We are pleased to welcome you to the 100 Black Men of Atlanta’s 2025 Honors Gala and 100 Honors weekend. This year, we have expanded our events to include the 5k run, the 100 Honors Gala, The Afterglow party and our Sunday Jazz Brunch.
We are excited to honor those community stakeholders whom support our programming and community leaders whom demonstrate and live daily our values of helping young people. There is no higher honor than helping those less fortunate without the requirement of a reward beyond the satisfaction of knowing you are having a positive impact on the community. Your presence here tonight supports our programs and gives us motivation and much needed resources to continue our mission.
The 100 Black Men of Atlanta is over 300 members strong, and we truly believe that “What They See is What They Will Be.”
We are honored that you are here and thank you for your support.
With sincerest gratitude,
Aaron Swain Chairman of the Board
Sidney D. Barron Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
Marvin
Flewellen Chairman of the BoardElect
Marvin Flewellen
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025-2026
Chairman of the Board
Aaron N. Swain
President and Co-Owner
Columbia Residential Properties, LLC
Chairman Elect
Marvin E. Flewellen, CFA
Head of Client Management, Investments Invesco Ltd.
Secretary
Michael J. Sullivan
Retired Vice President and Chief Information Officer Southern Company
Treasurer
Steve S. Julal, MBA, CPA President VAAS Professionals, LLC
Financial Secretary
Christen Wright
Vice President of Product Management MSU Federal Credit Union
Parliamentarian
Larry L. Johnson
Retired Senior Executive, IBM Owner and CEO, Global Business Management Solutions
Chaplain CJ Best
Senior Solutions Engineer Salesforce, Inc.
Historian
Carl C. Hill, MBA, PMP
Special Assistant Superintendent Atlanta Public Schools
Immediate Past Chairman (ex-officio)
Sidney D. Barron
Vice President of Manufacturer Relations
Asbury Automotive Group
General Counsel (ex-officio)
Mitchell A. Robinson
Senior Counsel Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Executive Director/COO (ex-officio)
Rev. Louis E. Negrón, Sr., MSA, MACM
At-Large Directors
Joel Alvarado
Vice President, Strategy and Engagement Partnership for Southern Equity
Joshua E. Byrd, Sr. Program Chair & Professor American Intercontinental University
Greg Clay Commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services City of Atlanta
Eddie F. Grant Retired – Executive Director NCR Atleos Corporation
Sherman T. Hampton National Account Executive Rollins, Inc.
Jerrell M. Moore, JD, MHR
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Cadence Bank
Mark C. O’Riley
Retired Attorney, Office of General Counsel IBM
Albenny Price, D.C.
Chiropractic Physician, Cascade Primary Care Group and Retired Program Administrator Adult Education, Atlanta Public Schools
Antrell D. Tyson, Esq.
Senior Policy Advisor Paramount Consulting Groups
Dear 100 Members, Distinguished Guests, and Community Partners,
On behalf of 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., I welcome you to the 2025 100 Honors Gala. Your presence here tonight embodies the spirit of this year’s theme: “Investing in our Youth, Building a Legacy of Excellence.” We celebrate a shared commitment to empowering the next generation, strengthening our community, and building a brighter future for all.
This evening is significant as we recognize the transformative work that has continued throughout the challenges of recent years. Despite these obstacles, our organization has remained steadfast in its mission to improve the lives of young people across Metro Atlanta, primarily through our flagship program, Project Success. Thanks to the dedication of supporters like you, we are making significant strides toward shaping tomorrow’s leaders.
Executive Director’s Letter
As we gather to honor those who have invested their time, talent, and resources in our cause, we are reminded that our city’s future rests on our youth’s potential. These honorees have played a pivotal role in empowering tens of thousands of students, and their impact will be felt for years.
Looking ahead to the 2025-2026 academic year, our focus remains clear: to create meaningful opportunities for our youth that will, in turn, drive progress throughout our city. But we cannot do this alone. We need your continued partnership, and we ask that you stand with us, not only as supporters but as champions of our mission.
Tonight, I invite you to reflect on our impact together and the possibilities ahead. With your generosity and leadership, we can build a future where every young person in Atlanta has the opportunity to succeed.
Thank you for your unwavering commitment to Our Youth, Our City, and Our Future.
With sincere gratitude,
Gloria Ellison
Gloria Ellison Interim Executive Director 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
Founding Members
Nathaniel R. Goldston, III*
William “Bill” Campbell, Esq.
Willie H. Clemons, PhD
Clarence Cooper, Esq.
Alonzo A. Crim, PhD*
Thomas F. Cuffie, Esq.
Joseph I. Hoffman, Jr., M.D., P.C.
Dwight E. Jones, M.D
Chairmen’s Circle
Nathaniel R. Goldston, III (1986-89)*
Joseph I. Hoffman, Jr., M.D., P.C. (1989-91)
William “Sonny” Walker (1991-93)*
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. (1993-95)*
Curley M. Dossman, Jr. (1995-97)
Raymond J. McClendon (1997-99)
James W. George (1999)*
Bernard M. Porché (2000-02)
William J. Stanley, III, FAIA, NOMAC (2002-04)
Robert G. Haley (2004-06)
Members
Mark C. Adams
Michael D. Adams
William A. Alexander, M.D.
