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2024

ONCON ICON AWARDS

The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top DEI Professionals in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2024 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2024 on April 23rd.

EXPLORE THE 2024 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

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TOP 100 DEI PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adrienne Trimble | Vice President, Chief Diversity & Culture Officer | Sysco Corporation

  • Adrienne Williams | Director of Diversity, Southern Region | McCarthy Building Companies

  • Alexia Clayborne | Director, Inclusion & Accessibility Global Events, Studios, and Marketing Communities | Microsoft

  • Alfredo Mendez | Vice President, DEI and Community | Robert Half

  • Amanda Garcia-Williams | Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer | Husch Blackwell

  • Anjna Mehta-Singh | VP, DEI & Talent | Coalfire

  • Beverly Johnson | VP Chief Diversity Officer | Wendy's, Global

  • Cherise Bernard | Head of Culture and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Invitae

  • Chevalier Cleaves | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer | MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • Cynthia Turner | Assistant Dean & Chief Diversity Officer | The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  • Ericka Riggs | Chief DEI Officer | Omnicom Specialty Marketing Group

  • Evelyn Parker | Head Of Diversity and Inclusion | Stride K12

  • Jami de Lou | Vice President Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Revantage

  • Jennifer Martinez | Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer | Hanson Bridgett LLP

  • Jennifer Riano Goez | Executive Director, Diversity Leadership Programs North America | Morgan Stanley

  • Jesse Pedraza | Director, DEI+B | Barkley

  • Jessica Jones | Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging | Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services

  • Josh Frazier-Sparks | Director, Walmart Belonging | Walmart Inc

  • Kelli Kombat | Vice President, DEI Business Leader | Spark Foundry

  • Kenneth Sharperson | Chief Diversity Officer | Armstrong Teasdale LLP - New York, NY

  • Kha Yang | Chief Diversity Officer & Associate VP for Inclusive Excellence | University of St. Thomas

  • Kim Fookes | Global Head, D&I in Clinical Trials | Novartis

  • Kimberly Morgan | DEI, Sr. Director | GOJO Industries

  • Kizmet Moore | Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | NFP

  • Lacy Dicharry | Director of Leadership Development and Culture of Belonging | Louisiana Dept. of Children and Family Services

  • Leslie Camino | Sr. Director, Corporate Leadership Development & Culture | Keysight Technologies

  • Lisa Simpson | Director, Advocacy Engagement & Inclusion | AARP

  • Maimuna Syed | Global Director- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Pure Storage

  • Mandy Bhullar | Director, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action Partnering | lululemon

  • Marya Bangee | Vice President, Representation & Inclusion Strategies | Disney

  • Melanie Muñoz-Durrant | Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Crate and Barrel

  • Michele Bendekovic | Talent Advisor and Coach | Faegre Drinker

  • Mita Mallick | Head of DEI, and Author, Reimagine Inclusion | Carta

  • Naomi Sigg | Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging | John Carroll University

  • Pamela Abner | SVP & Chief Diversity Operations Officer, System Health Equity Officer | Mount Sinai Health System

  • Patrice Jimerson | AVP, Diversity & Inclusion | Agilent Technologies Inc.

  • Rachel Sandoval | Sr. Director, EID | Kaiser Permanente

  • Raquel Tamez | Chief Inclusion & Engagement Officer | Charles River Associates International

  • Reema Elghossain | Global Diversity & Inclusion Lead | Netflix

  • Rich Robles | VP & Chief Diversity Officer | Boston Children's Hospital

  • Rohit Passi | Physician Director - Equity, Inclusion and Diversity | Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center

  • Sara Axelbaum | Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | MiQ

  • Tina LeBlanc | Americas Head of DEI | JLL

  • Tina Nixon | Vice President Mission Effectiveness, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | UPMC Central Pa

  • Tyrell McElroy | National Vice President - Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion | Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

  • Vivi Lehner | Director, Creative Operations & Culture | Disney Entertainment

  • Wendy Rentschler | Global Head of Corporate Citizenship, DEI & ESG | BMC Software

