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Mentor Award Finalist John Sims, Bentley University As part of the Academic Affairs leadership team, John Sims is responsible for coordinating all external relations activity from the Office of the Provost/Academic Affairs/Dean’s Council including Deans’ Advisory Councils, alumni and corporate relations, and he serves as a liaison with other units throughout Bentley University. Words are insufficient to describe John’s involvement…

Mentor Award Winner Mary Grimes Finley, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Mary Grimes Finley oversees and implements the development, delivery and evaluation of strategic training and organizational development interventions in support of Harvard Pilgrim’s business goals. She functions as a Senior Internal Consultant to enhance the management, engagement and development of employees linked to business goals, plans, designs and facilitates interventions…

Mentor Award Finalist Sylvia Ferrell-Jones, YWCA Boston Sylvia Ferrell-Jones is responsible for the strategic leadership of fulfilling the mission of YW Boston, one of the city’s anchor institutions, to build racial, gender and social equity. She is the chief ambassador, spokesperson, fundraiser, steward and partnership builder, and works closely with the staff and board to eliminate racism, empower women and…

Non-Profit Initiative Award Finalist Year Up, Inc. Year Up is a U.S. based, national non-profit organization that enables urban young adults to move from poverty to professional careers in one year. Year Up seeks to close the Opportunity Divide—the gap between those who have access to education, resources, and living-wage employment, and those who do not. Their mission is to…

Non-Profit Initiative Award Finalist Junior Achievement of Northern New England Our children are the future. Their education and preparedness for the workforce will be determinants of that future, but, too often, youth are disconnected from school and the world-of-work because of familial, academic, and economic challenges in their lives. The mission of Junior Achievement (JA) is to inspire and prepare…

Non-Profit Initiative Award Winner Citi Performing Arts Center   Citi Performing Arts Center is one of the nation’s foremost nonprofit performing arts institutions, generating an average economic impact of $70M annually. With a strategic commitment to broad-based access and community outreach, Citi Center serves the full breadth of Boston’s diverse population with culturally relevant, multidisciplinary performing arts and arts education programming.…

Marketing to a Diverse Audience Award Finalist Mullen for MassMutual Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) financial advisors are trained in the SpecialCareSM practice to address the unique situations of families with children who have special needs. To collaborate with this community further, MassMutual sponsored the Easter Seals Siblings Study to understand the unique issues faced by the siblings of…

Marketing to a Diverse Audience Award Finalist Global View Communications for Eastern Bank Despite almost 200 years in business, a highly diverse employee base, and strong financial brand recognition across Eastern MA, Eastern Bank was still virtually unknown in the region’s non-white, diverse communities. To change this, they knew they had to work harder to earn their stripes and be…

External Diversity Initiative Award Finalist Suffolk Construction Suffolk Construction is one of the most successful privately held building contractors in the country. With annual revenue of $2 billion, Suffolk provides preconstruction, construction management, design-build, and general contracting services to clients in the healthcare, science and technology, education, federal government, and commercial sectors. Engineering-News Record ranked Suffolk #41 on its 2013…

External Diversity Initiative Award Winner Mass Convention Center Authority The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) owns and oversees the operations of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. and the Boston Common Garage. The BCEC and Hynes have earned a rare gold standard from the International Association…

External Diversity Initiative Award Finalist Care.com Care.com, referred to as the ‘Amazon’ of care, was launched in 2007 to help families and caregivers find high quality care and employment opportunities. Its mission is to improve the lives of families and caregivers by helping them connect in a reliable and easy way. They strive to help their members – families and…

Internal Diversity Initiative Award Finalist Interpublic Group The Interpublic Group is a global provider of marketing solutions. Through 44,800 employees in all major world markets, its companies specialize in consumer advertising, digital marketing, communications planning and media buying, public relations and specialty marketing. With offices in over 100 countries, they can operate in a single region or deliver globally integrated…

Internal Diversity Initiative Award Winner EY EY is committed to doing its part in building a better working world with 171,000 people based in 728 offices in 150 countries, organized into 29 Regions and four Areas, working in Advisory, Tax, Transaction Advisory Services – or in Core Business Services. The insights and quality services delivered by this international team help…

Internal Diversity Initiative Award Finalist Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), the state’s largest health insurer, is a place where a person can contribute immediately, grow their career and give back to the communities of Massachusetts. For more than 75 years, the not-for-profit BCBSMA has been a leader in health care and in…

Marketing to a Diverse Audience Award Winner Arnold Worldwide for CDC The tobacco industry spends $10.5 billion a year promoting their products. And it works. Every day 4,000 kids start smoking. And every day, 1,200 Americans die from it, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Beyond health consequences, tobacco costs the U.S. more than $96…