Diversity MBA Magazine names 2012 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders

CHICAGO, IL - DiversityMBA Magazine, an internationally distributed publication targeting women and multicultural professionals in corporate America, entrepreneurs and business students, has named the 2012 Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders.

The leaders were selected based on their position within a publicly or privately held company, a successful entrepreneurial company or not-for-profit organization, and for their scope of responsibility, community service work and education achieved.

“We wanted to celebrate leaders who value higher education, giving back while achieving their career goals,” said Pam McElvane, CEO & Publisher of Diversity MBA Magazine. “Many of the other mainstream publications recognize currently celebrated leaders, but I wanted to show the world that companies have leaders championing change and are the pipeline for the future.”

The honorees will be featured in DiversityMBA Magazine’s Summer 2012 issue and will be honored at the magazine’s Awards Gala held September 20^th & 21^stat the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. The gala and leadership forum has proven to be one the of the most powerful and engaging forums of its kind, with 85 percentof the Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive and Emerging Leaders in attendance.

A list of the honorees is at the bottom of this press release.

Diversity MBA Magazine is the global leadership publication for professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge base from a thought leadership perspective.

“As Diversity MBA Magazine celebrates our sixth year of recognizing women and diverse talent in leadership, we know we have established a niche that is second to none in recognizing talented individuals who make significant contributions in the workplace and community,” McElvane said.

Another product of the magazine is “50 Out Front List: Best Places for Diverse Managers to Work,” which recognizes companies that not only demonstrate their strong commitment to diversity, but also understand the value of supporting external programs that enhance leadership and retention within their organizations.

This year’s honorees come from around the world, including China, Africa, and Europe, and from a wide spectrum of industries, including retail, financial services, automotive, railroad, healthcare, education, medical, pharmaceutical, communications, government and consulting. Eighty percent are from corporate America. The percentage of honorees with MBAs (as opposed to other advanced degrees) is 80 percent, up from 50 percent in previous years. The list also shows a small increase in the nonprofit sector.

Please visit www.diversitymbamagazine.com for more information about DiversityMBA Magazine. To schedule media interviews, use the contact information at the of of this press release.

TOP 100 UNDER 50 DIVERSE EXECUTIVE LEADERS
(Alpha Order)

Lisa J. Acevedo, JD Partner Quarles & Brady LLP	Berni Anger, MBA General Mgr. Control & Communications Systems General Electric	Tomas Arlia, MBA Chief Investment Officer, Sr. Managing Dir. Hedge Funds General Electric	Nichole Barnett, MBA Assistant Medical Group Adminstrator Kaiser Permanente	Anthony Barrueta, JD V.P., Government Relations Kaiser Permanente
Esther F. Berrozpe Galindo, MBA V.P. Brand Product Business N.A. Whirlpool	Maya A. Bordeaux, JD/MBA V.P. Human Resources North Shore Univ. Health System	Jim Butler, MBA Managing Dir., Coroporate Planning AMR/American Airlines, Inc	Jerome Byers, ELC Central Region President Citi	Hector G. Calzada, Jr. MBA Managing Director Deloitte Corp. Finance LLC
Lisa Clyde, MBA Managing Dir., Head of Americas Retail Investment Bank of America Merrill Lynch	Titi Cole, MBA Retail Product Executive Bank of America	Kelly Cook, MBA Senior V.P. Marketing DSW Designer Show Warehouse	Christina Crowley, CPA V.P., Global Renewals EMC Corporation	Kevin Crump, MBA Sr. Vice President Suntrust Bank
Patrick Davis, MBA V.P. Project & Development Services Jones Lang LaSalle	Karen Donaldson, MBA V.P. North America Talking Talent	Javier Farfan, MBA Senior Dir. Cultural Branding PepsiCo	Arminda Figueroa, MBA President & CEO Latin2Latin Marketing and Communications	Rodrigo Garcia, MBA Agence Assistant Director IL Department of Veteran Affairs
Juan Pablo Giometti, MBA President & CEO National Hispanic Entrepreneur’s Organization, Inc	LaDonnaGooden, MBA/MA Vice President of Client Services Nielsen	Kim Goodman, MBA President, Global Business Travel American Express	Gary Harrison-Ducro, MBA/JD VP, Labor Relations Frito-Lay N.A.	Angela M. Henderson, MBA/MS Vice Pres. Of Enrollment Mgt. Chicago State University
Onicca Hinds, MHP Dir. Of Service Operations Horizon BCBS of NJ	Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, Ed,D President DePaul University	Linda Hou, MBA President American Chrome Company	Kevin A. Joy, MBA V.P. of Institutional Sales Heartland Advisors	Balaji Krishnamoorthy, MBA, Dir. Data Strategy & Mgt. Horizon NCNS of NJ
Sanjay Kumar, MS Chief Operating Officer CoMNet Group, INC.	Juliann Larimer, MBA VP Worldwide Channels Motorola Solutions, Inc.	Katherine LaVelle, MBA Managing Dir., Talent & Organization N.A. Accenture	Iliana Levy, MBA Director Citi	Joel Martinez, MBA Mvp Human Resources Capital One
Simrita Mehroke, MBA Dir., Prov. Reimbursement Implementation Horizo BCBS of NJ	JoAnn Neau, MBA VP-Dir. Marketing & Communications RBC Wealth Management –US	Michael Nnadi, MHS VP, Pharmacy Corporate Novant Health, Inc.	Luis A. Ochoa, JD Partner Quarles & Brady LLP	Subriana Pierce, MBA Sr. V.P. Sales and Merchandising Supervalu ( Albertsons Division)
Alejandro Quiroz, MBA VP Global Advanced Manfacturing Whirlpool	Pamela Ravare-Jones, MBA National Chief Operating Officer Alpfa National Office	Sheila Robinson, MBA Publisher & CEO Diversity Woman Magazine	Timothy M. Russell, MTS Directoe, Public Relations PepsiCo	Michele Samuels, MBA , VP & General Auditor and Corp Compliance BCBS of MI
Lansing C. Scriven, JD Partner Quarles & Brady LLP	Fred Shadding, MBA SVP, Business Development The CCT Group of Companies	Kekin Shah, MS Vice President Collabera, Inc	Stacy Sharpe, MBA Field V.P. Captial Region Allstate Insurance Company	Chia Lin Simmons, JD/MBA VP, Marketing Harman International
Diana Sorfleet, MBA VP/Chief Human Resources Officer CSX	Beverly P. Spearman, JD,RN Associate Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery, LLC	Courtney Spitz, ELC Senior Executive Accenture	Ronalyn Stephen, MBA President Physicians Home Care Services	Colette Symanowitz, MBA Managing Dir. MBAconnect.net
Angela L. Talton, MBA SVP, Global Diversity & Inclusion Nielsen	Dr. Arrie Densie Thomas Wiliams, PhD HR Consultant Perpetual Consulting Gr.	Andre Thornton Jr., MBA VP- Supplier Diversity & Bus. Development ASW Global	Marybeth Torbet Cornwell, MBA SVP/GMM Ladieswear, Intimates, Jewelry & Accessoeies,Walmart	Charles Vila, MBA VP-Consumer & Customer Insights Campbell Soup
Hong Yu Wang, MBA CEO Panguso Corp.	Kim Warren, MBA Global Women’s Initiative Mgr. Intel Corporation	Dr. Davisd Washington, PhD Partner Washington Company	Kristy Williams Fercho, MBA SVP, Head of Customer Engagement, West Fannie Mae	Jacky Wu, MBA Vice President American Tower Corp.

