Michigan Roundtable honors and salutes diversity leaders at MGM Grand

DETROIT (Tel Us Det) - Over one thousand leaders from business, government and the community came together to honor and salute Sandra Pierce, President and CEO of Charter One, Michigan, one of the largest financial institutions in the state, Saul Green, Deputy Mayor of Detroit, and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan for their contributions to fighting racism and discrimination at the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion’s 62nd Annual Humanitarian Tribute Thursday, Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand Detroit Hotel Ballroom

Pierce and Green shared the Humanitarian of the Year Award. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan was honored with the William Beckham, Jr. Community Service Award. Foundation President Mariam C. Noland accepted the award on behalf of the foundation. Reginald Turner of the Clark Hill law firm was host for the distinguished event.

Pierce is a past member of the Michigan Roundtable board of directors, and previously served as honorary chair of the Humanitarian Tribute. She has been a leader in encouraging diversity in her organization and throughout the community. Charter One is a supporter of diversity and inclusion organizations and celebrations throughout the nation, and is an important backer of Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion's Leadership in the New Century (LINC) program, which focuses on diversity education programs for K-12 systems.

Saul A. Green is the Group Executive for Public Safety and Deputy Mayor of the City of Detroit. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Mayor, he was senior counsel and a member of the Miller Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC and a former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.



Green was founder and chair of Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust (ALPACT), a coalition of more than 30 law enforcement, civil rights and community organizations in Michigan working together to address racial profiling. He was co-chair of the Michigan Alliance against Hate Crimes from 1988 to 2001. He is a past president of the Wolverine Bar Association and chaired the State Bar Committee on the Expansion of Under-represented Groups in the law for a number of years, and is a life member of the NAACP.

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has made fairness and inclusion a key factor in its grants and work as it has become one of the largest community foundations in the country. Noland became the foundation’s first president in 1985. She previously served on the staff of the Cleveland Foundation in 1975 where she was program officer and secretary/treasurer.

The Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion is a nonprofit human relations organization that seeks to eliminate discrimination and racism by working proactively across racial, religious, ethnic, and cultural boundaries. The Roundtable helps build sustainable, inclusive communities, businesses and institutions through diversity training, advocacy, conflict resolution, interfaith collaboration, youth leadership training, and community dialogue. For more information, visit www.miroundtable.org.
 

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