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Tashai R. SmithTashai R. Smith
Executive Officer
Diversity & Economic Opportunity Department, Metro

Tashai has over 26 years of experience in providing public agency Diversity & Inclusion in Metro contracting. As the Executive Officer of Metro’s Diversity & Economic Opportunity Department, Tashai oversees regulatory compliance services in the areas of Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs, Capacity Building workforce development particularly in Labor Compliance, Project Labor Agreements, Local Hire/Economic Development Initiatives, the Business Interruption Fund/Business Solution Center, and related public agency procurement processes. Tashai led her team in spearheading Metro’s SBE Prime (set-aside) program, awarding over $250 million in contracts to small business primes over a 10-year period.