2022 Civic Leadership Awards Program

CIVIC

LEADERSHIP

AWARDS

EVENT PROGRAM Welcome Report to the Community

2022 Honoree Salute

Civic Leadership Awards

Nonprofit Leader of The Year Emerging Leader of The Year Corporate Philanthropist of The Year

Wayne K. Curry Award For Leadership and Public Service

Networking Reception

Since 1998, The Community Foundation’s office in Prince George’s County has worked closely with individuals, families, and businesses to match donor intent with community opportunity to create deeper local impact. We serve an important role in the County as a bridge between generous individuals, government and the business sector, and local nonprofit organizations. The Community Foundation’s efforts in Prince George’s County have led to an investment of more than $50 million to help improve the economic mobility of county residents. We need to stop using our old framework (education, workforce development, health, and safety net services) to describe our work.

In addition to celebrating our donors and community partners, we are delighted to salute our 2022 honorees whose inspiring stories demonstrate what’s possible when one is committed to building communities where all people can reach their full potential.

We are deeply grateful to our sponsors for underwriting our Civic Leadership Awards event and to our Community Champions for supporting The Community Foundation’s leadership work. Your support fuels The Community Foundation’s efforts to ignite the power of philanthropy, catalyze community impact, and respond to critical community needs.

Finally, to the new friends here tonight, we hope you will join our community of givers! We are excited to share with you the many ways that you can partner with The Community Foundation to make a deep and lasting impact on the causes you care about most.

Gratefully,

Veronica Jeon

Darcelle H. Wilson Advisory Board Chair Senior Director

Dear Friends:

Mahasin El Amin

Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County

John Edward General Manager, BOND 45

Husein Sharaf

President and Chief Technology Officer, Cloudforce

Altmann Pannell

Director of Government Relations, Coca-Cola Consolidated

Lupi Quinteros-Grady

President and CEO, Latin American Youth Center

Deborah Martinez

President and CEO, Mission of Love Charities

Robert Malone Executive Director, The Arc, Prince George’s County

Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Dawn Collins

2nd LT Richard W. Collins III Foundation

PAST HONOREES

2006 Hon. Samuel H. Dean David Hillman Andre Lynch

2007 Hon. Anthony G. Brown Hon. Audrey E. Scott

Lifetime Achievement Award Hon. Steny H. Hoyer

2008 Hon. Camille Exum Walter H. Petrie Major F. Riddick, Jr.

2009 Dr. Francis P. Chiaramonte Margaret B. Stewart Hon. Ingrid M. Turner

2010 Ambassador Kingdon Gould, Jr. Hon. Jack B. Johnson Hon. John D. Porcari

Lifetime Achievement Award Artis G. Hampshire-Cowan

2011 Lewis A. Robinson Michelle Singletary

Community Business Award NAI The Michael Companies

2012

Hon. John Davey and Andrea Davey Andre and Colette Gingles Hon. Andrea C. Harrison Geoffrey Pohanka Hon. Victor Ramirez

2013 Hon. William A. Campos James W. Cornelsen David C. Driskell Rebecca Dukes Elizabeth Hewlett

2014 Dr. Charlene Dukes Maria Gomez Timothy Maloney

Wayne K. Curry Award for Leadership and Public Service Hon. Rushern Baker, III

2015 Thomas H. Graham Hon. Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.

Wayne K. Curry Award for Leadership and Public Service Hon. Angela D. Alsobrooks

Lifetime Achievement Award Howard W. Stone, Jr.

2016 Betty Buck Peterson Family Foundation Gregory K. Wells

Wayne K. Curry Award for Leadership and Public Service Hon. Derrick Leon Davis

Lifetime Achievement Award Hon. M.H. Jim Estepp

2017

Timothy Adams and Hon. Sheila R. Tillerson Adams Tracye Funn Rev. Dr. Jonathan L. Weaver

Wayne K. Curry Award for Leadership and Public Service Hon. Dorothy F. Bailey

Lifetime Achievement Award Hon. Albert Turner

2018 Manuel R. Geraldo, Esq. Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. Calvin Cafritz and Jane Lipton Cafritz

Wayne K. Curry Award for Leadership and Public Service Glenda Moore Wilson

2019

Arthur J. Horne, Jr. Bishop-Elect Anthony Maclin and First Lady Reverend Peggy Maclin

Wayne K. Curry Award for Leadership and Public Service The Honorable Joanne C. Benson

Nonprofit Leader of the Year Evelyn Kim Rhim

Emerging Leader of the Year Dr. William “BJ” Paige

2022 EVENT CHAIR

Chistopher J. Borgal AVP, The Peterson Companies

2022 EVENT HOST COMMITTEE

Veronica Jeon President and CEO, VSJ, Inc. Prince George’s County Advisory Board Chair

William M. Shipp, Esq. O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.

