2026 Mid-Year Asian Leadership Award Winners
- Bernstein Litowitz, Berger & Grossmann LLP – Li Yu – Partner
- Litera – George Ku – VP, Corporate Development
- New York Life – Nabeed Zaman – Vice President, Corporate Compliance
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP – Su He – Of Counsel
- Stretto – Clarissa Cu – Director
- Stretto – Angela Tsai – Managing Director
2026 Mid-Year Emerging Leaders Award Q1 Winners
- Dechert LLP – Meghan Redding – Partner
- Litera – Endrine Rafuna – Director, Product Marketing
- Mayer Brown – Kathryne (Katie) Gray – Partner
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP – James Leito – Partner
2026 Mid-Year Employee Resource Groups Leadership Award Winners
- Epiq – Jason Kim – Manager, Information Governance
- New York Life – Aaron Ball – Executive Vice President and Head of the Foundational Business
2026 Mid-Year Human Resources Leadership Award Winners
- Curriculum Associates – Sandra O’Sullivan – Chief People and Operations Officer
- Dechert LLP – Alison Nina Bernard – Chief Talent and Human Resources Officer
- New York Life – Kathleen Navarro – SVP, Chief Diversity Officer & Head of HR Business Enablement
- PENN Entertainment – Kevin Grove – Vice President of Human Resources
2026 Mid-Year Latino & Hispanic Leadership Award Winners
- SERHANT. New Jersey LLC – Alexander Calle – Broker of Record / Team Leader, JC Luxury Group at SERHANT
- Knobbe Martens – Jessica L. Achtsam – Partner
- Litera – Dennis Garcia – Vice President & General Counsel
- New York Life Insurance Company – David Cruz – Senior Vice President and Head of Institutional Annuities
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP – Gerardo Alcazar – Partner
- Prosperity Now – Marisa Calderon – President and CEO
- Queston Roofing & Construction, Inc. – Tina M. Cordova – President
- R3 Wound Care & Hyperbarics – Chris Burciaga – CEO
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP – Jaime Cardenas-Navia – Partner
- Robins Kaplan LLP – David Martinez – Member of the Executive Board; Member of the Firm’s Diversity Committee; Pro Bono Chair, Los Angeles Office
- Stretto – Ricardo Tejeda – Managing Director, Administration and Development
- WellTheory – Wallace Torres – Co-Founder and Head of Operations
2026 Mid-Year Leadership Through Community Engagement Award Winners
- New York Life – Heather Nesle – SVP, Corporate Responsibility, New York Life
2026 Mid-Year Mentoring Leadership Award Winners
- Knobbe, Martens, Olsen and Bear LLP – Irfan Lateef – Partner
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Sarah M. Gragert – Former Partner
- Orbital Engineering – Brent E. Harting – Utility Client Director
- Orbital Engineering – Jason Richards, PE – Director, Plant Projects
2026 Mid-Year STEAM Leadership Award Winners
- Dechert – Marina Schwarz – Partner
- Knobbe Martens – Christy Lea – Partner
- Latham & Watkins LLP – Gloria Ring – Partner
- Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP – Sharon M. Sintich, Ph.D. – Partner
- New York Life – Marina Printz – Vice President, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- Orbital Engineering, Inc. – Bryan Shive – Senior Vice President of Engineering
2026 Mid-Year Women Worth Watching® in Leadership Award Winners
- AAON, Inc. – Abbey Davis, PhD – Vice President, Chief of Staff
- Braverman Greenspun – Cheryl Ginsburg – Partner
- Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP – Chelsea L. Ireland – Associate
- Curriculum Associates – Kelly Sia – CEO
- Dechert LLP – Megan Johnson – Partner
- Exelon – BGE, Delmarva Power (MD) & Pepco (DC) – Valencia McClure – Senior Vice President of Governmental, Regulatory, and External Affairs
- FUJIFILM Biotechnologies – Laurie Braxton – Senior Vice President and Site Head, Holly Springs, North Carolina
- Herrick – Carol Goodman – Partner, Chair of Employment Practice, Co-Chair of Litigation Department, Member of Executive Committee
- Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP – Charlotte Baigent – Associate
- Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP – Madison Gardiner – Associate
- J&P National Youth Empowerment Network, NFP and J&P Consulting Group LLC – Dr. Mariann Jordan – Founder/Chief Executive Officer and Joint Owner and Principal Consultant
- Knobbe Martens – Charlene Azema – Partner
- Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP – Grace Chamoun Taranto – Senior Associate
- Litera – Rachael Rekart – Chief of Staff to the CEO
- Mayer Brown – Gabrielle Levin – Partner and Co-leader of the US Employment Litigation and Counseling Group
- Moses & Singer LLP – Jessica Caterina – Partner
- Native Forward Scholars Fund – Sara LaBarge – Director of Strategic Partnerships
- New York Life – Zerlina Jackson – Vice President, Experience Design Strategy
- Orbital Engineering, Inc. – Brittany Chapman – Director of Transmission Engineering
- Reading Horizons – Trisha Thomas – President
- Robins Kaplan LLP – Ellen Jalkut – Counsel
- Smith Currie Oles LLP – Allison Geewax – Partner
- Social Good Solutions (SGS) – Kaci Y. Patterson – Founder and Chief Architect
- Stretto – Sheryl Betance – Senior Managing Director
- Workforce Connections – Rachelle Bauer – Managing Partner
- zyBooks | Wiley – Dr. Yamuna Rajasekhar – Senior Director, Learning and Research
