Brenda Ross-Dulan, a West Windsor resident, will be honored at the fourth annual Kidsbridge Humanitarian Awards celebration on Wednesday, October 27, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Jasna Polana in Princeton.
The regional president for Wells Fargo’s Southern New Jersey Region, she is responsible for 150 banking stores, with $12 billion deposits. She also serves as national spokesperson for Wells Fargo’s African American Business Services program. Prior to holding her present position, she was the regional president for Wells Fargo’s Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Region.
A graduate of Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in business, she earned her MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. She was introduced to banking after working as a corporate finance intern at JPMorgan in New York. She joined First Interstate in 1990 as a financial analyst and has been with Wells Fargo since 1996.
Her husband, Gregory Dulan, is an entrepreneur in the food industry. Her daughter, Alexis Dulan, is a junior at High School South; and her son, Brett Dulan, is a sophomore at Howard University.
A committed champion of the diverse business community, she received the Martin Luther King Jr. Economic Justice Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles and the Martin Luther King Legacy Association in 2007. She was recognized as an “Executive Making a Difference” by the Los Angeles Times in 2006, and was named Corporate Businesswoman of the Year at the seventh annual Women in Business Awards. Ross-Dulan was also recognized by the Urban Financial Services Program, the NAACP’s Theater Awards, and the city of Los Angeles during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Kidsbridge is a nonprofit organization dedicated to character education, tolerance, and the celebration of human diversity. The Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum, situated on the College of New Jersey campus, features the exhibit “Face to Face: Dealing with Prejudice and Discrimination” focusing on name calling, bullying, kid heroes, stereotypes, and character education.
Kidsbridge also provides anti-bullying, victim empowerment, and life skill programs in Trenton public schools, reaching an additional 500 students. An annual competition and celebration for community service honoring students, teachers, businesses, and community members in Mercer County is also held. Visit www.kidsbridgemuseum.org for more information.
— Lynn Miller
Humanitarian Awards Celebration, Kidsbridge Children’s Museum, Jasna Polana, Province Line Road, Princeton, 609-581-0239. Wednesday, October 27, 6 p.m.
