of construction and related services, joining Pitt in 2000 as a contract administrator in the Office of Facilities Management. Additionally, she leads the University’s Mentor-Protégé Program, which encourages larger construction firms to develop mentor relationships with minority businesses in the Pittsburgh region. To participate in the program, both mentor and protégé teams are required to commit to a robust construction management training program that includes training sessions, networking and on-the-job development opportunities.
“Tawanda’s impact on the university and community are deserving of this honor and recognition,” said Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management Scott Bernotas. “In her role as director of contract administration and procurement, she has consistently incorporated an unwavering commitment to the ideals of diversity and inclusion into the University’s construction program. Those efforts have translated into tremendous and tangible gains for the disadvantaged contractors in Pitt’s neighboring community with two consecutive years of record-setting local minority and women spend.”