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05/31/2007
America’s Top Diversity Advocates List Announced
Obtained from the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Weekly Newsletter, 5/14/07-5/18/07
Southport, CT, May 14, 2007 / DiversityBusiness announced the honoree list for "America' s Top Diversity Advocates" in the recent inaugural issue of Diversitybusiness magazine. This distinguished group of individuals was recognized for their outstanding achievements in various diversity initiatives. Leading the list were such names as former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter who, collectively, have been champions of inclusion for many decades. Other distinguished honorees included Oprah Winfrey, who in January of 2007 founded the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg in South Africa, and was recently named Howard University's 139th Commencement Orator.
"The Top Diversity Advocates" (List) represent individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to solutions in diversity issues on a global and "national scale. The honorees have made a significant impact on diversity issues in education, procurement, housing and employment. These unsung champions have not waved a diversity flag but rather have quietly made a difference in the lives of people by positively impacting their lives, and improving the economic conditions for their families and communities.
"I am extremely excited about the honoree list" said Kenton Clarke, CEO of DiversityBusiness. "This recognition brings attention to comprehensible results provided by many different people representing all sectors of diversity, who can quantify success made by their efforts". Cassandra Charles-Gerst, Director of Corporate Supplier Responsibility & Diversity at United Technologies Corporation, exemplifies one of the "Top Advocates". Using her position at UTC, she directs the department that has provided 100's of millions of dollars in opportunities for companies owned by diverse people. Another fine example is Johnnie Booker of The Coca Cola Company. In her position as Director of Supplier Diversity, Ms. Booker has spearheaded an increase in Coca Cola's spending with diverse owned companies by over 1 billion dollars in the last 5 years.
“America should be proud of the results produced by the “Top Advocates” and others, says Mr. Clarke. “They are most deserving of this recognition and they continue to make our country the greatest place on earth to live”.
Name
Organization
Susan Au Allen
President of US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Robert McCormes-Ballou
Office Depot
Kevin Beirne
Pitney Bowes
Michael L. Barrera
President of U.S Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Johnnie Booker
The Coca-Cola Company
Audrey Goins Brichi
Chevron
Thomas Brown
Ford Motor Company
Michael A. Bush
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Harvey Butler
JPMorgan Chase and Co.
J. Frederick Canady
PepsiCo, Inc.
Paula Carter
Honda
Jimmy Carter
Former President of United States
Kenton Clarke
President & CEO, DiversityBusiness
Bill Clinton
Former President of United States
Denise Coley
Cisco Systems
Greta Davis
Time Warner, Inc.
Benita Fortner
Raytheon
Edie Fraser
Business Women's Network
George Fraser
FraserNet
Diane Freeman
General Motors Corporation
Cassandra Charles Gerst
United Technologies
Joseph Hill
Bank of America
Jethro Jeseph
Daimler-Chrysler Corporation
K. Michelle Sourie Johnson
Home Depot
Roland L. Jones
Sprint Nextel Corporation
Joan Kerr
AT&T
Reginald K. Layton
Johnson Controls
Wanda Lewis
Icon Office Solutions/ Formerly OfficeMax
Wendy Lewis
Major League Baseball
Harriet Michel
National Minority Supplier Development Council
Bill Moon
UPS
Ann Mullen
Johnson & Johnson
Valerie S Nesbitt
Delta Airlines
Portia Odette
Nike, Inc.
Lissa Owens
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Betty Parston
Dell
Gloria Pualani
Northrop Grumman
Patricia Richards
Shell
Lesa Rivers
Corporate Express
Dan Robinson
Xerox Corporation
Ingrid Sheremeta
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Deborah Stone
AT&T
Ralph Thomas
Former Administrator NASA
Gwendolyn Turner
Pfizer
Icy Williams
Procter & Gamble Company
T. Williams
Toyota
Janice B. Williams-Hopkins
United States Postal Service
Gwen Wilson
Verizon Wireless
Oprah Winfrey
Harpo Productions
This list is also published in the DiversityBusiness.com Magazine
About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness.com with over 35,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. Diversitybusiness.com provides research and data collection services for diversity including the “Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities”,“Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America ”, and others. It’s research has been recognized and published by Forbes magazine, Business Week and thousands of other media outlets. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.
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