Thomas R. Simpson - Artistic Dir., AfroSolo Theatre Company

2002 Nominees & Recipients:

ARTS & LITERATURE
Benjamin W. Hazard Dir., Crafts & Cultural Arts Dept., City of Oakland
Steven Anthony Jones - Assoc. Artist, American Conservatory Theatre
Eugene E. White - Independent Artist
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Donald E. Lacy, Jr. Founder/Exec. Dir., LoveLife Foundation
Dr. Joseph Marshall, Jr. Exec. Dir./Co-founder, Omega Boys Club, Inc.
Shawn M. Richard Founder/CEO/Exec. Dir., Brothers Against Guns, Inc.
CORPORATE
Jerilyn Gleaves - Supplier Diversity Supervisor, PG&E
Charles H. Smith President and CEO, SBC West,
Bess Stephens - V.P. Philanthropy & Education, Hewlett-Packard Co.
EDUCATION
LaDoris Hazzard Cordell - Vice Provost, Stanford University
Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Dir. of Forensics, James Logan High School
Dr. Gerri L. Armstrong-Walker - Dir., Pacific Autism Center of Education
ENTERTAINMENT
Faye Carol Singer, Recording Artist & Dir., "Music in the Community"
Renel Brooks-Moon Radio/TV Entert Personality, Giants PA Announcer
Henrri Smith - Founder, Musi-Vision Music
ENTREPRENEUR/SMALL BUSINESS
Bill A. Duffy - President, BDA Sports Management
Blanche Richardson - Manager, Marcus Book Stores
Loretta M. Whittle - Principal, BoulÈ CafÈ
MEDIA
Dori J. Maynard Pres. & CEO, Robert C. Maynard Inst. for Journalism Ed.
Bryan Monroe - Asst. VPhttp://www.cityflight.com/10mostinfluential/news, Knight Ridder; Harvard Univ. Nieman Fellow
Willie Ratcliff - Publisher, San Francisco Bay View
PUBLIC SERVICE
Irma L. Anderson - Mayor, City of Richmond
Robert C. Bobb - City Manager, City of Oakland
Helen Owens - Owner, Klassic's Int'l Hairweaving & Replacement
SPIRITUAL LEADER
Dr. Robert L. Jackson - Pastor, Acts Full Gospel C.O.G.I.C.
Bishop Donald E. Green Sr. Pastor, San Francisco Christian Center
Dr. Joseph E. Simmons - Sr. Pastor, Greater St. Paul Baptist Church
YOUTH
Joseph E. Bramlett - USGA Amateur, St. Francis High School
Denisha DeLane - National NAACP Board Member
Hamida Hamza - Abraham Lincoln High School Senior

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Deborah Vaughan - Artistic Dir., Dimensions Dance Theater