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    The 13th Annual ADCOLOR Awards Takes Place September 8th, 2019 in Los Angeles

    By June 11, 2019 | ADCOLOR, Honorees, News, Nominees

    Eva Longoria to be Recognized with the Beacon Award Presented by ADWEEK

    NEW YORK, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, announced their 2019 Honorees and Nominees at ADCOLOR Live in the Facebook Live Studios.

    The organization also announced the 2019 class of ADCOLOR FUTURES, a program that chooses the best and brightest professionals who are one to three years into their career to attend the annual conference and awards show which will take place September 6th through the 8th at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

    Actor, director, producer and activist, Eva Longoria was recognized as the 2019 Beacon Award presented by ADWEEK, the leading resource for the brand marketing and advertising community. “There is no better honoree to set the tone of Adweek’s inaugural Beacon Award than Eva Longoria,” said Lisa Granatstein, Editor, SVP, Programming, Adweek. “From her formidable seven-year-old Eva Longoria Foundation that empowers Latinas via STEM education and entrepreneurship to her leadership role calling for diversity in Hollywood, Eva’s remarkable accomplishments are both authentic and action-oriented.” The inaugural Beacon Award honors talent who uses their celebrity as a catalyst to change the status quo in the quest for diversity and inclusion. In May, ADCOLOR and Adweek partnered on the first Champion awards and celebration recognizing the fearless leaders and rising stars in marketing and media who embody ADCOLOR’s call to “Rise Up. Reach Back.”

    The announcement took place at the Facebook Live Studios and was hosted by Dana Blair, on-air host, correspondent and entrepreneur, along with Tiffany R. Warren, ADCOLOR Founder and President and members of the ADCOLOR community.

    The 13th Annual ADCOLOR Awards will highlight and honor the achievements of African-American, American Indian/Native American, Asian Pacific-American, Hispanic/Latinx and LGBTQ professionals, as well as spotlighting diversity and inclusion champions in the creative industries.

    “I’m so inspired by the collective achievements, energy and the ways in which the 2019 Honorees, Nominees and FUTURES have taken a stand in their professional and personal lives,”
    said ADCOLOR Founder and President Tiffany R. Warren.

    “The 13th Annual ADCOLOR Awards in September will provide us with an opportunity to express the ways in which ADCOLOR honorees, nominees ad FUTURES ‘Took A Stand,’ in line with this year’s theme. I can’t wait to celebrate the remarkable ways they have risen up and reached back with our ADCOLOR community and beyond.”

    The ADCOLOR Award Nominees and Honorees are carefully selected from a large population of diverse influencers across the creative industries. The finalists are chosen by the individual’s representation of ADCOLOR’s motto, “Rise Up and Reach Back” and ways they took a stand in line with this year’s conference and awards theme. Those honored not only excel in their own careers, but also give back to the community and support their peers. Their goal is to create a network of diverse professionals to encourage and celebrate one another.

    Please join us September 6th through 8th for ADCOLOR 2019. Registration is now open and early bird pricing ends July 1st. Visit ADCOLOR.org for more details.

    Below you can find the full list of Nominees, Honorees and FUTURES for this year’s ADCOLOR Awards.

    ADCOLOR 2019 Partners
    Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Omnicom Group, DIAGEO, Procter & Gamble, Verizon Media, Wieden+Kennedy, Apple, Spotify, TBWA\ Worldwide, American Express, NBCUniversal, Ogilvy, Twitter, 72andSunny, DDB Worldwide, Deutsch Inc., Disney Advertising Sales, Edelman, Pandora, 72andSunny, Anomaly, Apple Music, Beats By Dre, BMW, Buzzfeed, DAS Global Group of Companies, Digitas, FCB, HBO, LOL Network, McCann New York, Omnicom Media Group, Pinterest, Publicis Groupe, Publicis Health Group, RGA, Trip Advisor, Zambezi

    ADCOLOR Corporate Members
    72andSunny, Ad Club of New York, American Advertising Federation, BBDO NY, Deutsch Inc., Dieste, Droga5, Facebook, Hearst Magazines, MSL Group, Stephen Kim, TBWA\ Worldwide, Wieden+Kennedy

    About ADCOLOR®
    ADCOLOR® is a not-for-profit 501(c) (6) organization whose mission is to celebrate and champion diversity in the creative industries. Our process is twofold. First, we help individuals and organizations RISE UP, letting their accomplishments and ideas shine. Then we teach these new leaders and would-be-mentors how to REACH BACK and find others who deserve to be noticed and promoted. Our goal is to create a community of diverse professionals who are here to support and uplift one another. Learn more by visiting www.adcolor.org.

    About Adweek
    Adweek is the leading source of news and insights serving the brand marketing ecosystem. First published in 1979, Adweek’s award-winning coverage reaches an engaged audience of more than six million professionals across platforms including print, digital, events, podcasts, newsletters, social media and mobile apps. As a touchstone of the advertising and marketing community, Adweek is an unparalleled resource for leaders across multiple industries who rely on its content to help them do their job better.

