Sonya D. Cunningham is the Sr. Supplier Diversity Administrator for CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). She is responsible for strategy development, supply chain partnering, relationship management and MWDVBLGBTE outreach and engagement on the Bank of America account. Sonya’s primary role is to identify and assist in the development of quality Minority, Woman, Veteran, Disabled Veteran and LGBT-owned businesses, assess the diverse needs and objectives within the organization, develop and implement programs, tools and events that market the value of supplier diversity, and measure and track business opportunities secured by Minority, Woman, Veteran, Disabled Veteran and LGBT-owned businesses.
Prior to her role at CBRE, Sonya was the Manager of Supplier Diversity and Workforce Diversity for Greenville Health System (GHS) where she was responsible for both workforce and supplier diversity. Sonya matriculated from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC where she earned a B.A. degree in Psychology and Social Welfare. Sonya is actively involved in several diverse business organizations including the Carolinas/Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council (CVMSDC) where she serves as Immediate Past Board Chair and past chair of the Foothills Regional Advisory Council (FRAC), serves on the executive committee of the NMSDC and various committees with the local Chambers of Commerce.
Sonya volunteers her time and talents with numerous organizations throughout Greenville County including United Way AALG and Homes of Hope where she also serves as an advisory member. She is an active executive committee member of Epsilon Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. of which she has chaired and participated on several committees. She is a YWCA Dream Achiever Award and an Inaugural Talented Tenth Greenville Award recipient. She was also recognized as the 2015 CVMSDC Supplier Diversity Coordinator of the year as well as the 2015 Novation National Supplier Diversity program of the year.
Sonya is a Greenville native and currently resides in Fountain Inn, SC with her husband Donnie and her beautiful and amazingly talented daughter Jaelyn.
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