Daisy Odom Fulton is executive director of the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in Delray Beach, an organization dedicated to preserving the area’s Black history. Under Fulton’s leadership, the Museum has drawn visitors from across the country and the Caribbean, attracted world class exhibits, and served as a center for a wide variety of cultural celebrations. Her tireless efforts have resulted in a budget increase of more than 1,000 percent, resulting in new cultural and educational programs and enabling younger generations to learn even more about their rich heritage.

George L. Burrows, Sr., became Fort Lauderdale’s first Black licensed master electrician in 1948 in the midst of segregation. For 60 years Burrows Electric Company has helped those in need, and is credited with having installed electric service to over 90 percent of the historically African-American community of Fort Lauderdale and unincorporated Broward County. Burrows has been a mentor to countless young men and is proud of having installed the lighting at the football field of his alma mater, Dillard High School, enabling the team to play its first night game “under the lights.”

Vern Dooling, is senior area director for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County. Although he has been with this organization for 17 years, Dooling has dedicated nearly three decades to working with children and young adults. He considers being a cancer survivor his greatest personal accomplishment, but professionally, it’s seeing at-risk kids succeed that means the most to him. Dooling serves as a role model for them, helping youth create meaningful leadership and community service projects. He is co-founder of 100 Black Men of Broward County and recently helped organize a local Million Father March, designed to encourage minority fathers to participate more in their children’s education. His motto is “through small successes comes positive change.”

Andrea Kilpatrick parlayed her degrees in African-American studies, law, and education from Princeton, Oxford, and Harvard Law School into founding Cool Kids Learn, Inc. This Miami non-profit serves over 2,000 at-risk students annually, with 95 percent success rates in improved reading and math skills. Kilpatrick’s lifelong passion for education has also led her to serve as an adjunct professor at Florida International University and to publish numerous articles about nonprofit management strategies.

Khenitha Reeves, a senior at William T. McFatter Technical High School in Davie, is class vice president. In this role, she has coordinated successful fundraising efforts and organized activities that resulted in greater student participation. Khenitha is also co-president of the school’s Human Resources Council, helping to promote diversity through enhanced student interaction. Additionally, she has served The Faith Center Ministries’ “Super Girl” mentoring program that teaches young ladies important life skills.