Atlanta: Commissioner Dianne Harnell Cohen named one of Business to Business Magazine 2009 Women of Excellence
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7/13/09 Business to Business (B2B) magazine announced City of
Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Commissioner Dianne Harnell Cohen as one its 2009 Women of
Excellence honorees. “Business to Business is privileged to honor this
high-caliber group of women who continue to raise the bar on
excellence,” says Publisher Stephen Reynolds in the B2B
announcement. Joining the Commissioner Harnell Cohen, the honorees include
Joanne Bauer (Kimberly Clark Healthcare), Susan Booth (Alliance
Theatre), Ann-Marie Campbell (The Home Depot), Helene Gayle
(Care International), Carol Hunstein (Georgia Supreme Court),
Elizabeth Kiss (Agnes Scott College), Cynthia McCague (The
Coca-Cola Company), Michele Molden (Piedmont Heart
Institute), Melanie Platt (AGL Resources), Leslie Sibert
(Georgia Power), and Loretta Walker (Turner Broadcasting
System). The 2009 Women of Excellence will be featured online and in
print and will be honored during the awards luncheon celebration
on July 23, 2009 at the Atlanta History Center. “The event will
be a unique opportunity to celebrate the success of the outstanding individuals, to
honor their influential leadership and to appreciate their
positive community impact,’ says Reynolds. Commissioner Harnell Cohen is credited for
providing funding for public arts programs, better management
and successfully pushing for $105 million in bonds to buy land
for new parks and to upgrade others. She is a
devoted advocate of public service with a passion for green
space and the Beltline, the environment, economic development,
the arts and tourism. In March 2009, her department
received accreditation without any stipulations from the
National Recreation and Parks Association, setting a national
precedence for large agencies. “This is a well deserved recognition for Dianne for her
first-rate management through the economic downturn and the
challenging times for the Department of Parks, Recreation and
Cultural Affairs,” says Mayor Shirley Franklin.
Towers Perrin, Baker Donelson, Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc., Aaron’s, and UPS have teamed with Business to Business to
honor this year’s award winners. |
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