Notable Marketing Executives: Amalia Flatley biztimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from biztimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Notable Minority Executives: Ronald Adams
Vice president of field diversity and inclusion, Northwestern Mutual
Feb 24, 2021 4:55 pm
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Undergrad degree/university: BS, Business Management, University of Phoenix
Graduate degree/university: MA, Strategic Communication & Leadership, Seton Hall University
This past year, Ronald J. Adams, vice president of field diversity and inclusion of Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual, led his team and advised executive leadership in unprecedented times. He built a diverse team (83% women, 67% BIPOC) who helped lay the groundwork for creating inclusive cultures in 76 field offices nationwide, in an industry that is 82% white and male.
In 2020, Northwestern Mutual’s field force added 1,300+ diverse advisors, with an increase in women (48%) and BIPOC (22%) advisors. When the civil rights protests and unrest of last summer unfolded, his team and office leaders were prepared to guide offices in thoughtful responses through listening sessions
Notable Minority Executives: Willie Smith
Executive director, Northwest Side Community Development Corp.
Feb 24, 2021 5:30 pm
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Undergrad degree/university: Bachelor of Science, Cardinal Stritch University
Willie Smith, executive director of the Northwest Side Community Development Corp. (NWSCDC), has led the resurgence of business interest in Milwaukee’s northwest side.
As executive director of NWSCDC since 2020, and previously as director of lending for the organization, Smith has increased small business loans for community residents and businesses located on the northwest side.
Last year, NWSCDC’s eight small business loan total was a 300% increase over the organization’s three-year average. Five of the eight small business loans went to African American entrepreneurs, supporting a wide variety of industries.
Notable Minority Executives: Rafael Garcia biztimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from biztimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Undergrad degree/university: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
As vice president of social responsibility for the YMCA, Shanee’ Jenkins’ responsibilities include mission advancement, fundraising and diversity/equity/inclusion. In 2018, her contributions helped the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee become the 79th member of the YMCA of the USA’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Global (DIG) Innovation network.
She chairs both an internal staff and a board-sponsored volunteer committee comprised of Milwaukee diversity equity inclusion (DEI) officer thought-leaders.
Jenkins advocated for the Y to be one of the initial nonprofit organizations to sign the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s (MMAC) Region of Choice pledge committed to improving diverse hiring and management at businesses and organizations in the region.