Notable BIPOC Executives

METHODOLOGY: The honorees did not pay to be included. Their profiles were drawn from nomination materials. This list features only individuals for whom nominations were submitted and accepted after a review by our editorial team. To qualify for the list, nominees must be based in southeast Wisconsin. They must be currently serving in a senior level role at their firm, must hold a leadership position in their industry outside of their own organization, have made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality at their own workplace or beyond, and act as a role model or mentor.

Notable BIPOC Executives: Xavier Cole

Xavier Cole, vice president for student affairs at Marquette University, leads the Division of Student Affairs, which fosters the holistic growth of students by...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Tamarra Coleman

Tamarra Coleman, executive director at the Shalom Center in Kenosha, works to advance the needs of the most vulnerable parts of the community.  The Shalom...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Shakita LaGrant-McClain

Shakita LaGrant-McClain, executive director of the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services, oversees a $400 million budget and more than 700 employees....

Notable BIPOC Executives: Rashi Khosla

Rashi Khosla, founder and chief executive officer of Town of Brookfield-based tech staffing provider MARS Solutions Group, is a DEI advocate within her company...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Fe Cooper

As organizations strive to employ a more diverse workforce, Fe Cooper, director of member sales and service at UW Credit Union has worked to...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Kenneth Ginlack

Kenneth Ginlack is the chief executive officer at Milwaukee-based Serenity Inns Inc., a recovery program for alcoholism and addiction. Since coming to Serenity a...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Chytania Brown

Chytania Brown is the first Black woman to be appointed president and CEO of Employ Milwaukee. The organization uses federal, state and local funding...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Vincent Rice

As vice president, business lending market manager at Madison-based Summit Credit Union, Vincent Rice works to generate economic growth and create opportunities in economically...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Laquitha (Elle) Bonds

As the vice president of human resource services at Milwaukee Area Technical College since December 2020, Laquitha “Elle” Bonds leads talent management, training and...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Eva Martinez Powless

Eva Martinez Powless became the first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Milwaukee Area Technical College in March of 2021. In December 2022,...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Erickajoy Daniels

In addition to her role as senior vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Advocate Aurora Health, Erickajoy Daniels is a...

Notable BIPOC Executives: Edward DeShazer

Edward DeShazer, executive director of Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy in Milwaukee, has led the effort to raise the school’s state report card scores...

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