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2023 Scholarship Classic Program Book

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JUNE 25 - 26, 2023

Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina

Cambridge, Maryland

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 30th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic.

Dear Friends:

On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF), we are excited to welcome you to the 30 th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic. The Scholarship Classic is an annual fundraiser in support of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses General Education Scholarship Program. This year, we are elated to host this event at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, Maryland.

CBCF is proud of our exceptional scholars and community leaders who are impacting our world in a positive and meaningful way. Over the past 30 years, CBCF has awarded more than $11 million in scholarships to numerous deserving young men and women seeking a higher education. These students excel academically and are the next generation of well-rounded servant leaders who are empowering young people for service to each other and their communities.

CBCF remains committed to our mission to advance the global black community by developing leaders, informing policy, and educating the public. Thank you to our sponsors for their unwavering support of the Scholarship Classic and for believing in our mission. Their continued sponsorship makes this phenomenal event possible.

We are thrilled that each of you could join us. Your participation makes an extraordinary difference in helping to ensure that many young people have equal access to the resources they need to become the leaders of the future. We look forward to your presence at the 30 th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic. You will have a great time!

Sincerely,

Representative

Schedule of Events

Sunday, June 25, 2023

1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration–General Windjammer

2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Kids Zone Camp Hyatt

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Harriet Tubman Historical Tour Offsite

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception Choptank Patio

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Shoreside Dinner Regatta Pavilion

9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. After Glow Dessert Reception Choptank Ballroom

Monday, June 26, 2023

6:30 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Rising Star Breakfast Choptank Ballroom

6:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Registration–General Golf Clubhouse

7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Kids Zone Camp Hyatt

7:45 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Golf Tournament Opening Ceremony River Marsh Golf Club

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Morning Fitness Galleon B

8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Golf Tournament (Shotgun Start) River Marsh Golf Club

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Tennis Tournament Tennis Courts

9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. CBC Spouse’s Meeting Galleon A

10:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Golf Clinic River Marsh Golf Club

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Games District Schooner A

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Brushes & Bellinis Clipper ABC

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony/Luncheon Choptank Ballroom

3:30 p.m. Members/CBC Spouses Shuttle Departs Hyatt Main Lobby Entrance

Awards Luncheon and Ceremony

Monday, June 26, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Opening and Family Remarks

Nicole Austin-Hillery

President and CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Mervyn L. Jones, II

Representative Terri A. Sewell Board Chair, CBCF Board of Directors

Representative Steven Horsford Chair, Congressional Black Caucus

Tennis Tournament Winners Announced

Rev. William Coleman Chair, CBC Spouses

Golf Tournament Winners Announced

Longest Drive (Male & Female)

Closest to the Pin (Male & Female)

Hole in One

1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place

Representative Lucy McBath and Representative Glenn Ivey

Representative Lucy McBath and Representative Glenn Ivey

Representative Lucy McBath and Representative Glenn Ivey

Representative Terri A. Sewell

Program Closing

Nicole Austin-Hillery President and CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress

In order of seniority

Delegate

Eleanor Holmes

Norton (DC)

Representative Maxine Waters (CA)

Representative Sanford D. Bishop (GA)

ASSISTANT

DEMOCRATIC LEADER

Representative James E. Clyburn (SC)

Representative Bobby Scott (VA)

Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS)

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (TX)

Representative Danny K. Davis (IL)

Representative Gregory D. Meeks (NY)

Representative Barbara Lee (CA)

Representative David Scott (GA)

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO)

Representative Al Green (TX)

Representative Gwen Moore (WI)

1 ST VICE CHAIR

Representative Yvette D. Clarke (NY)

Representative Hank Johnson (GA)

Representative Kweisi Mfume (MD)

Representative André Carson (IN)

Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL)

Representative Frederica S. Wilson (FL)

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress

In order of seniority

Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ)

Representative Joyce Beatty (OH)

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY)

Representative Marc Veasey (TX)

Representative Robin Kelly (IL)

Senator Cory Booker (NJ)

Representative Alma Adams (NC)

Delegate Stacey E. Plaskett (VI)

Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ)

Representative Dwight Evans (PA)

Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE)

Representative Anthony Brown (MD)

CHAIR

Representative Steven Horsford (NV)

Representative Colin Allred (TX)

Representative Jahana Hayes (CT)

SECRETARY

Representative Lucy McBath (GA)

Representative Joe Neguse (CO)

Representative Ilhan Omar (MN)

Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA)

Representative Lauren Underwood (IL)

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress

In order of seniority

Representative Nikema Williams (GA)

Representative Cori Bush (MO)

Representative Jamaal Bowman (NY)

Representative Ritchie Torres (NY)

WHIP

Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA)

Senator Raphael Warnock (GA)

2 ND VICE CHAIR

Representative Troy Carter (LA)

Representative Shontel Brown (OH)

Representative Jasmine Crockett (TX)

Representative Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (FL)

Representative Don Davis (NC)

Representative Valerie Foushee (NC)

Representative Maxwell Frost (FL)

Representative Glenn Ivey (MD)

Representative Jonathan Jackson (IL)

Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA)

Representative Summer Lee (PA)

Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH)

Representative Jennifer McClellan (VA)

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors

CHAIR

Rep. Terri A. Sewell, U.S. House of Representatives

VICE CHAIR

Chaka T. Burgess, Nation Strategies

SECRETARY

Kevin Brown, Dell, Inc.

