Partner Sportlight: How Latham Is Working to Expand Pipelines Into the Legal Profession
Latham & Watkins and the Ron Brown Scholars are nominated for the California Legal Awards’ Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Award.
November 03, 2022 at 12:00 PM (previously published by AmLaw’s The Recorder)
Latham & Watkins and the Ron Brown Scholars are nominated for the California Legal Awards’ Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Award for its investment in the next generation of lawyers.
Abid Qureshi, the global chair of Latham’s recruiting committee, and Kendall Johnson, the committee’s vice chair, told The Recorder how the firm is working to remove barriers to entry to the legal profession.
Please tell us about your diversity and inclusion initiative and the underlying problem that sparked the initiative.
Here at Latham, we seek to recruit the very best legal talent. Achieving that goal requires recruiting lawyers and staff representing a diversity of backgrounds. Understanding that not everyone has equal access to the legal profession, we are committed to expanding the pipeline to law school.
Encouraging young people to pursue legal careers begins not only with educating them early about the legal profession, but also providing them with the tools and resources needed to thrive in law school and beyond. Latham’s investment in the next generation of lawyers and leaders includes its longstanding partnership with Ron Brown Scholars. The Ron Brown Scholar Program, established in 1996, provides academic scholarships, service opportunities and leadership experiences for young African American college students in the U.S. The program seeks to accelerate participants’ progress into leadership positions in a wide spectrum of professions while instilling a dedication to service.
We collaborate with this program in a multitude of ways. For example, Latham finically sponsors the program and facilitates internship opportunities for rising college seniors and students who have been admitted to law school.
What are the measurable outcomes of the initiative?
Since launching the partnership in December 2018, Latham has hired 28 Ron Brown Alumni — young African Americans of outstanding promise. This group includes twelve pre-law interns, eight recruiting interns and eight hires in the firm’s Business Services Trainee Program, which offers individuals beginning their careers the opportunity for growth and career development by exposing them to the many facets that make up the administration of a global law firm.
Based on the great success of our partnership with the Ron Brown Scholar Program, the firm has taken on other sponsorship opportunities to invest in the next generation of lawyers and leaders. Partnerships and programs include the Pipeline to Practice Foundation, JD
Advising Scholars Program, SEO Law Catalyst Program, Thrive Scholars, Law Preview Diversity Scholarship Program, Legal Education Access Pipeline, The Appellate Project, Yale Law School’s Launchpad Scholars Program, powered by Latham & Watkins, and PracticePro’s Diversity Scholar Program.
What advice do you have for members of the legal industry looking to launch similar initiatives?
Do it! Working to remove barriers to entry through initiatives like The Ron Brown Scholars Program helps ensure that underrepresented communities have equitable access, training, and resources to pursue a career in law. These programs and partnerships are integral to transforming the legal industry into a more diverse and inclusive space, benefiting us all.
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Julie Crisp, Partner at Latham & Watkins and Chris Hunter (RBS 1998) celebrate being nominated for the California Legal Awards’ Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Award.
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the same commitment to fairness that motivates him as the top federal law enforcement official in Manhattan. But as a college student, without power or position, it was the unconditional support of his RBSP family that helped him stand up for himself when the world conspired to make him feel small. This community gave him the strength to stand up for himself and to face down a bully in the hopes that no one else would have to be treated as badly as he had
been. Damian’s remarks echoed a refrain we heard time and again that night—this family shows up for one another, in good times and bad.
I was incredibly touched that so many of Scholars and supporters made the trip to DC. Just as Tony imagined all those years ago, Ron Brown Scholars have remained connected to one another long after their scholarships have been spent. Our youngest Scholars weren’t even born when we named our first class of Ron Brown Scholars in 1997, but they can benefit from the
wisdom, life experience and professional connections of those that came before them.
