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Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Names Florida-Based Educator Neil Phillips as First-Ever Chief Diversity Officer

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePublic speaker, educator and entrepreneur Neil Phillips has been tapped by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to serve as its first-ever chief diversity officer.

The hiring is the latest step in the organization’s reform process, started earlier this year in the wake of backlash to the HFPA’s lack of Black members, questionable operational practices and lack of accountability.Phillips most recently served as president and CEO of the Bradenton, Fla., charter school Visible Men Academy, a tuition-free elementary program for at-risk boys of color.

Phillips, who co-founded the school, resigned his position in February — reportedly following a dispute with his fellow co-founders.

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