70th Annual Humanitarian Award Celebration
The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio hosts an extraordinary evening of inspiration and recognition honoring two exceptional individuals: Peggy Zone Fisher, Past President & CEO of The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio, and Kevin Clayton, Executive Vice President and Chief Impact & Equity Officer for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Peggy Zone Fisher
Past President & CEO,
The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
Kevin Clayton
Executive Vice President, Chief Impact & Equity Officer, Cleveland Cavaliers
Event Details
When: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Where: Hotel Cleveland, 24 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Thank you for joining us as we paid tribute to Peggy Zone Fisher and Kevin Clayton at our 70th Annual Humanitarian Award Celebration! Thank you to our Honorary Co-chairs Jennifer and Dan Gilbert, Connie Hill-Johnson and Kevin Johnson, Ronna and Darrell McNair and Deborah and Ronald Ratner, our Board Celebration Co-Chairs Jill Hennessey and Rob Soroka, and Master of Ceremonies Russ Mitchell, Channel 3 News Anchor, WKYC TV-3.
Thank You
We are deeply grateful for your generous financial support, especially for our Fund A Need drive that supports our School & Youth programming.
Your gifts are helping a new generation of students and future leaders embrace their differences and become change agents for inclusion and diversity. We believe diversity makes us stronger. Thank you for joining us as we teach acceptance, build community, and commit to creating a society where all people are connected, respected, and valued.
Your support helps us to continue this critically important work. Please consider a gift to Fund A Need for our vital School & Youth programs!
2024 Humanitarian Award Recipients
Jen Hughes
Manager, Internal Training – Education Services, Hyland
Peggy Zone Fisher LeadDIVERSITY Outstanding Alumni Award Recipient
Ron Kisner
Principal, the K Factor Public Relations
Diversity Education & Citizenship Leadership Award Recipient
Innes Changemakers
Akron Early College High School, Akron Butchel CLC, and Akron Garfield CLC
Student Diversity Champion Award Recipient
Past Humanitarian Award Celebrations
69th Annual Humanitarian Award Celebration
Honoring Robyn Minter Smyers & Christopher M. Gorman
Leadership Champions
John & Karen Nestor
Inclusion Champions
Diversity Champions
Community Builders
Milton & Tamar Maltz
Equality Advocates
Albert & Audrey Ratner
Deborah & Ronald Ratner
Sandy & Tim Wuliger
Unity Partners
Joanie & Tom Adler
Humana
James & Susan Ratner
Cynthia Bassett
John Carroll University
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Arnoff LLP
Terri & Stuart Kline
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Cerity Partners
The Levin Group
Enid & David Rosenberg
Cleveland State University
Lincoln Electric
RPM International Inc.
Dix & Eaton
Margaret Wong & Associates
Fareed Siddiq
Enbridge
Beth Mooney
Sisters of Charity Health System
ERIEBANK
Amy & Mark Morgenstern
Robyn Minter Smyers & Bert Smyers
Fisher Phillips
Richard W. Pogue
Robert Wolff & Paula Silverman
Frantz Ward LLP
Julia & Larry Pollock
Peggy Zone Fisher & Lee Fisher
Lisa & Uleto Fuentes
PwC
Westfield
An NFJC Member
The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio is a member of the National Federation for Just Communities (NFJC), a network of like-minded organizations working across America to bring the values of diversity, inclusion, and social justice to our schools, workplaces, and communities.
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