CITYFLIGHT NEWSMAGAZINE HONORS 10 PEOPLE AS AREA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Published: Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Edition: Morning Final Section
Source: From Mercury News staff reports
San Jose-based CityFlight Newsmagazine named 10 people it considered the Bay Area's most Influential African-Americans in 2002 at its fourth annual awards banquet this weekend. They are:
Arts and literature: Ben Hazard, director of the crafts and cultural arts department for the city of Oakland; Community service: Dr. Joseph Marshall, founder and director of Omega Boys Club in San Francisco; Corporate: Bess Stephens, vice president of philanthropy and education at Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto; Education: Tommie Lindsey, forensics teacher at James Logan High School, Union City; Entertainment: Renel Brooks-Moon, radio/TV, San Francisco Giants announcer; Entrepreneur/small business: Bill A. Duffy, president of BDA Sports Management, Walnut Creek; Media: Bryan Monroe, assistant vice president of news for Knight Ridder, San Jose; Public service: Robert Bobb, Oakland city manager; Spiritual leader: Bishop Donald E. Green, San Francisco Christian Center; and Youth: Joseph Bramlett, USGA amateur, St. Francis High School, Mountain View.