August 1 2024 — LOS ANGELES, CA — Women in Research (WIRe), a global non-profit organization that champions diversity in the marketing research industry, has announced a shortlist of nominees for this year's MRX Diversity Champion award—presented in partnership with the Insights Association and FUEL + The Focus Room. The award acknowledges individuals who are positively impacting the lives of others and the industry with their significant efforts in promoting diversity. This year, Women in Research has received over 50 submissions, nominating a total of 30 professionals in the field of market research and insights.

The award nominees, in alphabetical order, are:

• Adriana Waterston, Horowitz Research
• Ana Maria Santos, Equitas Insights
• Anabell Trejo Branch, Getin
• Brittany Nicols, InnovateMR
• Dr. med. Jeanne Moor, Freelance
• Evelyn Juárez, Datum
• Glen Collins, Global Commercial Group
• Heather Rice, Lambert by LLYC
• Hilary Borndahl, Miix Analytics
• Indie Blackwell, Cint
• Jamila Watson, Independent
• Kayla Parker, Smarty Pants
• Kisha Payton, Escalent
• lifepoints 
• Lonneke de Roo, Behaviorally
• Maria Lucia Parra, Ingenium Research
• Marion Wanyoike, Alight
• Mary Beth Sivak 
• Michele McCorry, Behaviorally
• Pam Cusick, Rare Patient Voice
• Paula Martinez Gutierrez
• Paula Tripp, The Insights Partnership, LLC
• Quyen Kossick, Dynata
• Raquel Mendizábal Martell, Ph.D., Applied Marketing Science
• Renee Blackledge, Dynata
• Santronya "Tron" Smith, Zamplia
• Sequoyah Glenn, CultureMRX
• Sujata Dantiki, Tesla 
• Tanisha Tate Woodson, PhD, DHM Research
• Valeria Piaggio, Kantar

Nominations for the award commenced earlier in the year, seeking individuals who epitomize the core principles of respect, dignity, autonomy, and equality. The esteemed panel of judges will carefully deliberate to choose this year's winners, with the official announcement scheduled to take place at the Insights Association’s Corporate Researchers Conference (CRC) in New York this September. The judging cohort comprises WIRe Founder Kristin Luck, Insights Association CEO Melanie Courtright, WIRe Advisory Board member and former Diversity Champion Damon Jones from Burke, and WIRe in Color program chair Shazia Ginai.

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About WIRe
‍Women in Research (WIRe) is a global non-profit that champions diversity in the marketing research industry, supporting events and educational programming across five continents. WIRe programming facilitates leadership, entrepreneurship, mentoring and other career development goals. WIRe’s mission is to foster inclusion and advance the contributions and voice of women and other marginalized groups in research, both for themselves and the greater good of the market research industry. womeninresearch.org

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About FUEL + Focus Room
‍FUEL + Focus Room offers global front-to-back fieldwork management for all your online and in-person qualitative and quantitative research needs. With a worldwide network of heavily-vetted partners and 24/7 support our consultative and powerful team mobilizes our network of moderators, recruiters, data experts, facilities, translators, and anything else you may need, to deliver dependable research that empowers your clients to make decisions with clarity and confidence. fuelyourworld.com focusroom.com

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About Insights Association
‍As the leading voice, resource and network of the marketing research and data analytics community, the Insights Association empowers intelligent business decisions. All revenue is invested in quality standards, legal and business advocacy, education, certification, and direct support to enable members to thrive in an evolving industry and drive business impact. insightsassociation.org