Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
kayla@diversitymbamagazine.com
July 20, 2016
10th Annual Top 100 Under 50
Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders
CHICAGO, IL – Diversity MBA Magazine has released its tenth annual Top 100 Under 50 list, a group of leaders selected by the magazine from a broad spectrum of business entities, such as, Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, Universities and Colleges, government, and nonprofit agencies. The honorees are chosen from a pool of 282 nominees by a select panel of judges, with no repeats from previous years.
“This year’s 100 honorees are a unique group because they are a part of the exclusive1000 honorees recognized for leadership over the past decade. Diversity MBA is also celebrating 10 years of diversity achievement,” says McElvane.
Diversity MBAs Top 100 list is like none other. It is a strategic leadership recognition that embodies higher education, workplace inclusion and community commitment. The honorees are identified and supported by company and community leaders. The selection process is rigorous because 85 percent of nominees qualify. Companies and organizations take this platform very seriously and has systematically made this process an emerging and executive leader phenomena.
McElvane said this year’s list also represents a more diverse list of nominees. “While we focus on people of color and women, we have seen an increase of LGBT and veteran honorees, which means we are becoming a comprehensive model to celebrate diverse leadership,” she said.
The list is separated into emerging and executive leaders. The recipients are honored – and receive their official awards – at Diversity MBA’s Annual Business Leaders Conference & Awards Gala, which this year will be held Sept. 14-15 at the Lisle Sheraton Hotel in Lisle, IL. The conference will feature expert speakers, panels, seminars and myriad networking opportunities. Diversity MBA’s awards gala and leadership conference is one of the most powerful and engaging conferences of its kind, with 90 percent of the Top 100 attending.
The conference and gala will also recognize honorees of “50 Out Front List: Best Places for Women & Diverse Managers to Work,” another product of the magazine. That list 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. Go to www.diversitymbamagazine.com for more information.
A list of the honorees follows: (names are in alpha order by first name)
| Aaron Bruce PhD Chief Diversity Officer San Diego State University | Alyssa Pei MBA Partner A.T. Kearney | Andrew Lee PsyD Vice President Diversity & Inclusion Advocate Health Care Trust Company of the West | Angelise Rouse PhD Founder & Owner Especially 4 Me Publishing, LLC | Angelo Williams EdD Director of Community Engagement & Mobilization CA Black Health Network |
| Ann Marie Wright MS Chief Operating Officer, N.A. Commercial Banking BMO Harris Financial Group | Anuradha Hebbar JD Head of Diversity & Inclusion for North America Zurich North America | Arthur Miller Veteran President & CEO MZI Group, Inc | Arturo Nava MBA Marketing Director Nuestro Queso, LLC | Audra Davis PsyD Managing Partner The Exeter Group, LLC |
| Brian Tippens JD Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Bridget Hurd MBA Senior Director of Diversity & Inclusion Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | Calvin Hung MHA Administrator & Assistant Vice President Carolinas HealthCare System | Chris Lee MBA Public Company Board Director Dixon Advisory (AXS:AUF) Sydney, Australia | Courtney Jones MBA Vice President, Multicultural Growth & Strategy Nielsen |
| Dean Martinez JD Executive Vice President & General Counsel APICS | Derek Robinson MD Vice President, Enterprise Quality & Accreditation Health Care Service Corporation | Duane France MA Director of Veteran Services Family Care Center | Eric Conley MHA Division Vice President, Service Lines and Surgical Services KentuckyOne Health | Fabrizio Galvez Benvenutto MBA, Director of Risk-Alternative Investments Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| Fernando Little ESL Interim Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer Carolinas HealthCare System | Guru Gurushankar PhD Vice President & General Manager Cardinal Health | Heather Holland MHR Principal and CEO Holland Energy Consulting, LLC | Ina Owens MS VP, Office of Grants & Program Development Advocate Health Care | Indira Saladi JD Managing Director & Director of Patents Accenture |
| Jenné Johns MPH Director of Health Disparities AmeriHealth Caritas | Johann Dudley MS Senior Vice President, Product Leadership Nielsen Company | Kameka Brown Phd Executive Officer Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians | Kinneil Coltman PhD Chief Diversity Officer Greenville Health System | Lisette Martinez MBA Director, Diversity & Language Services TriHealth |
| Mackenzie Phillips JD Senior Vice President & Chief Corporate Counsel JLL | Marachel Knight MS Vice President, Construction & Engineering AT&T | Mariana Monteiro JD Global Ombuds Leader & Executive Counsel General Electric | Michelle Kohanzo MBA Managing Director The Land of Nod | Mira Mrcela MBA Enterprise HR Software Solutions Provider CareerBuilder |
