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Announcements
Westlake man chronicling diversity success stories in workplaces across the country for the last 20 years
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Latest Press Releases
Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces its Q1 2025 Emerging Leaders Award Winners
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Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces 2025 Latino & Hispanic Leadership Award Winners
Cleveland, OH (February 24, 2025)
Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces 2025 Diversity Leader Award Recipients
Cleveland, OH (February 24, 2025)
Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces New Award Honoring Mentoring in Leadership
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Featured Articles
Breaking Barriers: Redefining Executive Presence for Women
By Vanessa Roknic
“She’s too emotional and passionate when sharing her perspective.”
How I Became a Successful Hispanic American Lawyer
By Christina Guerola Sarchio with Dechert LLP
As a child of immigrant parents who spoke little English, I often served as my family’s spokesperson, negotiator and advisor.
No more Backlash: The New DEI Approach
By Michael Stuber
Anti-woke boycott, perceived reverse discrimination, fragile business cases and misplaced identity politics: DEI work of past decades has contributed to multiple issues.
Diversity, Inclusion, and The Bottom Line
By Amanda J. Felkey, PhD
The Fortune 500 companies that publicly value Diversity and/or Inclusion (D/I) have higher average revenue and profit, a finding that is consistent with theoretical and empirical research.
Your Benefits of Knowing Europe Better
By Michael Stuber
In some respects, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion appear to be universally applicable and in other regards, we know the need for localisation.
The Glass Ceiling Beyond the Glass Ceiling: My Ongoing Journey to the Boardroom
By Samina Bari
More than four years ago, I set out to join a corporate board.
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Legal Standard in EPA Pay Discrimination Case
By Robert Meyer
The Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (“EPA”) requires men and women to receive equal pay for equal work.
Establishing a Framework for Social Impact
By Stephanie Childs
When I think about our purpose at Diageo, two words come to mind: celebration and culture.
Cultural Sensitivity: The Underrated Ingredient to Successful International Business Relationships
By Shweta Maniar
I’ve been fortunate to have a global role that allows me to travel internationally for work.
A Human-Centric Workplace: 3 Ways to Prioritize Diversity in a Digital Age
By Austin Wolcott
As I was recently researching a breaking news topic in the pharmaceutical world, I had a tangential thought.
Storytelling is a Strategic Superpower
By Mohan Sivaloganathan
Keep the personal and the business separate. It’s time to retire this antiquated script for achieving success, because today’s workforce of Gen Z and Millennial leaders are designing a better and healthier approach before our eyes.
Being a Successful Black Attorney
By Robert A. Robertson with Dechert LLP
I am a partner in the financial services group at Dechert and chair of the firm’s Black Professionals Alliance (BPA), Dechert’s Black affinity group.
Featured Series
Advocating for Yourself: Bhavana Bartholf
By Bhavana Bartholf
Ever have the feeling you are working as hard as you can and driving results, yet everyone around you seems to be getting ahead of you?
Resilient D&I: Michael Stuber
By Michael Stuber
2019 PDJ columnist, Michael Stuber shares 15 articles that touch on various aspects of D&I and explains why workplaces need to revise, rethink, and realign their D&I efforts.
Actionable Quick Reads
People On The Move
Letitia K. James – GXO Logistics, Inc.
