OUR LEADERSHIP

The Diversity Action Alliance is led by a Board of Directors representative of crucial trade and stakeholder organizations and supported by an advisory council of CCOs, CEOs, and CDOs, as well as champions and thought leaders in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

 

THE DAA BOARD

 

Bridget Coffing
The Plank Center

Carmella Glover
Diversity Action Alliance President

Charlene Wheeless
Immediate Past Chair

Chris Kuechenmeister
2024 Diversity Action Alliance Vice Chair

Chuck Wallington
Institute for Public Relations

Deborah Hyman
NBPRS

Denise Sevick Bortree
Page Center

Fatou Barry
Hold the PRess

Roger Bolton
Arthur W. Page Society

Sade Ayodele
Hold the PRess

Shelley Spector
Museum of PR

Sonia Diaz
HPRA

Soon Mee Kim
2024 Diversity Action Alliance Board Chair

Tina McCorkindale, Ph.D., APR
Institute for Public Relations

Troy Blackwell Jr.
2024 Diversity Action Alliance Treasurer

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Ann Melinger

Brilliant Ink

Ben Finzel
The Change Agencies

Bey-Ling Sha, Ph.D., APR
California State University Fullerton

Bob Johnson
Google/Sidewalks Labs

Dale Bornstein
M Booth

Damon Jones
Procter & Gamble

David W. Brown
Temple University

Denise Hill
Lowes

Emily Graham
Omnicom Group

Erika Sanchez
HPRA-NY

Felicia Blow, Ph.D., APR
Walker Blow Consulting

Gabrielle Gambrell

Gift of Gabrielle

Guillermo Meneses

Syneos Health

Helen Shelton Finn Partners

Josette Thompson
Prosek Partners

Kelly Fuller
Advisory Council Chair

Linda Rutherford
Southwest Airlines

Marcia DiStaso, Ph.D., APR
University of Florida

Melissa Waggener Zorkin
WE Communications

Michael McNeil
MJM Creative

Pallavi Kumar

American University

Patrice Tanaka
Joyful Planet

Patrick Ford
University of Florida

Peter McDermott
Korn Ferry

Ron Culp
DePaul University

Russell Dyer
Kenvue

Stacey Jones Honeywell

Steven Cody
Peppercomm

Ted Matthews
Forum Group

Tracey Wood Mendelsohn
BPRS-NY

Vickie Gogo
ICF