Selena Rodgers Dickerson

President of SARCOR, LLC

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To what do you attribute your success?

“I’ve gotten this question a lot over the years and I have found that despite the challenges that I’ve faced and the pivots I’ve had to make to overcome the challenges, two things remain consistent:

1. Faith in God

2. Resilience

I believe that God has given me hope and a future. I also believe that faith is the substance of things hoped for. This foundation of faith makes me resilient. I have faced misfortune and change; however, I know that if I keep moving forward with courage, I will overcome the challenges and eventually, I will reach my personal and professional success goals.”

SARCOR, LLC (SARCOR), established in 2008, is a woman-owned, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) / Disadvantaged Business (DBE) / Economically Disadvantaged Woman—Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). With nearly 30 years of combined experience, the SARCOR team specializes in Civil, Transportation, and Environmental Engineering, Transportation Planning, Construction, Engineering, & Inspection (CE&I), Project Management, Public Involvement, and Diversity & Inclusion.

Bio:

Mrs. Selena Rodgers Dickerson, a local entrepreneur, is a Birmingham native and a graduate of Ramsay Alternative High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tennessee State University, and her Master in Business Administration in Project Management from Capella University. After getting laid off in 2010, Selena knew that she could either look for a job or look for contracts. She founded SARCOR, LLC and chose to search for her own contracts. Through prayer, drive, ambition, and perseverance, Selena grew SARCOR from a one-person firm to a team of engineers and management professionals. Now she seeks to help grow and develop other small businesses and raise awareness that minority firms are more than a minority participation goal.

 

Selena is a graduate of SBA’s Emerging Leaders Program and Leadership Birmingham. Most recently, she published an opinion article, “I was not okay,” on al.com on her triumph over domestic violence. In December 2019, she graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at Babson College, the #1 school for entrepreneurship in America. Additionally, she is the recipient of several awards including the Alabama Department of Transportation DBE Consultant of the Year (2017), Summit Media Fusion Creator Award (2018), Birmingham Business Journal’s Entrepreneur Spotlight (2014), and Dr. A.G. Gaston Minority or Woman-Owned Emerging Business of the Year (2013). Additionally, Selena was featured on the PBS nationally televised show, Start Up (October 2014), she serves on several local boards, and she makes time for family, mentoring, volunteering, and community service activities. Selena is an active member of Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Fairfield, AL. She is happily married to Juwan Dickerson, and they have a daughter, Allison Marie.