PDJ - Q3 2024 Issue
PDJ - 2024 Awards Information
Announcements
Westlake man chronicling diversity success stories in workplaces across the country for the last 20 years
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - In 1999 Jim Rector published the first diversity magazine in the country, which is now recognized internationally.
Latest Press Releases
Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces its first Emerging Leaders Award Winners
Cleveland, OH (Aug 20, 2024)
Announcing the 2024 Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award Winners
Cleveland, OH (Aug 9, 2024)
Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces its 2024 Native American Indigenous Leadership™ Award Winners
Cleveland, OH (Aug 8, 2024)
Profiles in Diversity Journal® Announces its second Veteran Leadership™ Award Winners
Cleveland, OH (Aug 8, 2024)
Featured Articles
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.
Activating Imposter Syndrome’s Untapped Allies: How Men Can Help Women Thrive
By Wema Hoover, Former Chief Diversity Officer, Principal & CEO Be Limitless Consulting, LLC
Throughout my career, I have benefitted countless times from the wisdom and support of so many caring women mentors.
Unlocking Success: The Competitive Advantage of Diverse Boards
By Christine Miller
In the 2020s, the vast majority of corporations are at least talking the right talk when it comes to the importance of diversity.
The Power of Evolved Leadership
By Stephen Young
Many thanks to Profiles in Diversity Journal for asking for perspectives on my latest book, The Power of Evolved Leadership.
Representation Matters: Busting the Bamboo Ceiling for Asian Americans
By Alissa Hsu Lynch
It’s Time to Address the Asian American Leadership Gap is a thought-provoking perspective on how to break the “bamboo ceiling” in corporate America as an Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI).
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 - Rebecca Thompson - Chief Financial Officer/ Vice President of Finance & Treasurer
- Akin - Shiva Aminian - Partner
- Akin - Michelle Chan - Partner
- Allnex - Tanya Niu - Senior VP, Americas and Executive Committee Member
- AMD, Inc. - Hanneke Krekels - Corporate Vice President, CEO Operations
- AMD, Inc. - Renee Parentee - Director, Technology & Product Engineering Program Management
- AT&T Business - Shelley Goodman - Senior Vice President, AT&T Indirect Alliance Channels
- AT&T Business - Kate Deloach - Associate VP, Sales, Wholesale
- AT&T Business - Meghan Warren - Chief of Staff for FirstNet & Public Sector Mobility at AT&T
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP - Rebecca L. Clegg - Counsel
- Catalyst - Kelly Montes - Executive Director, US
- Circana - Helene Yen - Principal
- Circana - Lauren Cosby - VP, Product Management
- Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP - Maria Brinkmann - Associate
- Coldwell Banker Warburg - Kevelyn Guzman - Regional Vice President
- Curriculum Associates - Kelly Sia - President
- Dechert LLP - Siew Kam Boon - Partner
- Dignity Health - Diane L. Martin - Division Director, Marketing
- DRG Talent - Heather Gowdy - Partner
- DRG Talent - Dara Z. Klarfeld - Chief Executive Officer
- DTO Law - Lauren Hudecki - Partner
- Entergy - Kimberly Cook-Nelson - Executive Vice President, Nuclear Operations, and Chief Nuclear Officer
- FordHarrison LLP - Johanna G. Zelman - Partner
- FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation - Sarah Karlgaard - General Counsel & Secretary
- FUJIFILM North America Corporation - Ashley Reeder - Vice President of Consumer Products for the Imaging Division
- Gallaudet University - Dr. Khadijat K Rashid - 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 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 Bragg-Sitton - Director, Integrated Energy & Storage Systems Division
- Idaho National Laboratory - Geri Rackow - Director, Occupational Health Services
- Idaho National Laboratory - Julie A. Ulrich - Senior Manager, Labwide Communication Services
- Knobbe Martens - Maria Stout - Partner
- Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP - Jennifer Montoya - Associate
- Latham & Watkins - Lindsey Champlin - Partner
- Lighthouse - Stacy Ybarra - Chief Marketing Officer
- Mayer Brown LLP - Lauren B. Pryor - Partner
- McDonald Carano LLP - Chelsea Latino - Partner and Vice-Chair of the Employment & Labor Law Practice
