Heidi Sinclair

Concordia Coffee Co. Inc. manufactures and supplies commercial espresso machines. The firm offers installation support, training, telephone support, documentation, warranty information, preventive maintenance, and additional services. It serves grocery stores, hospitals, colleges and universities, resorts and hotels, airport lounges, casinos, chains, managed food service markets, and roasters in the U.S. and internationally. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Burson-Marsteller LLC provides global public relations and communications services. Its services include consumer and brand marketing, corporate and financial communications, digital, healthcare communications and market access, health tech, issues and crisis management, media, public affairs, sports marketing, and technology communications. The firm offers services for global companies, industry associations, professional services firms, governments, and organizations. The company was founded by Harold Burson and Bill Marsteller on March 1, 1953 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

IPG DXTRA, Inc. provides public relations services. It offers strategic marketing communications, media relations, public affairs, reputation, issues management and corporate communications counseling services. The firm also offers web relations, advocacy advertising, market research and visual communications services. The company was founded by Vernon Lawrence Weber in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Portero, Inc. provides on-line auction services for the luxury goods. It provides unprecedented access to more than 500 of the brands and allows the consumer to buy and sell at exceptional values. The company's collection of certified pre-owned, vintage and collectible merchandise, includes handbags, watches, jewelry and accessories; features brands such as Chanel, Hermès and Rolex. Portero was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY.