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JUNE
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina Cambridge, Maryland
It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 30th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic.
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Dear Friends:
On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF), we are excited to welcome you to the 30 th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic. The Scholarship Classic is an annual fundraiser in support of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses General Education Scholarship Program. This year, we are elated to host this event at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, Maryland.
CBCF is proud of our exceptional scholars and community leaders who are impacting our world in a positive and meaningful way. Over the past 30 years, CBCF has awarded more than $11 million in scholarships to numerous deserving young men and women seeking a higher education. These students excel academically and are the next generation of well-rounded servant leaders who are empowering young people for service to each other and their communities.
CBCF remains committed to our mission to advance the global black community by developing leaders, informing policy, and educating the public. Thank you to our sponsors for their unwavering support of the Scholarship Classic and for believing in our mission. Their continued sponsorship makes this phenomenal event possible.
We are thrilled that each of you could join us. Your participation makes an extraordinary difference in helping to ensure that many young people have equal access to the resources they need to become the leaders of the future. We look forward to your presence at the 30 th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic. You will have a great time!
Sincerely,
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Representative Lucy McBath Honorary Co-chair
Representative Glenn Ivey Honorary Co-chair
Rev. William Coleman Chair, CBC Spouses
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Schedule of Events
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration–General Windjammer 2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Kids Zone Camp Hyatt 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Harriet Tubman Historical Tour Offsite 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception Choptank Patio 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Shoreside Dinner Regatta Pavilion 9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. After Glow Dessert Reception Choptank Ballroom
6:30 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Rising Star Breakfast Choptank Ballroom 6:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Registration–General Golf Clubhouse 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Kids Zone Camp Hyatt 7:45 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Golf Tournament Opening Ceremony River Marsh Golf Club 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Morning Fitness Galleon B 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Golf Tournament (Shotgun Start) River Marsh Golf Club 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Tennis Tournament Tennis Courts 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. CBC Spouse’s Meeting Galleon A 10:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Golf Clinic River Marsh Golf Club 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Games District Schooner A 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Brushes & Bellinis Clipper ABC 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony/Luncheon Choptank Ballroom 3:30 p.m. Members/CBC Spouses Shuttle Departs Hyatt Main Lobby Entrance
Monday,
Awards Luncheon and Ceremony
Monday, June 26, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Opening and Family Remarks
Nicole Austin-Hillery President and CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Mervyn L. Jones, II
Representative Terri A. Sewell Board Chair, CBCF Board of Directors
Representative Steven Horsford Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
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Tennis Tournament Winners Announced
Rev. William Coleman Chair, CBC Spouses
Golf Tournament Winners Announced
Longest Drive (Male & Female)
Closest to the Pin (Male & Female)
Hole in One
1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place
Representative Lucy McBath and Representative Glenn Ivey
Representative Lucy McBath and Representative Glenn Ivey
Representative Lucy McBath and Representative Glenn Ivey
Representative Terri A. Sewell
Program Closing
Nicole Austin-Hillery
President and CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress
In order of seniority
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC)
Representative Maxine Waters (CA)
Representative David Scott (GA)
Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO)
Representative Sanford D. Bishop (GA)
ASSISTANT DEMOCRATIC LEADER
Representative James E. Clyburn (SC)
Representative Bobby Scott (VA)
Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS)
Representative Al Green (TX)
Representative Gwen Moore (WI)
1 ST VICE CHAIR
Representative Yvette D. Clarke (NY)
Representative Hank Johnson (GA)
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (TX)
Representative Kweisi Mfume (MD)
Representative Danny K. Davis (IL)
Representative André Carson (IN)
Representative Gregory D. Meeks (NY)
Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL)
Representative Barbara Lee (CA)
Representative Frederica S. Wilson (FL)
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress
In order of seniority
Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ)
Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE)
Representative Joyce Beatty (OH)
Representative Anthony Brown (MD)
Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY)
CHAIR Representative Steven Horsford (NV)
Representative Marc Veasey (TX)
Representative Colin Allred (TX)
Representative Robin Kelly (IL)
Senator Cory Booker (NJ)
Representative Alma Adams (NC)
Representative Jahana Hayes (CT)
SECRETARY
Representative Lucy McBath (GA)
Representative Joe Neguse (CO)
Delegate Stacey E. Plaskett (VI)
Representative Ilhan Omar (MN)
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ)
Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA)
Representative Dwight Evans (PA)
Representative Lauren Underwood (IL)
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress
In order of seniority
Representative Nikema Williams (GA)
Representative Don Davis (NC)
Representative Cori Bush (MO)
Representative Valerie Foushee (NC)
Representative Jamaal Bowman (NY)
Representative Maxwell Frost (FL)
Representative Ritchie Torres (NY)
WHIP Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA)
Representative Glenn Ivey (MD)
Representative Jonathan Jackson (IL)
Senator Raphael Warnock (GA)
Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA)
2 ND VICE CHAIR
Representative Troy Carter (LA)
Representative Shontel Brown (OH)
Representative Summer Lee (PA)
Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH)
Representative Jasmine Crockett (TX)
Representative Jennifer McClellan (VA)
Representative Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (FL)
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board
of Directors
CHAIR
Rep. Terri A. Sewell, U.S. House of Representatives
VICE CHAIR
Chaka T. Burgess, Nation Strategies
SECRETARY Kevin Brown, Dell, Inc.
