Media Advisory
For Immediate Release
August 2, 2013
TOP 100 Under 50
Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders
CHICAGO, IL – Diversity MBA, supports business diversity by advancing understanding, validating best practices and rewarding leadership, has named the 2013 Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders.
Diversity MBA works with Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs and non-profit agencies to compile a highly selective list from all industries. We are pleased that these companies and organizations have taken a strategic leadership role in the workplace to recognize and promote these leaders for their achievements in the workplace and also in the community.
The honorees will be featured in Diversity MBA Magazine’s summer 2013 issue and will be honored at the magazine’s Awards Gala held September 19h & 20th at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL.
“Our Top 100 under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders is recognized highly for their outstanding leadership within their companies and communities. We are pleased and humbled to celebrate these seasoned executives and their achievements. We value the importance of recognizing such leaders who appreciate aligning higher education and leadership” says Pam McElvane, CEO & Publisher.
The first list was created and published seven years ago and each list is compiled of Executive and Emerging Leaders from around the world. Our nomination period begins in February and remains open till June. The Executive team reviews numerous of entries each year, narrowing applicants to those who were recommended by C-Suite Executives, Directors, applicants who have made the news, fit the idealistic profile, and those are generating change in diversity and inclusion.
The List is broadcasted for approximately eight weeks, closing at the Diversity MBA 7th Annual Business Leaders Conference & Awards Gala where the recipients will receive their award and accolades. The 7th Annual Leadership Conference and Gala will feature expert speakers, amazing networking opportunities during the day. At the gala, we’ll recognize our 2013 50 Out Front Companies & our Top 100 under 50 Diverse Leaders. The awards gala and leadership conference is one of the most powerful and engaging conference of its kind, with 90 percent of the Top 100 under 50 Diverse Executive and Emerging Leaders in attendance.
A list of the honorees is at the bottom of this press release. 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.
Well done to the 2013 Top 100 under 50 Executive & Emerging Leaders. Diversity MBA highly recognizes your outstanding accomplishment
| Tom Aiello, MBA President MARCH, LLC | Gil de las Alas, MBA VP, Talent MGMT & Diversity Kraft Foods | Christina Alford, MA VP & Chief Dev. Officer National 4-H Council | Thaddeus Arroyo, MBA Chief Investmemt. Officer AT&T | Sanjog Aul, MS CEO AVVAL |
| Michael Bennett, MBA Sr. Product Manager Leap Frog Corp. | David Carter, MBA VP, Sales & Operations PGi | Yang Chao, MBA VP, Finance Gogo, Inc. | Anne Chow, MBA SVP, Global Svcs AT&T | Ellen Chube, JD VP,Chief of Staff Ariel Investments |
| Rashaanda Cook, MBA VP, Organization Devlpmnt & CLO Ascension Health Care | Shayna Cook, JD Attorney & Partner Goldman Ismail, LLP | Jorge Corral, MBA Managing Director Accenture | Dan Cranshaw, Esq. Shareholder Polsinelli | Manuel Cuevas, JD VP, Labor & Employment Law Motorola Solutions |
| Stacey deBrauwere, MS Director, HR Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. | Anna DeShawn, MS Founder, CEO E3 Radio | Rafael Diaz-Granados, JD Simplification Leader GE Healthcare | Angela Elbert, JD Partner/Attorney Neal Gerber & Eisenberg | Duriya Farooqui, MBA Deputy COO City of Atlanta |
| Yvonne Garcia, TM VP, Investment Manager Services State Street Corp. | Kenard Gibbs, MBA CEO & Partner Soul Train Holdings | Cesar Gonzalez, MS Business Executive Operations Bank of America | Hari Gopalkrishnan, MS Sr. Business Exec Tech Bank of America | Rachel Greene, MBA Sr. Program Manager Microsoft Corporation |
| Joshua Gutstein, JD Sr. Financial Consultant Chicago MBDA Council | Amina Harvey, MBA VP Marketing & Sales Mignon Faget, Ltd. | Stacee Hasenbalg, JD Associate General Council & VP BMO Harris | Dolores Hernandez, MBA Market Manager Aero Mexico Airlines | Deidra Jenkins, EL SVP & Chief Diversity Officer Northern Trust |