Davion Percy Percy Public Affairs, LLC 50TH ANNIVERSARY CIRCLE

SPONSORS

LEADERS

Mary Pat and Darren Alcus

Carl M. Freeman Foundation June Linowitz Lia Dean

Neal and Jennifer Simon Marian Osterweis Peterson Family Foundation Washington Gas

EYA | Linda and Bob Youngentob ArtfulNSoul

PARTNERS

Shirley Brandman and Howard M. Shapiro

Scott and Patrice Brickman Family Foundation

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Lesley-Jane Dixon

The Solomon and Dorothy Graham Charitable Fund Imagination Stage

Kay Family Foundation

Leveraged Leadership Group and Artis Hampshire-Cowan

NAI The Michael Companies, Inc

O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.

Pettit Family Charitable Foundation

Prince George’s Community College

Prince George’s County Executive’s Office

Patricia and Craig Ruppert Family Fund

Lauren and Gene Sachs Family Fund

Leslie Smith and Jesse Greenspan

United Way of the National Capital Area Universities at Shady Grove Urban Atlantic

SPONSORS

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Hope Gleicher and Andy Burness

Metropolitan Protective Services, Inc. NFP

Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation

G.S. Proctor and Associates, Inc. Werrlein Properties Bainum Family Foundation

PATRONS

Act Two Mamas Mozella Ademiluyi

The Arc Prince George’s County Baker Strategy Group

Bazilio Cobb Associates, CPA Anna Behnam, APMA Carol and Gary Berman Lois Brodsky Betty Cameron

Robin Meisner Cameron and Glen E. Cameron A. Clarke Law

E. Cohen

Complete Landscaping

Del. Dereck E. Davis, Prince George’s County District 25 Lauren Davis Team Dewberry

Stewart Edelstein

Employ Prince George’s Lanta Evans-Motte, MBA, RFC

First Baptist Church of Highland Park, Inc. Rick McUmber and Melanie Folstad

Robinson & Geraldo, Attorneys and Manuel & Ingrid Geraldo Gibbs & Haller

Hon. Calvin Hawkins, Prince George’s County Council At Large

PATRONS

Hon. Dannielle M. Glaros, Prince George’s County Council District 3 Alisha Griffey GTM Architects

Hon. Sydney J. Harrison, Prince George’s County Council District 9

Hon. Jolene Ivey, Prince George’s County Council District 5 IKEA College Park

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA LEARN Foundation

Ike and Catherine Leggett Niki Mock and Phil Leibovitz Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd. Rosalyn Levy Jonas

Hon. Johnathan M. Medlock, Prince George’s County District 6 Meyers, Rodbell & Rosenbaum MSR & Associates, Dr. Marcia Robinson Multicorp

Tom and Denise Murphy Fund Percy Public Affairs Craig and Denise Pernick

Prince George’s County Planning Board

Melanie Folstad | RBC Wealth Management Rodgers Consulting Carolyn and David Ruben Joan Schaffer Shipley & Horne Bobbi and Larry Shulman SP Plus

Studio Z Design Concepts, LLC The Traffic Group, Inc. Blake Thomas Carol Trawick

Hon. Todd Turner, Prince George’s County Council District 4 United Bank

Audrey Velanovich VSJ, Inc. Greg Wells

Diane and Norman Bernstein Foundation

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Capital One CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation IKEA College Park Kaiser Permanente

J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation William J. & Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation

Pepsi-Co Foundation PNC Prince Charitable Trusts Washington Gas Wells Fargo Foundation World Bank Community Connections Fund

SPECIAL THANKS

AOTA Creative Group Hutchinson Design Group

Here are 3 initiatives where you can make an impact, support causes that matter to you the most, and benefit the residents of Prince George’s County:

Emerging Leaders Impact Fund (ELIF)

The Emerging Leaders Impact Fund seeks to channel resources to help organizations deepen their impact and provide hope and opportunity in Prince George’s County. ELIF encourages collective giving and civic engagement. Together, we will pool our resources, learn first-hand about nonprofits working in Prince George’s County, and invest in those that help our residents participate more fully in the social and economic path.

