2003 Nominees & Recipients:
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Goapele - Recording Artist and Performer Thomas R. Simpson - Artistic Dir., AfroSolo Theatre Company Deborah Vaughan - Artistic Dir., Dimensions Dance Theater |
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COMMUNITY SERVICE DeVonne L. Boggan - Pres. & Exec. Dir., The Mentoring Center Wendy Jackson - Exec. Dir., East Oakland Community Project Cheryl Smith - Exec. Dir., Bayview Hunter's Point YMCA |
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CORPORATE Cheryl Perry League - Equal Opportunity Officer, Port of Oakland Zainabu McKinney - Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP Brenda Wright - Sr. V.P. / Dir. Community Dev., Wells Fargo |
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EDUCATION Dr. Anita Grier - Pres., Bd. of Trustees, SF Comm. College Dist. Margaret J. Matson Norris - Academic Dir., Omega Boys Club Sharon Parker - Co-exec. Dir., ASA Academy & Science Center |
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ENTREPRENEUR/SMALL BUSINESS Cheryl D. Broussard - CEO, Cheryl Broussard & Co., Inc. Frank S. Greene, Jr., Ph.D. - Founding Partner, New Vista Capital Craig Tanner - Founder & CEO, Urban Golf Gear |
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HEALTHCARE Gloria Brown, MPA - African Am. Comm. Health Advisory Committee Arnell Hinkle - Exec. Dir., CA Adolescent Nutrition & Fitness Program Michael A. LeNoir, M.D. - Assoc. Clinical Prof., Pediatrics, USSF |
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MEDIA Lori Waldon-DeAdwyler - Managing Editor, CBS 5 News Dori Maynard - Pres. & CEO, Robert C. Maynard Inst. for Journalism Edu. Yumi Wilson - Asst. Prof. of Journalism, San Francisco State Univ. |
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POLITICAL/PUBLIC SERVICE Keith Carson - V.P., Alameda County Bd. of Supvrs. & 5th Dist. Supvr. Janeith Glenn-Davis - Chief of Police, Cal State University Kamala Harris - District Attorney, City & County of San Francisco |
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SPORTS Carl S. Foster - Co-dir., Slam N Jam Youth Basketball Program Fitzgerald Hill - Head Football Coach, San Jose State University |
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YOUTH Patrick Armstrong - Freshman, Univ. of California at Berkeley Rosalyn ReneÈ Reed - Senior, Holy Names High School Kyle A. Richard - Senior, Archbishop Mitty High School |
*Recipients pictured and in bold
