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Welcome toThe Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education’s

10th Anniversary and Awards Celebration As we celebrate our first 10 years, we believe that the future of FAME is bright, and we are taking proactive steps to ensure that we strategically execute the vision and mission of the organization. Our plans are to ensure that FAME is able to provide young people, no matter the socioeconomic or cultural background, with enriching access to superior artistic and educational opportunities. FAME will continue to forge ahead, providing scholarships, donating instruments, con-ducting music and technology programs and workshops, producing quality concerts, and who knows, perhaps securing another Guinness World Record. Tonight, we are honored to recognize and to celebrate 15 individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to help FAME fulfill its mission of positively impact-ing the lives of youth through access to quality music, education, programs, and experiences. With their exceptional support and unwavering dedication, FAME is making a strong and positive impact on the educational and musical pursuits of hundreds of children and families annually. We are grateful for our musician friends who will share their talents and love for music with us this evening. These recording artists, composers, and performers are committed to their craft and are strong advocates for keeping music alive in our schools. We also want to express gratitude to all sponsors, community partners, volunteers, per-formers, staff, family, friends, and everyone who helped make the first 10 years a resounding success. To our esteemed colleagues on the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your commitment to FAME and the youth we serve! We are grateful for your support and hope that you will join us on our journey to the next 10 years of developing the next generation of innovators. Enjoy the celebration!

Harry Staley A. Toni Lewis Chairman of the Board Founder & Executive Director

PLATINUM SPONSORSThe Honorable Will Campos

The Honorable Derrick Leon DavisWashington Redskins & Dan Snyder

PEPCO MNCPPC- Parks & Recreation Department

Prince George’s Community College GOLD SPONSORS

The Honorable Andrea HarrisonThe Honorable Ingrid Turner

The Honorable Obie PattersonThe Washington Informer

The Gazette Innovative Study Techniques

SILVER SPONSORSDr. Nekia Neither

BRONZE SPONSORST. Curtis and Company, P. C.

The Resource FirmWHUR Radio, 96.3

DONORSPompton/Middlesex, Inc. (McDonalds)

Joy & Wilson BrownHartford Insurance

Mildred F. EvansJudith Korey

James & Peggie WomackPatricia A. Szervo

Reginald & Charlotte LewisDebra AckermanNorma Bullock

TABLE SPONSORSUnited Communities Against Poverty

The Richard Payne Trio

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Thank You!SPONSORS DONORS

to Our Anniversary Sponsors

T R A N S F O R M A T I O N A L L E A D E R A W A R DRecipient: Rushern Baker, III, Prince George’s County Executive

This award is presented to a passionate advocate for nonprofits; they are innovative thinkers and collab-orative partners in the Greater Washington Region. They effectively demonstrate exemplary commitment to maintaining a strong partnership with the nonprofit community to ensure that the needs of County resi-dents and citizens are met. Further, they develop strong policies that enhance the success and sustain-ability of nonprofits and nonprofit leaders through innovative programs and funding.

Mr. Baker is the seventh County Executive of Prince George’s County, the highest income African-American majority county in America and the second largest jurisdiction by population in the State of Maryland. Since his election in November of 2010, Mr. Baker has worked closely with other state and regional leaders to pursue positive change, focusing on creating jobs, growing the econ-omy, and improving public safety and education in the County. He has raised the profile of Prince George’s County in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan

region, implementing innovative programs designed to improve the quality of life for residents. Mr. Baker introduced the Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative (TNI) in 2012 in order to uplift economically challenged neighborhoods in Prince George’s County. TNI is an innovative approach to government service delivery. He is very focused on improving education and public safety in the County. Mr. Baker has also made significant reforms to ensure openness, transparency, and ac-countability in government.

