​CEO Message

Hello and thanks for stopping by for the CEO message.

I am forever honored that our team speaks about our work as impactful. We recently had an intern do their final presentation and they spoke about our company. They spoke about how we give opportunities for real work; for impactful work. When I think of our mission statement to create livelihood for those marginalized, underrepresented and yet just as qualified it also speaks to our internal team. Our team is primarily women and people of color. Be design, we give opportunities for all and that is the legacy and impact I am proud that this company has.

Our firm values engagement, community and impact. I recently learned that as an INTJ I am a rarity. As an INTJ, our firm offers highly innovative and out of the box thinking to help clients with business programs with a community and inclusion lens. This can be a strategic advantage to help to win bids. Sometimes referred to as the "Architect," or the "Strategist," people with INTJ personalities are highly analytical, creative and logical.

We are one of the rarest personality types and being among the most capable people, Architects know this all too well. We make up just two percent of the population, and women with this personality type are especially rare, forming only 0.8%.

What this means to our clients is we create innovative out of the box collaborative approaches all with a community and inclusion lens.

About Our President and CEO:

Schenae Rourk is President and CEO of Redwood Resources, a strategic consulting firm providing outreach, marketing, procurement and business equity services. Rourk has more than twenty-five years helping real estate developers,  A/E, other professional services, construction firms, and international firms strategically navigate through the procurement and contracting process with a specialty in the transportation and infrastructure industries. The firm also designs, manages and implements outreach and business equity programs with a community and inclusion lens for corporations pursuing projects using public land or public money. The firm recently launched a supplier risk assessment division to help corporations navigate today’s climate with small business spend. 


Ms. Rourk is active in the small and diverse business community and community at large. She serves in many advisory and council roles for the advancement of minority and women owned businesses including:   Chair of the Transportation Business Advisory Council at Metro, Co-Chair of the Small Business Committee at BizFed, and Co-Chair of the Small Business Council at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. She also serves as the Past President for the National Association of Women Business Owners - California (NAWBO-CA) and is the former President for one of the largest of the 11 chapters in the state.


Rourk was appointed to the Executive Board of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation representing District 2, Supervisor Holly Mitchell. She was also selected by the state of California to be a member of the Entrepreneurship & Economic Mobility Task Force (EEMTF) under CalOSBA.


She has received numerous awards including the WTS-LA Rosa Parks Diversity Award and the COMTO-SoCal Diversity Business Champion Award. She was also recently inducted into the National Association of Women Business Owners - Los Angeles Hall of Fame and recently was recognized as a City Club Inspirational Woman.