The African American Chamber Commerce of New Jersey and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce are co-hosting the third annual DE&I Trailblazer Awards on Nov. 14 at the Pines Manor in Edison.
The reception will recognize companies in the key areas of access to capital, board diversity, corporate citizenship, DE&I influencer, supplier diversity, and workforce diversity that are demonstrating tangible and measurable progress in diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).
Serving as the event’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Denise Anderson, a health care executive and a member on the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey Board of Directors. She will deliver a speech entitled “Framing the Importance of DE&I.””Supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion isn’t the same as actively advocating for it, or implementing measurable equity and inclusion goals across an entire organization,” John E. Harmon Sr., founder, president, and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, said. “The inequities in our marketplace were intentionally created, and it will take intentional actions to dismantle them. If we are serious about driving meaningful change, we must push for a corporate culture of inclusivity – here in New Jersey and beyond. That’s the path to mutual success.”
The nominees include:
- American Water
- AmeriHealth
- BND Consulting
- Center for Family Services
- CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.
- Comcast
- Electra Lines LLC
- Elevate 360 LLC
- Emergency Pest Control
- Empower Construction LLC
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- Huntler LLC
- Langan
- LB Electric Co., LLC
- New Jersey Community Capital
- New Jersey Department of State
- Quality Dental School of Technology, Inc.
- Qunnections Management Group, LLC
- South Jersey Industries
- Virtua Health
- We Are Jersey
“We will honor the companies that are walking the walk,” Tom Bracken, president and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce said. “We are recognizing and celebrating the champions who are meeting the challenge and challenging the status quo.”
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