N A T I O N A L A D V O C A T E F O R N O N P R O F I T S A W A R DRecipient: Steny Hoyer, Congressman, MD District 5

This award is presented to a legislator who represents the interests of nonprofits like FAME throughout the State of Maryland by working tirelessly to ensure that national policies and reforms have a positive impact on low and middle-income families. They provide funding opportunities, training, and other op-portunities to ensure the welfare of Maryland citizens serviced by nonprofits.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer is a tireless fighter for economic development and a leader in creating jobs. He has helped create and save nearly 23,000 jobs by supporting federal facilities and associated businesses. Congressman Hoyer is dedicated to outstanding constituent service. He un-derstands the roles and needs of nonprofits and works to ensure that current and proposed legislation helps nonprofits, for example the Affordable Health Care Act for nonprofit employees. He consults with nonprofits of all sizes to

provide information on grant opportunities and provides guidance and key resources to help eligible grantseekers find information on federal grants, loans, and nonfinancial assistance.

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C O R P O R A T E L E A D E R S H I P A W A R DRecipient: Mr. Jerry Pasternak, Region Vice President, PEPCO

This award is presented to a corporate leader that consistently demonstrates commitment to making a difference in the communities they serve. They support FAME programs with the provision of financial support, significant in-kind donations, and/or volunteer assistance to enhance program development, implementation and fiscal operations of the nonprofit agency.

Jerry Pasternak is Pepco Region Vice President, Maryland. In that capac-ity, he serves as Pepco’s primary liaison to political, business, community, non-profit and consumer leaders throughout the company’s Maryland service territory. From 1994 to 2006, he served as Special Assistant to Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan. As the senior political and policy advisor, Jerry contributed strategies for public policy decisions and provided oversight, guid-

ance and direction to ensure successful implementation of policy objectives for more than 25 departments and agencies within the county. Among his more notable achievements, Jerry helped engineer the redevelopment of Silver Spring and the development of the Music Center at Strathmore, the Montgomery County Conference Center, and Rockville Town Center. From 2006 until he joined Pepco, Jerry was Director of Government Affairs and Senior Coun-sel at a Bethesda firm.

G O V E R N M E N T L E A D E R S H I P A W A R DRecipient: Prince George’s County Council

This award is presented to a government employee or government entity that has supported the work of FAME by advocating, volunteering and supporting the mission of the organization; as a result significant improvements are made in the lives of citizens. The impact, creativity and sustainability of the nominees’ efforts and initiatives work to deliver simple and effective government. The recipient exemplifies and promotes excellence in government, outstanding leadership and high ethical standards. All legislative powers of the County are vested in the County Council. In addition, the County Council sits as the District Council on zoning and land use matters, and as the Board of Health on health policy matters. The nine-member Prince George's County Council include: Council Chairman (District 9), Mel Franklin; Council Vice-Chair, Will Campos (District 2); and Council Members Mary A. Lehm-an (District 1); Eric Olson, (District 3); Ingrid M. Turner (District 4), Andrea Harrison (District 5); Derrick Leon Davis (District6); Karen R. Toles (District7); and Obie Patterson (District 8).

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E D U C A T I O N L E A D E R O F T H E Y E A R A W A R DRecipient: Anita B. Lambert, Coordinating Supervisor, Creative Arts ProgramsOffice, Prince George’s County Public Schools.

FAME grants this award to individuals, organizations, or groups to recognize an exemplary contribution to education, and Music in particular, and the well-being of education organizations through strong and effective leadership. The person or organization shall have made or be making a truly outstanding contri-bution to improve the education status of individuals, targeted groups, communities, or a school system.

Anita Lambert has been teaching and involved in music since her earli-est memories. She began taking piano lessons at the age of four, and teach-ing students while playing for Vacation Bible School at age ten. An epiphany occurred when watching “The Sound of Music” when first released, declaring “I’m going to teach someone to sing like THAT!” Her love for teaching everyone, regardless of other abilities, led her to major in Music Education and Music Therapy at East Carolina University. Her

early career was spent in Fairfax County Public Schools with Emotionally Disabled students. Her work created the first program of its kind where all students were mainstreamed in music classes. Currently Anita is the Coordinating Supervisor for Creative Arts Programs, serving Prince George’s County Public Schools as the supervisor for all of the fine arts, (music, dance, theatre visual arts), health education, physical education, middle school technology integration, media arts, Television Production and Home Schooling.

