OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Kaiser Permanente leaders have been named to Diversity MBA Magazine's Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executiveand Emerging Leaders list.

Nicole Barnett, assistant medical group administrator, and Anthony Barrueta, senior vice president of government relations, were recognized as Executive Leaders. L. Robert Garcia, director of finance communications and Sally Saba, MD, executive director of National Supplier Diversity, placed in the Emerging Leader category.

Diversity MBA Magazine, a quarterly publication that aims to serve the needs of multicultural professionals in corporate America, business students and entrepreneurs, will honor the Top 100 leaders in the publication's summer 2012 edition.

"We're pleased these four leaders have been recognized for their achievements and leadership within the organization and their communities," said George Halvorson, chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Permanente. "We're more successful as an organization when we leverage and learn from the different backgrounds and unique perspectives of our diverse workforce. We truly believe that diversity within our organization helps us better understand and meet the needs of our members."

"We are humbled by the success of our Top 100 Under 50 recognition program," says Pam McElvane, publisher and CEO of Diversity MBA Magazine. "We aspired to recognize high potential and seasoned executives for their outstanding leadership within their companies and communities.We believe that celebrating individuals that value higher education is a unique recognition in aligning leadership and education."

Awardees will be honored at Diversity MBA Magazine's sixth annual Business Leaders Forum and Awards Gala. The gala will be held Sept. 20-21 at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago.

More information about Kaiser Permanente's honorees can be found below:

Nicole Barnett is assistant medical group administrator for Kaiser Permanente's East Bay Area, where she provides leadership to the departments of medical secretaries, medical legal, health education, eye care services, and clinic operations in Richmond, Pinole and Alameda, Calif.

Barnett participates in Kaiser Permanente's volunteer program, often facilitating local outreach efforts and recruiting volunteers from her facilities and departments. Under her leadership, the Kaiser Permanente Pinole (Calif.) Medical Office received the distinction of Business of the Year in 2011 for outreach efforts. Barnett serves as the leader of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Health Ministry, which seeks to improve the health of members and the community through health education, screenings and connections to local health care resources.

Barnett earned her doctorate in health sciences from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She currently is an adjunct professor of nursing at Dominican University in San Rafael, Calif. and has taught masters-level courses on Transitions in Nursing, Healthcare Policy and Healthcare Economics.

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