Master of Ceremonies
Roland S. Martin
Host, Washington Watch, TV One, Award-Winning Journalist, CNN Analyst
A nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, Mr. Martin is the author of Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith, and Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America, and his newest book, “The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House" as originally...
Host
Michael Bowlds
President of Mountaintop Marketing
Group, LLC
Michael Bowlds is the President and CEO of Mountaintop Marketing Group, LLC. Mr. Bowlds is an award winning sales, business development, and marketing professional with over 15 years experience in marketing and extending services to the government, financial, corporate, and academic markets.
AWARDEES
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-CA
US House of Representatives
Legislative Leadership Award
Congresswoman Barbara Lee was first elected to represent California's 9th Congressional District in 1998 in a special election to fill the seat of retiring Congressman Ron Dellums.
A member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Lee serves on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, the State and Foreign Operations and the Financial Services Subcommittees. Additionally, she serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee on the subcommittees on Western Hemisphere and Africa and Global Health.
Small Business Champion Award
Mr. Glenn Delgado
NASA
Peak Performance Award
(In Honor Dr. Dorothy Height)
Mr. Sterling Crockett
R4, Inc.
Executive Leadership Award
Ms. Gloria Pualani
Northrop Grumman
Trailblazer
Award
Mr. William Mays
Mays Chemical
Minority Business
Activist
Mr. Heyward Davenport
Department of Commerce
Economic Development Award
Mr. George Herrera
Herrera-Cristina Group, Ltd.
Technical Innovator
Award
Mr. Percy Jones
Water Transit Solutions
Humanitarian
Award
Mr. Warren Thompson
Thompson Hospsitality
