HONORING FLORIDA'S MOST IMPACTFUL AND INFLUENTIAL MEN.
MAN OF THE YEAR
FATHER NELSON PINDER, SR.
RETIRED PASTOR/ACTIVIST
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Reverend Canon Nelson Wardell Pinder, Sr. was born in 1932 in Miami, Florida. He grew up in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami and was baptised and confirmed in the Historic St. Agnes Episcopal Church
VISIONARY AWARD
LESTER
SEAYS
CO-FOUNDER
ONYX MAGAZINE
“When is the last time you did something for the first time?”Not only is this the motto Lester Seays lives by, but it could also sum up his life, which is full of ‘first time’ events.
PUBLISHER'S AWARD
MAYOR ERNEST
PAGE
Orlando's First Black Mayor
“First African-American Mayor for the City Beautiful - Orlando, Florida. Graduate of Morehouse College..
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HONOREES
RUFUS J. ALEXANDER, III
Commissioner
City of Fort Pierce
TOREY ALSTON
Chief of Staff
Florida Department of Transportation, Inc.
BYRON W. BROOKS
County Administrator
Orange County Administrative Services Department
KARL BROWN
Chief Executive Officer
Oley's Hospitality Group
BOB BURNS
President
RL Burns, Inc.
BRIAN M. BUTLER
President/CEO
JCB
Construction, Inc.
THOMAS C. CHATMON
Executive Director
Orlando Downtown Development Board
HORACE G. DAWSON, III
EVP, External Affairs and General Counsel
Red Lobster Seafood Co.
JONATHAN GRAHAM
President
Horus
Construction Services
GARY HARTFIELD
President
Serenity Village Insurance and Consulting
TONY JENKINS
Market President
Central Florida Foundation
Florida Blue
CLIFF LONG
CEO
Orlando Regional
Realtor Association
IRVING MATTHEWS
President/CEO
Matthews
Automotive Group
DR. LARRY MILLS
Commissioner
Orlando
Utilities Commission
GEORGE MORNING
Director, SBD Department
Greater Orlando
Aviation Authority
RON ROGERS
President
Ronald O.
Rogers & Associates
MARK SHAMLEY
VP Global Social Impact
Tupperware Brands
Corporation
LEONARD K. SPENCER
Senior Manager of Supplier Diversity
Walt Disney Company
ALLEN WIGGINS
ARCHBISHOP
Archbishop
The Hope Church
JUSTIN WILLIAMS
General Manager
Grand
Bohemian Orlando
Jéan E. Wilson
Co-Managing Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig PA