The Equity Fund

The Equity Fund supports nonprofit organizations working to eliminate social and economic disparities and create pathways to economic success.

Sharing Prince George’s

Sharing Prince George’s brings together donors who share our passion for building a more equitable, just, and thriving Prince George’s County. With expert facilitation by Community Foundation staff, donors join together to learn first-hand about the challenges facing our community. Thanks to the generosity of this growing community of givers, together we discover and invest in visionary nonprofits working on the frontlines of our region’s most pressing needs.

We would like to extend a special and heartfelt thanks to YOU—all the generous people who make up our community of givers at the Greater Washington Community Foundation.

We deeply appreciate the passion you bring to your giving, and the myriad ways you leverage your connections, strategic thinking, and creativity to help our nonprofit grantees deepen their impact. Most importantly, your enthusiasm inspires friends and family to learn more, get involved, and give!

We hope you feel proud of our collective giving and impact on our local region…

IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

In addition to directly supporting hundreds of nonprofits around the world and across the region, we are grateful that so many people, businesses, and foundations choose to pool their giving through our community impact funds.

Here in Prince George’s County, your combined generosity enabled us to grant more than $3.8 million last year to…

Help individuals and families move from crisis to stability by providing resources to meet their basic needs—housing, medical care, domestic violence prevention, mental health support, legal services, and emergency food assistance—and move towards self-sufficiency

Halt learning loss for children disproportionately at risk for achievement gaps by providing learning opportunities that facilitate educational and social-emotional development

Mitigate the impact of reduced wages and lost work for hourly and gig economy workers by providing direct assistance and opportunities to employment

IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

We are proud that our community leadership grantees represent some of the best community-based nonprofits working to build more equitable, just, and thriving communities.

Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institute, Inc. Adoptions Together, Inc. Arc Prince George’s County Art Works Now

CASA de Maryland, Inc.

Central Kenilworth Avenue Revitalization Community Development Corporation Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts

Community Advocates for Family and Youth Community Crisis Services, Inc.

Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County

Community Outreach and Development Corporation CDC Community Support Systems, Inc. Community Youth Advance

Court Appointed Special Advocate - Prince George’s County, MD DanceMakers, Inc. EducAte Incorporated

Employ Prince Georges Inc. Foundation for the Advancement of Music and Education, Inc. Friends of North Brentwood FSC First

Greater Baden Medical Services, Inc. Greater Mt. Nebo A.M.E. Church Hillside Children’s Center

IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS

Hyattsville Aging in Place

Joe’s Movement Emporium

Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, Inc.

Leep To College Foundation

Life After Release, Inc.

Maryland Community Connection, Inc.

Mission of Love Charities, Inc.

New Horizons Supported Services, Inc.

Nonprofit Prince George’s County

OurSpace World, Inc.

People for Change Coalition, Inc.

Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council

Prince George’s Child Resource Center, Inc.

Prince George’s Community College

Progressive Maryland Education Fund

Pyramid Atlantic, Inc.

Ragbaby Exchange, Inc.

Restoration Stage Incorporated

Shabach! Ministries, Inc.

Sole Defined

Solutions In Hometown Connections Corp

Sowing Empowerment and Economic Development

St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth and Families

Take Charge Juvenile Diversion Program, Inc.

Training Source, Inc.

United Communities Against Poverty, Inc.

Vine Corps, Inc.

Volunteers of America Chesapeake, Inc.

World Arts Focus, Inc.

Zora Neale Hurston Richard Wright Foundation

GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

ADVISORY BOARD OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Veronica Jeon, Chair

VSJ, Inc.

Danielle C. White, Vice Chair MGM Resorts International

Christopher J. Borgal, Secretary The Peterson Companies

Manuel Geraldo, Esq., Governance and Nominating Chair Robinson & Geraldo

William M. Shipp, Esq., Development and Marketing Chair O’Malley, Miles, Nylen, & Gilmore, P.A.

Walter Simmons, Community Investment Chair Employ Prince George’s

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Artis Hampshire-Cowan

Hon. M.H. Jim Estepp

Council Member Dannielle Glaros David Iannucci Lanta Evans-Motte

EMERITUS

Howard Stone, Jr.

Hon. Wayne K. Curry (In Memoriam)

Davion

Former County Executive, Prince George’s County

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY STAFF

Darcelle H. Wilson Senior Director Desmirra Quinnonez Donor Services Officer