Covanta co-hosted a Business Innovation Exchange event at the Newark Museum of Art in conjunction with the Black-owned publication Rolling Out. About 90 business leaders and others attended the gala event, at which nine members of the Newark community were honored.
Rolling out, along with Covanta, recognized the following award honorees:
- Sheila Anderson, On-air host, WBGO, 88.3 FM
- Leon Baptiste, Rutgers Professor and President and CEO, LB Electric Company
- Lakeesha Eure, Director for the Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery, City of Newark
- Tobias Fox, Founder and Managing Director, Newark Science and Sustainability, Inc. (SAS)
- Tyneisha K. Gibbs, Founder and Principal Consultant of 144th & Vine, LLC
- Kenneth Gifford, Founder of the Newark International Film Festival
- Aisha Glover, VP, Urban Innovation at Audible, Inc.
- John E. Harmon, Sr., Founder, President and CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce, New Jersey
- Raynice McKnight, Community Activist
The night’s emcee was Naomi Yané, evening and weekend reporter for News 12 New Jersey. The event’s music was supplied by DJ K Rock.
In the photo, Covanta Chief Sustainability Officer Tequila Smith (center) moderated a panel discussion on business and community innovation with two of the honorees: Tobias Fox, founder and managing director of Newark Science and Sustainability (left) and John Harmon Sr., president and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey.