Stephen J. Alford
Joel Alvarado
Michael K. Anderson
Rock Anderson, Jr.
Jay M. Bailey
Mohamed M. Balla
Michael J. Baptiste
Eric Barnum
Sidney D. Barron
Derrick E. Bell
Keith M. Bell, Jr.
Mark S. Berry, PhD, PE
Cornelius “C.J.” Best, Jr.
N. John Bey
Michael L. Binns
Michael J. Blakely, Jr.
Gregory A. Boler, Jr.
William K. Boddie, Jr.
Dwavne Boothe
Edward W. Bowen
Robert O. Bozeman
Alfred S. Brooks, II
Charles G. Broom, Jr.
Christopher Bruce
Ryan K. Buchanan
Brandon J. Butler
Justin Blalock
Fred D. Blankenship, III
Isaac Blythers
Duke Bradley III, Ph.D.
Charles Meredith
Leon J. Oldham, III*
Dennis Turner, Jr., M.D.
Mack Wilbourn
Charles “Chuck” Williams*
Edward “E.B.” Williams, PhD
Robert “Bob” Williams*
Walter F. Young, D.D.S.
Darrell A. Fitzgerald, FAIA, LEED AP (2006-08)
Terrell L. Slayton, Jr. (2008)*
Milton H. Jones, Jr. (2009-11)
Gregory L. Hawkins (2011-13)
Henry A. Kelly, CPA (2013-15)
William Lamar, Jr. (2015-17)
Larry L. Johnson (2017-19)
Kevin A. Gooch (2019-21)
Keith I. Millner (2021-23)
Sidney D. Barron (2023-25)
Aaron N. Swain (2025-27)
*=Deceased
Tony T. Brevard
John W. Brewer, Jr.
Garry W. Bridgeman
George A. Brown
Kirk A. Brown
John Bryant
Paul E. Bryant
Cedric G. Burns, AAI
Joshua E. Byrd, Sr.
Richard H. Byrd
Rvan D. Cameron
Larry J. Campbell
W. Imara Canadv
Gary L. Capers, Jr.
Winston K. Carhee, Jr., DC
Pedro P. Cherry, CFA
Greg Clay
Terance G. Clement
Pierre 0. Clements
Willie H. Clemons, Ph. D.
Kevin T. Conner
Ralph D. Cook, Jr.
Andrew C. Cooper, Esq.
Clarence Cooper, Esq.
Wayne E. Copper
John L. Cornelius, Jr.
Marlon Cousin
Thomas F. Cuffie, Esq.
Louis S. Culpepper, Jr., CPP, CFE, CHS
Armond Davis
Cory C. Davis
Greg A. Davis, Jr.
Justin A. Dawkins
Dorian DeBarr
Andre Dickens
Derin B. Dickerson
Hardy K. Dorsey, Sr.
Corey M. Dortch
Thomas W. Dortch, Ill
Curley M. Dossman, Jr.
Paul L. Douglass, MD, MACC, FSCAI
Michael H. Dulan, Sr.
Jeffrey S. Duncan, CPA
Torarie N. Durden
Monte A. Edwards
Norman L. Elliott, M.D.
Marvin Ellison
Stephen A. Elmore, Sr., CPA, CFF, CBA
Courtney D. English
William J. Epps, M.D
Austin O. Esogbue, PhD, FAS, FAEng, NNOM
Jason Esteves
Julius Farrington
Burt Fealing
Korey T.D. Felder, Sr.
Alan E. Ferguson, Sr.
Darryl J. Ferguson
Darrell A. Fitzgerald, FAIA, LEED
Marvin E. Flewellen, CFA
Anthony Flynn
Jason Frazier
Kenny M. Frontin
Pierre L. Gaither
Charles J. Gibbs
Chris E. Gilmore
Ural D. Glanville
Jonathan D. Goins
Kevin A. Gooch, Esq.
Marcus Gore
Eddie F. Grant
Riah W. Greathouse
Anthony Greene
Ernest L. Greer, Esq.
Robert G. Haley
Jason A. Halliburton
Garfield A. Hammonds, Jr.
James R. Hammond
Sherman T. Hampton
Harold Maurice Hardnett
Marc Hardy
Darryl Harmon
Bennie Harris, Ph.D.
Niles Harris
Sylvester J. Harris, Jr., MRED
Arnold W. Harrison, II
Cameron D. Hawkins
Chris Hill, Sr.
Maurice J. Hobson
Walter G. Howard
Gregory L. Hawkins
Patrick L. Henderson
Jamael Hester
Carl C. Hill
H. Eric Hilton
Ernest M. Hodge
Joseph I. Hoffman, Jr., M.D.
Desmond L. Hollingsworth
Raphael L. Holloway
DeVon E. Hudson
James “Mac” Hunter, Esg.
Birdel F. Jackson, III, P.E.
Mandell J. Jackson
J. Ray James, II
Kevin James, Ed.D.
