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Diversitybusiness.com announces "America's Top Diversity Advocates"
SOUTHPORT CT -- May 14, 2007 -- DiversityBusiness.com announced the honoree list for "
The "Top Diversity Advocates" represent individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to solutions in diversity issues on a global and national level. The honoree's have made a significant impact on diversity issues in employment, procurement, housing and education. These "soft" sell champions have not waved a diversity flag but 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.com . "This recognition brings attention to real results provided by many different people representing all sectors of diversity and who can quantify success made by their efforts." Cassandra Charles-Gerst, Director of Corporate Supplier Responsibility & Diversity at United Technologies Corporation, is a great example of 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 Ms. Johnnie Booker of The Coca Cola company. In her position as Director of Supplier Diversity, Ms. Booker has spearheaded an increase in the companies spend with diverse owned companies by over 1 billion dollars in the last 5 years.
| 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 |
| Kenton Clarke | President & CEO, DiversityBusiness.com |
| Bill Clinton | Former President of |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Janice B. Williams-Hopkins | |
| Gwen Wilson | Verizon Wireless |
| Oprah Winfrey | Harpo Productions |
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.
Press Contact: Odetta Rogers, Director of Communications, DiversityBusiness.com, Click here to contact
Source: DiversityBusiness.com
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