The Baltimore Banner selected 13 community leaders as its 2024 Emerging Leaders honorees, who will be recognized at an event in May.

This is the second year for the event, which launched in 2023 to shine a light on the next generation of leaders under the age of 40 who are making an impact in their community. The honorees were determined to be rising leaders driving change throughout Maryland and have shown a personal commitment to serving the community.

All honorees were nominated by colleagues, leaders or peers. A selection committee made up of members from The Baltimore Banner along with a group of leaders in the community vetted the nominations and selected the final list of honorees.

Here are the honorees:

Max Altmark, CFO, Concentric Educational Solutions

Dr. Christina Brown, pediatrician and module leader for Baltimore Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

Chelsea Crawford, partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy

Tyde-Courtney Edwards, founding director, Ballet After Dark

Veronica Jackson, executive director, PIVOT women’s reentry and workforce development program

Tonaeya Moore, director of policy, CASH Campaign of Maryland

Loren Nelson, founder, The Glow Forward Foundation

Danielle Nickles, child protection program coordinator, GBMC HealthCare

Matthew Reeds, deputy director, Baltimore Homecoming

Taiisha Swinton-Buck, executive director, city schools’ high school instructional leadership

Ryan Turner, executive director, GreenLight Fund

Derrick Whiting, healing city coordinator, Baltimore City Health Department

Cariema Wood, senior corporate community impact specialist, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.