By Andrew Lawrence The executive’s commitment to diversity and inclusion runs deeper than any corporate mandate. Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more—in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports. In the spring of 2020, sports as we knew them were forever changed. As the pandemic brought the competition calendar to a screeching halt, the unjust killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and more unarmed Black Americans ha…