A W A R D O F H O N O RRecipient: The Richard Payne Trio, (Richard Payne, piano; Rudy Spruill, bass;and Roderick Johnson, percussion)

This award celebrates the positive impact individuals or groups who have consistently made substantial and noteworthy contributions to the work of FAME from 2004 to 2014. These persons or groups have made outstanding contributions to FAME programs, policies, or the Foundation in general. Deliberate, methodical instrumentation cascades this group's blend of jazz, gospel and clas-sical music. Though based in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, The Richard Payne Trio

has engaged national and international audiences with their intri-cate sound of musical tapestries for several years. Sharing their musical allure with audiences all over the world, the members have also played with many well-known recording artists. The illustrious career of The Richard Payne Trio began eleven years ago. Enormously talented musicians, Richard Payne (Pia-no), Rudy Spruill (Bass) & Roderick Johnson (Percussions) joined forces to blend and exhibit their unique musical styles.

Composing rhythms since their youth, The Richard Payne Trio exudes an energy that allows them to create music that touches the spirit. Their music reflects life experiences, the way of the world, as well as personal and philosophical beliefs.

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O U T S T A N D I N G C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R A W A R D

This award is given to leaders of community entities that have partnerships with FAME on major pro-grams an projects related to music and/or education. These entities have: • Provided opportunities for students to engage in meaningful learning• Facilitated student learning with the provision of venues and/or faculty • Demonstrated collaborative and reciprocal partnerships to address community needs and educational objectives; • Empowered students to elevate their educational pursuits• Served as a co-educator for FAME students.

Recipient:Dr. Clarence E. Knight, Jr.Department ChairmanDepartment of Fine andPerforming Arts, Bowie StateUniversity.

Recipient:Dr. Robert GibsonProfessor and DirectorSchool of Music University ofMaryland College ParkUniversity of Maryland Schoolof Music.

Robert Gibson’s compositions have been performed throughout the United States and in Europe, China and South America. His music has also been presented on National Public Radio and by noted performers and en-sembles, including bassist Bertram Turetzky, clarinetists Esther Lamneck and Nathan Williams, pianists Santiago Rodriguez, Marilyn Nonken and Audrey Andrist, the Stern/Andrist Duo, the Clarion Wind Quintet, Prism Brass Quintet, the Contemporary Music Forum, the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra under Music Director James Ross, and many more. Mr. Gibson has been a composer member of the Contemporary Music Forum of Wash-ington, DC (1987–2001). As a jazz bassist he performed with many international artists in the early ‘80s, including Mose Allison, Tom Harrell, Marc Copland, and the late Barney Kessel. Chamber Music, a Capstone compact disc of his chamber works appeared on Fan-fare magazine’s Want List as one of critic William Zagorski’s five notable recordings of the year. In 2011-13, Mr. Gibson was a resident composer at the Alba (Italy) Music Festival.

Dr. Knight’s tenure at Bowie State includes such contributions as: The father of the now “Symphony of Soul” Band Program; Start-ing the Music Technology program through a Title III Grant; Providing the vision and direction for the “NEW” Fine and Performing Arts Building that was completed in Janu-ary 2012 and the redesign of the Fine and Performing Arts Department into its present configuration. He is a professional musi-cian with a wealth of experience in musical theater, recordings, and performances with a number of luminaries such as Gladys Knight, Lena Horne, Pearl Bailey, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Jackson Five, and many others. He is also the leader of his own band and orchestra that performs for the Congres-sional Black Caucus Awards, five Presidential Inaugurations. His experience spans over five decades. His initial experience started while attending The School of Music at Howard University where he performed as the lead alto saxophone player under the direction of “Rick” Henderson at the famed Howard Theater in Washington DC.