Larry L. Johnson
Lonnie G. Johnson
Tony R. Johnson
Archie L. Jones, Jr.
George C. Jones, Sr.
Milton H. Jones, Jr.
Milton V. Jones
Nicholas Jones, M.D., FACS
Reuben D. Jones
Tony C. Jones
Waymon E. Jones
Solomon Jordan
Steve S. Julal
Charles Kelley
Henry A. Kelly, CPA
Kenneth Kellv
Avery D. Kenly
Jesse W. Killings
B. Mitchell King
Craig A. King
William Lamar, Jr.
Antwan Lang
Paul B. Larkin
Chadwick D. Lee
Georj L. Lewis, Ed.D.
Milton Little, Jr.
Morris O. Little, Jr., Esg.
Miguel S. Lloyd
Otto V. Loewy
David W. Long-Daniels, Esg.
Ronald E. Mabra, Jr.
Richard Makerson, Ill
Reggie Marable
Wayne Martin, Jr.
Brandon F. Marzo, Esq.
Amadeus Mason, MD, CAQSM, RMSK
Hermon L. Mason, CLF
Curtis McBath
Antonio D. McGee
Torrence A. McKnight, Sr., Ed. D.
Whitcliff A. McKnight, Jr.
Al McRae, Jr.
Christopher L. Miller, Sr.
Justin Miller
Keith I. Millner
Arthur L. Mills, IV
Ceasar C. Mitchell, Esq.
Darin W. Mitchell, Jr.
Tony L. Mitchell, Jr.
Clyde E. Mize, Jr.
Andrew L. Momon, Jr.
Rufus N. Montgomery, Jr.
Charles Moody, III
Jerrell M. Moore
Theodore M. Morgan, II
Donald K. Murphy, CPA, FCPA, CFE, CGFM
William H. Murphy, III
Winfield W. Murray
Kevin R. Murriel, D.Min.
Edwin Neal
Rev. Louis E. Negron, Sr., MSA, MACM
CSM (Ret.) James NeIson, Jr.
Nick F. Nelson
Prince Njoku
Sean C. Norman
Shayne E. O’Reilly
Mark C. O’Riley
Gregory 0. Ojo, Ph. D., ACSP
Imonitie Okhiria
Oluseun Olufade, M.D
Dadisi Olutosin
Michael R. Pack, P.E., MBA
Keith T. Parker, AICP
Kenneth S. Pavne
Chuck Petross
Mark A. Pitts
Brian D. Poe
Bernard M. Porche
Albenny Price, D.C.
Arthur L. Raines, Jr., M.D.
Bryan Rand
Marc A. Rawls, Esq.
Brian D. Rogers
M. Kasim Reed, Esq.
Herman L. Reese, Ed.D.
Evan F. Reynolds
Mitchell Robinson
Leron E. Rogers, Esq.
Paul Rue, Il
Robert J. Rumley, III
H. Jerome Russell, Jr.
Michael B. Russell
Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr., CPA
Kirk D. Saddler, M.D.
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D
Joseph G. Saulsbury, II, M.D.
James E. Scarborough
Theodore R. Scott, III
Jonathan T. Scott
Douglass P. Selby
Andrew C. Shannon
DeAngelo Simmons
Steven M. Simmons
David L. Simpson, Jr.
Hassan Smith
Nathaniel Q. Smith, Jr.
W. Tyrone Smith
William J. Stanley, III, FAIA, Hon. FRAIC
Michael T. Sterling, Sr.
C. Ryan Stewart
Chris Stewart, IlI
Tony L. Strickland
Anthony J. Suber
Michael Sullivan
Walter W. Sullivan, Jr., Ph.D.
Aaron N. Swain
Marshall J. Taggart, Jr.
Bertram E. Thomas, Jr.
Jerry Thomas, Jr., Esq.
Ronald S. Thomas
Brannigan Thompson, sPHR, Cpp
William T. Thompson, Esq. CSP
Otis T. Threatt, Jr.
Earl H. Thurmond, MD, FACP, MBA
Ponce D. Tidwell, Jr.
Adeoye O. Tinubu, P.E.
Justin Triplett
Akin Tuboku-Metzger
Elliott Ture
Dennis Turner, Jr., M.D.
Dwayne L. Turner, DDS, MBA
Michael A. Twum
Antrell D. Tyson, Esq.
Stephen P. Valrie
Kyle A. Walcott
Clint Walker
Delvin L. Walker
Jesse Walton, Jr., CFP, CIMA, CPWA
Donald R. Washington, Jr.
Keith D. Washington, Jr.
Patrick B. Washington
Willie A. Watkins
Shofaetiyah D. Watson
Daniel J. Whitner, Jr., DDS
Delmar L. Whittington, II
Tirrell D. Whittley
Timothy Wilkerson
Ananias Williams, III
Brandon Williams
Cassius L. Williams, Sr.
Craig Williams
Stewart D. Williams, Jr.
Clarence Williamson, Jr.
Brent L. Wilson, Esq.
Joseph Wilson
Ryan M. Wilson
Jim Winestock
Christopher C. Womack
Ronald D. Wood
Kevin E. Woods, M.D., MPH
Lionel Je Woodyard
Albert S. Wright, II
Christen Wright
Taos Wynn
Robert J. Yancy, Ph.D.
