2012 MLK Leadership and Diversity Nominees!

We are so excited to announce the Nominees for the 5th Annual Martin Luther King Jr., Leadership and Diversity Awards! The MLK Awards seek to celebrate outstanding examples of Leadership and Diversity in our region.


We hope that you will join us on Friday, January 13, 2012 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm at Heinz Field for the event, and to celebrate this year's wonderful nominees.


Tickets can be purchased at www.CoroMLKAwards.org

The Leadership Award will be awarded to an individual who exemplifies outstanding leadership results in the business, non profit, or government sector. Past recipients have included: Maxwell King, David Shapira, Mark Roosevelt, and Alma Speed Fox.

Two organizations will be honored with the Diversity Awards, one with more than 50 employees, and one with 50 or fewer employees. The recipients will be selected based on the demonstration of superior achievements in creating an inclusive work place, and which utilize diversity to drive productivity and performance. PNC, Ernst and Young LLC, UPMC’s Center for Inclusion in Healthcare, P&G Pamela's Diner, the Union Project, and the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, have been named among the Diversity award winners in the past three years.

The following are the 2012 Nominees for the MLK Leadership and Diversity Awards:

Leadership Award

Tom Baker, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
Al Condeluci, United Cerebral Palsy
Deborah Fidel, Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee
Heather Mediate, Girls Coalition of Southwestern PA

William R. Neal Jr., Five Starr Champions

Zineb Outnouna, Atlas Dreams Languages, LLC

Doug Shields, Pittsburgh City Council

Bernadette Turner, Addison Behavioral Care, Inc.

Mary Esther Van Shura, Allegheny County Office of the Chief Executive

Dwan Walker, Fedex

Diversity Award

Large Organization (More than 50 employees)

Every Child, Inc.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Urban Pathways Charter School

Small Organization (50 or fewer employees)

Pittsburgh Social Exchange

Urban League of Young Professionals of Greater Pittsburgh

Women and Girls Foundation

Congratulations to all of our nominees, and thank you for the important work you do!