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U N S U N G H E R O A W A R DRecipient: Andria L. Barbee This award honors a dedicated volunteer who has volunteered immeasurable hours to providingadministrative support, event planning and management services for FAME's signature events, andcoordinating various programs and activities since FAME's establishment in 2004.

Andria established her consulting company, The Resource Firm LLC, in July 2011. This enabled her to continuously work with churches, non-profits, and others to ensure that the organizational needs for their businesses, events/pro-grams and assignments were met. She also volunteers her time and service in areas that benefit youth, children, young adults and seniors. Andria has over 23 years of District Government service, working in admin-istrative and human resource positions, later becoming the Special Projects

Coordinator and Management Liaison Specialist for 10 consecutive years at the DC Department of Health. She restructured the ailing Student Internship Program to become the elite pilot program for other District Government Agencies. She cherishes the fact that she could provide over 1500 students a year-round avenue to gain hands-on experience within their field of study, coupled with mandatory community outreach.

Recipient: Cecelia DavisThis award honors a current FAME Board Member who has shown exceptional dedication to theorganization and its mission; and has given unusually productive service in FAME committee work. The honoree has been an active, committed member and/or volunteer for a sustained period of time, serving in multiple roles and contributing in meaningful ways throughout the organization.

Cecelia L. Davis is a Senior Procurement Analyst in the Office of Govern-ment-wide Policy at the U. S. General Services Administration (GSA), where she is responsible for writing and revising Government-wide policy for the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and also serves as an analyst on the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council. Before becoming a Senior Procurement Analyst in the Office of Government-wide Policy, she served as a Contracting Officer and Procurement Analyst in the Public Buildings Service in GSA’s Headquarters

and a Contract Specialist in GSA’s National Capital Region. Cecelia has over 30 years of Federal service and over 25 years of acquisition experience. Cecelia is the Treasurer for The Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education, Inc. (FAME).

Recipient: Gwendolyn Ferguson This award honors a current FAME board member who Mentors others and helps FAME and other nonprofit organizations improve their overall performance, becoming more effective, competitive and sustainable. This is a person who gives generously of themselves and their expertise to mentor others and values continuous learning for nonprofit leaders. The awardee is a strong and passionate leader as demonstrated by dedication and commitment to working to improve all facets of the nonprofit sector.

Gwendolyn Ferguson has more than 30 years working in the areas of non-profit management and resource development. She has held the title of Presi-dent & CEO of United Communities Against Poverty, Inc. (UCAP) for 3 years and served in numerous capacities during her tenure with the organization for approximately 8 years. Ms. Ferguson has served in various capacities to assist in helping those living in poverty, the homeless, and the low-income individuals and families

throughout the Metropolitan Washington Region. She has served as the Chairperson of the Emergency Food & Shelter Board in the District of Columbia and Vice Chairperson for Prince George’s County. She is also the past Chair of the Homeless Services Partnership in Prince George’s County and the Human Services Coalition of Prince George’s County (HSC). She cur-rently serves on several Boards to include: the Foundation for Music and Education (FAME), Maryland Community Action Partnership and the Advisory Board for HSC of Prince George’s County.

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S T E L L A R B R O A D C A S T E R A W A R DRecipient: Jacquie Gales Webb

This award is presented to a Radio Announcer who passionately lends their voice and music to promote and encourage the work of nonprofits and community organizations throughout the Greater Washington Region on their radio show and/or at other appearances and other activities. This individual is recognized by their peers and national organizations as a leader in Radio.

