Honoring Companies That Are Not Just Talking the Talk
2024 Trailblazer Awards

DE&I Trailblazer Awards Reception

Nov. 14, 2024 | Pines Manor, Edison

5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Presented by African American Chamber of NJ and New Jersey Chamber 

The DE&I Trailblazer Awards will recognize companies that are Walking the Walk – and demonstrating progress in critical areas of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Join us to celebrate real and important progress.

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CATEGORIES

  • Supplier Diversity
  • Board Diversity
  • Corporate Citizenship
  • Workforce Diversity
  • Access to Capital
  • DE&I Influencer

2024 NOMINEES

  • American Water
  • AmeriHealth
  • BND Consulting
  • Center for Family Services
  • CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.
  • Comcast
  • Electra Lines LLC
  • Elevate 360 LLC
  • Emergency Pest Control
  • Empower Construction LLC
  • Hackensack Meridian Health
  • Huntler LLC
  • Kelli Kombat
  • Langan
  • LB Electric Co., LLC
  • New Jersey Community Capital
  • New Jersey Department of State
  • Quality Dental School of Technology, Inc.
  • Qunnections Management Group, LLC
  • South Jersey Industries
  • Virtua Health
  • We Are Jersey
Special Guest Speaker

Dr Denise Anderson

Dr. Denise Anderson, Ph.D., MPH
CEO
Denise Anderson & Associates

Dr. Denise Anderson, a Newark native, is an accomplished public health executive with experience in hospitals, government, nonprofits, and academia. She is the Inaugural Executive Director of The Center for Health Equity & Wellbeing, Founder of Denise Anderson & Associates, and serves on the boards of the Northern NJ American Red Cross and the African American Chamber of Commerce of NJ. Dr. Anderson is President-Elect of the NJ Public Health Association and co-chairs multiple committees. She holds a BS in Human Ecology, an MPH from Rutgers, and a Ph.D. in Urban Systems from Rutgers and NJIT.


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