The Dandi Awards
Meet the Principals
Cheryl Gentry and Sherry Snipes, friends since 1995, met while
both were working as HR Specialists at the Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM). After working together on several projects over the
years, and often discussing the success and failure of corporate
diversity intiatives, the DANDI Awards was born.
CHERYL GENTRY
The Founder and President of Glow Media, founded in 1998. Ms Gentry has a distinguished history in organizational development, project and event management for numerous high profile clients. Gentry has been the recipient of countless awards throughout her 15 year career. Glow Media was nominated for Best Corporate Event in 2007 and received the Big Apple Award from The International Special Events Society (ISES). Also in 2007, she was recognized by Boston’s Cambridge University’s Whos Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of event management. In 2008 and 2009, she was nominated and won the ISES Esprit Award for Best Meeting/Conference. In 2010 she was nominated for Best Corporate Event, Best Meeting, Best Non-Profit Event and Best Association Event for the New York Chapter of the International Special Events Society.
SHERRY SNIPES
The founder and President of Global Diversity Collaborative, a start-up 501(c)3 focused on enhancing collaboration among peers, activists and educators. She has lead diversity initiatives in public and non-profit organizations where she has been responsible for all aspects of diversity and inclusion from design and implementation to re-engineering. Snipes is passionate about the changes facing the world. She is a 2011 recipient of the The Network Journal 25 Influential Black Women in Business Award and 2009 NAAAHRGNY Leadership Award. Snipes is a sought after global speaker who has been quoted or featured in numerous publications.
CHERYL GENTRYThe Founder and President of Glow Media, founded in 1998. Ms Gentry has a distinguished history in organizational development, project and event management for numerous high profile clients. Gentry has been the recipient of countless awards throughout her 15 year career. Glow Media was nominated for Best Corporate Event in 2007 and received the Big Apple Award from The International Special Events Society (ISES). Also in 2007, she was recognized by Boston’s Cambridge University’s Whos Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of event management. In 2008 and 2009, she was nominated and won the ISES Esprit Award for Best Meeting/Conference. In 2010 she was nominated for Best Corporate Event, Best Meeting, Best Non-Profit Event and Best Association Event for the New York Chapter of the International Special Events Society.
SHERRY SNIPES
The founder and President of Global Diversity Collaborative, a start-up 501(c)3 focused on enhancing collaboration among peers, activists and educators. She has lead diversity initiatives in public and non-profit organizations where she has been responsible for all aspects of diversity and inclusion from design and implementation to re-engineering. Snipes is passionate about the changes facing the world. She is a 2011 recipient of the The Network Journal 25 Influential Black Women in Business Award and 2009 NAAAHRGNY Leadership Award. Snipes is a sought after global speaker who has been quoted or featured in numerous publications.
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