ADCOLOR(R) Industry Coalition Announces 2009 ADCOLOR(R) Awards Honorees

ADCOLOR(R) Industry Coalition Announces 2009 ADCOLOR(R) Awards Honorees

Ad, media and marketing professionals to be celebrated at awards show hosted by CNN's Soledad O'Brien on October 4

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The ADCOLOR Industry Coalition today announces the recipients of the 2009 ADCOLOR Awards, a program that honors outstanding diverse professionals at the junior, mid and senior-levels within the advertising, marketing and media industries. Hispanic media mogul Cristina Saralegui will be given the All-Star Award, while CNN anchor and special correspondent, Soledad O'Brien will host the ADCOLOR Awards show on Sunday, October 4 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix. The show will kick-off the 11th Annual Association of National Advertisers' Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference.

The final 20 honorees are from notable companies such as Procter & Gamble, the Walt Disney Company, Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO, Digitas, TBWA/Chiat Day and many others. The following individuals were selected from close to 100 nominations based on their ability to deliver strong outcomes, their contribution to their company, industry and/or community, their reputation as "best in class" by serving as role models for others and their strong professional character and leadership. The seven specific categories of recognition are - Rising Star, Change Agent, Innovator, Legend, All-Star and MVP (Most Valuable Partnership). Additionally, this year, ADCOLOR has partnered with advertising non-profit, The One Club, to present the new "One Club|ADCOLOR Creative Award".

   The 2009 ADCOLOR  Awards Honorees are as follows:    2009 ADCOLOR  All-Star Award presented by Arnold     --  Cristina Saralegui, The Cristina Show, Univision    2009 ADCOLOR  MVP (Most Valuable Partnership) Award presented by CNN    --  MS & L Worldwide    --  Egami Consulting Group    The One Club|ADCOLOR  Creative Award presented by The One Club     --  Jimmy Smith, Group Creative Director, TBWA\Chiat Day LA    Honorable Mention: Feh Tarty, Creative Director, Wieden + Kennedy - London    2009 ADCOLOR  Legend Awards presented by Omnicom Group    --  Ernest Bromley, Chief Executive Officer, Bromley Communications LLC   --  Gilbert Davila, Vice President, Global Diversity and Multicultural       Market Development, The Walt Disney Company   --  Monica Gadsby, CEO, SMG Multicultural    --  Sheldon Levy, EVP, Deputy Director of Production, Saatchi & Saatchi    2009 ADCOLOR  Change Agent Awards presented by The Home Depot    --  Karla Gray-Mayers, Vice President, Director of Supplier Diversity,       BBDO New York   --  The Procter & Gamble Company & Edgar Sandoval, General Manager, North       America Marketing & Multicultural, The Procter & Gamble Company   --  Michele Thornton, Director, Multi-Cultural Sales, CNN (Turner       Broadcasting)    --  Antoinette Zel, President, La Comunidad   

Honorable Mention: Toni Thompson, Multicultural Program Developer & Recruiter, McCann Erickson

   2009 ADCOLOR  Innovator Awards presented by Microsoft Advertising    --  Eduardo Dehesa-Conde, SVP, Group Creative Director, Draftfcb Chicago   --  Grace Hon, SVP, Group Managing Director, Worldgroup Retail, Inc. (a       division of McCann Worldgroup)    --  Maria Lopez-Knowles, SVP, Group Account Director, MRM Worldwide    Honorable Mention: Kevin Walker & Philip Moore, CultureLab    2009 ADCOLOR  Rising Star Awards presented by Google    --  LaTanya Beauregard, Art Director, Yellow Shoes Creative Group - The       Walt Disney Company   --  Joydeep Dey, Manager, Strategy & Analysis, Digitas   --  Christian Jackson, Copywriter, Arnold    --  Phil Jackson, Strategist, Publicis    Honorable Mention: Jose Fernandez, Media Supervisor, Deutsch   

"This year's class of honorees not only represent remarkable and unique examples of leadership but the power of reaching back as one rises up," said Tiffany R. Warren, Chief Diversity Officer, Omnicom Group and founder of ADCOLOR . "We are extremely thrilled about being able to acknowledge them and continue to build momentum in the movement to shine a light on success for others to follow."

Many consumer and industry forces have banded together to bring The 2009 ADCOLOR Awards to life.

   They are:    2009 ADCOLOR  Awards Presenters   

Arnold, CNN, Google, Microsoft Advertising, The Home Depot, Omnicom Group, One Club

   Exclusive Trade Media Sponsor    Advertising Age    2009 ADCOLOR  Awards Friends   

Casa Cristina, the 4A's, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the American Advertising Federation (AAF), The ADVERTISING Club of New York, BET Networks, McCann NY, Hispanicad.com, JWT

   2009 ADCOLOR  Awards Ghetto Film School Sponsors    Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Deutsch, RAPP    2009 ADCOLOR  Awards In-Kind Sponsors   

Akande Music + Publishing LLC, Alphabet Arm Design, Creative Printing Services, FreeDMC, Hassan Kinley Photography, The Ernest Montgomery Group, Integrated Merchandising Systems (IMS), McCann NY, NBA, Pepsi, P.O.P Media, 135th Street Agency, SBS Studios LLC, Sonicbids.com, Tribal DDB and The Uniworld Group

2009 ADCOLOR Preferred Vendors

Akande Music + Publishing LLC, Alphabet Arm Design, Creative Printing Services, DAV Productions, FreeDMC, Hassan Kinley Photography, The Ernest Montgomery Group, POP Media, Integrated Merchandising Systems (IMS), Onederland Events LLC, P.O.P Media, 135th Street Agency, Picture Park Productions, SBS Studios LLC

If you are interested in attending or sponsoring The 2009 ADCOLOR Awards at The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ go to http://adcolor.org/awards/plan.html or http://adcolor.org/awards/sponsor.html.

Visit facebook.com to join the "One Million Strong for ADCOLOR !" community as well as LinkedIn.com.

About ADCOLOR

ADCOLOR was established in 2005 to promote increased diversity in the advertising, marketing and media industries, as well as to inspire current and future communications professionals of color by celebrating the accomplishments of diverse role models and industry leaders. Go to www.adcolor.org for more information.

About The ADCOLOR Industry Coalition

The ADCOLOR Industry Coalition is a historic collaboration between the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), The ADVERTISING Club of New York (AD CLUB NY), the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA), Arnold Worldwide and Omnicom Group. These organizations and other companies are committed to the success of the ADCOLOR Industry Initiative.

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Source: ADCOLOR Industry Coalition

CONTACT: Saptosa Foster, +1-404-909-6493, Saptosa@135stagency.com, or
Shante Bacon, +1-917-553-0005, shante@135stagency.com

Web Site: http://www.adcolor.org/

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