Jacquie Gales Webb is a Peabody award-winning producer, performer and host of the number one Sunday Afternoon Gospel music program on 96.3 WHUR. She is also the host of Gospel World on HUR Voices, Channel 141 on the XM/Sirius Satellite Radio Network. In 2015, Webb will mark her twenty-fifth year of providing her special mix of Gospel music and history to the DC metropolitan area on WHUR. In 1978, she was one of the first on-air personali-ties to launch WYCB, DC’s first 24-hour Gospel music station. Her first show

on commercial radio was on WILD in Boston while she was still a junior at Emerson College. In total, Webb has hosted radio programs for thirty-four years. This year, Emerson College inducted her into the WERS Hall of Fame. In 2012, the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses presented Webb with a Lifetime Achievement Award; and she was named by the Washington Examiner newspaper as one of the top ten “movers and shakers in gospel music” in the Washington metropolitan area. Her contributions to the Gospel music industry were instrumental in WHUR receiving the 2009 Stellar Award for Major Market Station of the Year.

C O M M U N I T Y & N O N P R O F I T C H A M P I O N A W A R DRecipient: LaVonn Reedy Thomas

This award is designed to recognize an individual who has made community and civic engagement an in-tegral to his/her life experience. This award also honors an individual’s involvement in the community that promotes strong reciprocal partnerships with community agencies and nonprofit agencies and makes a significant impact. They are an outstanding professional and collaborative leader. This is a person who gives generously of themselves and their expertise to mentor others. This person sees the big picture of what the best of community and nonprofits can be, and makes it happen.

LaVonn Reedy Thomas serves as the Community Affairs Manager in the Prince George’s County Office of the County Executive. In her role, she works on projects such as the annual Women’s History Month Luncheon, the Commu-nity Partnership Grants, the Women’s Empowerment Conference, the Com-munity Service Awards, and the Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative. Prior to this appointment she worked for several years as the director of marketing and development for Community Teachers Institute. Her professional experi-

ence ranges from working in the newsroom of The Prince George’s Journal newspaper where she was the community news editor/writer to the non-profit sector where she worked on issues ranging from environmental justice to health services for children with special needs. LaVonn’s community work has included serving as president and secretary of a homeown-ers association, president of both the Melwood Elementary School PTA and the Central High School Alumni Association (Capitol Heights), as well as volunteering with church ministries and other community service programs. LaVonn was named among the “125 Who’s Who in Prince George’s County” in the Prince George’s Suite magazine. She serves as an ex officio board member for the Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council and as a panelist for Art in Public Places.

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CHAIRMAN’S VIP RECEPTION Music by: Daniel Zeng (keyboard) & Peri Leighty (violin)

GENERAL RECEPTION

PRELUDE MUSICJohn C. G. Stricklett

PROGRAMHost: Tony Richards

Largo High School ChoirBrandon Felder, Music Director

GREETINGSCo-Chairs Leon Harris & Nat Adderley, Jr.

Harry Staley, FAME Chairman & FAME Board of DirectorsCongresswoman Donna Edwards

County Council Member Ingrid Turner

RICHARD PAYNE TRIOAccompanied by Henry Brown & Renee Barnes

AWARD PRESENTATIONS

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

RASHIDA “TULANI” JOLLEY

NAT ADDERLEY, JR.

AFTER PARTY76 DEGREES WEST BAND

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C O - C H A I R - N A T A D D E R L E Y , J r. Nat Adderley Jr. is best known for his work with Luther Vandross. Nat wrote (and arranged) Luther’s first top 20 pop hit, “Stop to Love”, and some other important Luther songs, including “Wait for Love” and the Grammy-nominated “Give me the Reason”. Nat also arranged many of Luther’s most popular records,

including “Superstar”, “Here and Now”, “If Only for One Night”, “Creepin”, “If This World Were Mine”, “So Amazing”,“There’s Nothing Better Than Love”, “Never Too Much” , and “Love Won’t Let Me Wait”. More recently, Nat produced tracks on the last seven Vandross studio albums. These include “My Favorite Things”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “Going Out of My Head”, “Knocks Me Off My Feet”, and “The Closer I Get To You”, a duet with Beyonce Knowles. That track also appears on Beyonce’s album Dangerously in Love, and it won the Grammy in 2004 for best R&B performance by a duo or group. In 2003, Nat produced Luther’s Live 2003 at Radio City Music Hall. Nat was Luther’s

