PROGRAM
APRIL 4, 2025
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Community Grounding
5:30PM - 7:30PM
The Future of Black Institutions
7:30PM - 10:00PM
Celebrating Frontline Solutions at 20
Join us for a welcome reception and remarks, and a tour of the Historic Jenkins Farm.
A panel and discussion moderated by award-winning political strategist, author, and cultural commentator Alencia Johnson and Xavier Jernigan, a trailblazer in the entertainment and culture industries and co-host of Spotify’s hit flagship daily morning show, “The Get Up.” They will be joined by leaders from Black institutions spanning generations, geographies, and sectors to build and unpack the shared and competing definitions, aspirations, and visions among Black institutions in the 21st Century.
A festive evening reception and awards ceremony honoring leaders who have shaped and inspired Frontline’s vision, mission, and work.
Awardees
We are excited to honor some of our long-time supporters and leaders in the philanthropic space whose wisdom has informed the past 20 years of our evolution.
Maisha E. Simmons
Associate Vice President, Equity and Culture,
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Sherece West Scantlebury
President & CEO,
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Lillian Singh
Senior Vice President, Family Economic Mobility
Share Our Strength
Letha Muhammed
Executive Director,
Education Justice Alliance
Michelle DePass
President,
DePass Paulson Advisors
Felicia Lucky,
President,
Black Belt Community Foundation
Ashley Shelton
Executive Director,
Power Coalition
Jamira Burley
Social Impact Strategist
Jamira Burley, LLC.
Linetta Gilbert
Managing Partner,
Gilbert & Associates, LLC
Flozell Daniels, Jr.
CEO,
Mary Babcock Foundation
Loren Harris
Executive Director, National Impact
Ballmer Group
alicia sanchez gill
Executive Director
Emergent Fund
Dr. Jerome Gray
Activist, Elder
Samantha Bickham
President,
DBR Consulting
Chi-Ante Jones
Chief Reparations Officer,
Cypress Fund
Jessica Norwood
Founder & CEO,
RUNWAY
Carmen Berkley
Vice President, Strategy and Impact
Inatai Foundation