    The 2019 ADCOLOR Nominees are as follows:

    The Ad of the Year
    Campaign: Love Has No Labels – “Rising”
    Client: Ad Council
    Agency: R/GA

    Campaign: “Changing The Game”
    Client: Microsoft
    Agency: McCann NY

    Campaign: “Dream Crazy”
    Client: Nike
    Agency: Wieden+Kennedy

    Campaign: “An Open Mind Is The Best Look”
    Client: Nordstrom
    Agency: Droga5

    Campaign: “Truth Is Worth It – Perseverance”
    Client: NY Times
    Agency: Droga5

    Change Agent
    Vincent Pierson, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Minor League Baseball
    Alexandra Siegel, Senior Manager, Equality Content, Narrative, and Marketing, Salesforce
    Sherice Torres, Marketing Director, Google

    Rockstar
    Dhane Scotti, Integrated Consumer Marketing Lead for Pixel, Google
    Michael Warner, Chief Relationship Officer | Partner, EGAMI Group
    Krystle Watler, Head of Business Development, Virtue

    Innovator
    Shala Akintunde, Creative Director/ Founder, The Movement Worldwide
    Antionette Carroll, President and CEO (Founder), Creative Reaction Lab
    LaToya Drake, Global Outreach Lead, Google

    Rising Star
    Julian LOGIK Gilliam, Senior Art Director, Leo Burnett Chicago
    Tiffany Golden, Associate Producer, Wieden+Kennedy
    Mariano Pintor, Account Supervisor / Social Media, McCann NY

    ADCOLOR in Tech
    Brendan Chan, Program Manager, CS Education, Google
    Danielle Lee, VP, Global Head of Partner Solutions, Spotify
    Stacey Mahoney, Global Sales Strategist, Microsoft

    MVP
    TONL & NIKE
    R/GA & The AD Council
    Google, Inc. & UN Women

    The 2019 ADCOLOR Honorees are as follows:

    Beacon Award presented by ADWEEK
    Eva Longoria, Actress, Producer, Director, Philanthropist

    Legend Awards
    Steve Pamon, Chief Operating Officer, Parkwood Entertainment
    Helen Lin, Chief Digital Officer, Publicis Media
    Ted Chung, Founder & Chairman, Cashmere Agency

    Catalyst Awards
    Gold House
    AdFellows, a program of Verizon
    The Curly Girl Collective

    Lifetime Achievement Awards
    Hector Orci, Founder & Co-Chairman, Orci
    Sheldon Levy, Former SVP, Deputy/Associate Head of Production, Saatchi & Saatchi NY

    ADCOLOR/One Club Creative Awards
    Robert Wong, Chief Creative Officer, Google
    Brandon Rochon, Managing Chief Creative Officer, Kastner & Partners and Founder & Chief Creative Officer, SNKRINC.

    Mx. ADCOLOR
    Joon Park, Cultural Strategist, Sparks + Honey

    Ms. ADCOLOR
    Brittany Johnson, Creative Strategist, Facebook

    The 2019 FUTURES are as follows:

    Ace Patterson, Consumer Marketing Operations Manager, Facebook
    Alex Harris, Partner Manager, Facebook
    Alex Studer, Account Executive, Deutsch
    Alexandra Givan, Government Communications Manager, Comcast
    Aniqua Hendricks, Multicultural Media Strategist, Hearts & Science
    Barbara Gonzalez, Assistant Manager of PR and Social Media, Ad Council
    Bryan Stromer, Communications Manager, Microsoft
    Gloria Lin, Community Manager, Edelman
    Helena Berhane, Strategic Planner, Fluent360
    James Ramseur, Assistant Comms and Media Planner, Wieden+Kennedy
    Jorge Tajj Badil-Abish, Junior Copywriter, FCB West
    Julian Soto, Copy Supervisor, Patients & Purpose
    Kelly Garcia, Copywriter, Ogilvy
    Kevin Lam, Senior Product Designer, Elephant
    Keyon Branch, Digital Media Planner, OMD
    Maimouna Siby, Marketing Strategist, Squarespace
    Makeda Loney, Copywriter, FCB Chicago
    Nagini Reddy, Junior Graphic Designer, Wieden+Kennedy
    Nicole Dei, Account Coordinator, HBO
    Omar Wilson, Account Manager, Facebook
    Pilar McQuirter, Talent Program Manager, Havas WorldWide Chicago
    Samrawit Seifu, Associate Creative, Buzzfeed
    Sayid Abdullaev, Product Marketing Manager, YouTube
    Selly Sallah, Sponsorship Marketing Associate, NPR
    Shantae Howell, Creative Strategist, Vox Media
    Tatiana Britt, Assistant Account Executive, Facebook
    Veronica Peñaloza-Wolfermann, Account Manager, Facebook
    Victoria Onuzuruike, Assistant Producer, Ogilvy

    For more information, please visit: www.adcolor.org and follow @adcolor across all social media.

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