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP - Iveliz Crespo - Director of DEI 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, Strategic Growth & Expansion
- New American Funding - Caroline Isern Robinson - SVP, Multicultural Lending
- New York Life - Liz Brill - Senior Vice President & CFO of the Foundational Business
- Norton Rose Fulbright - Mary E. Young - Partner-in-Charge, Minneapolis
- Pitts Leadership Consulting LLC - Shamis A. Pitts - Founder & CEO
- Prosperity Now - Marisa Calderon - President & CEO
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP - Jennifer Estremera - Partner & Firm Deputy Managing Partner
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP - Amy Ruhland - Managing Partner, Austin Office
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Carrie Lambert - Partner, Chair of Professional Development
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Manleen Singh - Partner and Chair of Robins Kaplan Attorneys of Color Resource Group
- Samina Bari Advisors - Samina Bari - Principal - Samina Bari Advisors
- Sanford Heisler Sharp - 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 Executive Officer
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso - Dr. Alyssa Cervantes Benavides - Managing Director, Office of Interprofessional Education
- UW Tacoma - Dr. Rachel Endo - Founding Dean & Professor
- Valley National Bank - Collyn Gilbert - Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer
- Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation - Liz DeChellis - Partner & Title IX Program Director, AWI-CH
- WilmerHale - Lori Echavarria - Partner-in-Charge, Los Angeles Office; Vice Chair, Securities & Financial Services Department
2024 Veteran Leadership™ Award Winners
- Freddie Mac - Peter Hart - Development Tech Lead
- Freddie Mac - James Hilbert - Senior Director of Default Fees & Claims, Single-Family Servicing Operations
- FUJIFILM Holdings Americas Corporation - Jason McKenna - Chief Human Resources Officer and Vice President of Travel
- McDonald Carano LLP - John A. Fortin - Litigation Attorney
- NMRS - Chip Gray - Senior Associate
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - Eli Gaylor - Senior Associate
- Outside GC LLC - Gregory Williamson - Managing Partner
- Sempra - Jeffrey W. Martin - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Transamerica - Joshua Durham - Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Transamerica Asset Management
- Transamerica - Michael Nacarato - Senior Director, Vendor & Third Party Management
- Union Pacific Railroad - Todd Rynaski - Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting, Risk and Compliance Officer
- WilmerHale - Erik Swabb - Partner
2024 Native American/Indigenous Leadership™ Award Winners
- Akin - Devin S. Sikes - Counsel
- MG+M The Law Firm - Candice C. Kusmer - Partner
- Native Forward Scholars Fund - Angelique Albert - CEO
- WilmerHale - Britany Riley-Swanbeck - Senior Associate
2024 Emerging Leaders Award Winners
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP - Rebecca Clegg - Counsel
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider - Kail J. Jethmalani - Partner
- Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider - 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 Britschhgi-Fowler - Safeguards & Security Program Specialist
- Idaho National Laboratory - Dr. Fabiola Cappia - Fuel Post-irradiation Examination Department Manager and Fuel Scientific Lead
- Idaho National Laboratory - Dr. Rajiv Khadka - Advanced Scientific Computing
- Idaho National Laboratory - Hope Morrow - Manager of Workforce & Economic Programs
- Idaho National Laboratory - Alyssa Spence - Experimental Power Reactor Operator, Reactor Supervisor
- Idaho National Laboratory - Dr. Lionel Toba - System Modeling Researcher
- Knobbe Martens - Ben Shiroma - Associate
- Latham & Watkins - Y. Bora Bozkurt - Partner, Transactional Tax Practice
- Latham & Watkins - Hadrian Luo - Associates
- Robins Kaplan LLP - Lauren Coppola - Partner, Boston Office Deputy Managing Partner, Telecommunications Practice Chair
- Sanford Heisler - Kate Mueting - Firm Administrative Partner
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso - Danielle Urbina - Assistant Vice President for Marketing & Communications
- Upbound Group - Priscila De France - Principal DEI Business Partner
