June 4, 2014UPDATE: NEWS RELEASE
CALIFORNIA DIVERSITY COUNCIL HONORS EXECUTIVES AT THE 5TH ANNUAL DIVERSITY & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
ORANGE COUNTY, CA – The California Diversity Council (CADC) will host its 5th Annual Diversity and Leadership Conference on June 10 – 11 at the Sheraton Garden Grove Hotel. This grand event will feature special recognitions for Most Powerful & Influential Women, Multicultural Leaders and DiversityFIRST™ Leaders, in the California area, as well as keynote speakers Tony Plana, Cuban-American actor and Donna Brazile, veteran demographic political strategist.
“We are very pleased to have this award component continue to be an integral part of this conference as we explore the theme, Imagine Inclusion, said Dennis Kennedy, founder and CEO of the National Diversity Council. “Each person being honored exemplifies what it takes to climb to the top and to maintain high-levels of leadership within their respective organizations.”
The CADC proudly congratulates the following individuals:
MOST POWERFUL & INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
Lisa Cagnolatti, VP, Business Customer Division, Southern California Edison
Aditi Roy, News Correspondent, ABC Correspondent
Alison Fleury, SVP, Business Development, Sharp HealthCare & Chief Executive Officer, Sharp HealthCare ACO
Jeanne Schad, SVP, Western Region,Talent Development Solutions Director, Lee Hecht Harrison
Jennifer Povlitz, Managing Director, Head of Executive Client Relationship Group, Merrill Lynch
TiffaniBova, VP, Distinguished Analyst, Gartner
Rosa Zeegers, Former SVP, Global Business Development, Mattel
Amy Park, Partner, SkaddenArps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP & Affiliates
Diane Davies, Principal, Chief Talent Officer and National Managing Director of Regions, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Carol Moore, VP, Executive General Counsel, Hyundai Capital America
Tiffany Smith-Anoa’I, VP, Entertainment Diversity & Communications, CBS Television
Gail Farber, Director, Los Angeles County Public Works Department
DianneBaquetSmith, Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Angela Gardner, VP, Head of Executive Recruiting, Yahoo!
Kim Stevenson, Corporate VP, Information Technology, CIO, Intel Corporation
Jennifer Kuperman, Head of Corporate Brand and Reputation, VISA Inc.
Elizabeth “Libby” R. Bagley, Director, Business Operations, Aerotek, Inc.
MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Dr. Andrew Jones, Chancellor, Coast Community College District
Irene Ortiz-Glass, Founder & CEO, Leadership Advisory Group, LLC, Former National VP, Cloud, Retail, SAP
Delvin Diaz, Director, Operations Training & Risk Management, Cox Communications, Inc.
Faisal Hanafi, VP, Worldwide Partner Organization, Cisco Systems
Jennifer Pi’ilaniRequiro, National Manager (Director), Diversity and Inclusion, Toyota Financial Services
Grace Soriano-Abad, VP, Talent Acquisition, NetApp
Vishal Gupta, VP, Sales-America, Qualcomm Internet Services
Martha Torres-Morgan, VP, Brand Program Management, McKesson
Mary Jane Perez, Enterprise Sales Director, Microsoft Southwest District
VipulSheth, VP, Quality, Medtronic
Lily Hughes, VP Associate General Counsel-Corporate, M&A & Finance, Assistant Secretary, Ingram Micro, Inc.
M.A. Haseeb, VP, IT Business Applications, Tetra Tech Inc.
ChereeMcAlpine, VP and General Counsel, Avnet Inc.
Nitza Daniel, Director, West Mid-Market Sales, Data Protection and Availability Division, EMC
Kimberley C. Nobles, Partner, K&L Gates, LLP
Eileen Liu, EVP, Sales, Allscripts
DIVERSITY & LEADERSHIP AWARD
Denise Kirwan, Partner & Founder, Tracks Global
Regina Capiral, HR Project Manager, Broadcom
Frank Nainoa, Senior Market Manager, National Accounts, University of Phoenix
Lori Cornmesser Ruiz, VP, Worldwide Channel Sales, Ixia Communications
Sheryl Chamberlain, VP, Global Partner Executive EMC2 – Vmware – Pivotal – VCE, Capgemini Group
About the California Diversity Council
The California Diversity Council, a non-profit organization, was established in 2009 and is committed to fostering a learning environment for organizations to grow and leverage their knowledge of diversity. The council affords opportunities to share best practices and learn from top corporate leaders in the areas of diversity and inclusion.
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