José Torres-Don - Nominee for Exceptional Leader Award

José is a Senior Vice President at Anne Lewis Strategies. In their role, José is responsible for leading recruitment strategy, people development, and retaining talent with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Prior to their role at Anne Lewis Strategies, José worked in the immigrant youth rights space where he learned the value of relationship building, trust, and empowerment of young people. José is passionate about creating hiring strategies that reach candidates where they are, providing greater access to the field of digital marketing.

Career Highlight

Having a thoughtful recruitment and hiring process that leads to hiring talented people is important. José has been proud to put each step of the process through a DEI lens. From job descriptions and the resume review approach to the final reference check step, applying a DEI lens is prioritized and the responsibility shared among all those involved in hiring. This not only makes a valuable difference in how candidates experience the process, but it also allows Anne Lewis Strategies to have a broader, higher quality, and more intentional reach when building hiring pipelines.