musical director from 1981 until his death. Many other artists have had major successes with help from Nat Adderley Jr. Nat wrote “The Wave” for Kirk Whalum, arranged Natalie Cole’s 1987 hit recording of “When I Fall In Love”, produced “Just Another Lonely Night” for Johnny Gill, arranged most of Aretha Franklin’s album Jump To It, and many others. Pro-duction of August Wilson’s Piano Lesson was on tape and was played by Nat Adderley Jr. More recently, Nat has been performing in jazz clubs and festivals in Asia, Europe and California with saxman Tom Scott, and in the New York area with other artists and with his own trio.

C O - C H A I R – L E O N H A R R I S Award-winning journalist Leon Harris anchors the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts for ABC7/WJLA-TV. He came to Washington after 20 years at CNN’s Atlanta headquarters, where he co-anchored CNN Live Today and Prime News, and hosted CNN Presents and American Stories.

Harris has covered a wide variety of stories including the September 11 terror strikes, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Asian tsunami of 2004, the explosion and crash of TWA Flight 800 and the Los Angeles riots. He has interviewed presidential candidates and reported live from both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. His work has earned him a number of honors, among them multiple CableAce awards for Best Newscaster, and National Emmy Awards for coverage of the September 11 terror attack, the Oklahoma City bombing and the 2000 presi-dential election. He was honored, too, with a National Headliner Award and more recently with a National Capital Area Emmy Award for Best Anchor.

Leon Harris is passionate about improving the lives of children. His weekly segment, Harris’ Heroes, on which FAME was featured, profiles adults helping kids or kids helping their peers in the D.C. metro region. The series runs every Wednesday evening during ABC7 News at Five. Harris also works with many charitable groups including For the Love of Children, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, Unique Learning Center, March of Dimes and many others. He is a Cum Laude and honorary doctorate recipient from Ohio University.

H O S T – T O N Y R I C H A R D S

At the age of 12 Tony Richards knew what he wanted to do. He wanted to be a disc jockey. When a new urban radio station in town went on the air, he jumped at the chance to pursue the goal. He started off working long, unpaid hours, just to get experience. Now some 25 years or so later, Tony has the same passion for radio. You can catch Tony Saturday afternoon on The Show. Tony, a native of the windy city, Chicago Illinois, has been with WHUR for five years.

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BIOSR A S H I D A “ T U L A N I ” J O L L E Y - r a s h i d a j o l l e y . c o m Rashida Jolley is one of the most unique emerging artists today. She is a singer, harpist, songwriter and speaker who toured internationally with Lady Gaga on one of the biggest tours in the world, and appeared

on NBC’s hit show “America’s Got Talent,” where she quickly became a fan favorite, receiving standing ovations for every performance. She has also appeared on the BET Rap It Up Tour, opened up for John Legend, Musiq Soulchild, and received ac-colades for her performance at the Ludacris Foundation’s Tribute to Quincy Jones. The product of a long-line of musicians, her father, the late Noble Jolley Sr., a renowned jazz guitarist, earned Howard University’s first degree in Jazz Studies and mentored Rashida in music and performance. When she was seven years old, Rashida began singing lead in the church choir and started studying the harp at age 10. It was her mother’s suggestion to combine her vocal style of R&B, pop, soul and funk with the harp. It was then, when she began composing songs on the harp, which became part of her performance. She has been honored by CVS & Rolling Out Magazine as a beauty and fashion icon, being presented with the 2012 Mirror Mirror

award, and is the recipient of the Young and Powerful for Obama Organizations 2012 Rising Star Award, and the Young and Powerful for Obama Organizations 2013 Trailblazer Award. Rashida is the Music Ambas-sador for The Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education (FAME), the 2014 Arts Ambassador for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, and the Ambassador for the American Heart Association of Greater Washington.