GXO Announces Letitia James as Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Dionne Wallace Oakley – Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac Names Dionne Wallace Oakley as Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Diversity Officer
Darwin Conner – Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland Welcomes Darwin Conner as New US Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
PDJ - Magazine Issue - Q1 2024 - Award Winners
2024 Diversity Leader Award Winners
- Allnex - Tina Collins - HR Manager and D&I Champion, Americas
- Dechert LLP - Satra Sampson-Arokium - Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
- Elford - Denise Gilliam - Director of Inclusion & Outreach
- Epiq Global - Malia Turner - Sr. Global DEI Program Manager
- Latham & Watkins - Daniel Dominguez - Partner & Vice Chair of the Diversity Leadership Committee
- MSC Industrial Supply - JaCynthia Little - Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- New York Life - Tina Gupta - Senior Vice President
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Katherine Tapley - US Chief of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
- Squire Patton Boggs - Kathy Bowman-Williams - Global Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Upbound Group - Tran Taylor - EVP - CHRO - CDO
2024 Latino Leadership Award Winners
- Akin - Robert Salcido - Partner
- Advanced Micro Devices - Adrian Barrera - Director, Systems Design Engineering
- AMD - Nico Canovas - Sr. Director, Latin America
- Comcast - Abisaí Berthely Reyes - Sr. Manager, Strategic Initiatives
- Crowell & Moring LLP - Meshach Rhoades - Managing Partner, Denver Office
- Curacao - Ariela Nerubay - Chief Marketing Office
- Dechert LLP - Christina Guerola Sarchio - Partner, Dechert LLP
- Freddie Mac - Carolina Thompson - Director of Strategy & Initiatives
- Freddie Mac - Dan Ticona - Director, Mission Innovation
- Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP - Mark Lezama - Partner; Co-Chair Copyright Litigation
- L.B. Hall Enterprises, Inc. A/K/A L.B. Hall Fireproofing - Estefania Roa - President
- Latham & Watkins - Carlos Ardila - Partner
- MacKay Shields LLC - Rene A. Bustamante - Executive Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer
- New American Funding - Patty Arvielo - Co-Founder and CEO
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Mayling C. Blanco - Partner
- PepsiCo Beverages North America - Johannes Evenblij Garza - Global Sales and Marketing Transformation
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Jason R. Fair - Deputy Managing Partner, Los Angeles Office; Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
- Transamerica - Brandi Cruz - Manager, Operational Risk Management
- Transamerica - Maurice Perkins - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
- Washington Capital Partners - Daniel Huertas - CEO and Co-Founder
- Webster Bank - Carlos R. Rivera - Senior Managing Director – Commercial Marketing
- Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP - Vivian Adame - Associate Attorney
PDJ - Magazine Issue - Q2 2024 - Award Winners
2024 Women Worth Watching® in STEM Award Winners
- AT&T - Jush Danielson - Area Vice President – Indirect Technology & Enablement COE
- AT&T - Tracy M. Palumbo - Sales System Engineer
- Autodesk, Inc. - Smita Rajmohan - Senior Counsel, Artificial Intelligence Platform
- BDO USA - Binita Pradhan - Market Managing Principal – Third Party Attestation, West Geography
- CCRPS - Amareen Dhaliwal, MD, MPH - Founder and CEO
- Dechert LLP - Hilary Bonaccorsi - Associate
- Fish & Richardson - Rae Crisler - Principal
- Fish & Richardson - April Sunyoung Park - Principal
- Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Anu Osinusi, MD, MPH - Vice President, Virology Head, Hepatitis, Respiratory, and Emerging Viruses
- GoTab, Inc. - Ashley Frausto - Director of Operations
- Knobbe Martens - Christie Matthaei - Partner
- Latham & Watkins - Rachel Blitzer - Partner
- Latham & Watkins - Elana Nightingale Dawson - Partner
- Latham & Watkins - Monica Groat - Partner
- New York Life - Tali Rosenblum - Vice President of Strategic Capabilities AI & Data | Head of Strategic Insights
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Tamsen Barrett - Partner
- PBG Consulting, LLC - Vanessa Soon - Formally, Chief Technology Officer – Now COO
- Pepco Holdings, Inc. - Tamla Olivier - Chief Operating Officer
- Robins Kaplan, LLP - Jessica Gutierrez - Partner
- Sandia National Laboratories - Dr. Emily Sandt, PhD - Nuclear Engineer R&D
- SmartBear - Vineeta Puranik - SVP, Engineering and Operations
- West Pharmaceutical Services - Anya Harry MD, PhD - Chief Medical Officer, Vice President, R&D – Applied Research and Clinical Affairs
- WilmerHale - Vinita Ferrera - Partner
2024 Asian Leadership Award Winners
- Akin - Kapil V. Pandit - Partner
- Akin - Thomas Yang - Partner
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP - Kail J. Jethmalani - Partner
- Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest - Faustine Chan - Community and Business Programs Director
- Dechert LLP - Darshak Dholakia - Partner
- Fannie Mae - Linda Tai - Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Senior Vice President
- FordHarrison LLP - Geetha N. Adinata - Partner
- Freddie Mac - Judy Huie - Vice President and DEI Business Officer
- Freddie Mac - Ameez Nanjee - Vice President of Asset and Liability Management and Corporate Treasurer
- Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP - Rosaleen Chou - Partner
- New York Life - Dave Jachym - Vice President, Head of Experience Strategy for NYL Foundational Business
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Helen B. Kim - Partner
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Li Zhu - Partner
- Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP - Qiaojing Ella Zheng - Managing Partner, Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, Asian American Litigation and Finance Practice Group Chair.
