DiversityInc - March 2007

PEOPLE & EVENTS

Portland, Ore.

Luke Visconti, partner and cofounder of DiversityInc, was the keynote speaker at The Skanner Foundation’s 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Jan. 15. The breakfast is the largest event in the Pacific Northwest to honor the memory and vision of Dr. King. More than 1,200 people attended. During the breakfast, The Skanner Foundation awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to worthy students and presented two awards, the Drum Major of Justice

Award and The John Jackson Award. To read Visconti’s speech, go to www.diversityinc.com/mlkspeech.

New York City

The Asian Women in Business Association held Speak Up and Speak Out: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking and Presentations workshop on Feb. 22 at the Nationwide Finance Network. The workshop was taught by Tessie Tiaba, director of Training, Worldwide Accident & Health Division for American International Group. The event included such topics as identifying and maximizing women’s speaking strengths, developing a speaking strategy that works for women, and the do’s and don’ts of public speaking.

New York City

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) hosted fundraising events in February in Phoenix, New York City, Philadelphia and Charlotte. Founded in 1980, HRC lobbies Congress and works to educate the public on a wide array of topics affecting GLBT Americans, including relationship recognition and workplace, family and health issues.

Beverly Hills

Hispanics in Philanthropy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting philanthropy in the Latino community, honored key individuals, corporations and foundations Feb. 3–5 for outstanding service and charitable contributions to the Latino community and Latino nonprofit organizations. Honorees included Giselle Fernandez, philanthropist and journalist; Tony Plana, actor and artistic director for the East LA Class Theatre; and Antonia Hernandez, president, California Community Foundation.