Trio Group receives 2015 President’s Award at Northwest Mountain MSDC Annual Awards Gala

Jeff Quint, Trio Group Executive Vice President; Ricardo Ibarra, Trio Group Creative Director; Fernando Martinez, Northwest Mountain MSDC President and CEO; Dennis Brooks, Trio Group President

The Northwest Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council (MSDC) held its Annual Awards Gala & Silent Auction on Friday March 11 at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton in Southcenter, WA. The event is a celebration of the work of minority business enterprises (MBEs) and the corporations and public agencies who contract with them.

As a nationally-certified MBE of the Northwest Mountain MSDC, we’ve long held that supporting minority business owners and the communities they serve is the best way to increase economic opportunity for all. We are proud to have supported the Northwest Mountain MSDC as a platinum sponsor for the past five years. Some of our sponsorship activities have included updating and re-launching the organization’s website as well as developing marketing and outreach strategies to foster growth.

In addition to our sponsorship, we’ve been honored to be included among the nominees for the Supplier of the Year award four consecutive years. Little did we know, Trio Group was to receive a different award at the 2015 gala.

As the awards ceremony concluded, Northwest Mountain MSDC President and CEO Fernando Martinez remarked that the next award was “…reserved for individuals and groups who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in service of the Council.” Martinez went on to say that although not awarded every year, the 2015 President’s Award recognized the Northwest Mountain MSDC’s gratitude to a company who had served the organization at a high capacity for many years, and that company was Trio Group.

“I was completely shocked,” noted Trio Group President Dennis Brooks, “I wouldn’t have guessed that the [Northwest Mountain MSDC] Council would give us the President’s Award. I’m incredibly grateful for the recognition, and I look forward to continuing to support the Council’s work.”

Trio Group Executive Vice President Jeff Quint had this to say: “Receiving the President’s Award was really the icing on the cake of the past six years being certified as an MBE. We’ve worked hard to build our business and serve not only the Northwest Mountain MSDC, but to also serve our fellow minority entrepreneurs and the corporate and public agency members.”

We look forward to continuing our work with the Northwest Mountain MSDC as a strategic partner, a certified MBE and a platinum sponsor. Our focus in 2016 will be supporting the organization’s new marketing director and providing support for outbound communications and content creation.

If you’d like to learn more about how Trio Group can help your business grow or reach new audiences, contact us via email or call us directly: (206) 728–8181