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To p 10 0 Un d e r 5 0 D i v e r s e E x e c u t i v e s and community activities include work as a special task force member for Habitat for Humanity in Trenton, NJ and treasurer of the deacon board of Witherspoon Street Church in Princeton, NJ. top100 Eric Dobyne, 40 Regional Director U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency Harvard University Emerging top100 Oi Eng-Crandus, 44 Director, Channel Merchandise United Stationers Inc. University of Chicago Emerging Since 2003, Dobyne has served as regional director of the MBDA’s Chicago Office. ResponRespon sible for minority business development activities within the 10-state Midwest region, he supervises operations that include 10 staff members, nine funded organizations, and a $3.5 million annual budget. Dobyne has managed organizations and staff responsible for creating over $800 million in procurement opportunities and financial transactions for minority businesses throughout the Midwest. He founded and executed four annual Minority Investment Management Forums, which resulted in over $100 million in increased investment for minority asset managers. In 2004, he was selected as the Minority Business Advocate of the Year by the Wisconsin Supplier Development Council. Crandus is responsible for licensed partnerships generating more than $165 million in revenue. She also led a team that launched the Costco National Business Products Program, which reduced assortment by more than 50% while maintaining strong sales growth. Crandus also oversaw the national launch of prepaid phone cards in more than 1,800 stores across five Sears retail formats, and collaborated with H&R Block to grow through office expansion, improved marketing and new channel tests. She further revised the company’s check-cashing fees, which drove a 21% increase in commission income for the first year. Cesar Estrada, 38 Managing Director,/Head of Product Management, Private Equity Fund Services, World Wide Securities Services JPMorgan Northwestern Executive top100 top100 Melissa Donaldson, 45 Senior Manager, Inclusion Practices CDW Corp. Central Michigan University Emerging Donaldson is responsible for driving diversity and inclusion, both internally through CDW’s coworkers and externally via customers, suppliers and the community at large. She and her team work to create a diverse work environment and leverage diversity. Donaldson is also responsible for developing strategic plans for diverse recruiting, driving diversity and inclusion training, education, and communication initiatives and overseeing the development and operation of inclusion councils and affinity groups. She is a member of the Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society of Training & Development and the National Association of Female Executives, and was recognized as a 2001 “Women Who Make a Difference” by Women of Color magazine. 28 Estrada is a vice president and the head of product managemanage ment for Morgan’s Private Equity Fund Services business, which provides outsourced fund administration services to pripri vate equity firms and portfolio administration to institutional investors. He joined Morgan in 1999 and has held various investment banking roles in New York, London, and Hong Kong within M&A, equity capital markets and debt restructuring. Most recently, he was a senior deal manager with the Strategic Business Development team for treasury and securities services. Before joining Morgan, Estrada held roles in business development, strategic planning and corporate finance for start-up and established companies in Latin America and the United States. top100 Keith Evans, 45 Vice President and General Manager, West Market WellPoint Inc. Columbia University Executive w w w. d ive r s it y mb a ma g a z in e. c o m http://www.diversitymbamagazine.com

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Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008 Contents Letters to the Editor In Your Own Hands Editor's View Find Your Power Voice Business Briefs Off the Shelf The Fourth Annual Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Corporate Executives Negotiation: The Art of Persuasion or Zero Sum Game? Career Planning for Tomorrow's Hispanic Workforce Who's Who In Diversity Entrepreneur Profile: Anita Santiago: Doing It Her Way Businesses that Keep On Giving Rising Sun Going Global: Will An International Assignment Benefit Your Career Work-Life Balance and the C-Suite: An Oxymoron? A Call to Save Travel: Off the Beaten Path - Chile Drawing the Line – Latin Art Exhibit The New Taste of Latin Cuisine American Sabor: Exhibit Highlights Latino Influence in Pop Music Crafting Specialized Business Degrees Latest MBA Salary Suggests MBA Is A Safe Haven Gadgets & Gizmos Gone Phishing – How Scammers Mine Private Data From Web Surfers Advertiser's Index The Meaning of Sanctuary

Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008

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