Sponsored by T Rowe Price.
The Homecoming Heroes Program recognizes and celebrates remarkable Baltimore City heroes—community and nonprofit leaders, activists, artists and innovators—who have made a recent, significant impact on Baltimore. Meet our past Homecoming Heroes.
2024 Homecoming Heroes
Vaunita Goodman
Founder, Dialysis to the Docks
Jennie Janssen
President/Co-Founder, Minorities in Aquarium and Zoo Sciences (MIAZS)
Jahlik Mathis
Founder/Executive Director, Police and Sneaks
Derrick Whiting
Founder/Executive Director, The Flowers Whiting Initiative
Evan Woodard
Founder/Executive Director, Salvage Arc Foundation
2023 Homecoming Heroes
Fred Watkins
Founder, Big Laughs & Lil Laughs
Katie Kilby
Founder, Reveille Grounds
Vanessa Geffrard
Vice President of Education and Outreach, Planned Parenthood of Maryland
Iya Dammons
Founder & Executive Director
Charita Cole Brown
Author & Mental Health Advocate
Rashad Staton
Catalyst of Change, Community Law in Action
Nykidra Robinson
Founder & CEO, Black Girls Vote, Inc.
Brian Pham
Co-Founder, Break A Difference
Elijah Miles
Chairman, Tendea Family
Kevin Beasley
Director of Dream Bigger Community Institute and Beats Not Bulletssince
2022 Homecoming Heroes
Steven Albright
Culinary Director, Franciscan Center
Janet Glover-Kerkvliet
Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group/Life Career Pivoters Inc
Noah Smock
Executive Director, Baltimore Community Toolbank
Dorian Walker
Executive Director, Family Survivor Network
Atiya Wells
CEO & Founder, Backyard Basecamp
Mike Anthony Battle, Jr.
Executive Director and Founder, RICH
Alanah Davis
Community Advocate & Reporter
Atierra Griffin
BOND, Inc
Tyde-Courtney Edwards
Founder, Ballet After Dark
Sam Novey
Co-Founder, Baltimore Votes
2019 Homecoming Heroes
Leonor Blum
Founder & Executive Director, !Adelante Latina!
Van Brooks
Founder and CEO, Safe Alternative Foundation for Education
Rev. Dr. Heber M. Brown III
Pastor, The Black Church Food Security Network
Kayenecha Daugherty
Executive Director, Creative Nomads
Blair Franklin
former Executive Director, YES Youth Drop-In Center
Marlo Hargrove
Co-Founder, Freedom Advocates Celebrating Ex-Offenders FACE
Nneka N’namdi
Founder & Director, Fight Blight Bmore
Shantell Roberts
Founder & Executive Director, Touching Young Lives, Inc.
Ana Rodney
Founder & Executive Director MOMCares
Jayme Wooten
Founder, CLLCTIVLY
2018 Homecoming Heroes
Erricka Bridgeford
Co-Organizer, Baltimore Ceasefire 365
Monique Brown
Major, Baltimore CIty Police Department
Alexa Gaines
Co-founder, The Bmore Creatives
Panagis Galiatsatos
Co-founder, Medicine for the Greater Good
Ray Kelly
CEO, No Boundaries Coalition
Jabari Lyles
Executive Director, GLSEN Maryland
Alphonso Mayo
Founder & Executive, Mentoring Mentors
Randi Pupkin
Executive Director, Art With a Heart
Mr. Trash Wheel
First Invention of His Kind, the Unmuddied, King of the Flotsam, etc.
Brittany Young
Founder & CEO, B360