DiversityInc - May 2011

PEOPLEONTHE MOVE

JENNIFER CHRISTIE DONNIE J. PERKINS KERRIE PERAINO

JENNIFER CHRISTIE has been
named chief diversity officer and
vice president of global execu-
tive recruitment at American
Express Co., No. 13 in The 2011
DiversityInc Top 50 Companies
for Diversity®. She is overseeing
the global diversity and inclusion
team. Prior to joining American
Express last year, Christie was a
member of the global technology
and services practice at an execu-
tive search firm; a special assistant
to the president of the United
States in the Office of Presidential
Personnel, responsible for recruit-
ing presidential appointees; and an
associate at Booz Allen Hamilton,
No. 32 in the DiversityInc Top 50,
in its organizational-design and
change-management practice.
Christie received a bachelor’s
degree from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
a master’s degree from The George
Washington University.

Christie succeeds KERRIE PERAINO, who has been promoted to senior vice president of international human resources and global employee relations at American Express. Peraino had been the company’s chief diversity officer for three years.

DONNIE J. PERKINS has been appointed vice president of diversity and inclusion at University Hospitals. Perkins joined the organization from Northeastern University, where he was dean and director of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, and a master’s degree from Rensselaer at Hartford, a branch of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. University Hospitals is No. 5 in The DiversityInc Top 5 Hospital Systems.

KAY KAPOOR ROSE STUCKEY KIRK

ROSE STUCKEY KIRK has been appointed president of the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon. She is in charge of leading Verizon’s philanthropic strategy with an emphasis on projects that demonstrate the use of Verizon’s technology in addressing social issues such as education, domes-tic-violence prevention and online safety. Kirk earned her bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State University and is a member of the university’s advisory board for the College of Communications. Verizon Communications is No. 22 on the DiversityInc Top 50 list.