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•pg_29-39__BMT_pg3-58 4/30/13 8:39 PM Page 38 T ributes to Multicultural Leadership in the Food and Hospitality Industry The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA) recognizes Black/-African American, Asian Pacific American and Hispanic/Latino leaders every year through its popular Multicultural Advertising Tribute Series. Recei-ving a growing volume of participation from the industry's senior leaders each year, the full-page advertising features are a great way to showcase these outstanding individuals, to communicate the industry's commitment in supporting and advancing multicultural talent to the highest levels and to motivate young talented individuals to follow their footsteps. The 5th Annual Tribute to Black Leadership in Hospitality, released in February as the first tribute of the 2013 Series, generated great media interest with record par- ticipation numbers by MFHA member companies. The Tribute featured nine Black/African-American women executives. Among the 30 Black/African-American leaders, the tribute included as many as 11 chief executive officers – Clarence Otis of Darden, Steve Davis of Bob Evans Farms, Don Thompson of McDonald's Corporation, Phillip Holloman of Cintas Corporation, Tony Mitchell of Morrison Management Specia-lists, Harvey Brown lee of Bob Evans Restaurants, Phyllis James of MGM Resorts International, Jerrell Moore of Burger King Corporat-ion, Rick Frazier of The Coca-Cola Company, Sh-annon Johnson and Roger McCl-endon of Yum! Brands, Inc., and Walter Charles of Kellogg Com-pany. Following this Tribute, MFHA will release the Asian Pacific American Tribute in May and the Hispanic/Latino Tribute in Sept-ember. We are also proud to showcase the second edition of the Multicultural Allies Tribute, which features White senior leaders who have displayed exceptional support and made accomplishments toward multicultural initiatives in the industry. Continued from page 37 www.neworleanscvb.com. December 10-12 Expo! Expo!, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events' (IAEE) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, George R. Brown Convention Center, Hilton of the Americas, Houston, TX. Visit www.iaee.com/expo for more information. 2014 April 5-8 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Convention, Marriott Wardman Park, 38 Washington, DC. For more information: (202) 416.4579 or registration@aacc.nche.edu. June 17-19 Americas Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) Tradeshow, Baltimore, MD. www.aibtm.com September 24-26 National Black MBA Association 2014 Annual Conference & Exposition, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357. 2015 B M & T ••• March/April 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com April 18-21 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Convention, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX. For more information: (202) 416.4579 or registration@aacc.nche.edu. 2016 January 3-13 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston, MA. (617) 954-2168