  • Weston Fillman | Director, Inclusion & Diversity | Juniper Networks

  • Yentil Rawlinson | Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | The Sherwin-Williams Company

  • Yogita Inamdar | Director-DEI | Global Payments Inc

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TOP 50 DEI PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Ada Okafor | Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer, General Counsel | American Board of Surgery

  • Alban Jacquin | VP Inclusion and Care | Schneider Electric

  • Alesha Harmon | Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer | Valor Collegiate Academies

  • Aliyah Powell | Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | Favor Delivery

  • Amira Barger | Executive Vice President | U.S. Head of DEI Communications & DEI Advisory | Edelman

  • Andre Lessears | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | UAB Health System

  • Andrea O'Leary | VP, Talent Development and Inclusion | ModMed

  • Andrew Alvez | Chief Diversity Officer for Student & Institutional Success | Union College

  • Angela Cafarelli | Vice President- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Prudential Financial

  • Artina Carter | Chief of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority

  • Arvenita Cherry | Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Maximus Foundation President and Chairperson | Maximus

  • Ashleigh Marable | Director, Diversity and Inclusion | Brown-Forman

  • Ashley Ladd | Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Social Impact | Snyk

  • Asia Pope | Director of DEI | The Buckeye Ranch

  • Charles Watkins | Chief DEI Officer | Kubicki Draper P.A.

  • Coltrane Stansbury | Vice President- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Macmillan Learning

  • Courtney Peterson | CHRO, CDO , SVP | Edison Electric Institute

  • Damita Snow | Director, Accessibility & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, Publications & Standards | American Society of Civil Engineers

  • Darren Anglin | Director - Diversity Recruiting | Johnson Controls

  • Darryl Castellano | VP, Global Inclusion, Diversity & Engagement | WESCO International Inc

  • Djuana Beamon | Chief Diversity & Corporate Social Responsibility Officer | Empower

  • Gena Pemberton | Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer | Omnicom Health Group

  • Indhira Arrington | Partner and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer | Ares Management

  • Jamie Villarreal-Bassett | Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Pinnacol Assurance

  • Jannett Handy | VP Talent Management and DEI | Boys and Girls Club of America

  • Jonathan Tellez | Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Employee Development | Stats Perform

  • Kelly Gonzalez | Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Motive Inc.

  • Kevin Chan Bradley | Vice President Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community | HUB International - Chicago, IL

  • Kristen Eskew | Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | OneDigital

  • Lesley Hanlin | Head of Accessibility and Inclusion | TIAA

  • Michael Streffery | Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Philanthropy | Realtor.com

  • Naisha Bradley | Chief Diversity Inclusion and Belonging Officer | Harvard Gradulate School of Design

  • Nonet Sykes | Chief Equity And Inclusion Officer | Atlanta Beltline, Inc.

  • Rhonda Mower | Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Volunteers of America

  • Rob Sánchez Nelson | Chief Diversity Officer | San Francisco Ballet

  • Shunda Robinson | Senior Vice President, DEI | GM Financial

  • Tanisha Lewis | Vice President Diversity, Inclusion and Social Impact | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

  • Tonia Woodbury | Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Latin and North America | Bank of New York Mellon

  • Torey Powell | Deputy Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer | U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Traci Mack | Head of DEI | DoorDash

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TOP 10 DEI PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Audra Jenkins | Global Chief Equity Officer | Randstad

  • Giselle Martinez | Global Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Johnson Controls, Inc

  • Gloria Goins | Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer | Cisco

  • Iesha Berry | VP, Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer and Head of Talent, Culture and Experience | DocuSign

  • Jamie Adasi | Global Head of People Experience & Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Allyship (IDEA) | Greenhouse Software

  • Kimberly Marcus | Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Monumental Sports & Entertainment

  • Lakeysha Molock | Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | WellPower

  • Lilianne Tang | VP, DEI | Pennymac

  • Valoria Armstrong | Chief Global Inclusion & Diversity Officer | Unum

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DEI PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Jeff Welch | Director of Diversity and Inclusion | Favorite Healthcare Staffing (Part of Acacium Group)

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