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2012 Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive Leaders
| Lisa J. Acevedo, JD Partner Quarles & Brady LLP | Berni Anger, MBA General Mgr. Control & Communications Systems General Electric | Tomas Arlia, MBA Chief Investment Officer, Sr. Managing Dir. Hedge Funds General Electric | Nichole Barnett, MBA Assistant Medical Group Adminstrator Kaiser Permanente |
| Anthony Barrueta, JD V.P., Government Relations Kaiser Permanente | Esther F. Berrozpe Galindo, MBA V.P. Brand Product Business N.A. Whirlpool | Maya Bordeaux, JD V.P HR North Shore Univ. Health System | Jim Butler, MBA Managing Dir., Corporate Planning AMR/American Airlines, Inc |
| Jerome Byers, ELP Central Region President Citigroup | Hector G. Calzada Jr. MBA Managing Director Deloitte Corp. Finance LLC | Fumbi Chima, MS V.P. Walmart | Lisa Clyde, MBA Managing Dir., Head of Americas Retail Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| Titi Cole, MBA Retail Product Executive Bank of America | Derrick Collins, MBA Dean- College of Business Chicago State University | Kelly Cook, MBA S.V.P Marketing DSW Designer Show Warehouse | Christina Crowley, CPA V.P, Global Renewals EMC Corporation |
| Kevin Crump, MBA Sr. Vice President Suntrust Bank | Patrick Davis, MBA V.P Project & Development Services Jones Lang LaSalle | Karen Donaldson, MBA V.P. North America Talking Talent | Javier Farfan, MBA Senior Dir. Cultural Branding PepsiCo |
| Arminda Figueroa, MBA President & CEO Latin2Latin Marketing and Communications | Rodrigo Garcia, MBA Agency Assistant Director IL Department of Veteran Affairs | Juan Pablo Giometti, MBA President & CEO Natl Hispanic Entrep. Organization, Inc | LaDonna Gooden, MBA Vice President of Client Services Nielsen |
| Gary Harrison-Ducros, JD V.P, Labor Relations Frito-Lay N.A. | Angela M. Henderson, MBA V. P of Enrollment Chicago State University | Onicca Hinds, MHP Dir. Of Service Operations Blue Cross Blue Shield, NJ | Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, Ed.D President DePaul University |
| Linda Hou, MBA President American Chrome Company | Kevin A. Joy, MBA V.P, Institutional Sales Heartland Advisors | Leezie Kim, JD Partner Quarles & Brady LLP | Balaji Krishnamoorthy, MS Dir. Data Strategy & Mgt. BCBSNJ |
| Sanjay Kumar, MS Chief Operating Officer CoMNet Group, Inc. | Juliann Larimer, MBA VP Worldwide Channels Motorola Solutions, Inc. | Katherine LaVelle, MBA Managing Dir., Talent & Organization N.A. Accenture | Iliana Levy, MBA Director Citigroup |
| Joel Martinez, MBA Manging V.P Human Resources Capital One | Simrita Mehroke, MBA Dir., Prov. Reimbursement Implementation BCBSNJ | JoAnn Neau, MBA V.P-Dir. Marketing & Communications RBC Wealth Management US | Michael Nnadi, MHS V.P, Pharmacy Corporate Novant Health, Inc. |
| Luis A. Ochoa, JD Partner Quarles & Brady LLP | Shawn Oday, ELP Marketing Dir. For GE's Bus. & Gen Aviation General Electric | Subriana Pierce, MBA S.V.P. Sales & Merchandising Supervalu (Albertsons Division) | Alejandro Quiroz, MBA VP Global Advanced Manufacturing Whirlpool |
| Pamela Ravare-Jones, MBA National COO Alpfa National Office | Sheila Robinson, MBA Publisher & CEO Diversity Woman Magazine | Timothy M. Russell, MTS Dir. Public Relations PepsiCo | Sally Saba, MD Executive Dir., National Supplier Diversity Kaiser Permanente |
| Michele Samuels, MBA V.P & General Auditor and Corp Compliance BCBS of MI | Lansing Scriven, JD Partner Quarles & Brady LLP | Fred Shadding, MBA SVP, Business Development The CCT Group of Companies | Kekin Shah, MS Vice President Collabera, Inc |
| Stacy Sharpe, MBA Field V.P. Captial Region Allstate Insurance | Chia Lin Simmons, JD VP, Marketing & Content Harman International | Diana Sorfleet, MBA VP/Chief Human Resources Officer CSX | Beverly P. Spearman, JD Associate Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery, LLC |
| Courtney Spitz, ELP Senior Executive Accenture | Ronalyn Stephen, MBA President Physicians Home Care Services | Colette Symanowitz, MBA Managing Dir. MBAconnect.net | Angela L. Talton, MBA SVP, Global Diversity & Inclusion Nielsen |
| Arrie Denise Thomas Wiliams, D.MIN. HR Consultant Perpetual Consulting Group | Andre Thornton Jr., MBA V.P- Supplier Diversity & Bus. Development ASW Global | Marybeth Torbet Cornwell, MBA SVP/GMM Ladieswear & Acs. Walmart | Charles Vila, MBA V.P Consumer & Customer Insights Campbell Soup |
| Hong Yu Wang, MBA CEO Panguso Corp. | Kim Warren-Martin, MBA Global Womens Initiative Mgr. Intel Corporation | Christina Min, MBA Vice President Intel Corporation | Kristy Williams Fercho, MBA SVP, Head of Customer Engagement, West Fannie Mae |
