ALTHEA A. HARRIS

Deputy District Director
U.S. Small Business Administration South Florida District Office

Althea A. Harris has been helping businesses her entire federal career which began in 1993 at the U.S. Department of Commerce with the late Secretary Ronald H. Brown; there, she traveled worldwide in support of small and medium-sized exporters. Then she helped small business owners compete for federal contracts while at the U.S. General Services Administration  in the Office of Enterprise

Development. Having held several positions within the SBA office in Miami since 1999, Althea now serves as the Deputy District Director leading a staff that implements SBA’s mission throughout the District’s 24-county territory and advocating on behalf of the estimated 2 million+ small business owners. She is responsible for the daily operation of the District office in Miami and the Alternate Work Site in Tampa, Florida. Althea is also the Faith- & Community-Based Initiative Coordinator for the office.

A graduate of Howard University and the University of Miami School of Law, Althea is also active in her community. She currently shares her time and talents as the Board Chairman of Greater Miami Youth for Christ; and serves on the Board of Trustees and in the youth ministry at Christ Journey Church in Coral Gables.

A Washington, D.C. native, Althea shares her life and love with her husband and their four wonderful children.