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In partnership with Living Color Utah, the sixth annual Living Color Awards honor individuals and organizations working toward a more equitable and inclusive state. From private companies to nonprofit organizations, universities and more, Utahns across sectors use their talents and influence to shape a better future for all.

Edited by Savannah Beth Withers Taylor | Photographed by MANICPROJECT

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Franque Michele Bains | Development Center Program Manager | PROG Foundation

Utah State Chapter Director | Sierra Club | LinkedIn

Nelly Castillo | Owner | Layla’s Little Neighborhood – Indoor Playground

Director | Little Manners Program | LinkedIn

Stephanie Rae Charles | REPresent Program Manager | Native Coalition of Salt Lake Community College | LinkedIn

Vance Checketts | CEO | auticon US | LinkedIn

Santiago Cortez | CEO | Clinical Consultants | LinkedIn

Lisa Darlene Duckworth | Director & Military Community Ambassador | Utah SHRM State Council | LinkedIn

Edmund Fong, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Political Science & Ethnic Studies, University of Utah | LinkedIn

Fragomen | www.fragomen.com

Latonya Howell | VP, HR | Tafi | LinkedIn

James Jackson III | Director | Utah MBDA Business Center | LinkedIn

Sam Jeet | Technical Trainer | Tech-Moms

Software Engineer | SixFifty | LinkedIn

Garrett Jones | Sr. HRBP & Head, DEI Programs | Weave | LinkedIn

Eunice Jones-Lane | Co-Founder & Executive Director | Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce

Chairwoman | Utah Asian Charitable Foundation

Suyesh Karki | Chief Information Security Officer | Domo | LinkedIn

Jackie Larson | CEO | Centro Hispano | LinkedIn

Claudia Loayza | Board Chair | Utah Somos Foundation | LinkedIn

Jason Myers | Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | CHG Healthcare | LinkedIn

Senator Kathleen Riebe | Utah Senate Senator | LinkedIn

Sindee Savage | Director, Community & Partnerships | V School | LinkedIn

Michael Tan | Executive Director | Behind the Lavalava Foundation | LinkedIn

Arturo Alejandro Thompson | Assistant Dean, Career Development | University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law | LinkedIn

Utah Community Health Worker Association | www.uchwa.org

Gabe Urzua | Chair, Board of Directors | Equality Utah

Manager, Proposal Operations | L3Harris | LinkedIn

Miriam Padilla Vargas | Executive Director | Bomba Marilé

Judges | 2024

My Nguyen | Commercial Banker | JPMorganChase | LinkedIn

Liz Pitts | CEO & President | Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce | LinkedIn

George Rao | Adjunct Professor | Salt Lake Community College | LinkedIn

Memo Ruiz | Founder & Principal Talent Partner | RRC | LinkedIn

Jenna White | Owner | Empire Body Waxing SLC | LinkedIn

View honoree photos here.