Girls Inc. of NYC Board Vice Chair Deneen Donnley earned the Charlotte E. Ray award, named after the first Black female lawyer. Bestowed by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the award recognizes lawyers who are advancing diversity in the legal profession.

Growing up in Co-Op City in the Bronx, Deneen attended NYC public schools throughout her childhood and went on to get her degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Fordham Law School. She is now Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Con Edison. She credits her mother for instilling in her the belief that she could do anything. ⁠

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