Geraldine White, Chief Diversity Officer, Publicis Groupe US and WPP agency VMLY&R are this year’s Mosaic Champion award winners. White won the individual award and the agency won the organization award in the Champion category. 

The recently established American Advertising Foundation announced this year’s Mosaic Award winners today. The honors celebrate outstanding work and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives. 

New this year is the launch of the inaugural Mosaic Awards Scholarship Fund to support the next generation of diverse talent.   

The 2023 winners will be celebrated at a gala event which will be held on September 22, 2023, at The Capitale in New York and hosted by TV personality Bevy Smith (Bravo’s Fashion Queens).  

Also honored with Mosaic Awards this year are:  

Multicultural Talent and Suppliers in Advertising 

"Widen the Screen” 

Client: P&G 

Agencies: Grey, Cartwright, H&K and Carat 

Innovative Narratives 

“The Gentle Giant” 

Client: Ad Council, Love Has No Labels 

Agency: R/GA 

Integrated Creative Campaign 

“We Can Talk About It” 

Client: Ad Council 

Agency: Droga5 

DE&I Student Program 

Program: Detroit Experience Studio 

Agency: VMLY&R 

Workforce Inclusion Program 

Initiative: Inclusivity Product Council  

Agency: Leo Burnett 

Allyship to Advocacy 

“Pampers Maternal Health Equity Initiative: Raise Care, Deliver Joy” 

Client: Pampers, P&G 

Agency: MSL Group 

Student Impact Award 

“This Hand” 

Client: National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center 

School: Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass 

Communication, The University of Oklahoma 

Data Driven Transformation 

“Beyond the Rainbow, an Investigation into 

LGBTQ+ Marketing and Its Future” 

Agency Network: WPP Unite