Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC)
45 L Street SW
P.O. Box 71560
Washington, DC 20024
© 2025 AMAC Annual Conference
AMAC’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)/Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Liaison Officer & Program Administrators Training is a comprehensive, content-rich course designed to provide in-depth training to DBE/ACDBE and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Officer (DBELO) professionals, from beginner through intermediate experience levels. We aim to connect current and future DBE professionals with subject-matter experts in the DBE/ACDBE contract compliance industry.
DBE/ACDBE Liaison Officer & Program Administrators Trainings are NOT included in the conference registration fee. You can add to your registration or only participate in the training.
Day 1 | Saturday, June 28 | 7:30 am–5:30 pm
Program Requirements
A classroom-style training on the current DBE/ACDBE regulations (49 CFR Parts 23 and 26), along with their connections to FAA procurement and grant requirements.
Day 2 | Sunday, June 29 | 7:30 am–5:30 pm
Leveling the Playing Field, Reducing Barriers & Developing Businesses
Since 1999, the DBE/ACDBE regulations, which focus on small businesses, have stated three objectives: to level the playing field, reduce barriers to competition, and develop businesses to compete outside the DBE program. To strengthen DBE and ACDBE small business elements, we will explore what procurement, administrative, and development activities are happening, possible, and necessary to maintain a robust, competitive, and fair environment for all airport businesses.
Denise Bailey
Bailey White Solutions
Ms. Bailey’s experience spans over 35 years, starting as a construction inspector at the Philadelphia International Airport during her cooperative education assignments at Drexel University. She focuses on funding, efficiency, and compliance in the transportation and governmental sectors. It includes expertise in procurement, grants and project management and oversight, civil rights, accessibility, agreement negotiation, contract compliance, training, and construction management. After graduating with a BS in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University, Ms. Bailey worked for five years in the construction management division of a regional engineering firm, followed by 30 years leading the government consulting department of a minority-owned Philadelphia firm and two years as the Vice President of Diversity and Accessibility at the Philadelphia International Airport. In 2024, Ms. Bailey joined her former colleague at Bailey White Solutions, LLC. She currently serves on the board of the Airport Minority Advisory Council. She has previously served as the Philadelphia Chapter President of the Women’s Transportation Seminar and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Fairmont Park Conservancy.