As this jubilee year comes to a close, all of us here at the Ron Brown Scholar Program want to thank the volunteers, donors and friends who have been such an integral part of making the Program so successful for so long. Your faith in us—your gifts of time and care; of expertise; and, yes, of money— from the reservoir of goodwill that keeps us growing and thriving. Our good work relies
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on your goodwill; all of us, staff and Scholars alike, are immensely grateful for the trust you have put in us. Thanks to you, we have awarded over $21 million in college scholarships to 584 Ron Brown Scholars. That money goes directly to helping young people achieve their academic dreams, and we are eternally grateful for your support. As proud as I am of what the Program has accomplished in its first 25 years, each new class makes me more excited to think about where we’re heading. Thanks to the generous support of the Norman R. and Ruth Rales Foundation, we will again be aiming to welcome 50 new Ron Brown Scholars to the family this spring.
Please enjoy some of the photos from the evening included in this newsletter and I encourage you to visit our website (ronbrown.org/25years) to view the full collection of photos and videos from each of the Scholar presenters.
If we don’t catch you at a regional event beforehand, I hope you’ll join us in person at our next gala, the American Journey Awards, to be held the evening of Friday, March 17, 2023, in Washington, DC.
With heartfelt thanks,
Michael A. Mallory President and CEO
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADVISORY BOARD
Samuel Z. Alemayehu (RBS 2004)
Managing Director, Africa Cambridge Industries Ltd
Patrick Baker
Manager/Producer
Nicole K. Bates
Senior Advisor, Strategy & Planning, Pivotal Ventures
Douglas C. Boggs
Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US)
Dr. L.D. Britt
Brickhouse Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Terri Dean
Retired Corporate Executive Ambassador Diana Dougan Chairman, Cyber Century Forum
Meredith Eggers Co-Founder, Re-Source
Jordan Goldberg Entrepreneur
Jonathan Greenblatt
CEO, Anti-Defamation League
Dane E. Holmes
CEO, Eskalera
Michelle C. Ifill Esq.
Executive Coach and Consultant, McIfill Consulting, LLC
Michael A. Mallory
President & CEO, Ron Brown Scholar Fund
Executive Director, Ron Brown Scholar Program
Andrew C. Pilaro
Chairman, CAP Advisers Limited of Dublin
Anthony M. Pilaro (Chairman, Emeritus)
Chairman Emeritus RBSF Board of Trustees
Chairman, CAP Foundation, CAP Advisers Limited of Dublin
Brian Siegel
Principal, Deloitte Mary Snitch
Senior Manager, Global S&T Industry Engagement, Lockheed Martin Corporation
EMERITUS TRUSTEES
Jack Leslie
Senior Advisor, Weber Shandwick Thaderine D. MacFarlane Philanthropist
Marva A. Smalls
EVP, Global Inclusion Strategy, VIACOM
EVP, Public Affairs and Chief of Staff, VIACOM Kids & Family Group
Kathy Thornton-Bias
President and CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Michael Treisman
General Counsel, Global Capital Markets, Bain Capital
Tom Werner
Chairman, Boston Red Sox
Partner and Co-Founder, Carsey-Werner LLC
Karla Aghedo (RBS 2001)
Founder and CEO, The Aghedo Firm & Houston Wellness Workshops for Women (H3W)
Michael Billings (RBS 1997)
Global Investor
Eleanor Branch (RBS 2001) Product Strategy, ServiceNow
Darryl Cobb
Partner, Charter School Growth Fund
Matthew D. Cutts
Head of US Policy & Government Relations, Dentons US LLP
Dorian Dargan (RBS 2007)
Designer and Product Leader, Human Interface Design, Apple
Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen
VP, Office of Development Policy, U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Chris Foley, PhD
Senior Consultant and Healthcare Practice Lead, Plus Delta Partners
Caleb Franklin (RBS 2001)
Founder and Managing Partner, Matter Advisors
Dana Goldsmith
Entrepreneur
Shavonne Gordon
Head of Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Morgan Stanley
Anthonie Goudemond
SVP and Head of HR, Siemens Healthineers
Lynne Hale
VP, Publicity and Communications, Lucasfilm Ltd. (retired)
Azadeh Hardiman Business Leader, Level20, Progressive Insurance
Morgan Harper (RBS 2001)
Attorney, community organizer and political candidate
Judith Harrison
EVP, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Weber Shandwick
