USBLN RECOGNIZES LEADERS IN DISABILITY INCLUSION WITH 2017 LEADERSHIP AWARDS
DC Metro BLN Corporate Members EY, KPMG and Northrop Grumman among Fortune 500 winning disability inclusion awards
Myra Wilder, Katherine McCary and Andrea Hall receiving Affiliate of the Year Award
On August 23, 2017 the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) presented top awards during the USBLN 20th Annual National Conference and Leadership Awards Dinner in Orlando, Florida. The Leadership Awards celebrate outstanding commitment and leading disability inclusion practices from individuals and organization across all industries.
The Affiliate of the Year Leadership Award honored the DC Metro Business Leadership Network as having demonstrated exemplary efforts in promoting the vision, mission and spirit of the USBLN. The DC Metro BLN has helped the local DC area understand, utilize, and benefit from the valuable resources that people with disabilities present in the workplace, supply chain and marketplace.
The John D. Kemp Leadership Award was given to Steve Howe, U.S Chairman and America’s Managing Partner, EY as an individual who has developed or influenced the development of significant company disability employment programs and/or services that resulted in measurable, tangible and positive outcomes that dramatically improved disability employment opportunities.
The Advocate of the Year Leadership Award recognized Tim Ruddell, Manager, Supplier Diversity & Sustainable Procurement, KPMG, as a procurement champion who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the utilization and growth of disability-owned businesses. Ruddell has also provided exceptional support for certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprises- DOBE®s, Veteran-Disability Owned Business Enterprises (V-DOBEs™) and Service-Disabled Veteran Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (SDV-DOBEs™).
The Employee/Business Resource Group of the Year Leadership Award recognized Northrop Grumman Corporation as having exemplary programming and practices for its employee group that provides business value to the company and professional growth for its members
The 2017 USBLN Leadership Award winners are:
The John D. Kemp Leadership Award – Steve Howe, U.S Chairman and America’s Managing Partner, EY
Affiliate of the Year – DC Metro Business Leadership Network
Supply Chain Advocate of the Year– Tim Ruddell, Manager, Supplier Diversity & Sustainable Procurement, KPMG
Employee/Business Resource Group of the Year – Northrop Grumman Corporation
Employer of the Year (Over 100,000 employees) – IBM
Employer of the Year (Under 100,000 employees) – Florida Blue
Global Disability Leadership Award – Justin Nelson and Chance Mitchell, Co-Founders, National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Marketplace Innovator of the Year, Disability Inclusive Advertising/Marketing – ESPN
Marketplace Innovator of the Year, Disability Inclusive Product– Microsoft
Supplier of the Year – Tic Toc
Top Corporation for Disability-Owned Businesses – Comcast NBCUniversal
USBLN Award Winners: Sophie Howard, Lynn Kirkbride, Katherine McCary, Myra Wilder, Andrea Hall, Dinah Cohen, Monica Garvin, Dan Ellerman
The photos from the Leadership Awards Dinner will be on USBLN website on this page: http://conference.usbln.org/photos