Andrew J. Young
Walter F. Young, D.D.S.
Chaka Zulu
Dear Guests,
What an honor it has been to serve as honorary Co-Chairs for this prestigious event. Though our city is fortunate to be blessed with a number of charitable organizations, we believe yours – The 100 Black Men of Atlanta – has had the most profound impact on African American youth.
The vision this group was founded on so many years ago has been realized even beyond what its creators dreamed was possible. The number of students who have been helped and the magnitude of their success is an achievement that every single person in this room deserves to be proud of. Because all of you have made a contribution, just being here tonight is evidence of your support. So, whether it’s students of the past, today, or tomorrow that will benefit from your generosity, know that you made a difference in their lives. And that in itself is something to be celebrated.
So tonight, as we gather together to dine, drink, and deliver praise to our kind-hearted supporters, partners and award winners, let us remember the reason we are all here – to make the world a better place. It starts right here in this room, it starts with you, and we are honored to be among you.
Best Wishes to You All,
A J Terrell
AJ Terrell, Honorary Chair
Hello Friends,
It has been our privilege to serve as Co-chairs of the 2025 100 Honors Gala. 100 Honors is a celebratory black-tie gala for the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. and our stakeholders, and our premier fundraising event for project success programs and scholars. Through an evening of celebration, recognition, and entertainment, attendees will experience highlights of the remarkable programs and achievements of the students we support. You will hear stories of overcoming adversity and perseverance to the most difficult circumstances to achieve success.
In 1986, Atlanta based entrepreneur, Nathaniel R. Goldston III assembled 18 of his friends and associates together to share the vision of starting a community empowerment organization that would focus on Atlanta’s underprivileged youth. Goldston, who had been exposed to a similar concept during a business meeting in New York called One Hundred Black Men of New York, aptly named the newly formed coalition 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. Today, we are more than 200 members strong.
We thank all of you for attending and supporting this celebration that will help 100 black men of Atlanta, ink to continue in its mission. Please continue to give your support to the 100 and the project success. With your support, our youth will have the funds, resources, and encouragement that would otherwise be absent from their lives. With your support, our next leaders can prosper.
With Gratitude,
Marlon D. Cousin, Chair
W. Imara Canady, Co-Chair
SPONSORS
SALUTATORIAN
CUM LAUDE
Aprio LLP
Atlanta Braves
Clark Hill PLC
Columbia Residential Properties, LLC
Cox Enterprises
Emerging 100 of Atlanta
HB Wealth Management LLC
Keith Ivory Millner - Coaching Catalyst, LLC
Law Office of Cameron Hawkins LLC
M.P.R Enterprises
Marvin & Caren Flewellen | Zion Hill, LLC
Microsoft Regions Bank
MEMBER TABLE PARTNERS
lass of 2024
Barron Family
Georgia Injury Attorney (Brian Poe)
Greathouse Trial Law LLC
RieLes Group, LLC
Rollins Inc.
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
SouthState Bank
Southern Company
Watchtower Security
Lamar Family
Michael & Vicki Sullivan
Steven & Wynnetta Simmons
VAAS Professionals, LLC
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
LORI WILSON
Lori Wilson joined the WSB-TV Channel 2 in 2017. She helps Georgians get ready for their day as the anchor for Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4:30 a.m. - 7 a.m. Lori has covered everything from Hurricane Irma and the coronavirus pandemic, to the passing of several legendary civil rights leaders here in Atlanta.
Her most memorable moment was covering protests in Atlanta following the death of George Floyd. Lori is an Emmy award-winning anchor and reporter. She graduated from Indiana University. Before joining WSB-TV, Lori worked in Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Shreveport, Louisiana. She is a children’s book author, a member of National Association of Black Journalists and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
FRED BLANKENSHIP
Fred Blankenship joined the WSB-TV Channel 2 in 2007. He’s been waking up Georgians ever since as the anchor of Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4:30 a.m.-7 a.m.
He’s covered everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to hurricanes during his time at the station. Fred’s most memorable moment at WSB was honoring the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday by walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge with Congressman John Lewis. It was on that bridge that Congressman Lewis was nearly killed with other protestors.
Fred has been honored with several Emmy awards for his work on Channel 2 Action News This Morning and Channel 2 Action News at Noon. He’s also involved with several organizations in Atlanta, including “100 Black Men of Atlanta” and “Leadership Atlanta.”
Before joining Channel 2 Action News, Fred worked in San Diego, California and Wichita, Kansas.