Ritza Y. Hendricks
Managing Partner, R.Y.Ink! LLC
Daphra Holder (RBS 2003)
Product Manager, Facebook Ann D. Horner
Retired Business Executive
Tracey Brown James Managing Partner, The Cochran Firm
Kani Keita (RBS 2008)
Vice President, TPG Capital
Calvin C. LaRoche
Co-Founder, DC Ventures & Associates, LLC
Greg Lorjuste
Deputy Chief of Staff, Urban Institute
Sharon Brickhouse Martin
Founder and President, Brickhouse Martin Healthcare Engineering
Ethan Monreal-Jackson (RBS 2008)
Founder, General Partner, Newtype Ventures
Lesia Bates Moss
President/CEO, Bates Consulting Group
Cynthia R. Murray
President, Cynthia Murray Enterprises, LLC
Jeffrey Nelson (RBS 2006)
Founder and CEO, Cinchapi and Co-Founder, Blavity Kaya Orkand
Manager, Orion Technology Solutions, LLC
Jonathan Piper (RBS 1998)
Chief Scientific Officer, MIM Software
Danielle L. Purfey
Managing Director and Head of Global Talent Brand and I&D, Accenture
Joshua B. Rales
Founder & Managing Partner, RFI Associates
Eileen Cassidy Rivera
VP of Communications, MAXIMUS Corporation
M. Michelle Robinson (RBS 1997)
Associate Professor of American Studies, UNC, Chapel Hill
Georgina Sanger
SVP-Strategic Partnerships, EverFi, Inc
Alvenia Scarborough
SVP, Corporate Communications and Chief Brand Officer, The Chemours Company
Elsie Wilson Thompson Attorney
Jonice Gray Tucker Partner, Paul Hastings LLP
R. Kenley Webster Attorney at Law Dr. Michael A. Williams
Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Virginia Health System
Tyrone “Woody” Woodyard Vice President, Communications, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
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SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS
Scholarship Sponsors are very special and generous people who have provided the funding to fully support a Ron Brown Scholar and without whom we could not award the number of scholarships we do, nor support our wonderful young Ron Brown Scholars in the unique way that is the foundation of our mission.
Boggs Family in Memory of Thomas Hales Boggs, Jr. Brown Advisory Harry and Jeanie Burn Stephen and Mary Anne Burns CAP Charitable Foundation
Goldman Sachs
Dane E. Holmes in Honor of Jonas Holmes Ann D. Horner
Kani Keita (RBS 2008) in Honor of Julie Hong Clayton
Donald and Mary-Mac Laing Phyllis and Melvyn Leffler John McAllister
Ethan Monreal-Jackson (RBS 2008)
Norman R. and Ruth Rales Foundation Dr. Donald S. and Kim Orkand Anthony M. Pilaro
Joshua B. Rales and Susan Weissman
Ron Brown Scholar Alumni Association Sanofi - Genzyme Corporation Jonice Gray Tucker
RON BROWN – RUTH AND NORMAN RALES LEADERS NETWORK
PARTNERS:
Our Leaders Network Partners share valuable career advice with our young leaders while introducing them to professional opportunities within their organizations.
Apex Clean Energy
Brown Advisory
Capital One Deloitte
Dodge & Cox
Evertrue
General Catalyst
Goldman Sachs
Google Jane Street Capital Latham & Watkins LLP
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Norman R. and Ruth Rales Foundation
Otis Elevators
Paramount Plume Design
RTI International Siemens Healthineers Silicon Valley Bank Verizon Wake Forest University School of Business Weber Shandwick
GUIDED PATHWAY SUPPORT (GPS) PROGRAM:
Colleges, universities, educational organizations, foundations and friends who share in the Guided Pathway Support Program’s mission to help talented African American youth defy the college access gap.
FRIENDS:
Alliance Bernstein Boule Foundation Capital One Ambassador Diana L. Dougan Fund II Foundation
Meta Motivate Labs Dr. Donald S. and Kim Orkand S. Sonjia Smith The College Board Walmart
EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS:
Amherst College
Carnegie Mellon University Cornell University Florida A&M George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia Johns Hopkins University Middlebury College
Northwestern University Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College College of William & Mary
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMS
Amazon Smiles Apple AT&T
Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area Comcast NBCUniversal Ecolab
ESPN Exelon Corporation
Goldman Sachs Gives Google
Lockheed Martin Employee Campaign
Lockheed Martin Employees’ Political Action Committees (LMEPAC)
Melcare Fund - Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.
