CELEBRATING DIVERSITY | HONORING ACHIEVEMENT
May 8, 2025 - The Club
Young Professional of the Year presented by Renasant Bank:
- Jesus Mendez-Fragoso - Operating Partner & Co-Owner, The Louis Bar & Unos Tacos at Pizitz, Adios Bar and Honest Coffee Roaster (WINNER)
- Selena Rodgers Dickerson - President & Chief Visionary, SARCOR
- Meagan Holland - Director of Public Relations, Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Academic Leader of the Year presented by Spire Energy:
- Dr. Anthony Oliver - Founder & Executive Director, Empower Community School (WINNER)
- Bertha Hidalgo - Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology at University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Lovella Jones - Chief Academics Officer, Education Solutions
Non-Profit Leader of the Year presented by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office:
- Carlos Aleman - Chief Executive Officer, Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (WINNER)
- Mike McClure Jr. - Pastor, The Rock Church
- Makella Moore Harris - Educator & Founder, Fine Arts Find Life
Medical Leader of the Year presented by Legacy of Hope:
- Kassandra Banks-Watkins - Executive Director, Noah's Ark Treatment Center (WINNER)
- Cathy Cartagena - Program Manager II - Preventive Medicine Department - Recruitment & Retention Share Facilities, UAB
- Dr. Ted Greer - Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Regional Medical Services
Small Business of the Year presented by Mi Pueblo Markets:
- Bolaji Kukoyi - President, Dynamic Civil Solutions (WINNER)
- Komeh Ottison - Chief Executive Officer, CakEffect
- Chasiti Sheperd - President, BGrace Media
Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year presented by Cricket Wireless:
- Dr. Anthony C. Hood - Executive Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, First Horizon Bank (WINNER)
- Daniel Grier - Founder, Magic City Fashion Week Inc.
- DeJuana Thompson - President & Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Executive Leader of the Year of the Year presented by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office:
- Charlotte Shaw - Executive Director & CEO, Birmingham Jefferson County Transit (WINNER)
- Chad Carter - President & CEO, Kirkwood by the River
- Dontrelle Young Foster - President & CEO, Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Entrepreneur of the Year presented by Birmingham Urban League and MasterCard:
- Shayla Townsend - Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Townsend Advisory Group LLC (WINNER)
- Cameron Horton Crummie - Owner, MDV Truck & SUV Accessories Manufacturing
- Shari Robinson & Patryce Turner - Innovative Research & Evaluation Solutions