PROGRAM
The Processional
100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
Call to Celebration
Fred Blakenship and Lori Wilson Anchors, WSB TV-2
Invocation
CJ Best Chaplain, 100 Black Men of Atlanta
Greetings
Aaron Swain Chairman of the Board, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
Andre Dickens Mayor, City of Atlanta
Special Remarks
Milton Jones
Chairman of the Board, 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
Introduction of Project Success Students
Gloria Ellison
Interim Executive Director, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
Student Testimonial
Miala Wilkerson
Project Excel Graduate
Dinner
Remarks
John Ossoff
Senator, US Senate - State of Georgia
Student Testimonial
Kareem Polard
Project Success Graduate
Presentation of the Andrew Young Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient - Antwan “Big Boi” Patton
Presentation of the Maynard H. Jackson Community Impact Award
Recipient - Melanie P. Campbell
Presentation of the Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Civic Leadership Award Recipients
Mark Berry, PhD
Birdel F. Jackson III
Waymon Jones
Presentation of the John Lewis Emerging Leader Award
Recipient - Aisha “Pinky” Cole
Presentation of the Corporate Responsibility Award
Recipient – Georgia Pacific
Presentation of the Nathaniel R. Goldston III Trailblazer Award
Recipient – Judge Glenda Hatchett
Closing Remarks
Chairman Aaron Swain
Dancing Featuring Tony Tatum Experience
After Party
Featuring DJ J-Finesse
HONOREES
Andrew Young Lifetime Achievement Award
ANTWAN “BIG BOI” PATTON
Atlanta indisputably set the pace for modern hip-hop, however, Big Boi set the pace for Atlanta and by proxy, the culture at large. If the genre of hip hop ever gets its own “Rap Mount Rushmore”,” a legacy as the region’s foremost wordsmith, funkiest gentleman, and resident ATLien certainly guarantees a place for the diamond selling artist, rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor, and philanthropist born Antwan Andre Patton. Big made history as the preeminent spitter of the Dungeon Family and one-half of Outkast. The legendary duo sold over 25 million albums and garnered seven GRAMMY Awards, becoming the first and only hip hop artist in history to win the GRAMMY for “Album of the Year,” upon release of their 2003 RIAA Diamondcertified Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Big Boi made his proper introduction as a solo artist in 2010 with Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. A Modern classic, it captured #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and landed on Pitchfork’s “100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far.”
Following a succession of high-profile album releases, Big Boi released Boomiverse in 2017. The smash single “All Night” soundtracked a high-profile Apple Animoji commercial, blew up radio, and clocked 40 million streams within a year. The Song also hit the Top 30 on the pop chart and Top 10 at Rhythmic. In addition to his music career, the Hip Hop legend recently starred in the Hulu series Big RV Remix, a renovation-based series in which he and his business partner renovate, redo and remodel trailers for small businesses and some of the world’s biggest celebrities.
Maynard H. Jackson Community Impact Award
MELANIE L. CAMPBELL
Melanie Campbell is president/CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, convener, Black Women’s Roundtable. Campbell is recognized as one of the hardest working servant leaders in today’s Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, Voting Rights and Social Justice Movement. Campbell has served as an advisor to U. S. presidents & vice presidents, congressional members, corporate, labor, nonprofit executives, philanthropists, faith leaders and others---on critical issues and public policy impacting Black America, with a core focus on Black women and families.
Campbell is a veteran coalition builder and is highly successful in leading multi-million dollar civic engagement, women and girls empowerment, youth civic leadership development, civil rights and social justice campaigns including the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR), Black Youth Vote and Unity Black Voting & Power Building Campaigns.
In 2021, she established the BWR Black Women and Allies Call to Action Campaign to advocate for federal voting rights reform, reproductive rights & justice, racial, gender and economic justice policies. Campbell also helped to lead a national campaign to support the successful nomination of the first Black woman to serve on the U. S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; and co-founded the NCBCP Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Institute for Leadership, Civic Engagement, Economic & Social Justice and Southern Regional Office on the campus of Clark Atlanta University.
Campbell currently serves on the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Initiative’s Advisory Council, Sephora Racial Equity Advisory Council, Lyft Safety Advisory Council, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s National Social Action Commission, Chairwoman of the Board of Sisters Lead, Sisters Vote and board member for Family Values @ Work Action. She was featured in the Washingtonian as one of Washington DC’s Most Influential People in 2024 and was featured on the Sephora Billboard in Times Square by Sephora for Black History Month for her women’s empowerment and social justice leadership for the past three years.
Campbell releases an annual Black Women’s Roundtable Report on the status of Black women and hosts an Annual BWR Women of Power National Summit during Women’s History Month in March. She is regularly featured on MSNBC, CNN, Black News Channel, #RolandMartinUnfiltered, ESSENCE, Washington Post, USA Today, The 19th, Washington Informer and other media outlets.
Campbell is a native of Mims, Florida, holds a B.A. in Business Administration & Finance from Clark Atlanta University, a certificate in non-profit executive management, Georgetown University. She is a member of the Inaugural Class of Progressive Women’s Voices, Women’s Media Center and resident fellow alumni, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Institute of Politics, Harvard University.
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Civic Leadership Award DR. MARK S. BERRY
Dr. Mark S. Berry is Georgia Power’s senior vice president of Environmental Affairs and senior vice president of Research, Environment and Sustainability for Southern Company Services. He is a member of Georgia Power’s Management Council.
