This story appears in the September issue of Utah Business. Subscribe.  In partnership with Living Color Utah, the sixth annual Living Color Awards honor individuals and organizations working toward a more equitable and inclusive state. From private companies to nonprofit organizations, universities and more, Utahns across sectors use their talents and influence to shape a better future for all. Edited by Savannah Beth Withers Taylor | Photographed by MANICPROJECT Next Living Color 2024 Franque Michele Bains | Development Center Program Manager | PROG Foundation Utah State Chapter Director | Sierra Club | Nelly Castillo | Owner | Layla’s Little Neighborhood – Indoor Playground Director | Little Manners Program | Stephanie Rae Charles | REPresent Program Manager | Native Coalition of Salt Lake Community College | Vance Checketts | CEO | auticon US | Santiago Cortez | CEO | Clinical Consultants | Lisa Darlene Duckworth | Director & Military Community Ambassador | Utah SHRM State Council | Edmund Fong, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Political Science & Ethnic Studies, University of Utah | Fragomen | www.fragomen.com Latonya Howell | VP, HR | Tafi | James Jackson III | Director | Utah MBDA Business Center | Sam Jeet | Technical Trainer | Tech-Moms Software Engineer | SixFifty | Garrett Jones | Sr. HRBP & Head, DEI Programs | Weave | Eunice Jones-Lane | Co-Founder & Executive Director | Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman | Utah Asian Charitable Foundation Suyesh Karki | Chief Information Security Officer | Domo | Jackie Larson | CEO | Centro Hispano | Claudia Loayza | Board Chair | Utah Somos Foundation | Jason Myers | Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | CHG Healthcare | Senator Kathleen Riebe | Utah Senate Senator | Sindee Savage | Director, Community & Partnerships | V School | Michael Tan | Executive Director | Behind the Lavalava Foundation | Arturo Alejandro Thompson | Assistant Dean, Career Development | University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law | Utah Community Health Worker Association | www.uchwa.org Gabe Urzua | Chair, Board of Directors | Equality Utah Manager, Proposal Operations | L3Harris | Miriam Padilla Vargas | Executive Director | Bomba Marilé Judges | 2024 My Nguyen | Commercial Banker | JPMorganChase | Liz Pitts | CEO & President | Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce | George Rao | Adjunct Professor | Salt Lake Community College | Memo Ruiz | Founder & Principal Talent Partner | RRC | Jenna White | Owner | Empire Body Waxing SLC | The post The 2024 Living Color Awards appeared first on Utah Business.