2024 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors Inductees Announced at D-E-I-B Leadership Gathering Hosted by MediaVillage Education Foundation
MediaVillage Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive advertising-supported media community through collective investment and positive impact, announced the 2024 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductees at its D-E-I-B Leadership Gathering in New York City. Jack Myers, founder of MediaVillage Education Foundation and AdvancingDiversity.org, made the announcement. Sixteen individuals at 14 organizations join 36 prior inductees, many of whom were at last night’s event introducing MediaVillage Education Foundation’s founding board members.
The 2024 AdvancingDiversity.org Hall of Honors inductees are (in alpha order by company):
- A+E Networks, Karen Gray, Chief Diversity Officer / Chief Administrative Officer
- AD CLUB & International ANDY Awards, Gina Grillo, President & CEO
- Alma Advertising, Isaac Mizrahi, CEO
- ANA AIMM, Lisette Arsuaga, Gilbert Davila, Carlos Santiago, Co-Founders
- Bold Culture, Darren Martin Jr., Founder & CEO
- Disney Advertising, Rita Ferro, President
- FUTURE NOW, Margaret Kim, Founder & CEO
- General Motors, Heather Stewart,General Director, Global Media and Marketing Services;Brianne Boles-Marshall, Global Marketing Services | Diversity Media Strategy & Investment
- Horizon Media, Bill Koenigsberg, Founder & CEO
- MAGNA Global, Dani Benowitz, President, US and Global
- Mattel, Inc., corporate acceptance
- McDonald’s Corporation, Elizabeth Campbell, Vice President, Field & Culture Marketing
- Reckitt, Gary Osifchin, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, U.S. Hygiene
- Walton Isaacson, Aaron Walton, CEO / Founder
Said Myers: “As a longtime activist for education and diversity as tools for generating growth in the advertising industry, it is our pleasure to recognize the leaders and supporters investing in the future through their commitment to diversity.”
The industry will acknowledge the 16 new inductees at the7th Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors Induction Experience on April 11, 2024 at Hall des Lumiėres in NYC. The Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors was created in 2018 to recognize companies, organizations, and individuals whose dedicated commitment to diversity has resulted in measurable success, proven to be good for their businesses, and been amplified as best practices for the industry.
Prior Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductees include 3% Solution (Kat Gordon), 4A’s (Marla Kaplowitz), Advertising Council (Lisa Sherman), Allen Media Group (Byron Allen), American Family Insurance (Sherina Smith), Association of National Advertisers (Bob Liodice and Elliot Lum), Budweiser (Ricardo Marquez), CITI (Tina Davis), Comcast Advertising (Pooja Midha), The CW (Mark Pedowitz), dentsu (Jacki Kelley), The Female Quotient (Shelley Zalis), GroupM (Serena Anthony and Lukeisha Paul), Hershey Company (Jill Baskin), Howard University School of Communications (Gracie Lawson-Borders), Institute for Veteran and Military Families at Syracuse University (J. Michael Haynie), Interpublic Group (Michael Roth), IPG Mediabrands (Hermon Ghermay), IRTS Foundation (Joyce Tudryn), Mastercard (Cheryl Guerin), MOBE (Yvette Moyo), Muslim Public Affairs Council (Sue Obeidi), NBCU (Gina LaRussa), The One Club for Creativity (Kevin Swanepoel), P&G (Marc Pritchard), Publicis Media Americas (Tim Jones), Springboard Enterprises (Kay Koplovitz), Unilever (Aline Santos), UWG (Monique Nelson), Verizon (Diego Scotti), Walmart / Sam’s Club (Tony Rogers), Walt Disney Company (Tim McNeal), The Writers Lab (Nitza Wilon and Elizabeth Kaiden).
Added Myers: “MediaVillage Education Foundation’s mission is to empower and elevate talent by providing education, inspiration, encouragement, and meaningful connections. As a nonprofit organization, we are committed to unleashing the full potential of the industry’s workforce, igniting innovation, and driving sustainable business growth.”
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Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors Inductees: ANA AIMM, Carlos Santiago, Co-Founder/CEO; Reckitt, Gary Osifchin, Chief Marketing Officer and GM, U.S. Hygiene; AD CLUB and International ANDY Awards, Gina Grillo, President & CEO; MediaVillage, Jack Myers, Founder; FUTURE NOW, Margaret Kim, Founder & CEO; MAGNA Global, Dani Benowitz, President, US and Global; Bold Culture, Darren Martin Jr., Founder & CEO at MediaVillage Education Foundation’s Annual DEIB Leadership Gathering on October 18, 2023 at Michael’s Restaurant in New York City. (Credit: Ron Wyatt Photography / courtesy of MediaVillage).
MediaVillage Education Foundation Board of Directors: (Back row) Bold Culture, Darren Martin Jr., Founder & CEO; Howard University, Dr. Gracie Lawson-Borders Ph.D, Dean and Professor; Cathy Hughes School of Communications; MediaVillage, Juan Ayala, Social Media Director & MulticulturalTV Podcast Host; Danielle Lee, Former President of Warner Music Artist & Fan Experience; Disney, John Campbell, SVP Entertainment & Addressable Solutions; Amazon Music, Kelley Walton, Head of Marketing; GroupM, Kirk McDonald, Chief Executive Officer; VMLY&R, Myron King, Chief Integration Officer; (seated) The FQ, Ronda Carnegie, Chief Innovation Officer; MediaVillage, Jack Myers, Founder; 4A’s, Marla Kaplowitz, President at MediaVillage Education Foundation’s Annual DEIB Leadership Gathering on October 18, 2023 at Michael’s Restaurant in New York City. (Credit: Ron Wyatt Photography / courtesy of MediaVillage).