Microsoft Pivotal Ventures LLC Surdna Foundation
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
OUR FRIENDS
FOUNDERS CIRCLE
Ambassador Diana L. Dougan
Anonymous Dr. Donald S. and Kim Orkand
SCHOLARSHIP CIRCLE
Anonymous Anonymous Dana M. Emery
Peters Pharis Foundation
Sondra Raspberry
RFI Foundation
Silver Lake Troy and Kim Stanfield
Universal Music Group (Task Force for Meaningful Change) R. Ted Weschler
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE
Anonymous
Anonymous Fahri Diner
Meredith and Barry Eggers
Epsilon Zeta Boule Foundation Inc. Christopher Foley, PhD John M. Fuscoe and Dr. Gayle DiLalla Ann D. Horner
Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation
Lightspeed Venture Partners Dr. Christopher Payne and Dr. Jeannette Potts Andrew Pilaro Angela Vallot Michael Winger
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CONTRIBUTIONS u OCTOBER 1, 2021 – OCTOBER 31, 2022
The Ron Brown Scholar Program wishes to thank all of the foundations, organizations and friends who have supported our mission.
FINANCIAL
SUPPORTERS OF THE RON BROWN SCHOLAR PROGRAM
AMBASSADORS
Drs. Mark & Jean Abel
Diego Anderson
Anonymous Bain
Robert Banks
Margaret and James Barrett David and Carolyn Beach Isham Jay Bennett Ronald Berger Susan and James Blackman Lacy L. Blalock
Douglas C. Boggs
Donna Broshek
Amy Burkert
Chad Burns
Jessica Nagle
Kathleen Nathan
Sridhar Nathan
Anita and John O’Connell Family
Matthew O’Connell
Thomas O’Donnell
Lisa Olsen
Susan Payne
Tara Petersen
Vivian W. Pinn, MD
Karlis and Jill Povisils
Prime Response Inc.
Danielle Purfey
Rosen Radnev
Junius Randolph, Jr.
Drs. Anthony Rene & Mary Ann
BRIDGE BUILDERS
L. D. Britt, MD, MPH
Michael Davidsen and Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen
Roland and Gayle Driver
Nicholas R. Duke
Amb. Susan Esserman and Andrew Marks
Mark and Stephanie Goodwin
Lynne Hale
John Houghton
Diane Hodges Iorio
DC Ventures & Associates, LLC
Thaderine D. MacFarlane
MacFarlane Partners Investment Management, LLC
Jonathan D. Mariner
Maximus
Lynn and Chuck Mills
The Peter B. And Adeline W. Ruffin Foundation
Georgina Sanger and Bowdy Train
Marcy Dutton Segre and David Segre
Sabine Von Sengbusch
John and Carolyn Shurman
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Mary and Tom Snitch
The Stephen A. Schwarzman
Education Foundation
Elsie Wilson Thompson and W. McIlwaine Thompson, Jr.
INNOVATORS
Anonymous
Anonymous
Caren and Max Aronin
Patrick Baker and Esme Howard
Dr. Nicole K. Bates
Sue and John Berry
Jennifer and Jeremy Blackman
Karen Borno
John Bowman Joseph Brand
Leniece and Delano Brissett
Wendy Brown
Janice L. Burnham and Steven D. Cooper
Michael and Cheryl Calhoun
Rosamond Casey
Kevin and Caroline Childs
Christopher R. Conte
Matthew D. and Janice Cutts
Kevin Davis
Mariya Filippova
Hon. Lauri J. Fitz-Pegado
Barbara and Hamilton Fox
Kevin and Catherine Gallagher
Dana Goldsmith and Stephen Gunther, MD
Gunther Family (Sam, Burke, Moses and Joel)
Shavonne Gordon Anthonie Goudemond
Azadeh Hardiman
Robert H. and Cecile B. Harper Grady Hedgespeth
Heiner Family Fund Michelle Ifill
Jim and Lisa Considine Robin Joy Richard Juhnke
Nicole and Mike Keens
Barbara & Jay Kessler Benna Kushlefsky
Jack and Parker Lefever
John Webster Leslie, Jr. and Caroline Pech
Dr. Dexter Love
Rodell Mallory
Sharon Brickhouse Martin Dale McElveen
Gavin R. McFarland
Mark and Karyl-Leigh Megaw
Roger Foster Millay and Robin Scott Millay
Lesia Bates Moss
P. Clarke Murphy
Roberta Olson
Jeffrey Osterman
Bert Page
Joseph Pilaro
Natalia Quintero
Edward and Shelly Reddick
Clyde Robinson
Brian and Jennifer Siegel
Elizabeth “Gib” Staunton
The Estate of Twila Richmond Stofer
Steven Snyder
Carolyn Thornhill
Randy and Steven Toll
Gordon Trousdale
Micheline Tusenius and Craig Allen
Raymond E. Vickery, Jr.
