The 1st Native American Indigenous Leaders Worth Watching™ Awards PDJ Salutes its Inaugural Class of Native American Indigenous Leaders Worth Watching™ Award Winners
For more than two decades, Profiles in Diversity Journal has honored outstanding individuals who have blazed new paths, welcomed challenges, mentored others, advanced diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the community, and excelled in their chosen fields. Now, PDJ is honoring Native American Indigenous Leaders with our first-ever Native American Indigenous Leaders Worth Watching Awards.
The 13 profiles that appear in this issue recognize and celebrate the hard work and impressive achievements of these Native American/Indigenous Leaders. Each award recipient has also provided us with the answers to some interesting questions and an essay that will give you, our readers, a chance to get to know these multitalented, and trailblazing individuals a little better.
Welcome to PDJ’s first Native American Indigenous Leaders Worth Watching Awards.
2021 Native American/Indigenous Leaders Worth Watching™ Award Winners
- American Indigenous Business Leaders (AIBL) – Dave Archambault Sr. – Chairman of the Board
- American Indigenous Business Leaders (AIBL) – Prairie Bighorn Blount – Executive Director
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP – Katie Brossy – Senior Counsel
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP – Jason Hauter – Partner
- Ernst & Young LLP – Anita L. Holloway – Partner
- HP Inc. – Dana Miller – Senior Manager, Personal Systems – New Service Introductions
- Eli Lilly and Company – Tannia Lau Mair – Research Scientist
- Moss Adams LLP – Tasha N. Repp – Partner and National Practice Leader–Tribal & Gaming
- Native American Bank, N.A. – Veronica R. Lane – Assistant Vice President; Business Development Officer
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP – Brandee Jarski Kowalzyk – Partner
- Nike – Sam McCracken – Nike N7 General Manager & Visionary
- Synchrony – Heather Taylor – Funding Manager
- Consultant for many companies – Barbara Dumont-Hill – Spirit Keeper
