Brookhaven honored with Corporate Champion Award

Brookhaven first City to receive the LAA award

Brookhaven, GA, April 13, 2018 – The City of Brookhaven has received the Corporate Champion Award granted by the Latin American Association (LAA) during the 29th Annual Compañeros Award Luncheon.

The 2018 Corporate Champion Award was presented to Brookhaven for being “exceedingly supportive of the Atlanta Latino community and has diligently promoted diversity and immigrant inclusion along Buford Highway, metro-Atlanta’s famous international corridor,” said LAA Board Member At-Large Willie Rivero.

“We are humbled to receive such an award from the Latin American Association,” Mayor John Ernst said. “As such a diverse City, Brookhaven prides itself in immersing ourselves in other cultures and serve all our residents equally.”

“Brookhaven has been called the safest City in DeKalb County, is an official Welcoming City, home to diverse neighborhoods, numerous live-work-play communities, a diverse economic landscape, and a thriving multicultural population that is 24.2% Latino, in contrast to Georgia overall, which is 10% Latino,” said Rivero.

LAA Board Member UPS Willie Rivero presents the Corporate Champion Award to Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst.

The Compañeros Award Luncheon is celebrated annually to honor exceptional organizations and individuals who make meaningful contributions to advance the well-being of individuals and families in the community. For more information visit: http://thelaa.org/events/29th-annual-companeros-awards-luncheon/

District 1 Councilmember Linley Jones, District 2 Councilmember John Park, Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst, District 3 Councilmember Bates Mattison, and Brookhaven City Manager Christian Sigman receive the Corporate Champion Award.

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