Brooke Woodson

Brooke Woodson is the new director of trade partner diversity for Suffolk Construction, one of the largest construction firms operating in Boston.

Woodson has nearly 25 years of industry experience and has played a vital role in seeing that Suffolk projects offer benefits to the local community. As director of trade partner diversity at Suffolk, Woodson spends 100 percent of his time working with project teams and trade partners to ensure established compliance plans are implemented on the company’s projects.

Woodson has built strong relationships with countless local MBE, WBE, and DBE firms, providing mentoring, coaching, and introducing them and their work to Suffolk’s project management teams. He currently provides overall leadership of Suffolk’s Trades Partnership Series— a program designed for disadvantaged, minority, veteran, and woman-owned trade partner firms to foster relationships with Suffolk.

It is offered exclusively to both union and non-union trade partners that are certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise, Women Owned Business Enterprise, and Veteran Business Enterprise and have been in business for a minimum of two years. TPS is structured in an interactive format with a focus on providing an overview of Suffolk’s construction management procedures and processes, enabling trade partners to obtain a better understanding of how to successfully work on projects with Suffolk.

Woodson previously served as director of the City of Boston’s Small & Local Business Enterprise Office, and director of the Boston Employment Commission. He has served as a member of the UMass Boston Access & Opportunity Committee, board of managers for the Hyde Park YMCA, and board member on the Initiative for a New Economy.

Woodson graduated cum laude from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and from Boston University with a Master’s degree in Urban Affairs.