Ms. Maynard currently serves as the San Diego County Water Authority "Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunity Program Representative." In this capacity Lorise has been instrumental in the design and development of one of the San Diego region's most successful annual outreach and educational events called "Creating Paths to Partnerships Networking Forum." This annual conference attracts approximately 450 prime contractors, consultant subcontractors, subconsultants and vendors wanting to do business with the public sector and the water industry in San Diego. The conference aims to provide a forum where firms can learn about upcoming contract opportunities
with water agencies and receive on the spot technical training to improve their ability to win contracts with the member agencies. Lorise is the current President of the San Diego Supplier Development Council and just won theirSmall Business Advocate of the Year Award. She is also active in theTariq Khamisa Foundation and the Past President of Convair and Watermasters Toastmasters International.

Ms. Maynard was highlighted in the February 2003 issue of San Diego
Contractor News and Views, as their featured small business advocate. She holds a Bachelors of Science Degree from the University of Rhode Island in Business Administration and a Masters of Business Administration from National University in Marketing Management. Additionally she is a graduate of the Leadership Education Awareness Development (LEAD San Diego) program. Lorise also has a Masters in Compliance Administration from Florida Atlantic University as a Certified Compliance Officer. She has over 20 years of
experience in the public, prime contractor and the government sector where her programs have been recognized both locally and nationally for excellence.

In addition, Lorise is responsible for organizing and establishing many
local and regional conferences and training programs. Lorise has created three different scholarship programs in which over 75 scholarships have been awarded totaling over $100,000 while working with General Dynamics, San Diego County Water Authority and the San Diego Association of Black Journalists.