- Union Pacific Railroad - Naomi Deines - AVP Risk Management
- Webster Bank - Ray Guanlao - Senior Managing Director/ Group Head - Property Management, HOA, and 1031 Specialty Banking
- Webster Bank - Sumakshi Vali - Senior Management Director, Market President
- WilmerHale - Nora Passamaneck - Partner
PDJ - Magazine Issue - Q3 2024 - Award Winners
2024 Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award Winners
- AAON, Inc. - Rebecca Thompson - AAON Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
- Akin - Shiva Aminian - Partner
- Akin - Michelle Chan - Partner
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) - Hanneke Krekels - Corporate Vice President CEO Operations
- AMD - Renee S. Parente - Program Management Director, Technology & Product Engineering
- AT&T - Kate DeLoach - AVP Sales
- AT&T - Shelley Goodman - Senior Vice President – Indirect Alliance Channels
- AT&T - Meghan Warren - Chief of Staff
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP - Rebecca L. Clegg - Counsel
- Catalyst - Kelly Montes - Executive Director, U.S.
- Circana - Lauren Cosby - VP, Product Management
- Circana - Helene Yen - Principal, Retail Manufacturer Collaboration
- Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna - Maria Brinkmann - Associate
- Coldwell Banker Warburg - Kevelyn Guzman - Regional Vice President
- Dignity Health/CommonSpirit - Diane L. Martin, MBA, CSSGB - Division Director, Dignity Health
- Curriculum Associates - Kelly Sia - President
- Dechert LLP - Siew Kam Boon - Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity
- DRG Talent - Heather Gowdy - Partner
- DRG Talent - Dara Z. Klarfeld - CEO
- DTO Law - Lauren Hudecki - Partner
- Entergy Corporation - Kimberly Cook-Nelson - Executive Vice President of Nuclear Operations and Chief Nuclear Officer
- FordHarrison LLP - Johanna G. Zelman - Partner
- FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation - Sarah Karlgaard - Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
- Fujifilm North America Corporation - Ashley Reeder Morgan - Vice President of Consumer Marketing, Imaging Division
- Gallaudet University - Khadijat K. Rashid, PhD - Provost
- Gibbons P.C. - Renée L. Monteyne - Director of Professional and Organizational Development
- Globality Inc. - Sonia Mathai - Chief Human Resources Officer
- Herrick, Feinstein LLP - Theresa Fortin Balducci - Counsel
- Herrick, Feinstein LLP - Liliana Chang - Partner
- Herrick, Feinstein LLP - Christina Ying - Partner
- Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP - Wendy Tsang - Associate
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP - Tamara Kraljic - Counsel
- Idaho National Laboratory - Dr. Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton - Division Director, Integrated Energy & Storage Systems
- Idaho National Laboratory - Geri L. Rackow - Director, Occupational Health Services
- Idaho National Laboratory - Julie A. Ulrich - Manager, Labwide Communication Services
- Knobbe Martens - Maria Victoria Stout - Partner, Intellectual Property Attorney
- Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP - Jennifer Montoya - Attorney
- Latham & Watkins - Lindsey Champlin - Partner
- Lighthouse - Stacy Ybarra - Chief Marketing Officer
- Mayer Brown - Lauren Pryor - Partner
- McDonald Carano LLP - Chelsea Latino - Partner and Vice-Chair of the Employment & Labor Law Practice Group
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP - Iveliz R. Crespo, Esq. - Director of Diversity and Talent Development
- MoloLamken LLP - Swara Saraiya - Associate
- National Debt Relief - Natalia Brown - Chief Compliance and Consumer Affairs Officer
- New American Funding - Patty Arvielo - CEO & Co-Founder
- New American Funding - Mosi Gatling - SVP of Strategic Growth and Expansion
- New American Funding - Caroline Isern - SVP, Multi-Cultural Lending
- New York Life - Liz Brill - Senior Vice President & CFO of the Foundational Business
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Mary Young - Partner-in-Charge, Minneapolis
