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postsNovember 9th, 2009
An Evening of Courage
Jennifer served as Honorary Co-Chair for the 2009 National Dinner: An Evening of Courage! held on Friday, Nov. 6 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. As a leadership and diversity consulting firm, one of JBC’s goals is to provide forward-thinking organizational practices that foster diversity, leadership and innovation to meet business goals, and it is our privilege when we get to serve on the front lines in honoring organizations that work in the same way!
This amazing event was hosted by the NGLCC:
LGBT business owners, corporate allies, local chamber leaders, government officials and community leaders will gather, once again, at the 2009 National Dinner to celebrate courageous women and men in business, government and community activism. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and re-connect at the Founders & Friends Reception and Silent Auction prior to the start of the dinner program.
Jennifer was honored to chair the event along with talented individuals from IBM and AT&T.
Read the press release below.
The NGLCC is also proud to announce the honorary co-chairs for the 2009 National Dinner—Frank Kern, Patrice Knight, Jennifer Brown and Troup Coronado.
Frank Kern, senior vice president of IBM Global Business Services, has been with IBM for 30 years, during which time the corporation became the NGLCC’s first founding partner. Kern has led IBM’s global sales and distribution organization in the 170 world markets in which the company operates.
Also from IBM, Vice President of Global Supply Operations Patrice Knight has been a long-time advocate for diverse business owners, and currently serves on the board of directors of the National Minority Supplier Development Council.
Jennifer Brown is the founder and president of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a New York City-based leadership and diversity consulting firm and NGLCC-certified LGBT business enterprise that works actively with NGLCC corporate partners, Ernst & Young, Chubb, Cisco Systems and American Express. Brown helps build custom development and coaching programs for business leaders at all organizational levels, with a focus on advising clients on the changing demographics of the workforce, specifically with regard to LGBT issues.
Vice president of external affairs for AT&T, Troup Coronado, oversees the company’s external, charitable and government affairs in the Los Angeles area, and serves as AT&T’s lead executive in managing relationships with national LGBT organizations.
The NGLCC leadership noted that they are thrilled that this group of distinguished business leaders will be acting as honorary co-chairs for the 2009 National Dinner, and that the support they have demonstrated to the LGBT business community is invaluable.
