The  New York Urban League 7th Annual
Champions of Diversity Awards


The Four Seasons Restaurant
99 East 52nd Street, NYC
Monday, February 8th, 2010

The 2010 Honorees are:

Aetna
 Accepting for Aetna: Glenn M. Winfree, Senior Diversity Business Consultant

American Airlines
Accepting for American Airlines: Denise Lynn, Vice President, Diversity & Leadership Strategies  

Major League Baseball
Accepting for Major League Baseball: Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig

Morgan Stanley 
Accepting for Morgan Stanley: Marilyn F. Booker, Managing Director, Global Head of Diversity & Work-Life

     

The Champions of Diversity Awards Breakfast salutes companies that understand the need for diversity in the job market. They embrace diversity to its fullest potential and truly understand to succeed in today’s competitive market; diversity must be reflected in every aspect of the workplace. Corporate leadership, employment policy, supplier relations and corporate giving are held as a fundamental tenet of the organization’s philosophy. We hope by paying tribute to the accomplishments of our annual honorees we can raise the diversity bar not only in the for profit sector but not-for-profit organizations as well.

For more information, please download the invitation and reply form here (PDF) or contact:Alyssa Drewes Phone: (646) 245-8217, Fax: (212) 239-9058, Eml: alyssa@ardev.biz

Founding Chair:
Michael R. Kansler, President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Entergy Nuclear 

Breakfast Chair:
Eric V. Eve, Senior Vice President, Global Community Relations, Citi

Honorary Committee:
Hon. David N. Dinkins and Joyce Dinkins, Honorary Co-Chairs
Hon. Charles B. Rangel
Alex von Bidder
Jerri DeVard

Bobby Flay
Stephanie March
Wynton Marsalis
Julian Niccolini
Franklin A. Thomas
Dennis M. Walcott
Terrie Williams

Corporate Selection Committee:
Richard Brown
Edward Bullock
Marilu Marshall
Walter Shay
Renee Alexander Sherrod
Scott Vaccaro

Speaker:
Stephen J. Dannhauser, Chairman of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Mistress of Ceremonies:
Darlene Rodriguez, co-anchor of “Today in New York ” on WNBC-TV

Sponsors:
Champion of Diversity Lead Chair
Morgan Stanley 

Legacy Sponsors
Citi

Entergy Nuclear 

Champion Sponsors
American Airlines
Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Media Sponsors:
DiversityInc
DiversityPlus
New York Amsterdam News
New York Carib News
The Network Journal

 

For more information, please download the invitation and reply form here (PDF) or contact:Alyssa Drewes Phone: (646) 245-8217, Fax: (212) 239-9058, Eml: alyssa@ardev.biz

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