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50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
THE Y HOSTS THE 50TH ANNUAL BAI ACHIEVERS IN INDUSTRY GALA
The Harlem Y’s Black Achievers in Industry program event celebrated 50 years of inspiring hope and determination. The event feted John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE; Derek Gordon, Chief Diversity Officer at Colgate-Palmolive; and Tabitha Ferdinand, Youth Achiever of the Year, for their outstanding leadership and community work. This year the Harlem Y and its corporate partners awarded 32 scholarships to promising future leaders.•
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(top) Honoree John Hope Bryant (left) receives the Leo B Marsh Award from Harlem Y bai Committee and Board of Managers Chair Roger Arrieux. (above) Y teen Tabitha Ferdinand keeps her eye on the future as she is honored as the Carrie Terrell Youth Achiever of the Year.
(l) Honoree John Hope Bryant (left) receives the Leo B Marsh Award from Harlem Y bai Committee and Board of Managers Chair Roger Arrieux. (r) Y teen Tabitha Ferdinand keeps her eye on the future as she is honored as the Carrie Terrell Youth Achiever of the Year.
Y staff join then-Executive Director of the Harlem Y, Latoya Jackson, at the bai celebration.
Joseph B. Ucuzoglu (left), the Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte US, presents the Deloitte Corporate Community Award to Derek Gordon.