In this role, he leads Georgia Power’s policy and strategy for air, land, water and natural resources management, as well as all environmental conservation, stewardship and compliance activities. He also oversees all environmental compliance strategies, stakeholder engagement, environmental stewardship and support for the Southern Company system. Additionally, Berry directs Southern Company’s industry-leading research and development (R&D) organization, guiding the company’s strategic advancement of technologies that provide clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy for customers in a net-zero future. This comprises developing low- and no-carbon technologies, such as advanced nuclear, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), and hydrogen; advancing energy storage, distributed generation and transportation innovations; modernizing the grid; and promoting energy equity and sustainability solutions.
Berry previously served as vice president of Southern Company Services R&D, as well as vice president of environmental and natural resources for Georgia Power.
Over his career, Berry has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility, including director of Southern Company Research and Technology Management, director in the generation sector at EPRI and director of Energy and Environment at Southern Research. He was also manager of Environmental Assessment for Southern Company’s Research and Environmental Affairs organization.
Prior to joining Southern Company, Berry attained the commissioned rank of lieutenant commander in the United States Navy as a surface warfare officer. While on active duty, he served on the USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) in the capacities of deck officer and combat information center officer. After joining the reserves, he served as an engineering officer supporting the USS Sentry (MCM-3) and as an intelligence officer supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA HQ).
Berry holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Alabama A&M University, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He also earned a master’s degree in public and private management from Birmingham-Southern College and is a registered professional engineer. He is a graduate and alumni member of Leadership Atlanta. Berry received a chief technology officer certificate from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Berry is chair of the EPRI Research Advisory Council, vice chair of the Strategic Energy Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology and advisory board member of the UAB School of Engineering. He is a board member of Wellstar Health System and serves as chair of the Georgia Wildlife Federation, as well as treasurer of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District and the International Society of Electrostatic Precipitation. Berry is also on the board of the National Wildlife Federation and Fernbank Museum of Natural History. He is a member of 100 Black Men of Atlanta and alumni member of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leaders. Berry also teaches thermodynamics as an adjunct professor at UAB and is a program evaluator for the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Berry is a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. He has established two scholarships for minority students pursuing a degree in engineering in the name of his grandfathers - an endowed scholarship in the name of Marion Luscious Nell at UAB, and the Simpson Berry Sr. Endowed Scholarship at Alabama A&M University. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Berry and his wife, Crystal, have four children.
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Civic Leadership Award
BIRDEL F.
JACKSON, III, P.E.,
F. ASCE
Birdel F. Jackson, III is a distinguished civil engineer, entrepreneur, and mentor whose career has spanned more than six decades of engineering excellence, community leadership, and advocacy for diversity in the profession.
A native of Ohio, Mr. Jackson earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Society of American Military Engineers, and he holds professional engineering licenses in Georgia and Ohio.
Mr. Jackson began his career with the American Bridge Division of U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh and later held engineering positions with the District of Columbia Highway Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and General Electric. In 1988, he founded B&E Jackson & Associates, Inc., an award-winning engineering and architectural consulting firm based in Atlanta. For over 23 years, the firm provided design and project management services throughout the Southeast, contributing to more than $1 billion in infrastructure and facility development. Notable projects include the MARTA transit system, expansions at HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport, and multiple venues for the 1996 Olympic Games.
A lifelong advocate for education and opportunity, Mr. Jackson established the Jackson-Davis Foundation in 2000 to support Black students pursuing degrees in civil engineering. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than 50 scholarships and endowed both the Jackson-Davis Civil Engineering Incentive Scholarship and the Jackson Survey Equipment Laboratory at the University of Toledo.
Mr. Jackson’s many honors include the Engineer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies/Georgia and the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers, Entrepreneur of the Year from the National Society of Black Engineers, and induction into Georgia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Engineering Graduates. In 2025, he was inducted into the Black Pilots of America Hall of Fame and received the ASCE Georgia Lifetime Achievement Award.
A retired private pilot and president of the Atlanta Raptors Chapter of the Black Pilots of America, Mr. Jackson continues to mentor aspiring engineers and advocate for greater inclusion in STEM. He and his wife, Edith DeShields Jackson, reside in Atlanta. They are the proud parents of one daughter, Yvonne, and grandparents to Ava and Davis.
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Civic Leadership Award
WAYMON
JONES
A seasoned professional with a proven track record of excellence in Engineering, Marketing and Education. Waymon has over 48 years of experience in the engineering field, Projects have included Power Plants, Water and Wastewater Facilities, Atlanta Airport, 1996 Olympics and 2017 Falcon’s Mercedes Stadium. Waymon has consistently demonstrated a commitment to innovation, leadership, and strategic growth.
Currently serving as Vice President of Khafra Engineering Consultants Inc., Vice President of Khafra Operations Inc., and Vice President of Kheops Architecture, Engineering & Survey, DPC. Waymon leads [team/project/ initiative], driving measurable results through a combination of analytical insight and creative problem-solving.
Prior to this role, Waymon held key positions at Gibbs and Hill designing Power Plants, CH2MHILL Inc. designing Water and Waste Water Facilities and Lutz Daily and Brain designing Power Plants. The Power Plant design at Lutz Daily and Brain in 1978 was one of the first facilities to use coal and refuse to generate electricity for the City of Ames Iowa.
