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Debra Hunter Johnson [Source photo: Kanarys]

Corporate Veteran of Chrysler, American Airlines Joins Kanarys Board

by Lance Murray | Apr 12, 2024

Debra Hunter Johnson, president and principal consultant of Reciprocity Consulting Group, has been named to the board of directors of Kanarys, the Dallas-based diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) technology company.

Johnson is a seasoned leader with 30 years of expertise in human capital management, legal governance, and corporate culture, Kanarys said....

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Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall Named 2024 DRC Board Chair

by Lance Murray | Dec 15, 2023

During Cynt Marshall's one-year term chairing the board of the Dallas Regional Chamber, she will preside over the DRC’s efforts to improve the quality of life for all people in the Dallas region. The DRC also named BCBSTX President Jim Springfield as its 2024 board chair-elect.

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TACA Announces Diverse Group of Four 2023 New Works Recipients

by Lance Murray | Nov 10, 2023

A diverse group of four arts organizations representing multidisciplinary new works will share the $125,000 distribution made possible by presenting sponsor Texas Instruments, TACA announced.

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Dallas’ Comerica Inc. Names New SVP/Chief Compliance Officer

by Lance Murray | Sep 22, 2023

Kristina Janssens will be responsible for leading Comerica's Compliance Program enterprise-wide and will ensure it continues to evolve and grow as regulatory expectations continue to increase.

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Kelley Cornish has been appointed CEO of the T.D. Jakes Foundation. [Photo: T.D. Jakes Foundation]

T.D. Jakes Foundation Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

by Lance Murray | May 31, 2023

Kelley Cornish will lead the foundation, a Dallas-based workforce development and community building organization committed to building bridges to opportunity. "Bringing Kelley in to lead the foundation is a strategic and advantageous relationship that will help our efforts in a unique and inventive way," said foundation Chairman T.D. Jakes.

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Afrotech Future List Honors Two Dallas Entrepreneurs as National ‘Founders of the Year’

by Lance Murray | May 19, 2023

Two Dallas entrepreneurs have been recognized by Afrotech’s Future List as founders of the year.

Dennis Cail is co-founder and CEO of the fintech startup Zirtue and Mandy Price is co-founder and CEO of the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging startup Kanarys....

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Kanarys Appoints Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

by Lance Murray | Apr 26, 2023

Kendra Mack recently relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to lead Kanarys' DEIB consulting practice. The firm said she is a dynamic speaker and expert facilitator committed to ensuring every employee feels valued.

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Mandy Price of Kanarys, left, and Brook Sims, right, of MAC Diversity Recruiters

Kanarys and MAC Diversity Recruiters Partner to Create More Inclusive Workplaces

by Lance Murray | Mar 23, 2023

Kanarys and MAC Diversity Recruiters have joined forces to help organizations create more diverse and inclusive workplaces through data-driven diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging solutions and recruitment expertise.

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Ranger Investment Management Promotes 2 Executives to New Roles

by Lance Murray | Feb 23, 2023

Dallas-based Ranger Investment Management LP has appointed Brown McCullough as portfolio manager and Devin Holland as partner and senior analyst of the employee-owned boutique investment manager specializing in small- and micro-cap U.S. growth strategies.

“Devin and Brown are consummate professionals and important contributors to our investment process on behalf of clients,” Conrad Doenges, chief investment officer, partner, and portfolio manager at Ranger Investments, said in a statement....

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Deloitte’s New DEI Institute Announced at Westlake’s Deloitte University

by David Seeley | May 17, 2022

Deloitte University—the financial services and consulting giant's 'cultural home' in the Fort Worth suburb of Westlake—will be a key site for impactful events of Deloitte's new DEI Institute.

Launched with a goal of pursuing "sustained equity and belonging for all," the institute will "convene and collaborate with organizations and thought leaders to share resources and accelerate impact," says Dan Berner, Deloitte's North Texas managing partner.

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Executive Director of DFW’s Urban Land Institute: How CRE Professionals Can Help Build ‘Sustainable, Thriving Communities’

by Sandra Engelland | Apr 7, 2022

As the relatively new executive director of the Urban Land Institute Dallas-Fort Worth, Tamela Thornton promotes dialogues and actions in commercial real estate that lead to transformed communities. ...

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ShearShare founders Courtney and Tye Caldwell winning Capital Factory's $100,000 Dallas Diversity & Inclusion Investment Challenge in 2018. [Photo: Merissa De Falcis]

Capital Factory Announces $100K Investment Challenge for Annual Black in Tech Summit

by Lauren Hawkins | Dec 16, 2020

Past Investment Challenge winners include McKinney-based ShearShare, Houston-based GroupRaise, and Austin-based Journey Foods. Applications are open now until Jan. 22.

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Bridget Lopez Leads Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson’s Dallas Office as Its First Hispanic Female Managing Partner

by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC | Nov 2, 2020

Diversity and equality are not only the right thing to do, but it's the best business decision a company can make, the firm's managing partner says. The Dallas office of the nation's largest collection firm is 70 percent female.

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