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2024 Honorees

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2024 Honorees

Dr. Aginah M. Muhammad
Assistant Vice Provost
University of Illinois Chicago

Alisha Roberts-Novak
CEO/Director of Operations
Administrative Resolutions Network, LLC

Andrea L. Davenport
Director of Community Relations
Meridian

Angela K. Waller
Vice President
Catering Out The Box

April V. Lewis Carter
Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Posen-Robbins SD 143.5

Arielle Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Business Leadership Council

Aris Singleton
Chief Executive Officer
tgin (Thank God It’s Natural)

Caprice Lindsey
AVP, Business Development Officer
Wintrust-Hyde Park Bank

Cherie Price
President
Illinois Diversity Council

Colby Chapman
Alderwoman, 2nd Ward
City of Harvey

Darlene Hill
Executive VP of Communications
Rise Strategy Group

DeAnna Grant
Director
Grant’s Financial Services-Tax & Accountin

Diannia Jemison
Educator
Keller Regional Gifted Center

Dori J. Collins
President
District Outreach Initiatives

Dr. Erica E. Taylor
Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Kindbody

Erin Cloyd
Early Childhood Specialist
Chicago Public Schools – Network 12

Ja’Net Defell
President & CEO
Community Desk Chicago

Jennifer M. Beckham
CEO
Restore Hope DNJ Therapy, PLLC

Jessica Sivels
Senior Director, Public Engagement
Chicago Housing Authority

Justice Joy V. Cunningham
Supreme Court Justice
State of Illinois

Kelli Merrick
Alderwoman, Ward 7
City of Chicago Heights

Kenyatta Young
Human Resources Executive
Meta

Kimberleigh Bailey
CEO/Owner
Kimberleigh Bailey Exclusive Agency, Inc.

Kimberley Goode
Chief Communications and Social Impact Officer
BMO

Kimberly M. Thomas
President
KimCo International, Inc.

Dr. Kisha Roberts-Tabb
Special Population Program Manager
Cook County Juvenile Probation & Court Services

Letina Brady Pettis
Board Member
League of Women Voters of Chicago

Lisa Gardner
Executive Director
Illinois Liquor Control Commission

Lisa Merchant-Harrell
Chief Human Resources Officer
Cleveland Avenue, LLC

Lola Jenkins
Vice President of Operations
Westside Association for Community Action

Lorell E. Lynch
Director of Public Affairs, Community Outreach & Events
Allwyn North America

Lori Carlton-Jordan
Human Resource Consultant
Property Care Management

Mariann Jordan
CEO
J & P Consulting Group LLC

Dr. Marlyn D. Hirsch
Owner and Operator
Hirsch Advanced Practice Providers LTD.

MaToya S. Marsh
Counselor
Simpson Academy for Young Women

Michelle D. Turner
Release Train Engineer
CNA Financial

Monica Fox
Senior Director of Outreach and
Government Relations
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois

Morgan Waller
External Affairs Manager
Crown Castle

Dr. Pamela Blackman
President/CEO
Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts

Sabiena Foster
District Administrator
FedEx Express

Sainab Taiwo Ninalowo
Senior Manager, Smart Grid & Innovation
ComEd

Shenita Muse
Executive Director
Hope Center Foundation

Stacy Davis Gates
President
Chicago Teachers Union

Tene’ Gray
Training & Design Manager
Adler University

Tenille Jackson
President/CEO
Digital Vision Enterprises, LLC

Tia Ewing-Walker
News Anchor/Reporter
Fox 32 Chicago

Tiffany N. Williams
Senior Director, Corporate Relations
American Cancer Society

Tina Sanders
Chief Executive Officer
Phalanx Family Service

Yumeka Brown
Commissioner
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

Yvonette Clarice Lawson
Manager- Customer Service Operations
CMBM/Elevance Health Inc.

Special Honorees

Josephine Wade
Owner
Josephine’s Southern Cooking

Desiree Rogers
CEO
Black Opal, LLC

Senator Mattie Hunter
Assistant Majority Leader State of Illinois

Dr. Carol L. Adams
President & CEO
Urban Prescriptives Consulting

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