6:30 pm, Monday, February 20th, 2023
Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum
2620 W Center St, Milwaukee
Nearby Nature and partners are proud to announce the 2023 African American Environmental Pioneer Awards. It’s our FOURTH annual event to honor those in Milwaukee’s African American community working for a better environment. This is an exciting and memorable event to honor the work of these environmental pioneers. Doors will open at 5:30 pm for refreshments and light fare. The program will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.
Registration for the event is open now at this link. Register NOW to reserve your space.
Here is the 2023 Honor Roll:
Pioneer Awards
- Lori Banks, Volunteer – Sherman Park Community Assn.
- Cassandra Flagg, CMF Consulting Services LLC
- Felice Green, Milwaukee Water Commons
- Ammar Nsoroma, Red, Bike & Green
- Supreme Moore Omokunde, Wisconsin State Representative
- Fidel Verdin, Co-Director, True-Skool
Rising Star Awards
- Lauryn Cross, Youth Climate Action Team
- Keviea Guiden, Citizen Action of Wisconsin – Wisconsin Climate Table
- Imani Hunter, Arborist
- Deniko Montgomery, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
- Tinuola Omolola Oladebo, Student, UWM Sustainable Peacebuilding
- Nia Smith, Menomonee Valley Partners
Information about previous year’s events and awardees:
- Please see this link for information about the 2022 Awards and Awardees
- Please see this link for information about the 2021 Awards and Awardees
- Please see this link for information about the 2020 Awards and Awardees
2023 Steward Level Event Sponsors:
If you have come here seeking to be an event sponsor, write to us at AAEPA@NearbyNatureMKE.org
2023 Organizing Sponsors are individuals and organizations that serve on the organizing committee
- Lamont Smith – The Nature Conservancy
- Yvonne McCaskill – Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association
- Steven Hunter – Nearby Nature Milwaukee
- Terry Evans – Urban Ecology Center, Washington Park
- David Thomas – Nearby Nature Milwaukee
- Milton Byers III – Audubon Wild Indigo
- Danitra Jones – Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
- Martina Patterson – Nearby Nature Milwaukee
- Victoria Gillet – Sierra Club Great Waters Group
- Aton Fox – Milwaukee Water Commons
- Wilniesha Smith – ReFlo
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