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 JOVITA
CARRANZA
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Jovita Carranza was sworn in Dec.
15, 2006, as Deputy
Administrator of the U.S. Small
Business Administration.
President George W. Bush
nominated her for the post and
she was confirmed by unanimous
consent by the U.S. Senate on
Dec. 9, 2006.
As Deputy
Administrator, Carranza serves
as second in command to
Administrator Steven C. Preston.
She helps to manage an agency
with more than 80 field offices
across the country and a
portfolio of direct and
guaranteed business loans,
venture capital investments and
disaster loans worth almost $80
billion. Carranza currently
leads key operational
improvement initiatives and
projects designed to improve
customer response.
Carranza
brings to the SBA more than 30
years of successful corporate
experience at UPS. Through her
work with the small business
community throughout her career,
she has a keen understanding of
this vital sector of the U.S.
economy.
Carranza
started at UPS in 1976 as a part-time,
night-shift box handler in Los
Angeles and worked her way up to
vice president managing domestic
operations and president of
international operations for
Latin America and the Caribbean.
Most recently, she was vice
president of air operations for
the worldwide package-shipping
company at its facility in
Louisville, Ky., where she
oversaw the cutting-edge
automated package processing
operation.
Carranza
has also been extensively
involved in community and civic
activities. She has served as a
board member for several
national nonprofit organizations
such as the National Center for
Family Literacy and United Way.
She also has been involved in
the UPS Congressional Contact
program, chaired corporate
committees responsible for
global strategies and has had
experience with public speaking
and advisory councils in
multiple venues.
For her
outstanding accomplishments
throughout her career, Hispanic
Business magazine named her
Woman of the Year in 2004.
A native
of Chicago, Carranza earned her
MBA from the University of Miami
(Fla). She also has received
executive, management and
financial training at the INSEAD
Business School in Paris, France,
the University of Michigan and
the University of Chicago.
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