Minority Business Development Agency
Lamar Heystek has a diverse work experience that spans across various industries and roles. Lamar started their career as a Shop Steward at Safeway and later became a Lecturer at UC Davis. Lamar then served as a Councilmember/Commissioner for the City of Davis. After that, they worked as a Program Manager at Yolo Family Resource Center. Lamar gained political experience as the Political Director for Mike Honda's congressional campaign, where they were responsible for managing stakeholder relations, communication, speechwriting, event planning, and fundraising research. Lamar'smost recent role was as the Director of the San Francisco MBDA Business Center at the Minority Business Development Agency - U.S. Department of Commerce, where they coordinated and leveraged resources to support the growth and competitiveness of minority-owned businesses.
Lamar Heystek's education history includes a Bachelor of Arts (honoris causa) degree in Economics and Mathematics from Utrecht University. Additionally, they hold both a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis, with a focus on Linguistics, Economics, and Political Science.
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Minority Business Development Agency
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce is the only federal agency dedicated to advancing the establishment and growth of minority-owned firms in the United States. Through a network of minority business centers and strategic partners, MBDA works with minority entrepreneurs who wish to grow their businesses in size, scale and capacity. These firms are then better positioned to create jobs, impact local economies and expand into national and global markets. MBDA has spent more than four decades increasing the competitiveness of minority firms.