The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) named Marriott International its 2014 Corporation of the Year

Bethesda, Md., 2014-12-1 — /Travel PR News/ — The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) has named Marriott International its 2014 Corporation of the Year, recognizing the company, for its commitment to incorporating LGBT suppliers into the company’s global supply chain, among other accomplishments.  Pictured:  Kathleen Matthews, Marriott International’s Executive Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs, who accepted the award on behalf of the company and was joined by from L to R:  Victoria Fulkerson, Senior Vice President – NGLCC;  Marriott associates:  Denise Naguib, Vice President – Sustainability & Supplier Diversity; Maruiel Perkins-Chavis, Vice President – Workforce Engagement & Global Diversity; Dominica Groom, Director, Global Supplier Diversity; Kathleen Matthews; Jillian Schneeberger, Senior Account Executive; Ken Kuhn, Sr. Manager – Revenue Management and Jerry Miller, Director of Supplier Diversity – Capital One (last year’s Corporation of the Year), who presented the award.   Marriott has consistently been recognized for its outstanding workplace and diversity and inclusion programs, including earning 100% on the 2015 Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.  For a comprehensive list of accomplishments, click Awards and Recognition.

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[Photo credit: Robert Dodge Photography]