Waymon holds a BS degree in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering from University of the District of Columbia (Federal City College) a BA degree in Sociology from Wichita State University and AA degree from Kansas City Community College .Waymon established the first Computer Science student organization at Federal City College where he tutored students in computer science.
Outside of work, Waymon is deeply engaged in supporting nonprofits such as Senior Information Network Inc. This nonprofit was by wife Carol in 2003. Waymon enjoys going to basketball and football sporting events. The volunteer work that has been the most recent satisfying for Waymon is mentoring the students at Best Academy. The project design of the Indoor Container Farm will provide organic vegetables for the surrounding community that is vital to the growth and health of the community.
Waymon has been a member of the 100 Black men of Atlanta since 1998 and serves as an example to young men and women.
John Lewis Emerging Leader Award
PINK
COLE HAYES
“Pinky” Cole Hayes is a Jamaican-American restaurateur, author, community activist, and owner of the Slutty Vegan restaurant chain and Bar Vegan in Atlanta, Georgia. Cole Hayes is a culinary disruptor in the industry, transforming America’s view of plantbased fast food and striving to make plant-based eating delicious, accessible, and enjoyable for vegans and flexitarians alike.
In addition to her work in the food industry, Pinky is also a philanthropist and head of The Pinky Cole Foundation, which is committed to uplifting marginalized and underrepresented communities and breaking the cycle of poverty by providing access to resources and education to pursue their entrepreneurial goals. Pinky has been named to Restaurant Hospitality’s 2021 Power List, Forbes Next 1000, Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Powerful Women in Business List, LA Wire Influential Women of 2020, PETA’s 2021 Most Beautiful Vegan Celebrities List and Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 List, and was a 2023 TIME100 Next List honoree. Most recently, Pinky was a finalist for the 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
In November 2022, Cole Hayes released her first cookbook,Eat Plants, B*tch — a compilation of 91 vegan recipes plus a selection of tips and tricks for vegan cooking and other plant-based substitutes — that is now available for purchase online and at bookstores across the country. Pinky’s latest book with HarperCollins Leadership called I Hope You Fail details how her failures have driven her successes. To learn more about Pinky Cole Hayes, visit iampinkycole.com and follow @pinkycole on Instagram and @pinky907 on X (formerly Twitter).
Corporate Responsibility Award GEORGIA PACIFIC
Georgia-Pacific is committed to creating stronger communities in which our employees work and live. We strategically partner with organizations such as 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. and dedicate time and resources to initiatives that empower the beneficiaries to reach their potential. Georgia-Pacific invests in four impactful pillars of philanthropy – education, enrichment of community, the environment, and entrepreneurship.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, cellulose and building products. The company operates more than 150 facilities, employs approximately 30,000 people directly, and creates more than 80,000 jobs indirectly. Learn more at www.gp.com.
Notable milestones or community impact highlights
• For over 30 years, Curley Dossman has designed, built and lead the philanthropic focus of Georgia-Pacific.
• He’s spent many years as an attorney and state vice president for AT&T.
• He is a past President of 100 Black Men of Atlanta and served as Chairman of the 100 Black Men of America, during a critical time in the organization’s lifecycle.
• Curley Dossman has proven to be a servant leader, whose work leaves a lasting impact on the Atlanta Community.
Curley Dossman
President Community Programs, Georgia-Pacific and Vice President,
Nathaniel R. Goldston III Trailblazer Award
JUDGE GLENDA A. HATCHETT
A graduate of Mt. Holyoke College and Emory University School of Law, where she was an Earl Warren Scholar, Hatchett completed a prestigious federal clerkship in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, where she was the first Black clerk in that federal court. Hatchett then spent nearly 10 years at Delta Air Lines, where she was the airline’s highest-ranking woman of color worldwide. As Senior Attorney, she represented Delta Air Lines in labor/personnel, antitrust litigation, and commercial acquisitions. As Public Relations Manager, she supervised global crisis management and handled media relations for 50 U.S. cities and Europe and Asia. Ebony Magazine recognized her as one of the nation’s most outstanding women in corporate America.
Hatchett was appointed to a judgeship in 1990, becoming Georgia’s first Black Chief Judge of a State Court in the state’s history. There, she presided over Fulton County’s Juvenile Court, one of the largest juvenile court systems in the nation. Hatchett gained national recognition for her groundbreaking initiatives for juvenile reform and received several awards, including the United States Justice Department’s Roscoe Pound Award, the Department’s highest award for Criminal Justice Reform, and The NAACP’s Justice Thurgood Marshall Award.
Currently, Hatchett is Of Counsel with the law firm of Stewart Miller Simmons based in Atlanta, Georgia, handling cases throughout the nation, specializing in wrongful deaths, catastrophic injuries, maternal deaths, tractor-trailer accidents, premises liability, products liability, sexual assault, and catastrophic police misconduct cases.Hatchett is the Founder of Hatchett Consulting Group, specializes with over 40 years of combined experience as an attorney, judge, crisis management expert, mediator, and television talent in legal issues and consulting in the areas of crisis communications, risk management along with inspirational and motivational speaking.
