The Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation [BPACF] today announced its third class of Emerging Leaders. Forty young professionals and business owners under 40 will be recognized for their notable accomplishments at an upbeat evening on June 4, 2026, from 5p-9p at Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus, 4250 Richmond Rd., Highland Hills OH 44122.
Tickets for the event range from $30-75 and may be purchased here.
This year’s honorees and their professional affiliations are listed below.
Ceylon Allmond, KeyBank
Lauretta Amanor, The Cleveland Foundation
Brittany Barron, Cleveland State University
Janae Bryson, Auden & Company
Shanette Buford-Brazzell, The Cleveland Foundation
Mordecai Cargill, ThirdSpace Action Lab
Aisha Childers, Create A Space
Ashley Eddie, Cleveland Clinic
Deandra Evans, Right Direction Behavioral Health Services
Domonique Fomby, Styled Profile Barber & Beauty
David Gulley, Purposed by Destiny, Gulley Productions; The Cleveland Chorale
JaNae Hambrick, KeyBank
Fatimah Harris, City of Cleveland
Cierra Hilson, The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
India Hobbs, Home Care Companions & Associates, LLC; Inner City Trades
Kristian Hunter, One South Euclid
Jzinae Jeanbaptiste, Thompson Hine LLP
Danielle Jones, Cleveland Clinic
Alicia Jordan, College Now
Lauren Kane, Clarity and Ledger
Teresa Leek, Safe Haven Therapy & Wellness; Making a Difference Consulting
Brittany Long, Cleveland Cavaliers
Whitney Malone, Flourishworks, LLC - Malone House Gardens
Tatyana McKnight, Cleveland City Council
Darvio Morrow, The First Class Broadcasting Corporation
Diauntae Morrow, The Morrow Group & Company
Chinenye Nkemere, Enlightened Solutions
Jamie Parker, Burten, Bell, Carr Development Inc.
Daneé Pinckney, Twinsburg City Schools
Katura Pleasant, A Place 4 Me
Daa’iyah Rahman, Open Doors Academy
Alicia Robinson, Summit Education Initiative; Limitless Ambition, Inc.
Shanice Settle, The NRP Group
HerBrina Shepherd, Cuyahoga Community College
Latia Taylor, Garfield Heights City Schools
Jazmine Walker, College Now
Erius Watson, Dollar Bank
Melvonna Williams, Clinician Nexus
Clarence Williams, Cleveland Clinic
Maria Wilson, Breakthrough Public Schools
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