Congratulations to the 20th Annual Rosoff Award nominees, who recognize that having a diverse workforce and operating in an inclusive environment is what creates true innovation and creativity. All nominations were crowd sourced by the Boston business community.
May 2nd, 5-9pm
The InterContinental Hotel
Individuals
C-Level individuals who are driving the new vision for diversity from the top down within their organization.
Phyllis Barajas
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Conexion
Sadie Burton-Goss
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Babson College
Monica Cannon
Executive Director
The Tito Jackson Community Fund
Kelley Chunn
Founder and Principal
Kelly Chunn and Associates
Mark Culliton
Chief Executive Officer
College Bound Dorchester
Emily Culp
Chief Marketing Officer
Keds
Didi Delgado
Director of Operations
SOUP (Society of Urban Poets)
David Delmar
Executive Director & Founder
Resilient Coders
Cedric Douglas
Lead Artist
The Up Truck
Kim Dukes-Rivers
Senior Vice President, Direct Hire Division & Diversity Recruitment
KNF&T
Jane Edmonds
Vice President for Governance
Babson College
Melanie Foley
EVP, Chief Talent and Enterprise Services Officer
Liberty Mutual
Adrian Gill
Chief Executive Officer
Adhoc Industries
Jackie Glenn
Vice President, Global Chief Diversity Officer
EMC
Andrew Glincher
Chief Executive Officer
Nixon Peabody
Jill Griffin
Director of Workforce, Supplier and Diversity Development
Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Dr. William Kiernan
Dean, School of Global Inclusion and Social Development
UMass Boston
Melissa Levy
SVP, Marketing
DigitasLBi
Juan Lopera
VP Business Development
Tufts Health Plan
Laurie MacLaren
SVP of People and Internal Operations
Sapient
Liz Marino
Executive Director, Boston
Summer Search
Fred McKinney
Managing Director
MBE Programs at Tuck School of Business
Stephen Neff
Enterprise Chief Technology Officer
Fidelity Investments
Rodney C. Pratt
VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Converse
Mark Roellig
EVP & General Counsel
MassMutual Financial Group
Craig Tateronis
Managing Partner
Prince Lobel Tye LLP
Ramiro Torres Jr.
Radio / TV Personality
Greater Media Boston
Tony Weisman
Chief Executive Officer
DigitasLBi
Companies
Companies who are embracing diversity not as a mandate, but as a movement, and showing corporate America how it’s done.
ADP
Roseland, NJ
Agero
Medford, MA
Allen & Gerritsen
Boston, MA
athenahealth
Watertown, MA
Bank of America
Charlotte, NC
Baxalta
Bannockburn, IL
Biogen
Cambridge, MA
Blue Cross Blue Shield MA
Boston, MA
College Bound Dorchester
Dorchester, MA
Conexion
Boston, MA
CVS Health
Woonsocket, RI
Deloitte
New York City, NY
DigitasLBi
Boston, MA
Dream Big!
Boston, MA
Eastern Bank
Boston, MA
Esmeralda Lambert
Cambridge, MA
EY
Boston, MA & New York City, NY
Grapevine
Boston, MA
Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council
Boston, MA
The Hartford Financial Services
Boston, MA
Hubspot
Boston, MA
KPMG
New York, New York
Massachusetts Gaming Commision
Boston, MA
MassMutual Financial Group
Springfield, MA
Neighborhood Health Plan
Boston, MA
Nielson
New York City, NY
Nixon Peabody
Boston, MA
Novartis
Cambridge, MA
Radius Financial Group
Norwell, MA
SapientNitro
Boston, MA
State Street
Boston, MA
Suffolk Construction
Boston, MA
TD Bank
Cherry Hill, NJ
TIAA-Cref
New York City, NY
Verizon
New York City, NY
20-Somethings
20-something-year-olds who are shaking up the old notion of diversity through creativity and innovation.
Oliver Baez
Account Receivable / Collections Assistant
Morrison Mahoney LLP
Kathryn Burgner
Senior Associate, Project Management
DigitasLBi
Anik Conley-Das
Director of Talent
Level Up
Ankita Dasgupta
Digital Project Manager
DigitasLBi
Melissa James
President, Founder, & Chief Executive Officer
The Tech Connection
Janel Martinez
Founder
Ain’t I Latina?
Daquan Oliver
Executive Director & Founder
WeThrive
Ian So
CEO
Chicken & Rice Guys
Andy Vargas
Councilman
Haverhill, MA