Small Biz Series, presented by Triangle Media Partners: Doing business with RDU

Join us virtually on Monday, March 20, 2023 for information on how your business can do business with Raleigh-Durham Airport.  RDU is expanding and growing and our presenter, Thiane' Carter will provide information on how your company can potentially be a part of that growth

About Ms. Carter
Thiané D. Carter has served as the administrator of small business programs for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority (RDU) since 2011. As the Director of Small Business Programs, she oversees the management, implementation and compliance of RDU's Minority and Women-Owned Small Business (MWSB) and Federal Disadvantaged and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE/ACDBE) Programs as well as its Title VI program. She is also actively involved in RDU's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
 
Ms. Carter currently serves as the Chair for the Business Diversity Committee of the Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) as well as a member of its DEI Committee.  She is a graduate of both the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, earning a Bachelor's of Science in Finance and a Masters of Public Administration respectively.  Prior to joining the Authority, she spent more than a decade as a consultant to U.S. Department of Transportation recipients (i.e. airports, transit systems and state transportation departments) on DBE/ACDBE Program development and administration.