Our People

Our People bring the Future of Advertising recognizes excellence in marketing, advertising and media by awarding up & coming industry leaders in a financial grant.

Board of Directors

Daniel "DC" Cherry III
Global CMO, Dickies
Danyel Surrency Jones
Principal, Surrency Jones Consulting
Eden Andu
VP, Employee Relations & Business Partner
Ezinne Okoro
Chief Inclusion & Culture Strategy Officer, VML Group
Anika Grant
CEO & Founder, Idlewild Experiential
Marc Simons
Co-Founder, Giant Spoon
Justin P. Grant
SVP, Head of Content - Wealth Management Product Marketing at BNY / Author
Nicky Sparrow
Executive VP of Multicultural Sales, iHeartMedia
Michael Barclay II
Chief Events Officer, Sundial Media Group
Kevin W. McFall
Chief Marketing Officer, PushBlack
Sherina Florence
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Architect IABM!
Alison Draper Lolley
Chief Strategy Officer, T.D. Jakes Enterprises
Jarrett Nobles
VP, Global Partnerships Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Christine Ngo Isaac
Ian Conyers
Ryan Chappell
Michael C Riley

Staff

Jason Garrett
Creative Director
Marcus Bracey
Director of Digital Storytelling
Brittany Allen
Mentorship Facilitator & Professional Coach
Kendra Croft
Program Facilitator
Imani Briscoe
Program Facilitator
Clayton Pasley Jr.
Program Director
Lincoln Stephens
Co-Founder/CEO
Larry Yarrell
Co-Founder/COO