Greater Rochester Chamber announces finalists for 2024 Colors of Success Leadership Award
August 27, 2024 (ROCHESTER, NY) – Greater Rochester Chamber is excited to announce fourteen finalists for its 2024 Colors of Success Leadership Award. The award, now in its third year, celebrates individuals annually who have shown outstanding leadership in fostering a sense of belonging, ensuring economic fairness, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences in their workplace and the Greater Rochester community.
Our 2024 finalists are as follows:
- Tracy Archie, Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Regional Transit Service (RTS)
- Alana Barend, Talent + DEI Manager, Partners + Napier
- Fernán Cepero, PHR, SHRM-CP, Deputy Director Department of Human Resource Management, City of Rochester
- Renee Elwood, Lead, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Talent Management, L3Harris Technologies
- Christina Heyon Lee, EdD, Coordinator, Global Education and International Services, Co-chair IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accountability) Council, Monroe Community College, and Board of Education Vice President, Brighton Central School District
- Maiah Johnson Dunn, Beverage Education Manager, New York Kitchen
- Paul L. Leclair, Esq., Partner, Adams Leclair LLP
- Jessica Lewis, President & CEO, LáLew Public Relations
- Candice A. Lucas, EdD, MBA Senior VP, Equity and Advocacy, Urban League of Rochester
- Amanda Miner, Director, IT TPO – Business Technical Services, Co-Chair – CARE, Avangrid
- Jonathan Ntheketha, Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, The Harley School
- Evelyn Parker, Chief Diversity and Culture Officer, Catholic Charities Family & Community Services
- Mario Roque, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Facilities, A&F Division, University of Rochester
- Kiki Smith, Outreach and Fundraising Coordinator, South East Area Coalition
The Colors of Success Leadership Award will be presented at a ceremony at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center on Thursday, September 26. Registration and sponsorship opportunities are available for the ceremony. Learn more and secure your spot here. The celebration will feature a keynote address from our 2023 recipient, Sady Alvarado-Fischer, Vice President, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
Bob Duffy, President & CEO, Greater Rochester Chamber, said “Everyone deserves to live and work in a community where they are included and valued – and our Colors of Success Leadership Award finalists work hard each day to ensure just that. I want to thank them for their contributions to their organizations and our Greater Rochester region. Their efforts have made a stronger community for us all. We look forward to coming together to celebrate these individuals and their leadership in September!”
A selection committee consisting of a diverse group of professional leaders from the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes business community will select the recipient based on submitted applications. To learn more, please contact Susan George, Director of Events, Training & Affiliates at Susan.George@GreaterRochesterChamber.com.