John Waits and Gloria Rockhold Aaron S. and Rosa Williams
Asila Calhoun
Maria Cancian
Anne Carbone
Maria G. Carmona and Ari Q. Fitzgerald
Dr. Melody Carter and Curtis Ellis Mikki Cottet
Jasna Coustaury
Terri Dean
Lisa and Antonio Desamours Lynn and John Dillon
Roberta DiNardo
Margaret Dodson-Hatcher Elvira Elek
Michael and Carolyn Ellis Kenneth Epps
Greg and Tierney Fairchild
Pamela Feinstein Marc Freeman Kelly Geary Tom Geismar Tatia and Earl Granger Carol Hartigan Ritza Hendricks
Leon P. Hill and Tori E. Richardson Hill Rodney and Freda Hobbs Farrah Holder
Kristine Holland
Ellie Horner
Adam Hotchkiss
Christopher Howard Antoinette Jackson
Richard Jean-Baptiste
Jennifer Jessie Lillie Jessie
Richard Jessie
Olivia John
Deborah Johnson Ervin and Lorraine Jordan
Cindy Joseph Luka Krajger
Laurent Leseigneur
Peppy Linden
Monica Gray Logothetis
Jermaine Lowery
Tamera Luzzatto
Paul and Nancy Mack Rob Maggin, MD
Mary Magloire and Beatrice Birman Fund
Robert S. and Sylvia Melvin, Jr. Paulette J. Morant
Chris and Sheila Morris Ian Morse Cynthia R. Murray
Sestili
Xavier Richardson
Lynne Robinson
Luz Maria Rodriguez, MD
Geri and Bruce Schirmer
Jill A. Schuker
Peter Sherin
Jon Shoates and Laura Washington-Shoates
Susan Shortreed
Andrew Skotdal
Dr. Craig Slingluff
Khalid Smith
Jenny Swanson
Jim Taylor
Ericka Thomas
Kathy Thornton-Bias
Daria Torres
Jeffrey L. Turner
Lynn Waidelich
The Westwind Foundation
Paul Weisenfeld
Paul White
Benjamin F. Wilson
Bethany Dickerson Wynder Charles W. C. Yancey
DIFFERENCE MAKERS
Linda and Michael Allderdice
Anonymous
Melanie Avery
Joseph Barden
Kyle Barnette
Berooted LLC
Mary Charles Blakebrough Dan Blitz
Kat Bloomfield
Layne Brookshire
Cleo S. Brown
Mara Burnett and Tim Frechette
Alfred Carroll, Jr.
Christopher J. Churchill
Tod Cohen
Michele Dancy
Paatricia Diggs
Priscilla Dittmer
Stephen Duffy
Stu Eizenstat
Vanessa Evans-Grevious
Roger and Lisa Fairfax
Joan Fenton
Kristina Fierstein
Howard A. Foard, III
Ragan and McDara P. Folan, III
Pamela Friedman
Kendra L. Gaither
Joan Goldmann
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SUPPORTERS OF THE RON BROWN SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Sylvia Green
Bradley H. and Meredith Gunter
Cindy Hamady
Kate Hamilton
Annie Hopkins
Yolanda Hudson
Marcia Invernizzi
Skip Jones
Woodrow Jones
Anita Karadia Jared Keys April Kilpatrick Joyce Kline
Kristen Shipley
Mondi Kumbula-Fraser
Joan Lane Denise Levitan
Floyd H. Lewis, Jr.
