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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
Living Color 2024
Franque Michele Bains | Development Center Program Manager | PROG Foundation
Utah State Chapter Director | Sierra Club |
Nelly Castillo | Owner | Layla’s Little Neighborhood – Indoor Playground
Director | Little Manners Program |
Stephanie Rae Charles | REPresent Program Manager | Native Coalition of Salt Lake Community College |
Vance Checketts | CEO | auticon US |
Santiago Cortez | CEO | Clinical Consultants |
Lisa Darlene Duckworth | Director & Military Community Ambassador | Utah SHRM State Council |
Edmund Fong, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Political Science & Ethnic Studies, University of Utah |
Latonya Howell | VP, HR | Tafi |
James Jackson III | Director | Utah MBDA Business Center |
Sam Jeet | Technical Trainer | Tech-Moms
Software Engineer | SixFifty |
Garrett Jones | Sr. HRBP & Head, DEI Programs | Weave |
Eunice Jones-Lane | Co-Founder & Executive Director | Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce
Chairwoman | Utah Asian Charitable Foundation
Suyesh Karki | Chief Information Security Officer | Domo |
Jackie Larson | CEO | Centro Hispano |
Claudia Loayza | Board Chair | Utah Somos Foundation |
Jason Myers | Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | CHG Healthcare |
Senator Kathleen Riebe | Utah Senate Senator |
Sindee Savage | Director, Community & Partnerships | V School |
Michael Tan | Executive Director | Behind the Lavalava Foundation |
Arturo Alejandro Thompson | Assistant Dean, Career Development | University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law |
Utah Community Health Worker Association | www.uchwa.org
Gabe Urzua | Chair, Board of Directors | Equality Utah
Manager, Proposal Operations | L3Harris |
Miriam Padilla Vargas | Executive Director | Bomba Marilé
Judges | 2024
My Nguyen | Commercial Banker | JPMorganChase |
Liz Pitts | CEO & President | Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce |
George Rao | Adjunct Professor | Salt Lake Community College |
Memo Ruiz | Founder & Principal Talent Partner | RRC |
Jenna White | Owner | Empire Body Waxing SLC |