The Baltimore Banner's Emerging Leaders event shines a light on the next generation of community leaders who are bringing meaningful change to better Baltimore and the surrounding counties. The honorees are selected 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 will be community-minded and show personal commitment to service and helping those in need. We celebrate these outstanding individuals and their extraordinary impact with a dinner and award ceremony.
Nominations for the class of the 2025 Baltimore Banner's Emerging Leaders are now open. To submit a nomination, please click here.
If interested in attending the event or have questions about sponsorship, please email Events@TheBaltimoreBanner.com
2024 HONOREES
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
PAST SPONSORS
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PAST YEARS EVENT PHOTOS
PAST HONOREES
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