| Nika White MA Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion Greenville Chamber of Commerce | Nisha Agarwal JD Immigrant Affairs Commissioner New York Mayor’s Office | Paola Gonzalez MBA Vice President of Finance, Household & Lifestyle Segments The Clorox Company | Paul Martin MD Pediatrician Northwestern Physicians Group | Peter Nguyen MBA Director of Finance Cardinal Health |
| Puneet Mahajan MBA Vice President Corporate, Financial Planning & Analysis General Electric | Rachna Luthra MBA Director of Communications McDonald’s Corporation | Reginald Manning MBA Owner/Education Consultant Tutor Doctor: Tutor 901 | Sameer Gaur MBA Executive Business Operations General Electric | Shikha Kapoor DDS Dentist Dental Dreams |
| Sandra Washington MBA Chief Nurse, Nursing Clinical Operations Department of Veterans Affairs | Sandi Li MBA Head of Financial Planning & Analysis National Material L.P. | Sarita Rao MBA Vice President, Wi-Fi and Data Patterns AT&T | Shaden Marzouk MD Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations Cardinal Health | Shoeb Sitafalwalla MD Medical Director, South Asian Cardiovascular Center Advocate Health Care |
| Spiwe Pierce JD Deputy General Counsel John Crane | Stephanie Bowers MBA Project Management Director for Operations Habitat for Humanity | Suzanne Galvanek MBA Vice President Marketing, Pricing, & Product AT&T | Talvis Love MBA Chief Information Security Officer Cardinal Health | Tomás Leoń MBA President & CEO Institute for Diversity in Healthcare (AHA) |
| Towanda Livingston MBA Small, Local & Minority Business Enterprise Office Director Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) | Troy Nash EdD Managing Director & Principal Newmark Grubb Zimmer | Vincent Torres MBA Vice President Direct Marketing, Retention, Analytics & Insight AT&T | William Baas MA Vice President of Talent Comcast-Northeast Division | Yadav Nathwani MBA Chief Financial Officer Professional Paving & Concrete Company, Inc. |
| Ada Mahon MS Director & Business Manager Bank of America | Angela Williams MS Director, Information Security Office Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | Beth Sehgal MBA Global Director, Diversity & Inclusion A.T. Kearney | Bryan Chapman MBA Sales Director VF Jeanswear | Cesar Lostaunau MBA Strategy & Operations Manager Allstate |
| Cindi Evans Galvan MBA Regional Sales Vice President W.W. Grainger | Crystal Andrews MA Senior Manager, Diversity & Inclusion Baxalta (now part of Shire Pharma) | Darcy Brito MBA Business Public Relations Manager AFLAC | David Johnson MBA Founding Partner Abraxas Group LLC | Deepak Gupta MS Director of Operations VF Sportswear |
| Desiree Otkins MBA Senior Certification Compliance Officer City of Chicago | Ericka Carmona-Vega MA HR Manager Sterigenics International LLC | Farrah Pepper JD Executive Counsel – Discovery General Electric | J.T. Petherick JD Director, Legal & Tribal Relations Health Care Service Corporation/BCBS of Oklahoma | Jenni Broyles MBA Director of Marketing VF Jeanswear |
| Jennifer Nichols MBA Associate General Counsel Banner Apartments, LLC | John Abney MBA Finance Director Nielsen | Jose Bodipo-Memba MBA Environmental Stewardship Manager Sacramento Municipal Utility District | Juliette Buiter MS Global Talent Development Program Manager Syngenta | Kamilah White MS Talent Engagement Business Partner, Supply Diageo |
| Kristie Spivey MS Director of Performance Excellence & Regulatory Affairs Advocate Children’s Hospital | Kyra Patterson MHR Director, Diversity & Inclusion Diageo | Lana Powers McKenna MBA Managing Director BMO Financial Group | Latonia Walker MN System Director of Care Management Operations Advocate Health Care | Lauren Aplin MBA Associate Director, Marketing The Clorox Company |
| Lisa Lee MBA Brand Manager, Diageo N.A. Whiskey Diageo | Lisa Sanchez MBA Senior Vice President, Market Sales Manager Bank of America | Maurice Mitchell MBA Director of Sales Planning, Clorox Healthcare The Clorox Company | Michele Vargas JD Associate & Litigation Attorney Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP | Michelle Prudhomme- Coleman MBA Assistant Director Texas Women's University |
| Muhammad Amir MS Senior Program Manager, Engineering Nielsen | Nemanja Babic MBA Principal A.T. Kearney | Nikita Mitchell MBA Senior Manager, Strategy & Planning Cisco | Rafael Rivera, Jr. JD Associate Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP | Remberto Del Real MBA Vice President, Director of Commercial Marketing BMO Financial Group |
| Robin Sircar MS Director of Finance & Accountable Care Organization & Surgery Service Line Advocate Children’s Hospital | Shuman Mitra PhD Department Manager, Research & Development The Clorox Company | Steve Cade JD Senior Counsel & Business Lawyer Foley & Lardner | Sudarshana Bhattacharyya MBA Senior Manager-Direct to Consumer Operations & S&OP VF Sportswear | Tiffany Hickerson MBA Director Supply Management A.T. Kearney |