- Pitts Leadership Consulting - Shamis Pitts - Founder and CEO
- Prosperity Now - Marisa Calderon - President & CEO
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP - Jennifer Estremera - Deputy Managing Partner
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP - Amy L. Ruhland - Managing Partner, Austin Office
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Carrie Lambert - Partner, Chair of Professional Development
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Manleen K. Singh - Partner
- Samina Bari Advisors - Samina Bari - Principal
- Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP - Sharon Kim - Senior Litigation Counsel
- Sempra - Lisa Larroque Alexander - Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer
- Sempra - Karen Sedgwick - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Seward & Kissel LLP - Noelle Indelicato - Partner
- SimplePractice - Smita Wadhawan - Chief Marketing Officer
- Spirent Communications - Cheryl Ragland - Chief Marketing Officer
- Stretto - Melinda Bennett - Managing Director
- Stride, Inc. - Niyoka McCoy - Chief Learning Officer
- Tapestry 360 Health - Nicole Willis - Chief Medical Officer
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso - Dr. Alyssa C. Benavides - Managing Director, Interprofessional Education
- UW Tacoma - Rachel Endo - Founding Dean & Professor, School of Education
- Valley Bank - Collyn Gilbert - Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer
- Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation - Liz DeChellis - Partner & Title IX Program Director
- WilmerHale - Lori Echavarria - Partner-in-Charge, Los Angeles Office; Vice Chair, Securities & Financial Services Department
2024 Veteran Leadership™ Award Winners
- Freddie Mac - Peter Hart - Technical Lead/Line Manager
- Freddie Mac - James Hilbert - Sr. Director, Single Family Servicing Operations
- FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation - Jason McKenna - Chief Human Resources Officer
- McDonald Carano LLP - John A. Fortin - Counselor at Law
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP - Chip Gray - Senior Associate
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Eli Gaylor - Senior Associate
- OGC - Gregory Williamson - Managing Partner
- Sempra - Jeffrey W. Martin - Chairman and CEO
- Transamerica - Joshua Durham - Chief Operating Officer, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.
- Transamerica - Michael Nacarato - Senior Director, Head of Third Party Risk Management
- Union Pacific Corporation - Todd M. Rynaski - Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting, Risk and Compliance Officer
- WilmerHale - Erik Swabb - Partner
2024 Native American/Indigenous Leadership™ Award Winners
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Devin S. Sikes - Counsel
- MG+M The Law Firm - Candice C. Kusmer - Partner
- Native Forward Scholars Fund - Angelique Albert - CEO, Native Forward Scholars Fund
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP - Britany Riley-Swanbeck - Senior Associate
2024 Emerging Leaders Award Winners
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP - Rebecca L. Clegg - Counsel
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP - Kail J. Jethmalani - Partner
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP - Carol Xianxiao Liu - Counsel
- Epiq - Tayler Bradley - Design QA Lead
- Gibbons P.C. - Bria S. Beaufort - Associate, Employment & Labor Law Group
- Idaho National Laboratory - Athena Britschgi-Fowler - Safeguards & Security Program Specialist
- Idaho National Laboratory - Dr. Fabiola Cappia - Deputy Division Director
- Idaho National Laboratory - Dr. Rajiv Khadka - Visualization Researcher
- Idaho National Laboratory - Hope Morrow - Workforce and Economic Development Programs Manager
- Idaho National Laboratory - Alyssa Spence - Reactor Supervisor and Senior Reactor Operator
- Idaho National Laboratory - Dr. Ange-Lionel Toba - Decision Sciences Department Systems Scientist
