Norma Dunn

Program Director, Women’s Business Center

norma@mcscorp.org

Born and raised in Kern County, Norma is committed to making a positive difference in her community. A business and community leader whose passion for education and business has earned her a reputation as a high-impact networker. She is a sought-after community leader as she is accomplished at planning and executing strategies that are both effective and efficient; not to mention her proven track record of assisting private, public, and nonprofit organizations with forging successful partnerships. Prior to taking the role as Program Director for the Women’s Business Center serving Kern County, Norma’s experience at Santa Barbara Business College included teaching college-level business classes, managing the business department as the Business Department Lead and she later became the Career Services Manager. She currently serves as the Workforce Development Director for the Kern County Society of Human Resource Management Board of Directors, is on the American Red Cross Board of Directors for the Kern County and Eastern Sierra Chapter and Chair of the philanthropy committee. She contributes to the Kern Initiative for Talent and Entrepreneurship Committee and serves on the Better Bakersfield & Boundless Kern steering committee, focusing on business resources for the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kern County and works with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to educate entrepreneurs about financial fundamentals and access to capital in the Central Valley.