7 6 D E G R E E S W E S T B A N D This Rising band has played behind numerous national acts such as Sax Man Jimmy Sommers, Grammy Award-Winner Gordon Chambers, Eric Darius, Allyson Williams, and Angela Johnson. The Jazz/Funk band

has been lighting up stages across the U.S. since 2001. This band is swiftly evolving into one of the most memo-rable sounding bands hitting the industry. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2009. They have a brand new single with soul star Raheem DeVaughn singing lead. It's the first single from the group's upcoming CD, and it has elements of Marvin and a great, funky underpinning. The Band members include: Leon Rawlings, Founder; Brent Birkhead (sax); Frank Scooby Marshall (vocals); Kevin Walker (bass); Ronald Payton, Jr., (Vocals); Derek

Freeman (drums); Michael Burney (percussion); Jamal Orr (keyboards); Stanley Cooper (guitar); and Kym Clarke (trumpet).

T H E R I C H A R D P A Y N E T R I O Deliberate, methodical instrumentation cascades this group's blend of jazz, gospel and classical music. Though based in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, The Richard Payne Trio has engaged national and

international audiences with their intricate sound of musical tapestries for several years. Sharing their musical allure with audiences all over the world, the members have also played with many well-known recording artists. The illustrious career of The Richard Payne Trio began eleven years ago. Enormously talented musicians, Richard Payne (Piano), Rudy Spruill (Bass) & Roderick Johnson (Percussions) joined forces to blend and exhibit their unique musical styles. Composing rhythms since their youth, The Richard Payne Trio exudes an energy that allows them to create music that touches the spirit. Their music

reflects life experiences, the way of the world, as well as personal and philosophical beliefs.

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CHAIRMANHarry StaleyAnna D. Foods, Inc./McDonalds

Carolyn D. AlstonThurman Davis, Sr.Miranda JacksonLeonard LongHerbert MaloneRichard Payne

FORMER BOARD MEMBERS

VICE CHAIRMANTyrone S. GillumPresident and Senior PartnerSage Marketing Partners

TREASURERCecelia L. Davis

SECRETARYKaren S. Jackson

A. Toni LewisFounder /Executive Director

Gwendolyn FergusonPresident/ CEOUnited CommunitiesAgainst Poverty

Michael Ellis IngramOrchestra Conductor

Aaron WallerVice President ofAdministrationThe Washington Redskins

Sylvia FogelmanChief Operating Officer, Small Wonders

John Ray

Sam E. Hutchinson,EsquirePresident & CEOES International

MISSIONTo positively impact the lives of youth through access to quality music, education, programs, and experiences.

The Foundation for the Advancement of Music & Education (FAME), established on July 15, 2004, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to providing equal access to

all children and young adults, regardless of social and economic need, to quality music and education as part of their lifelong journey to adulthood. We believe that the power of music which is a key factor to a well-rounded character will

produce a new generation of leaders for our nation. We further believe that equity in the arts is vital to building strong communities.

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CHAIRMANReginald “Reg” WeaverEducator

VICE CHAIRMANAlethea Anne BurtEducator

Frank AbbottThe Washington Post,Springfield Plant Manager

Debra Ackerman, Esquire

Dr. Emory AndrewsEducator, Stellar Award Winner

Denise Rolark-BarnesPublisher, The Washington Informer

Jerry “Iceman” ButlerRecording Artist, Chicago Commissioner

Dr. Charlene DukesPresident, Prince George’s Community College

Jan FoxCEO, Fox Talks

Dan HarmonPieces of a Dream

Ski JohnsonMusician

Edward J. LewisDevelopment DirectorClarice Smith Performing Arts Center,University of Maryland

Gwendolyn Hubbard LewisFounder/CEOConcerned Citizens Network of Alexandria, VA

Wanda RamosMNCPPC – Parks and Recreation

Patrice SmithEducator, Reading Expert

Natalie StephensonEducator

Leslie ThorntonCourtesy Associates

Julius WestOffice of Congressman Chris Van Hollen

Everett Williams, Jr.Educator and Musician

Dr. Ronald A. Williams

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