The TAG Human Resources and Diversity society and TAG’s publication, Hub Magazine, announced the GameChangers that will be recognized at the 7th Annual TAG Diversity Awards.
 
The event is made possible by Platinum Sponsor, Google and Silver Sponsors, Manhattan Associates, SunTrust, and Turner and will be held Tuesday, June 27th at the Morehouse School of Medicine NCPC Auditorium.
 
This year, The TAG Diversity Awards will recognize a select group of industry GameChangers along with the recipient of the prestigious Diversity Leadership Award. The work and achievements of these outstanding individuals are helping to advance diversity and inclusion in Georgia’s technology community.
 
The 2017 GameChangers hail from large and small companies, startups and organizations across a variety of sectors:
 
COMMUNITY
 
Joey Womack, Founder/CEO
Amplify4Good/Goodie Nation
 
Kathryn Finney, CEO/Managing Director/Founder
digital undivided
 
Amy Corn, SVP Marketing & Corporate Communications
Global Payments Inc.
 
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
 
Richard Makerson, CEO and Managing Partner
BlueFletch
 
Wei-Chun Tai, Partner
Mosley Ventures

DIGITAL MARKETING
 
Jackie Parker, VP
Arketi Group
 
Claudia Howard, Global Brand Manager
The Weather Company, an IBM Business
 
Jacqui Chew, Founder/CEO
iFusion
 
ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY
 
M.Cole Jones, Principal
RIISE Ventures
 
D. Quincy Johnson, VP, Strategic Products
Turner
 
N. Liberty White, Executive Director
ATL WebFest/ Chozen Media
 
FINTECH
 
Nigel Andre, CFA, SVP Finance
First Data Corporation
 
Yaton Bowens, SVP, Technology, CTO
InfoTycoon
 
Georgina Nelson, Founder and CEO
TruRating
 
HEALTH IT
 
Ken Stewart, Senior Director of HR
Qmatic
 
Dominic Mack, MD, MBA, Director
National Center for Primary Care of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
 
Chrissa McFarlane, Founder + CEO
Patientory
 
INFO SECURITY
 
Carlos Batista, SVP, Secure Design & Engineering
SunTrust
 
Vijay A. Balasubramaniyan, CEO and Founder
Pindrop Security
 
Abby Zumstein, Senior RFP Security Specialist
VMware AirWatch
 
LOGISTICS TECH
 
Mary Frances Jones, Head of Product + Design
Roadie
 
Sanjeev Siotia, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Manhattan Associates
 
Debra Lam, Managing Director
Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, Georgia Tech
 
MEDIA COVERAGE
 
Dana Barrett, Host/Producer
Biz 1190-WAFS-AM
 
Tim Thomas, QC/Station Operations Manager
11Alive-WXIA-TV
 
Tasnim Shamma, Reporter
WABE 90.1 FM
 
In addition to these winners, TAG will also reveal the recipient of this year’s Diversity Leadership Awards. All winners will be featured in the 2017 Diversity in Technology edition of TAG's publication, Hub Magazine.