2022 DLA and SHRM Diversity Awards

2022 Award Nominations are now closed.

Youth Inclusion Leader • Diversity Leader • Inclusive Workplace

DLA is celebrating its 21st Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony “Brave Conversations: Turning Stumbling Blocks Into Stepping Stones” as a Hybrid Virtual and Live Conference on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 12th – 14th 2022. This year’s DLA award winners will be announced LIVE on Wednesday evening.

Diversity Leadership Alliance (DLA) is the premier Diversity Education organization in Arizona. DLA provides thought provoking diversity training, leadership guidance and continued support to help cultivate an inclusive community.

DLA’s Vision: Be an inclusive community where each person is equally respected and empowered.

DLA’s Mission: To guide leaders in the transformation of culture to build an inclusive community where each person is equally respected and empowered.

DLA and the Arizona Society of Human Resource Management are working collaboratively on this year’s awards celebration and are now accepting nominations for Diversity Leaders and Inclusive Workplaces in the Large, small and Non-profit Categories:

Diversity Leader: An individual who serves as a Diversity, Inclusion and Equity role model within their respective Arizona communities, corporation, or organization. This year’s Diversity Leader Categories include Diversity Leader and Diversity Youth Leader (Under 30).

Inclusive Workplace: A corporation or organization that recognizes and values Diversity and creates an inclusive work environment for their employees and are engaged in Arizona’s diverse communities. This year’s workplace categories and sizes include: Small (up to 250 employees in AZ), Medium (between 251-999 employees in AZ), Large (1,000+ employees in AZ) and Non-Profit Organizations associated with AZ.

Diversity Leader and Inclusive Workplace nominations open on June 16, 2022 and are accepted through August 26, 2022!

Thank you for considering nominating a Diversity Leader and/or Inclusive Workplace (small, medium, large or non-profit organization) in our wonderful state of Arizona!

Leader and Youth Leader Awards

Nomination Requirements

• Nominees need to be associated with an organization in Arizona.
• Nominees cannot win an award if they have won in the past three years, so more leaders can be recognized.
• Nominee accomplishments/support must be for work done in the past two-years.
• Information presented will be the main source of information to determine award, no personal knowledge of the committee will be supplemented.
• Any word limits presented will be strictly adhered to. Reviewers will not be presented with information past the word limit.
• Self-Nominations are accepted.

Non-Profit and Other Organization

Nomination Requirements

• Nominee needs to be associated with Arizona.
• Nominees cannot win an award if they have won in the past three years, so more organizations can be recognized.
• Nominee accomplishments/support must be for work done in the past two-years.
• Information presented will be the main source of information to determine award, no personal knowledge of the committee will be supplemented.
• Any word limits presented will be strictly adhered to. Reviewers will not be presented with information past the word limit.

2022 Award Winners

Congrats to all of our nominees and winners!

• Christine French Lifetime Service – Individual

  Lee Barnett

  
  

• Christine French Lifetime Service – Individual

  Phil Pangrazio

  
  

• Christine French Lifetime Service – Organization

  Mayo Clinic

  
  

• Christine French Lifetime Service – Organization

  Cox Communications

  
  

• Equity Trail Blazer Award

  Thinkzilla

  
  

• Equity Trail Blazer Award

  Casual Astronaut

  
  

• 2022 Diversity Leader of the Year

  Kristin Rodney

  
  

• 2022 Diversity Leader of the Year

  Felina Cordova Marks

  
  

• 2022 Diversity Leader of the Year

  Donald Northfelt, MD

  
  

• Congratulations to our nominated 2022 Diversity Leaders of the Year:

  Jennifer Sanchez
  Niki Tapia
  Sam Castro
  Zachary Romo

  Thanks to the following for nominating our award winners and nominees:

  Farhia Omar
  Dr. Teshia Soloman
  Mayra Vasquez
  Adrianna Tusek Erickson
  Banita Bevineau
  Jeff Buda
  Michelle Dew
  

Meet the Awards Committee Chairs

Lorena Castro
Awards Committee Chair

Dr. Brent Scholar
Awards Committee Chair