Diana L. Gregory

Chair of the Board of Directors

Diana Gregory is a sales and marketing executive in the consumer package goods/malt beverage industry. She has a 30-year track record of growing sales through innovative customer-based solutions, establishing clear strategic goals and improving processes for analyzing and measuring performance.

In her most recent role as Retail Sales Director for Anheuser-Busch, Inc., she managed the Arizona and Nevada retail sales teams. Her responsibilities included developing category management, business, and strategic plans for the Anheuser-Busch retail sales team, wholesalers and retailers. During her tenure, she was one of the top ranking African-American Women in all of Anheuser-Busch.

She was recognized as Supplier of the Year in 2006, and was given the 2006 Excellence in Leadership award by the AFMA (Arizona Food Marketing Alliance). Diana was also selected as one of the 100 Most Promising African American Women in Corporate America by Ebony Magazine.

She serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Greater Phoenix Urban League, and is a Board member of the Chicago Chapter of the National Sales Network (NSN) and a member of the Phoenix chapter. Her dedication to youth led her to create the Diana L. Gregory Commitment to Excellence Scholarship Fund, which is presented to a deserving high school student, who is the child of an NSN member. Ms. Gregory holds a B.S. degree in Business Management from Boston University.

Mr. George Dean

President and CEO

As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Phoenix Urban League since mid-1992, George Dean, an African American, has diligently and impressively brought a troubled affiliate back to community visibility, responsiveness and sound fiscal accountability. Mr. Dean, a former CEO of the Sacramento, California and Omaha, Nebraska affiliates boasts more than 25 years as an Urban League staff member. His leadership focuses on advocacy toward those issues affecting the African-American and minority community education, training, job placement and economic development. Mr. Dean annually raises more than 3 million dollars from major corporations, local municipalities and state agencies for the advancement of minority enterprises, individuals, families and non-profits. Mr. Dean is a nationally recognized figure in the field of minority issues and advancements, and affordable housing.