Press Release
Fairfax, Virginia, March 27, 2008.
Kommon Denominator (KD) of Fairfax, Virginia is proud to announce that the company’s President and Managing Director, Alma Abdul-Hadi Jadallah, PhD, wins top honor as the DC - Region Outstanding Woman Business Enterprise for 2008. The Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (WPEO) - a regional affiliate of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) - confers the award and is the nation’s premier third-party certification organization for women owned businesses.
Kommon Denominator is an award-winning woman owned firm that was founded by Dr. Abdul-Hadi Jadallah in 1996. She is joined by two affiliates Dr. Cynthia Irmer and Mr. Bruce Engelbert who bring broad and complementary experience on the national and international level. Collectively, the KD Team brings more than seven decades of experience in government, private sector, and community work. The Team’s expertise encompasses conflict prevention and mitigation, evaluation and monitoring, public participation processes, organizational and leadership development, and training programs in their areas of expertise. KD is proud to report their continued commitment to helping others make a difference, and therefore donate 10 percent of what they earn to non-profits and social entrepreneurs in the areas where they work. Dr. Jadallah announced: “We are proud to report that we exceeded this target in 2007, and will continue with our commitment as we move forward in meaningful partnerships.”
The event took place March 7th, 2008 in the Mandarin Hotel in New York City and was attended by key executives and senior ranking officials from America’s Fortune 500 Corporations. In her acceptance speech, Dr. Abdul-Hadi Jadallah thanked all those who supported her nomination, her corporate sponsors, and especially Freddie Mac, her clients, family and associates.
Kommon Denominator Inc., is a Commonwealth of Virginia corporation. For contacts and more information please visit Kommon Denominator at: www.kommondenominator.com .