| Jacky Wu, MBA Vice President American Tower Corp | Viju S. Menon, MBA Staff VP- Supply Chain Mgt. Verizon Communications |
2012 Top 100 Under 50 DIverse Emerging Leaders
| Jocelyn Adams, JD Agency Field Executive State Farm Insurance | David Anderson, MBA Sr. Dir. Finance, Corp. FP&A Office Depot | Carlos Barajas, MBA Dir. Finished Product Sourcing N.A Whirlpool | Chere Chase-Gregory, MD, Medical Director of Neurosciences Novant Health, Inc |
| La Toya M.Dixon, JD Manager of Employee & Labor Relations Sinai Health System | Sara Elder, JD Divisional VP, Fair Employment & Compliance Sears Holding Corporation | L. Robert Garcia II, MBA Finance Communications Dir. Kaiser Permanente | Guillermo Gonzalez-Valadez, MBA Dir. Sr Portfolio Manager Actinver |
| Berlon Hamilton, MBA Supplier Diversity Leader Hospira | Mark J. Hands, MBA Supplier Diversity Program Manager Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | Terri Hughes Smith, JD Director Counsel Patent Operations, Law Dept. Motorola Solutions, Inc | Laura Kina, MFA Associate Prof. Art, Media & Design DePaul University |
| Leshawnda S. Larkin, MBA Strategic Alliances Marketing Manager Dr. Pepper Snapple Group | Debra M. Lightner, JD Assistant General Counsel Blue Cross BlueShield, NJ | Christopher K. Lok, MBA Director- Subsidiary Information Sys United Stationers | Kirk McLaurin, ELP Director, Diversity and FSC HR Support United Stationers |
| Ingrid L. Morris, MBA Controller Xerox Corp. | Julian T. Ortiz, MBA Senior Executive Accenture | Jorge A. Quezada, MBA Director Allstate Insurance | Tchernavia Rocker MBA, GM. Employee Relations & Workplace Environment Harley-Davidson Motor Co |
| Danielle M. Robinson PhD Director, Diversity & Early Career Diageo | Frank A. Sanders, MBA Dir., Corp. Strategic Sourcing Intel Corporation | Bela Sastry, MPH Dir., Federal Gov. Affairs AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals | Karriem Shakoor, MBA Sr. Dir., Systems Operations BCBS OF MI |
| Jasmine Smith, MSL Sr. Program Mgr. Community Relations BCBS of NC | Cynthia Soledad, MBA Sr. Dir., KitchenAid Brand and Marketing Whirlpool | Curtis J. Tarver, II, JD Partner Saulter Taver LLP | Stephanie Wang, MBA Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing AGL Resources, Inc. |
| Diane E. Webster, JD Partner Hishaw & Culbertson LLP | Lisa Wimbush, MBA Dir., Chief of Staff, EVP US Card Operations Capital One |
CHICAGO, IL – DiversityMBA Magazine, an internationally distributed publication targeting business professionals in corporate America, entrepreneurs and students, has named the 2012 Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders.
The leaders were selected from a group of more than 300 highly competitive candidates from public and privately held companies as well entrepreneurs, and not for profit organizations.
We are pleased that these companies and organizations have taken a leadership role in the workplace to recognize and promote these leaders for their achievements in their communities.
“We are humbled by the success of our Top 100 under 50 recognition program. We aspired to recognize high potential and seasoned executives for their outstanding leadership within their companies and communities. We believe that celebrating individuals that value higher education is a unique recognition in aligining leadership and education” says Pam MeElvane, CEO & Publisher.
The honorees will be featured in DiversityMBA Magazine’s Summer 2012 issue and will be honored at the magazine’s Awards Gala held September 20th & 21st at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL. The gala and leadership forum has proven to be one the of the most powerful and engaging forums of its kind, with 85 percent of the Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive and Emerging Leaders in attendance.
Diversity MBA Magazine is the global leadership publication for professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge base from a thought leadership perspective.
Another product of the magazine is “50 Out Front List: Best Places for Diverse Managers to Work,” which recognizes companies that not only demonstrate their strong commitment to diversity, but also understand the value of supporting external programs that enhance leadership and retention within their organizations.
This year’s honorees come from around the world, including China, Africa, and Europe, and from a wide spectrum of industries, including retail, financial services, automotive, railroad, healthcare, education, medical, pharmaceutical, communications, government and consulting. Eighty percent are from corporate America.
Please visit www.diversitymbamagazine.com for more information about DiversityMBA Magazine. To schedule media interviews, use the contact information at the of of this press release.
