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Edie Fraser is President, Founder & CEO of Diversity Best Practices (DBP), Business Women?s Network (BWN) and Best Practices in Corporate Communications (BPCC)  all part of the Public Affairs Group, an iVillage Company. Edie is a visionary business leader and strategist with stellar leadership in the area of best practices and benchmarking, workforce and market trends overall -- diversity, women and corporate communications. She and her team support more than 170 organizations, corporate and government members through Diversity Best Practices, and reach out to thousands of womens groups and entrepreneurs through BWN.

Edie is forever an advocate of advancing minorities, women and diversity, both in the United States and globally. The new demographics of this nation and the impact are clear; 70% of all new jobs are being filled by women and minorities. This reflects the new demographics of America and our communities. The awards and recognition with which Edie has been honored are exemplary of her passion and commitment to advancing women and minorities. Her most recent awards include the first ever Global ATHENA Award in November 2005, the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at Linkage Conference in November 2004, the first ever One to One Advocate Award in October 2004, and the Asian American Advocate Award in May 2004.