2023 Integrity Icon Philadelphia Winners | Vote for People's Choice
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The Philadelphia Citizen is proud to announce the 2023 Integrity Icons winners – five city workers who go above and beyond in their service to Philadelphia, and have demonstrated the highest ethics, integrity and devotion to making a difference in the lives of communities around the city.
This year’s 2023 Integrity Icons are:
TU HUYNH
Program Manager for the Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, who has spent his lifetime supporting artists and art that reflects who we are as a city, our darkest times and our hopes for the future.
MARIA ANDREA GIRALDO GALLO
Director of Language Access Programs, a multilingual immigrant from Colombia who welcomed refugees arriving to Philly by plane and by bus, with support in their own language and culturally sensitive resources like prayer mats.
RYAN BARKSDALE
Community Relations Officer for the Philadelphia Police Department who brings free food to families affected by cancer, hosts community block parties, organizes basketball games and Christmas gift drives, and gives his personal cell phone number to all.
YESSENIA GUTIERREZ
Compliance Officer in the Office of Worker Protections, who has returned hundreds of thousands of dollars to the wallets of Philadelphians, helping them navigate complex systems to get the money they deserve.
KEA R. GREENE
Communications and Community Engagement Manager in the Office of Criminal Justice, a social justice leader who (among other things) has helped nearly 150 Philadelphians expunge criminal records that have been holding them back from transformative jobs and opportunities.
WHAT IS INTEGRITY ICON?
The Philadelphia Citizen launched Integrity Icon Philadelphia in 2020 in partnership with D.C.-based Accountability Lab. More than a dozen countries, from Nepal to South Africa, hold Integrity Icon contests to name and fame the public sector workers with the highest ethics. Philly is the first, and still only, American city to host the program.
Integrity Icon is powered by citizens in search of honest government officials. It aims to generate debate around the idea of integrity and demonstrate the importance of honesty and personal responsibility. We hope to inspire a new generation to be more effective public servants.
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