FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2007
FY07-41
ORAU Extends Mentor-Protégé Relationship to Local, Woman-Owned Business
OAK RIDGE, TENN.—Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) extended a Mentor-Protégé agreement to PTG Organizational Solutions, LLC, a woman-owned, HUBZone-certified technical/professional services firm located in Oak Ridge. The HUBZone program stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities by providing federal contracting preferences to small businesses.
PTG owners Kathy J. Turpin and Dr. Lou Rabinowitz and ORAU President Ron Townsend signed an agreement initiating a support relationship as provided under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mentor-Protégé program. “PTG is a respected, client-focused, solutions-based organization, and ORAU is excited about partnering together under a Mentor-Protégé agreement,” Townsend said.
PTG offers inventive human resources, training, project management and administrative support services to its clients. PTG has been supporting several ORAU and Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education (ORISE) programs and is positioned to provide additional professional services that complement ORAU’s core competencies.
Pictured are (front row, L to R): PTG Owners Kathy Turpin and Dr. Lou Rabinowitz and ORAU President Ron Townsend; (back row, L to R): ORAU Procurement Services Manager John Bennett, ORAU Contract Specialist Sharon Jacobs and ORAU Small Business Program Manager Ernest Whitaker. High-resolution version of photo
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) is a university consortium leveraging the scientific strength of 98 major research institutions to advance science and education by partnering with national laboratories, government agencies, and private industry. ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the U.S. Department of Energy.