The 2025 Inclusive Transformation Awards have been granted to David Conkerite II and Denisha Porter! These awards honor individuals who lead impactful change by breaking down barriers, advancing inclusion, and creating respected, valued, and safe environments. Selection criteria for these awards include demonstrating leadership in creating inclusive, people-centered workplaces and driving transformative change that enhances equity, access, and the overall employee experience.
Meet the 2025 Inclusive Transformation Award Recipients:
David Conkerite II
Denisha Porter
David Conkerite II
David Conkerite II, MBA, SPHR is a Lead Consultant at Community Belonging Consulting, LLC. With over 15 years of experience, he has led transformational talent initiatives across leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). While consulting for mission driven organizations and in prior leadership roles at OU Health and Loma Linda University Health, David has championed inclusive, people-centered strategies that remove barriers, elevate employee experience, and develop high-performing teams. His work has consistently embedded community belonging into talent and learning frameworks, resulting in stronger leadership pipelines, greater representation of historically marginalized groups, and more equitable, accessible workplace cultures.
David’s impact is truly transformative, which can be seen through his work in launching inclusive leadership programs, developing health equity education series, and advising executives on systemic change. His efforts have increased employee engagement, improved retention, and earned national recognition for advancing health equity. Beyond the workplace, David serves on multiple community boards focused on health equity, youth safety, and cultural empowerment. With his strategic mindset, cultural humility, and unwavering commitment to inclusion, David exemplifies the spirit of the 2025 Inclusive Transformation Award.
Denisha Porter
As Executive Director of All-In Cincinnati, Denisha Porter is leading a bold effort to expand access to opportunity and improve outcomes for communities across Hamilton County, OH. Her work is reshaping how public systems and institutions support our neighborhoods —focusing on lasting, community-centered change in health, housing, education, economic mobility, and justice.
Under Denisha’s leadership, All-In Cincinnati has grown into a respected hub for collaboration and advocacy, bringing together more than 60 partners and 165 coalition members to champion inclusive approaches to policy and practice—from tenant protections to maternal health. She has helped launch community-informed initiatives such as placing Community Health Workers in housing agencies and courts, supporting food access initiatives, and guiding local institutions through processes that foster understanding, accountability, and healing.
Denisha’s leadership uplifts lived experience, builds new pathways for civic leadership, and demonstrates that sustainable change happens when communities have a voice in shaping the decisions that affect them. With a track record of policy success, cross-sector collaboration, and national recognition, she has positioned All-In Cincinnati as a powerful example of how communities can work together to build systems that work for everyone.
Denisha Porter represents what it means to drive meaningful transformation through shared leadership and a belief that progress includes us all. Her work is not only improving lives—it’s expanding what’s possible.
This year’s recipients will be recognized on August 28 at an awards luncheon at the 2025 XPLANE Conference hosted at Great American Ball Park. Learn more about the 2025 Inclusive Transformation Awards here.