Rep. Troy Carter, U.S. House of Representatives LaDavia Drane, Amazon

Pamela Everhart, Fidelity Investments

TREASURER

Markus Green, Pfizer, Inc.

Pamela G. Alexander, KKR

Isaac Fordjour, Walgreens

Quita Highsmith, MBA, Genentech

Chloe Barzey, Accenture

Rep. Joyce Beatty, U.S. House of Representatives

Fred Humphries, Microsoft

Rep. Glenn Ivey, U.S. House of Representatives

Tellis Bethel, Toyota Motor North America

Natalie Brunson-Wheeler, State Farm Insurance Companies

Alethia Jackson Walgreens Boots Alliance

Broderick Johnson, Comcast Corporation

Lonnie Johnson, Exxon Mobil, Retired

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors

Tammy Jones, Basis Investment Group

Rep. Robin Kelly, U.S. House of Representatives

Dr. Keith Magee, University College London

Marcus Sebastian Mason, The Madison Group

Rep. Lucy McBath, U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett, U.S. House of Representatives

Nichole Francis Reynolds, Esq., ServiceNow

Lisa Osborne Ross, Edelman

CBC CHAIRPERSON

Rep. Steven Horsford, U.S. House of Representatives

CBC SPOUSES

CHAIRPERSON

Rev. William Coleman

Dontai Smalls, UPS

Jesse Tyson, The National Black MBA Association, Past President

Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, U.S. House of Representatives

Rondu Vincent, Bristol Myers Squibb

DIRECTOR EMERITUS

Former Congressman Kendrick Meek

CAC CHAIRPERSON

John Mason, Altria

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Corporate Advisory Council

CHAIRPERSON

John Mason, Altria

Sanders L. Adu, Wells Fargo

LaKeitha Anderson, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck

Kevin J. Armstrong, Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Keenan Austin Reed, Alpine Group

Rontel Batie , Batie Consulting

Benjamin Branch

Tristan R. Breaux, Tyson Foods

Zoe Cadore, Calpine

Kwame Canty, Edison Electric Institute

Karen S. Carter, Dow

Chachavious English, Ford Motor Company

Fenimore Fisher, Aramark Corporation

Heather Foster, Lyft Inc.

Karis T. Gutter, Corteva Agriscience

Phil A. Hancock, Norfolk Southern

Ashley Hayes, Charter Communications

Edward W. Hill, ViacomCBS (Paramount)

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Corporate Advisory Council

Cory C. Horton, Taft Advisors

Mervyn L. Jones II, MLJ Strategies

Francesca Jordan, Dell Technologies

Jackie Kelly, Jr., FedEx Corporation

Adrienne Marks, Visa

Waldo McMillan, Cisco

Lamell McMorris, Edward Jones

Virgil A. Miller, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ashli Nelson, McDonald’s

Katelyn J. Nnake, Twitter

Chris Randle, Meta

Ibn Akbar Salaam, MBA, Waste Management, Inc.

Marie Ray Scott, M. R. Whitsett, Inc.

Charlyn Stanberry, National Association of Broadcasters

Yolanda Stradford, Bank of America

ShaShrina Thomas, Reynolds

Dana Thompson, Fulcrum Public Affairs

Darrel Thompson, theGROUP

Brandon Webb, Amazon

Tiffani V. Williams, JD, MPH, The Daschle Group

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

“EQUALITY” “EMPOWERMENT” “INCLUSION”

Not just words – obligations.

LHC Group is proud to support the Scholarship Classic and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. in their mission to promote community education, leadership, and opportunity.

as of June 23

Cheniere Energy is proud to support the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in their mission to advance the global Black community by developing leaders, informing policy & educating the public.

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is thrilled to sponsor The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarship Classic as they continue to provide support for deserving students to pursue their higher education goals.

Everyone deserves the opportunity to prosper.

Intuit is proud to support the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s Scholarship Classic and their mission to invest in the next generation of leaders.

We are in the business of breakthroughs—the kind that transform patients’ lives. Dedicated to our mission of discovering, developing and delivering life-saving innovations that help patients prevail over serious diseases, we’ll never give up our search for more hope, for more people, around the world.

Bristol Myers Squibb is a proud supporter of the 30th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic

Visit bms.com to see how we’re bringing a human touch to everything we do.

© 2020 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. All rights reserved.

We are in the business of breakthroughs—the kind that transform patients’ lives. Dedicated to our mission of discovering, developing and delivering life-saving innovations that help patients prevail over serious diseases, we’ll never give up our search for more hope, for more people, around the world.

Bristol Myers Squibb is a proud supporter of the 30th Annual Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic

Visit bms.com to see how we’re bringing a human touch to everything we do.

© 2020 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. All rights reserved.

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