| Rudolph Johnson, MA President & CEO Neighborhood House Association | Raquel Karls, MS Chief Human Resources Officer Outerwall, Inc. | Maryclare Kenney, MBA AVP, Intermodal Sales CSX | Lori Lee, MBA Senior Executive VP Home Solutions AT&T | Rodahl Leong-Lyons, MBA VP Sales Americas Hyatt Hotels Corp |
| Angel Lorente, MBA Executive Director Morgan Stanley | Miguel Martinez Noguerol, MBA Corp.VP & General Mngr Motorola Solutions | Deidra Merriwether, MBA SVP & COO, Retail Formats Sears Holdings Corp | Susan Mullaney , MHA VP, Hospital Oper. Kaiser Permanente, NW | Suzzanne O’Quinn, MBA CEO SSS Tours |
| Julie Parsons, Acturial Fellow Product SVP Allstate Insurance | Hemant Porwal, MS VP Procurement Sears Holding Corp | Penelope Prett, MBA Managing Director Accenture | Girish Rishi, MBA SVP, Enterprise Solutions Motorola Solutions | Rhonda Robinson, MHC Director, Healthcare MGMT Admin. HHS, Inc. |
| Martin Rodgers, MBA Managing Director Accenture | Jeannie Roonie, JD Judicial Circuit Court Judge City of Chicago | Angela Roseboro, EL EVP & Chief Diversity Officer Jones Lang LaSalle | Janet Smith-Hill, MSN SVP, HR Novant Health | John Suarez, JD SVP, Real Estate Strategy & Process Improvement Walmart Stores, Inc. |
| James Taylor, PhD VP & Chief Diversity Officer Carolinas Health Care System | Keith Terry, MBA VP Mrktg & Account Management AHA Solutions, Inc. | Manika Turnbull, PhD Chief of Staff Health Care Services Corporation, Inc | John Vu, MPH VP, Strategy, Community Benefit, Research & Health Policy Kaiser Permanente | Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi, PhD Dean of Student Affairs University of SF |
| Latriece Watkins, JD VP, Merchandising Walmart Stores, Inc. | Daryl Williams, Doctorate Chemistry Leader of New Product GE Appliances | Xavier Williams, MBA SVP, Service Management AT&T | Rebecca Wing, JD General Counsel & Interim CEO Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. | Dana Wright, MS Deputy Chief of Staff Cook County Sheriff’s Office |
| Praveen Atreya , MS Director, Technology Verizon Communications | Stacey Beck, MBA Global Brand Manager Accenture | Vidur Bhandari, MBA Principal A.T. Kearney | Shantel Davis, MBA Director of Sales, CSX | Juan Jose Del Real, MBA Textiles & Apparel Executive Rep. Proexport Columbian Govt. Trade Bureau |
| Sydney Dillard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor DePaul University | Faris El Refaie, MBA Sr. Dir. Commercial Strategy AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals | Lacetti Fields, MBA Manager, Private Company Services PWC, LLP | Angela Foster-Woods, MBA Sr. Research Manager IPSOS | Maria Garza-Lennon, MBA Global Sales Learning Manager, IBM |
| Francesca Gino, PhD Assoc. Prof of Bus. Harvard Business School Harvard University | April Griffith, MS AVP & Project Mngr JP Morgan Chase | Gia Griffith, MBA AVP, Business Development Alexander Proudfoot | Michelle Hoy-Watkins, Psy.D Associate Professor Chicago School of Professional Psych. | Julie Langdon, JD Attorney Loeb & Loeb |
| Byron Love, MS Special Agent State Police Officer Illinois Gaming Board | Lauren Love-Wright, MBA Director Marketing Verizon Communications | Jesse Martinez, TM Administrator, FEP State of Illinois | Yvette Martinez-Wilson, MS Director of Strategy Partnerships Brightstar | Tiffany Masson, Psy.D Psychology Director The Chicago School of Professional Psychology |
| Therese McGuire, MBA Brand Manager Standard Bourbons | Simone Morris, MBA Diversity Manager DIAGEO | Manish Nasta, MS Executive Dir. Global Solutions Design Verizon Communications | Radhames Nova, MBA Executive Director ALPFA | Jesus Palomino Echartea, MS General Managert of GDC Intel Technologies |
| Michelle Peak, JD Senior Attorney AMR/Airlines | Jairo Fernando Perez, MBA Finance Leader Hydratight | Vasu Raja, MBA Managing Dir. International Rev. Mngmt AMR/Airlines | Melissa Romig, JD Senior Attorney AMR/Airlines | Lawanda Rutledge Gordon, PhD District Sales Manager Lilly USA, LLC |
| Angela Schema, MBA Director of Comm & Market Research Securian Financial Group | Nick Shyamani, MS Six Sigma Black Belt Motorola Solutions | Eric Simon, MBA Director of Student Facilities University of Illinois | Linda Singh, MBA Managing Director Accenture | Marcell Taylor, JD Asst. State’s Attorney Cook County Sheriff Office |
| Jaime Vazquez, MS Multicultural Director Legacy Marketing Partners | Larissa Williams-Staples, MBA Corporate Inclusive Diversity Manager Allstate Insurance | Benjamin Yrun Ostapuk, JD Sr. Litigation Counsel Intel Corporation |
