Tanya Blackmon
Executive vice president and chief diversity, inclusion and equity officer, Novant Health
Blackmon and her team in 2020 launched Thriving Together, an initiative that offered front-line workers a variety of resources to help with their wellness. She also helped launch a COVID-19 relief fund, which fielded more than 26,500 requests for assistance and paid out $9.4 million last year. Beyond that, Blackmon led efforts to increase breast cancer screenings for minority populations and spurred Novant to take more of a leadership position in offering services for LGBTQ patients. She heads a program to promote female leaders, resulting in 30% of women in the initiative getting promotions.
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