The Baltimore Banner's Emerging Leaders 3rd annual event will shine a light on the next generation of community leaders who are bringing meaningful change to better Baltimore and the surrounding counties. The honorees are determined by a selection committee that includes members from The Baltimore Banner and a small group of business and community leaders who are renowned for their work in the region. This passing of the baton is designed to inspire generational commitment to the importance of making an exceptional impact in Baltimore.
The 2025 honorees are community-minded and show personal commitment to service and helping those in need. We will celebrate these outstanding individuals and their extraordinary impact with a dinner and award ceremony.
If interested in attending the event or have questions about sponsorship, please email Events@TheBaltimoreBanner.com
2025 HONOREES
Nicole Antar, AVP, Creative & Communications, SECU MD
Alejandra Balcázar, Latinx Students Coordinator, Towson University
C. Nicholas Cuneo, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Co-Founder and Medical Director, HEAL Refugee Health & Asylum Collaborative
Molly Doran, Director of Programs, The Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc.
Brian Gerardo, Senior Associate, Learning and Capacity Building, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Tameka Harry, Director of Project SEARCH and Transition Services, The Arc Baltimore
Andrew S. Janet Esq., Partner/Co-Chair of Sexual Abuse Division, Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC
Sarah Klein, Director of Front-End Operations and Community Relations, Klein's Family Markets
Liz Lenrow, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Jahlik K. Mathis, Executive Director, Police and sneaks, inc.
Brian D. Meltzer, Esq., Partner, Corporate Practice Group, Saul Ewing, LLP
Leah Cuadros Vogely, Director of Experience Design & Delivery Enablement, Exelon
Regina Webb, Senior Consultant for Community Health, Kaiser Permanente
Randolph B. Wells III, Community Engagement Liaison, Housing Authority Baltimore City
Ashley Williams, Founder & CEO, Clymb
2025 SPONSORS
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PAST YEARS EVENT PHOTOS
PAST HONOREES
2024
Max Altmark, CFO, Concentric
Dr. Christina Brown, Pediatrician & Module Leader for Baltimore Pediatrics , Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Chelsea Crawford, Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Tyde-Courtney Edwards, President & CEO , Ballet After Dark
Veronica Jackson, Executive Director, PIVOT Women's Reentry & Workforce Development Program
Tonaeya Moore, Director of Policy, CASH Campaign of Maryland
Loren Nelson, Founder, The Glow Forward Foundation
Danielle Nickles, Child Protection Program Coordinator, GBMC HealthCare
Matthew Reeds, Co-Founder, Reeds Fund
Dr. Taiisha Swinton-Buck, Executive Director, City Schools’ high school Instructional Leadership
Ryan Turner, Executive Director, GreenLight Fund
Derrick Whiting, Healing City Coordinator, Baltimore City Health Department
Cariema Wood, Senior Corporate Community, Impact Specialist, BGE
2023
Ashley Day-Gibbs, Founder, Women Leading Baltimore
Brittany Young, Founder & CEO, B-360 Baltimore
Chaye Chevone Suber, Transplant Coordinator at UMMC in Baltimore
Erika Chavarria, Founder and Executive Director, Columbia Community Care (CCC).
Kimberly Coleman, President, B More Global
Laura Starsoneck, Assistant Director at the Center for Women & Children, Helping Up Mission
Marissa Jachman, Director, Erin Levitas Foundation
Matthew Johnson, Police Lieutenant, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Police Community Outreach Commander
Pete DeCandia, Founder & CEO, Teacher Props
Tonee Lawson, Founder & Executive Director, TheBe.Org
Tricia Swanson, Director, Government Affairs MD, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Van Brooks, Founder, Safe Alternative Foundation for Education, Inc