Robert Love
Trisha Lowe
Kyra Mahoney
Petrice Malcolm
Donna Marino
Markita and Michael Keaton
Jerry McCall
Deborah Meyers
Danielle Moore-Lewis
Windle Morgan
Dorcas Morrow
Uzoamaka Okoro
Sharon Wanenchak Orr
Teresa Patrick Apriel Powell Martin
Jessica Randolph
Scott Rechler
Ann Reilly
Ryan Revel Maria Richardson Willis Richardson
Richard Rosenfeld
Katharine Roth
David Saltzman
Marc J. Selverstone
Gregory Silber Victor Spano
John Stone
Veronica Urquilla Laura Tate-Santiago Dr. Davey Wright
IN HONOR/ TRIBUTE OF
Meredith Eggers
Kelly Halper
David L. Evans
Anonymous
Ann D. Horner
Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation
Gregory Lorjuste
Sarah Rosen Wartell
Christopher Middleton (RBS 2012)
Jamie Dohopolski
Pedro Gonzalez
Tyler Patrick
IN MEMORY OF
Robert B. Binswanger
Benjamin Binswanger
Morgan Binswanger
Sidney Blanks
Alex Bahun
Brad and Martha Baker
Lance Blanks
Elizabeth Chappell
Patricia Cooklin
Bruce Evans Cara Jordan
Margaret Koch Patricia Lowry J. Smith
Thomas Hales Boggs, Jr. Boggs Family Lansing B. Lee, III
Christopher A. Pilaro
Patrick Baker and Esme Howard Andrew R. McFarland Gavin R. McFarland
William J. Raspberry
Sondra D. Raspberry
Leslie Rathjens
Bill Dorsey Ann D. Horner
Sara Reilly
Steven H. Rubin
Anonymous
RON BROWN SCHOLARS GIVING CIRCLES
SCHOLARSHIP CIRCLE
Kani Keita in Honor of Julie Hong
Clayton Ethan Monreal-Jackson
BENEFACTORS CIRCLE
Devon Cash Danai Kadzere
Sean P. R. Nolan, PhD Dr. Carmelle T. Norice Tra
LEGACY CIRCLE
Terence S. Carter Daphra A. Holder Dr. Tiffany R. Jackson
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Michael A. Billings
Eleanor W. Branch
Jasmine M. Browne
Stefon Q. Burns Dr. Marco F. Ellis
Sebastian Flores Dr. Travis A. Gayles
Miles A. Johnson
Luis M. Jones
Michael Mekonnen Angela A. Smedley
Luther G. Williams
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
Amber M. Bailey
Chaz M. Beasley
Alister Bent Jordan C. Brewer
Justin Bullock John A. Burton
Tyrone Clay Michael A. Crawford Dorian D. Dargan
Folake I. Dosu
Brennan and Andre Gould
Taylor L. Howell
Christopher A. Hunter, PhD
Kory D. Kantenga May L. Lugemwa Neveen H. Mahmoud Marquise J. McGraw, PhD
Christopher Middleton
Julian Miller
Esther O. Owolabi
M. Michelle Robinson, PhD
Petra M. Sander Ybarra, PhD Errol C. Saunders, II
Robert J. Smith, III Rassan Walker
Aaliyah N. Williams
Joellé Williams Alexandra C. Wood Ellen T. Yiadom Hoover
PATRON'S CIRCLE
Karla Aghedo
Elizabeth V. Alicea Jordan Alston
Danielle C. Lovell Jones Dr. Sando K. Ojukwu
Joseph P. Browne
Robert L. Brutus, III Brittany N. Coleman Jonte Craighead Douglas H. Cunningham Natalie R. Davis, PhD
Victor Alex Davis
Immanuel R. Foster
Geraldine Pierre Haile, PhD Ryan J. Hatten
Ashley V. N. Hayes
Andrea Headley, PhD William Humphrey Afaf Ibraheem
Robert M. Kabera Bruke Kifle
Sarah B. LaBrie Dr. Diarra K. Lamar Sade M. Lawrence Kara M. Lee Ku McMahan, PhD Dasia Moore
Tracy Moore, II Adora I. Mora
Brandon L. Nicholson, PhD Catherine C. Ntube Jonathan W. Piper Ade A. Sawyer
Mohammed Toure Crystal V. Venning Rev. Gerald L. Williams, PhD
SUPPORTER'S CIRCLE
Danielle M. Allen
Isis P. Anderson
Anonymous Jocelyn T. Bell
Efren W. Bonner
Crystal N. Boyd
William S. Chichester, III Halle Clottey
Nancy Coleman
Jim W. Cunningham
Mamadou Diallo
Salmana Diallo Cameron W. Drake
Caleb I. Franklin
Maurice Gilbert
Lisa E. J. Gordon Harrison
Sara Hailu
Caroline Haoud Morgan G. Harper
