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Central New York is a community that cares about its future and its business and private citizens. Several organizations and community members focus on initiatives relating to racial equity, inclusion, justice in the workplace, and in our private lives. CenterState…
Lekia Hill landed in Syracuse in 2013. She moved here sight unseen from Yonkers when she took a job as a lead organizer for Citizen Action New York. She found herself in a new community, with no friends, no social…
Hasan Stephens Hasan Stephens is the founder and CEO of the Good Life Philanthropic Youth Foundation, which aims to end the cycles of youth poverty, incarceration, recidivism and violence through hip-hop pedagogy and entrepreneurship by working with the highest risk…
Christina Sauve Christina Sauve is the CEO at Cooperative Federal, a community development credit union with four offices in Syracuse. She also serves on the board of directors of Home HeadQuarters. In her spare time, one of her passions is…
Dr. Juhanna Rogers Dr. Juhanna Rogers is the vice president of racial equity & social impact at CenterState CEO. Her company, Juhanna Rogers, Inc., created “Behind the Woman” airing on WCNY, which shares the stories of diverse women leaders, and…
Joe Rainone Joe Rainone is the owner of Mulrooney’s Irish Sports Pub — better known as Mully’s — the oldest bar in Armory Square. He is also co-owner, along with Nick Falcone, of Benjamin’s on Franklin. He lives in Onondaga…
Dr. Emad Rahim Emad Rahim, Ph.D., serves as the Kotouc Family Endowed Chair and Professor at Bellevue University. He also operates Inclusive 360 LLC., a management consulting firm. Rahim is on the board of directors at CNY Community Foundation, the…
Lauren Kochian Lauren Kochian is the president of the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (the MOST). Additionally she serves as president of the Arts and Cultural Leadership Alliance and on the advisory council for Golisano Children’s Hospital.…
Sora Iriye Sora Iriye is a career circus artist. She and her husband, Josh, co-own CirqOvation, an entertainment company with a Cirque-Vaudeville flair. While waiting for the entertainment industry to return, she has immersed herself in writing about the intersection…
Evelyn Ingram Evelyn Ingram is the director of community engagement for Wegmans Food Markets; she partners with area nonprofits and helps them fulfill their missions of helping others in the community. She and her husband, Chino, recently purchased a former…