Hatchett has served on the Boards of three Fortune 500 companies – HCA, The Gap Inc., and ServiceMaster Company. While on the Board of Directors of HCA, she was Chair of the Ethics, Compliance, and Quality of Care Committee. She was also a member of the HCA board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Hatchett was a member of the five-person special board committee that negotiated HCA’s $32.7 billion leveraged buyout, paving the way for the nation’s largest for-profit hospital chain to go private. At the time, the buyout was the largest leveraged buyout in U.S. corporate history.
While a Board Director for The Gap Inc., Hatchett served on the Governance, Nominating, and Social Responsibility Committee and the Compensation and Management Development Committee.
PAST HONOREES
2024
Andrew Young Lifetime Achievement Award
• Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF
Maynard H. Jackson Community Impact Award
• The Honorable Andre Dickens, 61st Mayor of Atlanta
Nathaniel R. Goldston, III Trailblazer Award
• Dr. Rashad Richey, President, Rolling Out
John Lewis Emerging Leader Award
• Zoe Oli, CEO of Beautiful Curly Me
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Civic Leadership Award
• Dr. Albenny Price, Former Program Administrator of Adult Education Center,
• Atlanta Public Schools
Chairman’s Circle Corporate Responsibility Award
• Google
2019
Lifetime Achievement Award
• President Jimmy Carter, The 39th President of the United States and Founder, The Carter Center
Maynard H. Jackson Community Impact Award
• The H.J. Russell Family
Nathaniel R. Goldston, III Trailblazer Award
• Dominique Wilkens, Analyst, SportSouth Vice President of Basketball, Atlanta Hawks
• Jay Bailey, President & CEO, Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE)
Nathaniel R. Goldston, III Trailblazer Award
• Kevin James, Ed.D., President, Morris Brown College
John Lewis Emerging Leader Award
• Aundell “AJ” Terrell, Jr., NFL Cornerback, Atlanta Falcons
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Civic Leadership Award
• Joshua Byrd, Sr. & Richard Byrd, Anti-Gun Violence Leadership
Chairman’s Circle Corporate Responsibility Award
• Delta Air Lines
PAST HONOREES
2018
Nathaniel R. Goldston, III Trailblazer Award
• Gregory and Juanita Baranco, President & CEO and Executive Vice President & COO, The Baran Company, LLC
Maynard H. Jackson Community Impact Award
• The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
John Lewis Emerging Leader Award
• Bakari Sellers, Attorney at Law, Strom Law Firm, LLC
Chairman’s Circle Corporate Responsibility Award
• The Chick-fil-A Foundation
Lifetime Achievement Awards
• Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Former Ambassador to United Nations and Chairman, Andrew J. Young Foundation
• Reverend Dr. C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Author, and Founder, C.T. Vivian Leadership Institute
• The Honorable John Lewis, United States House of Representatives, Georgia 5th Congressional District
Community Trailblazer Awards
• Reverend Howard Beckham, Chief Executive Officer, Integrity Transformations Community Development Corporation
• Leonard Adams, MBA, President and CEO, QUEST Community Development Organization
• Bruce Deel, Founder and President, City of Refuge, Inc.
• “Mother” Mamie Lee Moore, Coordinator for The Beloved Community, Inc.
100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. Board of Directors
The 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc Board of Directors are in full support of the 100 Honors Gala and the extended programming this year to Own the weekend.
We congratulate each of the Honorees for their commitment to serving our community in their respective ways. Each year, the honorees highlight the greatness among us and it is so inspiring to know the purpose of service is much greater than the accolades that may follow. We salute You.
Our Gala theme this year, “Investing In Our Youth, Building A Legacy of Excellence,” align with these events as we fund our mission which is to educate, to empower, and to uplift our youth and communities. We are honored and welcome the opportunity to be part of a movement that transforms lives and builds futures. We have the audacity to believe, ‘what they see is what they will be”. Our members are participating in this group project with purpose and passion!!
This weekend is one of our key financial generators. You will hear the financial appeals, but our real focus is on the 100 mission. We thank you for your presence, your commitment, and your ongoing encouragement.
Enjoy!! Enjoy!! Enjoy!! The weekend will be Ours!
With gratitude,
The Board of Directors
100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
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STRENGTHENING OUR CONNECTIONS.
We’re proud to support those who work toward a brighter tomorrow by helping others.
T h e D a v i s B o z e m
C o n g r a t u l a t e s
Ma k i n g a better world through d i v e r s i t y.
Georgia-Pacific is a better company because we embrace diversity. After all, it takes everyone to make a brighter world.
Fueling Young Minds in Your Community
As a company that strives to make a difference, Gas South is proud to be a long-standing charitable partner of 100 Black Men of Atlanta and its auxiliary, Emerging 100 Atlanta.
Each year, we give back 5% of profits to help support children in need in the communities we serve. And that’s meant millions of dollars annually toward childhood education, basic needs and health.
At Gas South, we know young, bright minds deserve a chance to shine, and we look forward to providing continued support for opportunities to do that—it’s part of what it means to Be A Fuel For Good®
Learn more at GasSouth.com/Giving-Back. Scan to learn more about how we fuel our community.
