A Great Night to Be a Champ | DivInc's 2022 Champions of Change Awards

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Thank YOU for helping make DivInc's 4th Annual Champions of Change Awards a huge success!

More than 475 of you came to a sold-out event and helped us raise over $160,000!

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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2022 Champions of Change Awards nominees and honorees, without whom, our city would be a much less equitable place.

Legacy Award: Dr. Colette Pierce Burnett, Huston-Tillotson University, President and CEO

Executive of the Year: Pamela Benson Owens, CEO, Six Square & Edge of Your Seat Consulting

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader of the Year: Gloria Gonzales Dholakia Ph.D, Executive Director, Jolt Action

Investor of the Year: Ethan Monreal-Jackson, Founder & General Partner, Newtype Ventures

Student of the Year: Jeffrey Clemmons, Huston-Tillotson SGA Chief Justice & ATX College Student Commission Chair

Nonprofit Leader of the Year: Ebonie D Trice, Founder, Mission Accomplished

Startup Leader of the Year: Harold Hughes, CEO & Founder, Bandwagon

Rising Star of the Year: Antony Jackson, Founder & CEO, We Can Now

Champion of the Year: Dr. Jereka Thomas-Hockaday, Co-Founder, Central Texas Allied Health Institute

People Choice Award: Sharon Vigil, Chief Operations & Equity Officer, Communities In Schools of Central Texas

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Pictured: Chris Hyams, Indeed CEO, 2022 Champions of Change Awards Honoree Chair, Kehlin Swain and Isis Ashford, Jonathan "Chacka" Mahone and Mando Rayo, Georgia Thomsen, Harold Hughes and Juan Thurman

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2022 Champions of Change Awards nominees and honorees, without whom, our city would be a much less equitable place.

Preston L. James, II, DivInc CEO with first ever 2022 Champions of Change Awards Legacy Award Honoree, Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette. The award will bear Dr. Burnette’s name to commemorate her continued positive impact on the Austin community.

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A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, Notley, Champions Event Sponsor, Indeed, Champions Afterparty Sponsor, H-E-B Digital, and Presenting Award sponsors: Vela Wood, Noah & Maria Spirakus, Brex, Baker Botts, and GLG whose wholehearted support made the event a beautiful experience for all.

Thank you to our Gold, Silver, Bronze, Community Partners, and In-kind Sponsors who made this glorious evening even better with their support.

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Thank you to Austin's Premier Partners!

Thanks to JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America whose generous contributions support DivInc programming throughout the entire year.

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💙 Heartfelt Gratitude💙

To our committee, 

A very special thank you to Divinc's 2022 Event Director, Roseann Ferraro, as well as our phenomenal Planning and Selection Committees! And, DivInc's hard-working Board of Directors.

To our community,

 We appreciate all of the ways you stand alongside us and champion DivInc's mission of generating social and economic equity through entrepreneurship. 

 Thank you for being a part of DivInc's Champions of Change Awards, supporting us in this journey of celebrating equity and inclusion! 

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