2023 Scholarship Classic Program Book

#SCLASSIC30

25 - 26, 2023

JUNE

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.

1 Contents Welcome Letter 3 Schedule of Events 5 Awards Luncheon and Ceremony 6 Leadership 8 Thank You To Our Sponsors 18

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,

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Representative Lucy McBath Honorary Co-chair Representative Glenn Ivey Honorary Co-chair Rev. William Coleman Chair, CBC Spouses

SAVE THE DATE for our 52nd Annual Legislative Conference

SEPTEMBER 20–24, 2023

Walter E. Washington Convention Center | WASHINGTON, D.C.

Sunday, June 25, 2023

June 26, 2023

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Schedule of Events

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

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

Monday,

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

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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 Terri A. Sewell

Program Closing

Nicole Austin-Hillery

President and CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress

In order of seniority

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC)

Representative Maxine Waters (CA)

Representative David Scott (GA)

Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO)

Representative Sanford D. Bishop (GA)

ASSISTANT DEMOCRATIC LEADER

Representative James E. Clyburn (SC)

Representative Bobby Scott (VA)

Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS)

Representative Al Green (TX)

Representative Gwen Moore (WI)

1 ST VICE CHAIR

Representative Yvette D. Clarke (NY)

Representative Hank Johnson (GA)

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (TX)

Representative Kweisi Mfume (MD)

Representative Danny K. Davis (IL)

Representative André Carson (IN)

Representative Gregory D. Meeks (NY)

Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL)

Representative Barbara Lee (CA)

Representative Frederica S. Wilson (FL)

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress

In order of seniority

Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ)

Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE)

Representative Joyce Beatty (OH)

Representative Anthony Brown (MD)

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY)

CHAIR Representative Steven Horsford (NV)

Representative Marc Veasey (TX)

Representative Colin Allred (TX)

Representative Robin Kelly (IL)

Senator Cory Booker (NJ)

Representative Alma Adams (NC)

Representative Jahana Hayes (CT)

SECRETARY

Representative Lucy McBath (GA)

Representative Joe Neguse (CO)

Delegate Stacey E. Plaskett (VI)

Representative Ilhan Omar (MN)

Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ)

Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA)

Representative Dwight Evans (PA)

Representative Lauren Underwood (IL)

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 118th Congress

In order of seniority

Representative Nikema Williams (GA)

Representative Don Davis (NC)

Representative Cori Bush (MO)

Representative Valerie Foushee (NC)

Representative Jamaal Bowman (NY)

Representative Maxwell Frost (FL)

Representative Ritchie Torres (NY)

WHIP Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA)

Representative Glenn Ivey (MD)

Representative Jonathan Jackson (IL)

Senator Raphael Warnock (GA)

Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA)

2 ND VICE CHAIR

Representative Troy Carter (LA)

Representative Shontel Brown (OH)

Representative Summer Lee (PA)

Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH)

Representative Jasmine Crockett (TX)

Representative Jennifer McClellan (VA)

Representative Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (FL)

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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.

TREASURER

Markus Green, Pfizer, Inc.

Pamela G. Alexander, KKR

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

Pamela Everhart, Fidelity Investments

Isaac Fordjour, Walgreens

Quita Highsmith, MBA, Genentech

Chloe Barzey, Accenture

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

Tellis Bethel, Toyota Motor North America

Natalie Brunson-Wheeler, State Farm Insurance Companies

Fred Humphries, Microsoft

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

Alethia Jackson Walgreens Boots Alliance

Broderick Johnson, Comcast Corporation

Lonnie Johnson, Exxon Mobil, Retired

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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

Nichole Francis Reynolds, Esq., ServiceNow

Lisa Osborne Ross, Edelman

Marcus Sebastian Mason, The Madison Group

Dontai Smalls, UPS

Jesse Tyson, The National Black MBA Association, Past President

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

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

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

Rondu Vincent, Bristol Myers Squibb

CBC CHAIRPERSON

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

CBC SPOUSES CHAIRPERSON

Rev. William Coleman

DIRECTOR EMERITUS

Former Congressman Kendrick Meek

CAC CHAIRPERSON

John Mason, Altria

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Ex Officio

Corporate Advisory Council Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

CHAIRPERSON

John Mason, Altria

Rontel

Benjamin

Zoe Cadore, Calpine

Kwame

Chachavious

Heather

Karis

Phil

Ashley

Edward W. Hill, ViacomCBS (Paramount)

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Branch Keenan Austin Reed, Alpine Group Batie , Batie Consulting Tristan R. Breaux, Tyson Foods Karen S. Carter, Dow Hayes, Charter Communications T. Gutter, Corteva Agriscience Fenimore Fisher, Aramark Corporation Canty, Edison Electric Institute Kevin J. Armstrong, Mitchell Hamline School of Law LaKeitha Anderson, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck Sanders L. Adu, Wells Fargo English, Ford Motor Company Foster, Lyft Inc. A. Hancock, Norfolk Southern

Corporate Advisory Council Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Cory C. Horton, Taft Advisors

Mervyn L. Jones II, MLJ Strategies

Chris Randle, Meta

Ibn Akbar Salaam, MBA, Waste Management, Inc.

Francesca Jordan, Dell Technologies

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

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

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

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SAVE THE DATE

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Eliminate Barriers to Education Pay it Forward in our Community Invest in our Future

THANK YOU

TO OUR SPONSORS

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“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.

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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.

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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. Learn more at

Gun violence touches every town in America. Everytown is a movement of nearly 10 million Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities.

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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.

Everyone deserves the opportunity to prosper.

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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.