Ragan honors the 2022 Diversity Awards in NYC: list of winners
Winners were celebrated at a special awards luncheon in New York City on July 14.
The 2022 Diversity Awards highlighted the best teams, communicators and campaigns across industries, honoring winners who built allyship with their communities internally and externally, made equity strides in their hiring practices, initiated innovative partnerships and alliances with other organizations, and much more.
Ragan Communications and PR Daily hosted an awards luncheon July 14 at New York City’s storied Yale Club in the heart of Manhattan, where attendees were thrilled to gather, network, and dine.
“Communicators are not only sharing the stories of DEI progress with stakeholders, but they are also helping set strategy and holding their organizations accountable for transparency and real change,” says Diane Schwartz, CEO of Ragan. “We are excited to shine a spotlight on their achievements.”
Ragan gave a special honor to Shelley Spector and her team at The Museum of PR, who took the stage to highlight the work that their institution has done fostering public dialogues and conversations with a diverse array of communications leaders from cultures and backgrounds still largely underrepresented in the industry. After pointing out that inclusion means including everyone, she explained how the PR industry is still largely dominated by women.
“We’re not attracting enough young men into the field,” Spector said. ” So I hope that maybe next year’s event there’ll be an award-winning program about bringing the guys back into the fold.
Ragan Communications and PR Daily congratulate this stellar group of DE&I winners and advocates.
2022 Diversity Awards winners
DE&I Professional of the Year
Lanett Austin: Curaleaf
Vincent Chee: Bevel
Jennifer Rojas Clouse: McLane Company
Ted Nguyen: Orange County Transportation Authority
DE&I Team of the Year
Bazaarvoice: DE&I Taskforce
Clyde Group: IDEA Working Group
McLane Company: DEI Council
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: Skadden DEI
Allyship
Bospar: Outliers’ Ally
ChristianaCare: Serving Together With Love and Excellence for Inclusion and Diversity
IEEE-USA: Women in Engineering Book Series
CEO Communication
BETAH Associates: Michelle Taylor
Bloomberg Industry Group: Communicating on DE&I At Bloomberg Industry Group – The CEO Setting The Tone
Community Relations and Engagement
Beyond Celiac: Voices of Celiac Disease
Cohen Veterans Network: DEI Engagement for CVN’s Remote Work Environment
Johns Hopkins Medicine: COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Campaign
Mars Food: Introducing Ben’s Original™ and A New Purpose
OCTA & FSB Public Affairs: OCTA Diverse Communities Trust Building Campaign
PTC: 22K Push Up Challenge
Cultural Celebration or Event
Color Of Change: Black History Now Awards
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA): Tết Events for the Lunar New Year
Diversity: Equity and Inclusion Commitment
Acronym: Acronym’s DE&I Commitment
Hy-Vee, Inc.: Hy-Vee’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
LinkedIn: Sparking Equal Opportunity via #ConversationsForChange
Mars Food: Introducing Ben’s Original™ and A New Purpose
Maximus Corporate Communications: DEI at Maximus
Sandia National Laboratories: Sandia Labs’ Social Media: Celebrating diversity, elevating inclusion
Santa Cruz Community Credit Union: SCCCU Commitment to DEI
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA): SEPTA Diversity, Equity, and Belonging: Where Differences Power Innovation
SPS: DE&I Communications
T-Mobile: Equity In Action
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Baystate Health: Black Employees Connecting Business Resource Group
BMC Software: BMC’s Employee Resource Groups
Criteo: Diversity Equity Inclusion and Sustainability Team at Criteo
Event (Virtual or Live)
Department of Culture and Tourism: Living the Values Initiative
Florida Realtors: What’s Cooking in Canada and with our Global Partners?
SHE Media: Inclusive Future
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA): SEPTA Open Book Series, a DEB initiative
Global Diversity: Equity and Inclusion Commitment
Alorica: Alorica’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Cision: DEI at Cision
Criteo: Diversity Equity Inclusion and Sustainability Team at Criteo
Florida Realtors: Kiss Bow or Shake Hands: Diversity Equity and Inclusion A Comparisons of Cultures
Hiring Practices
Cardinal Health: DEI Recruiting Program Enhancements
McLane Company: Warriors to Wheels
Town of Queen Creek: QCPD’s 30×30
Inclusive Language Initiative
AccuWeather: AccuWeather Inclusive Journalism Taskforce
LinkedIn: Inclusive Language in Marketing
Industry Partnerships/Alliances
American College of Allergy: Asthma and Immunology with Allergy & Asthma Network, Eczema in Skin of Color
PRSA/FINN Partners: PRSSA/FINN Partners Mentorship Program
Renown Health: Leaders in Health Equity & Inclusion
Marketing Programs
Mars Food: Introducing Ben’s Original™ and A New Purpose
SHE Media: Meaningful Marketplaces
Social Justice Campaign
CEO Action for Racial Equity: CEO Action for Racial Equity
Deilight Consulting (UK) Ltd: Ian Clarke
H&S: The Pedestal Project
Training
Alcon: ALCON D&I Training
Cohen Veterans Network: CVN Launches Innovative Diversity Training to Mental Health Providers at No Cost
Congrats to all the honorees for 2022!
For more information on our winners, check out their profiles here.