- Knobbe Martens - Ben Kaito Shiroma - Associate
- Latham & Watkins - Y. Bora Bozkurt - Partner
- Latham & Watkins - Hadrian Luo - Associate
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Lauren Coppola - Partner; Chair, Telecommunications Practice; Deputy Managing Partner, Boston Office
- Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP - Kate Mueting - Firm Administrative Partner
- Texas Tech Health El Paso - Danielle Urbina - Assistant Vice President for Marketing & Communications
- Upbound - Priscila De France - Principal DEI Business Partner
PDJ - Magazine Issue - Q4 2024 - Award Winners
2024 Black Leadership Award Winners
- Akin - Nnedi Ifudu Nweke - Partner
- Coston Consulting | Bespoke Marketing Partners - Toni Wells - Partner | Principal
- Dechert LLP - Robert A. Robertson - Partner
- DHR Global - Andrea L. Henderson - Partner
- DRG Talent - Lori Clement Largie - Principal
- Epiq - Tanya Messado - Review Manager, Antitrust
- Foley Hoag LLP - DeShauna N. Lee, Esq. - Strategic Manager, diversity, equity and inclusion
- Government Employees Health Association, Inc. (G.E.H.A) - John A. Johnson MD, MBA, FACP - Chief Medical Officer
- Latham & Watkins - Damara Chambers - Partner
- Latham & Watkins - Linzi Thomas - Partner
- MENTOR Florida - Malika Harrison - President and Chief Executive Officer
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP - Greg Olaniran - Partner and Co-Chair of Diversity Committee
- Nashwood, Inc. - Keith Weaver - Founder & CEO
- New York Life - Keith B. McClain - Senior Vice President, Total Rewards
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Courtney Beauzile - Head of Marketing, Business Development & Communications
- Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight - Vincent McKnight - Co-Vice Chairman, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
- Sikich - Dimitri Wilder - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Program Manager
- Stride, Inc. - Kevin P. Chavous - Senior Advisor to the CEO
- Tenable Inc. - Muta N. Mashack, JD - Engagement & Inclusion Lead, Sr. Manager
- Transamerica - Tawanda Saffore - Strategic Account Manager
- Transamerica Retirement Solutions - Jerry Tate - Director, Strategic Development & Intelligence
- Union Pacific - Ira Cooper - General Director of Training
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP - Nana Wilberforce - Partner
2024 Innovations in Diversity Award Winners
- Dechert LLP - Overturning the City of Miami’s racially gerrymandered voting district map - Year Introduced: 2022
- Include Inc. - IncludeChat - Year Introduced: 2024
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Norton Rose Fulbright Individual Sponsorship and Mentorship - Year Introduced: 2024
- Upbound Group - Transforming DEI At Upbound: Together We Thrive - Year Introduced: 2023
2024 Diverse Lawyers Making a Difference Award Winners
- Akin - Dean Chapman Jr. - Partner
- Akin - Matthew Durward-Thomas - Partner, Tax
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP - Jason Murata - Partner
- DLA Piper - Joseline Rodriguez - Senior Associate
- EPIQ - Rebecca Lopez - Client Services Program Manager
- Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP - Jennifer H. Wu - Partner
- Herrick, Feinstein LLP - Shivani Poddar - Partner
- Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP - Jayme Jonat - Partner
- Knobbe Martens - Chang Lim - Partner
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Rashanda Bruce - Associate
- Sempra - Diana Day - Chief Legal Counsel
- Trilantic Capital Management L.P. - Giulianna K. Ruiz - Partner, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
- WilmerHale - Tiffany J. Smith - Partner, Co-Chair of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Working Group
2024 Team Leadership Award Winners
- DRG Talent - The Organizational Consulting Team
- DRG Talent - DRG Talent Search Team
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - DEI Team
- Orbital Engineering, Inc. - Cambodia Office Team
