Diversity MBA Magazine - Summer 2008 - (Page 57)

Sidney A. Ribeau, Ph.D. has been named president of Howard University. A search committee cochaired by General Colin L. Powell, US Army (Ret.) and Richard D. Parsons, chairman of Time Warner Inc., recommended him for the position. Ribeau was previously with Bowling Green State University for 13 years, where he oversaw infrastructure upgrades and collaborations with other institutions during tenure. He is a member of the board of directors of the National College Athletic Association, and serves on several boards of trustees in the Toledo area, including the Toledo and Bowling Green Chambers of Commerce and the United Way. Noel Hornsberry recently was promoted to the position as Director of Talent Acquisition at U.S. Cellular. He is responsible for the successful design and implementation of technical and professional recruiting initiatives within the company’s culture and customer-focused strategy. Previously, Hornsberry was the service provider’s Director of Diversity Strategy & EEO Compliance. Prior to joining U.S. Cellular in 2001, Hornsberry held positions in retail sales management with an emphasis on training, hiring and team building. Hornsberry is a member of the corporate advisory committee of the Black Data Processors Association, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, United Way Diversity Alliance, Chicago Association of Minority Recruiters and the Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce. Jessica Priego-Lopez has been named Director of Advertising and Multicultural Marketing and Sales for the Chicago White Sox. In this newly defined role, she will oversee the creative and strategic direction of all advertising initiatives, be the liaison to media buying and creative agencies, and head multicultural marketing and sales efforts for the baseball club. Priego’s work with the White Sox dates back to 2005, when the club became a client of her boutique multicultural communications firm J Priego Communications. Mihiri Tillakaratne received the 1st Annual Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence (ASPIRE) Outstanding Woman of the Year Award, at the organization’s Asian American Women in Leadership Conference, held at Harvard University in April. The award celebrates high-achieving female Asian-American high-school or college students. Tillakaratne, who is currently studying international relations at Harvard, founded the nonprofit organization Empower a Village, which provides breast cancer awareness workshops, mobile eye clinics and literacy programs in rural Sri Lanka. ASPIRE provides career development and mentoring support to Asian American high school and college girls in the greater Boston area. 57 June 2008 Top 1 0 0 Unde r 5 0 D i ve rse Le ade rs

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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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