TREASURER
Markus Green, Pfizer, Inc.
Pamela G. Alexander, KKR
Rep. Troy Carter, U.S. House of Representatives LaDavia Drane, Amazon
Pamela Everhart, Fidelity Investments
Isaac Fordjour, Walgreens
Quita Highsmith, MBA, Genentech
Chloe Barzey, Accenture
Rep. Joyce Beatty, U.S. House of Representatives
Tellis Bethel, Toyota Motor North America
Natalie Brunson-Wheeler, State Farm Insurance Companies
Fred Humphries, Microsoft
Rep. Glenn Ivey, U.S. House of Representatives
Alethia Jackson Walgreens Boots Alliance
Broderick Johnson, Comcast Corporation
Lonnie Johnson, Exxon Mobil, Retired
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Board of Directors
Tammy Jones, Basis Investment Group
Rep. Robin Kelly, U.S. House of Representatives
Dr. Keith Magee, University College London
Nichole Francis Reynolds, Esq., ServiceNow
Lisa Osborne Ross, Edelman
Marcus Sebastian Mason, The Madison Group
Dontai Smalls, UPS
Jesse Tyson, The National Black MBA Association, Past President
Rep. Lucy McBath, U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett, U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, U.S. House of Representatives
Rondu Vincent, Bristol Myers Squibb
CBC CHAIRPERSON
Rep. Steven Horsford, U.S. House of Representatives
CBC SPOUSES CHAIRPERSON
Rev. William Coleman
DIRECTOR EMERITUS
Former Congressman Kendrick Meek
CAC CHAIRPERSON
John Mason, Altria
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Ex Officio
Corporate Advisory Council Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
CHAIRPERSON
John Mason, Altria
Rontel
Benjamin
Zoe Cadore, Calpine
Kwame
Chachavious
Heather
Karis
Phil
Ashley
Edward W. Hill, ViacomCBS (Paramount)
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Branch
Keenan Austin Reed, Alpine Group
Batie , Batie Consulting
Tristan R. Breaux, Tyson Foods
Karen S. Carter, Dow
Hayes, Charter Communications
T. Gutter, Corteva Agriscience
Fenimore Fisher, Aramark Corporation
Canty, Edison Electric Institute
Kevin J. Armstrong, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
LaKeitha Anderson, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck
Sanders L. Adu, Wells Fargo
English, Ford Motor Company
Foster, Lyft Inc.
A. Hancock, Norfolk Southern
Corporate Advisory Council Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Cory C. Horton, Taft Advisors
Mervyn L. Jones II, MLJ Strategies
Chris Randle, Meta
Ibn Akbar Salaam, MBA, Waste Management, Inc.
Francesca Jordan, Dell Technologies
Marie Ray Scott, M. R. Whitsett, Inc.
Jackie Kelly, Jr., FedEx Corporation
Adrienne Marks, Visa
Waldo McMillan, Cisco Lamell McMorris, Edward Jones
Virgil A. Miller, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Ashli Nelson, McDonald’s
Katelyn J. Nnake, Twitter
Charlyn Stanberry, National Association of Broadcasters
Yolanda Stradford, Bank of America
ShaShrina Thomas, Reynolds
Dana Thompson, Fulcrum Public Affairs
Darrel Thompson, theGROUP
Brandon Webb, Amazon
Tiffani V. Williams, JD, MPH, The Daschle Group
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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THANK YOU
TO OUR SPONSORS
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“EQUALITY” “EMPOWERMENT” “INCLUSION”
Not just words – obligations.
LHC Group is proud to support the Scholarship Classic and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. in their mission to promote community education, leadership, and opportunity.
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Cheniere Energy is proud to support the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in their mission to advance the global Black community by developing leaders, informing policy & educating the public.
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Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is thrilled to sponsor The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarship Classic as they continue to provide support for deserving students to pursue their higher education goals. Learn more at
Gun violence touches every town in America. Everytown is a movement of nearly 10 million Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities.
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Intuit is proud to support the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s Scholarship Classic and their mission to invest in the next generation of leaders.
Everyone deserves the opportunity to prosper.
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We are in the business of breakthroughs—the kind that transform patients’ lives. Dedicated to our mission of discovering, developing and delivering life-saving innovations that help patients prevail over serious diseases, we’ll never give up our search for more hope, for more people, around the world.
Bristol Myers Squibb is a proud supporter of the 30th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic
Visit bms.com to see how we’re bringing a human touch to everything we do.
We are in the business of breakthroughs—the kind that transform patients’ lives. Dedicated to our mission of discovering, developing and delivering life-saving innovations that help patients prevail over serious diseases, we’ll never give up our search for more hope, for more people, around the world.
Bristol Myers Squibb is a proud supporter of the 30th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic
Visit bms.com to see how we’re bringing a human touch to everything we do.
© 2020 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. All rights reserved.
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