Champions of Change

Champions of Change: In The Footsteps Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Thursday, January 12th, eight local leaders who are following in the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. were honored at the White House as Champions of Change. These men and women, who include business and non-profit leaders and community volunteers, have each taken great strides to improve the lives of others through volunteerism and in providing economic opportunity to others in their community.

Rachel Turner is the Outreach & Programs Manager at Global Citizen, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization that coordinates the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service,...

Maureen Roche serves as the director of The Campus Kitchens Project, the national program of DC Central Kitchen. Since 2001, CKP has recovered more than 2 million pounds of food, engaged 45,000...

Mr. Gevonee EuGene Ford has worked in the field of early childhood care and education for the past twenty-eight years, specializing in program development, administration, and policy. He has been...

As a minority business owner for 20 years, David W. Brown has employed dozens of individuals from under-represented communities, provided internships to students of color and made contracting...

Todd Bernstein is the president of Global Citizen and the founder and director of the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, the largest King Day event in the nation. In 1996,...

James serves as Market Vice President for the Southeast Region of Operation HOPE, a global non-profit, public benefit organization; America’s leading provider of economic tools, services, and...

Mr. Fizer has been a Senior Companion with the Suburban Cook County Senior Companion program since August 2008. Since then he has demonstrated a remarkable ablility and insight concerning the...

Stephen Powell is the Executive Director at Mentoring USA based in New York, NY. A native of New Jersey, Stephen was born and raised in Newark and East Orange, respectively and now resides in New...