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America’s Top Diversity Advocates List Announced
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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”.
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Name |
Organization |
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Susan Au Allen |
President of US Pan
Asian American Chamber of Commerce |
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Robert McCormes-Ballou |
Office Depot |
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Kevin Beirne |
Pitney Bowes |
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Michael L. Barrera |
President of U.S Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
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Johnnie Booker |
The Coca-Cola Company |
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Audrey Goins Brichi |
Chevron |
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Thomas Brown |
Ford Motor Company |
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Michael A. Bush |
Lockheed Martin
Corporation |
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Harvey Butler |
JPMorgan Chase and Co. |
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J. Frederick Canady |
PepsiCo, Inc. |
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Paula Carter |
Honda |
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Jimmy Carter |
Former President of
United States |
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Kenton Clarke |
President & CEO,
DiversityBusiness |
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Bill Clinton |
Former President of
United States |
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Denise Coley |
Cisco Systems |
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Greta Davis |
Time Warner, Inc. |
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Benita Fortner |
Raytheon |
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Edie Fraser |
Diversified Search |
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George Fraser |
FraserNet |
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Diane Freeman |
General Motors
Corporation |
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Cassandra Charles Gerst |
United Technologies |
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Joseph Hill |
Bank of America |
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Jethro Joseph |
Daimler-Chrysler
Corporation |
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K. Michelle Sourie
Johnson |
Home Depot |
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Roland L. Jones |
Sprint Nextel Corporation |
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Joan Kerr |
AT&T |
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Reginald K. Layton |
Johnson Controls |
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Wanda Lewis |
IKON Office Solutions |
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Wendy Lewis |
Major League Baseball |
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Harriet Michel |
National Minority
Supplier Development Council |
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Bill Moon |
UPS |
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Ann Mullen |
Johnson & Johnson |
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Valerie S Nesbitt |
Delta Airlines |
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Portia Odette |
Nike, Inc. |
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Lissa Owens |
Georgia-Pacific
Corporation |
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Betty Parston |
Dell |
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Gloria Pualani |
Northrop Grumman |
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Patricia Richards |
Shell |
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Lesa Rivers |
Corporate Express |
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Dan Robinson |
Xerox Corporation |
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Ingrid Sheremeta |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company |
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Deborah Stone |
AT&T |
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Ralph Thomas |
Former Administrator
NASA |
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Gwendolyn Turner |
Pfizer |
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Icy Williams |
Procter & Gamble Company |
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T. Williams |
Toyota |
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Janice B.
Williams-Hopkins |
United States Postal
Service |
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Gwen Wilson |
Verizon Wireless |
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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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