"I Have A Dream" Foundation Annual Staff Conference
August 6 - August 10
Philadelphia

Congratulations to last year's recipients!

ANNIVERSARY AWARDS

Five Years

Yolanda Gadson, Executive Director
“I Have A Dream” Foundation - New Jersey

Seth Hays, Program Director
“I Have A Dream” Foundation of Boulder County

Ten Years

Stephanie Dreiling, VP of Finance and Operations
Colorado “I Have A Dream” Foundation 

Fifteen Years

Kelly Trivino, Program Director
“I Have A Dream” Foundation - Los Angeles 

Twenty Years

Ant Backhouse, CEO
“I Have A Dream” Charitable Trust

DREAMER EMPOWERMENT AWARD

Yolanda Gadson
“I Have A Dream” Foundation - New Jersey

"I Have A Dream" Foundation - New Jersey, under Yolanda Gadson's leadership, has elevated and integrated Dreamer civic engagement within the " I Have A Dream" fabric. Commencing in our 2016 Dreamer Conference workshop titled "Self - Identity" Yoland co-created a space where Dreamers could share their thoughts, insights, and perspectives on the string of 2015 -2016 killings at the hands of law enforcement. This forum, in turn led to the development of Nationally-sponsored town halls in the fall of 2017 which sparked Dreamer-led forums such as: Election Tectonics: Identity, Youth, and the Vote; Women: Game Changers for Life; Race & Identity; Educational Equity & School Choice; and most recently, at last year's Dream UP, "Gun Violence".

"EUGENE M. LANG DREAMER - LIFE AWARD"

Chaznae Walker, Program Director
“I Have A Dream” Foundation - Los Angeles