TOP 100 UNDER 50 DIVERSE EMERGING LEADERS
(Alpha Order)

Jocelyn Adams, JD/MBA Agency Field Executive State Farm Insurance	David Anderson, MBA Sr. Dir. Finance, Corp. FP&A Office Depot	Carlos A. Barajas, MBA Dir. Finished Product Sourcing N.A. Whirlpool	Dr. Chere Chase-Gregory, MD,MH Medical Director of Neurosciences Novant Health, Inc	Derrick Collins, BA Dean- College of Business Chicago State University
La Toya M.Dixon JD/MPA Manager of Employee & Labor Relations Sinai Health System	Sara Elder,JD Divisional VP, Fair Employment & Compliance Sears Holding Corporation	L. Robert Garcia II, MBA Finance Communications Dir. Kaiser Permanente	Guillermo Rodriguez Gonzalez-Valadez, MBA Dir. Sr Portfolio Manager Actinver	Berlon K. Hamilton, MBA Supplier Diversity Leader Hospira
Mark J. Hands, MBA Supplier Diversity Program Manger Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago	Norvella S. Hayes, MBA Sr. Executive Assistant Office of BIS PepsiCo	Terri Hughes Smith, JD Director, Counsel Patent Operations, Law Department Motorola Solutions, Inc	Laura Kina, MFA Associate Prof. Art, Media & Design DePaul University	Leshawnda S. Larkin, MBA Strategic Alliances Marketing Manager Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
Debra M. Lightner, JD Assistant General Counsel Horizon BCBS of NJ	Christopher K. Lok, MBA Director- Subsidiary Information Sys United Stationers	Byron Love, MCS Special Agent State Police Officer Illinois Gaming Board	Kirk McLaurin, MBA Director, Diversity and FSC HR Support United Stationers	Viju S. Menon, MBA/BAS Staff VP- Supply Chain Mgt. Verizon
Christina Min, MBA Vice President Intel Corporation	Ingrid L. Morris, MBA Controller Xerox Corp.	Julian T. Ortiz, MBA Senior Executive Accenture	Jorge A. Quezada, MBA Director Allstate Insurance, Co.	Tchernavia Rocker MBA, General Mgr. Employee Relations & Workplace Environment Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
Sally Saba, MD/MBA Executive Dir., National Supplier Diversity Kaiser Permanente	Frank A. Sanders, MBA Dir., Corp. Strategic Sourcing Intel Corporation	Bela Sastry, MPH, Dir., Federal Gov. Affairs AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals	Karriem Shakoor, MBA Sr. Dir., Systems Operations BCBS OF MI	Jasmine C. Smith, MSL Sr. Program Mgr. Community Relations BCBS of NC
Cynthia Soledad, MBA Sr. Dir., KitchenAid Brand and Marketing Whirlpool	Curtis J. Tarver, II, JD Partner Saulter Traver LLP	Stephanie Wang, MBA Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing AGL Resources, Inc.	Diane E. Webster, JD Partner Hishaw & Culbertson LLP	Lisa Wimbush MBA, Dir., Chief of Staff, EVP US Card Operations Capita One