Alvin E. Hough, Jr. Desmond Howard
Ollie M. Howie
Margaret D. Ivey
Tristan Ivory, PhD
Sheila Adams James Dr. Maïkha Jeanlione
Dorothy Jones
Dr. Maris S. Jones
Christopher C. Khan
Devin Kilpatrick
Fatima Loeliger
Dr. Nneka C. Madu
Miles Malbrough
Sean Means
Saaleha Medlock
Keylonnie L. Miller
Dr. Misha M. Mutizwa
Desiree C Montgomery
Andrew Moton
Khalia V. Mounsey
Jayda Murray Doris A. Ofori
John O. Okhiulu
Dr. Keon K. Pearson
Saundra S. Quinlan
Raymond Pryor, IV Jerry Registre
Tyrell Russell Marcus K. Shallow
Jennifer M. Banner Sobers
Dylan L. Solomon
Lora Strum-Vaitsas
Sparlha Swa
Michael Thompson
Kiah C. Thorn
Veronica H. Threadgill Frelicia N. Tucker
Colin Webb
Ryan O. Williams-French Casandra Woodall
Dr. Koryse S. Woodrooffe DeLeon J. Wright
RON BROWN CAPTAINS
PATRON'S CIRCLE
Noah A. Faison
SUPPORTER'S CIRCLE
Aleena D. Brown
Nkemakolam U. Chukwumerije D’Anya G. Pickett
VOLUNTEERS
We extend a special thanks to the phenomenal members of our Board of Trustees, Advisory Board, Leaders Network Advisory Council, National and Local Selection Committees, GPS volunteers and our many community volunteers. We thank you for your dedication, time, advice and wisdom. Without you, we could not do what we do.
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GPS EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE RON BROWN SCHOLAR PROGRAM
In 25 years, the Program has awarded over $21M in scholarships. That would not have been possible without friends like you and our corporate partners. With your help, the Program has grown to provide support services and resources to over 2,000 students annually - Scholars, Captains and GPS Navigators - through our three initiatives. We do our best every day to be good stewards of the trust you place in us to help make an extraordinary impact on the lives of these talented young people and our next generation of leaders.
As we continue to grow and support this community of intellectually gifted and public service-minded African American students, we hope you will consider extending your generosity once again. Below you will find a list of opportunities for your consideration - we appreciate every gift, no matter the size. A gift envelope is enclosed should you wish to make a donation, or you may donate online at www.ronbrown.org. Thank you.
Share Information with Friends
We encourage you to share information about the Ron Brown Scholar Program and the Scholars with friends/family/colleagues who may be interested in learning more or making a donation. Or let us know if you would like us to reach out to anyone directly.
Emergency Funds/ Donations & Monthly Gifts
Visit www.ronbrown.org or send a check made payable to Ron Brown Scholar Fund and mail to: 485 Hillsdale Drive, Suite 206, Charlottesville, VA, 22901
Scholarship Agreements
Fully fund a $40,000 scholarship to support a Ron Brown Scholar. Option to pay $10,000 per year for 4 years. Please contact Michael Mallory mmallory@ronbrown. org or Anita Karadia akaradia@ ronbrown.org
Host a virtual Fundraiser
Please consider hosting a virtual fundraiser, or you may set up a fundraiser on social media to support the Ron Brown Scholar Program.
Matching Gifts
Matching gifts are offered by many companies to encourage philanthropy giving amongst their employees. Please check with your company to learn if they participate in a matching gift program.