Ethnic GEM: Betty Francisco Title & Company:  CEO, Boston Impact Initiative & Co-Founder, Amplify Latinx State: Boston, MA Submitted by Leonard Webb Originally from New

Ethnic GEM: June Archer  Title: CEO & Social Media Marketing Manager  Company:  The June Archer School of Arts & Eleven28 Entertainment, LLC  State: Windsor, CT 

Ethnic GEM: Hilina D. Ajakaiye Title: Executive VP Company:  MeetBoston.com State: Boston, MA      Submitted by Leonard We   If you know Hilina D.

Ethnic GEM: Donald McAulay, Jr.    Title: Assistant Professor of Management   Company:  Quinnipiac University School of Business   State: New Haven, CT     Submitted by Leonard Webb  

Ethnic GEM: Sheena Collier Title: Founder & CEO  Company:  Boston While Black & The Collier Connection   State: Boston, MA      Submitted by Leonard

Ethnic GEM: Olivier “O” Kpognon Company: Olivier Kpognon Photography, LLC, State: Fairfield, Connecticut Olivier J-P Kpognon is an international photojournalist and founder of Olivier Kpognon

Ethnic GEM, Walter Morton TITLE: Hamden’s Director of Legislative Affairs/ Hamden Board of Education Hamden, Mayoral Candidate COMPANY: City of Hamden STATE: Hamden, CT  

Ethnic GEM, Michael James TITLE: Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO)   COMPANY: Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), STATE: Boston, MA   Submitted by Leonard

Ethnic GEM, Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu, MD, MBA, MHS TITLE: Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science COMPANY: Yale School of Medicine STATE: New Haven, CT

Ethnic GEM, Dr. Ebonie Woolcock, MD, MPH TITLE: Obstetrics and Gynecology COMPANY: Boston Medical Center/Codman Square Health Center STATE: Boston, MA   Submitted by Leonard

Ethnic GEM, Fallon Thomas TITLE: Community Liaison for the New Haven Hiring Initiative COMPANY: Yale University STATE: New Haven, CT   Submitted by Leonard Webb

Program Chair Manager, Post University, Connecticut  Chief Diversity Officer, The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business Written by Wesley Webb, Senior Writer Stephanie Caban has been