Caroline Lyle – BostInno
Tomorrow evening, Boston’s best and brightest will come together for a shared goal: to celebrate our city’s continued commitment to social justice. At the 18th Annual Rosoff Awards, the Ad Club will honor companies and individuals epitomizing Boston’s pioneering legacy. They are those who practice what many only preach and are active advocates of inclusion and meaningful diversity practice.
It seems awards shows are an almost nightly occurrence here in the Hub, honoring a whole host of accomplishments, each one proclaiming to be more important than the last. But the Rosoff Awards are not your average handout of trophies or cash. They are an event with a soul, a ceremony which honors not finite achievements but a commitment to social good. For Rosoff Award recipients – which include Arnold Worlwide, Karen Kaplan, Babson University, and former Mayor Thomas M. Menino – their dedication to diversity does not end once they depart the awards ceremony. It is an eternal mission and their passion for progress is not easily extinguished.
Be there tomorrow night as five more Rosoff Awards are bestowed: Internal Diversity Initiative Award, External Diversity Initiative Award,Marketing to a Diverse Audience Award, Non-Profit Initiative Award, and the Mentor Award. (Click to learn more about each category.)
Who will take the evening’s top honors? View this year’s Rosoff Awards finalists and look back at notable past winners.
To follow the Rosoff Awards buzz or join the larger conversation about diversity here in Boston, search the hashtag #AdClubRosoff and follow the Twitter accounts of speakers, finalists and notable attendants below.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, @marty_walsh, Honorary Champion of Change
Senator William “Mo” Cowan, @SenMoCowan, Of Counsel to Mintz Levin and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ML Strategies, Keynote Speaker
Blue Cross Blue Shields of Massachusetts, @BCBSMA, Internal Diversity Initiative Award Finalist
EY, @EYNews, Internal Diversity Initiative Award Finalist
Interpublic Group, @InterpublicIPG, Internal Diversity Initiative Award Finalist
Care.com, @CareDotCom, External Diversity Initiative Award Finalist
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, @MassConvention, External Diversity Initiative Award Finalist
Suffolk Construction, @SuffolkBuilds, External Diversity Initiative Award Finalists
Arnold Worlwide for CDC, @Arnoldworldwide, Marketing to a Diverse Audience Award Finalist
Global View Communications for Eastern Bank, @GlobalViewComm, Marketing to a Diverse Audience Award Finalist
Mullen for MassMutual, @mullenunbound, Marketing to a Diverse Audience Award Finalist
Citi Performing Arts Center, @CitiCenter, Non-Profit Initiative Award Finalist
Junior Achievement of Northern New England, @JAofNNE, Non-Profit Initiative Award Finalist
Year Up, Inc., @YearUp, Non-Profit Initiative Award Finalist
Sylvia Ferrell-Jones, @YWCABoston, President and CEO of America’s first YWCA, Mentor Award Finalist
Mary Grimes Finley, @HarvardPilgrim, Organizational Development Consultant at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Mentor Award Finalist
John Sims, @BentleyU, Executive Director External Relations Academic Affairs at Bentley University, Mentor Award Finalist
Lisa Hughes, @LisaWBZ, Emmy Award-Winning Journalist & WBZ-TV News Anchor, Emcee
Kathy Kiely @MadamePrez and @theadclub, President of The Ad Club
Join the Ad Club tomorrow at the 18th Annual Rosoff Awards, Tuesday, May 13th 5 pm to 8 pm at the State Room.
