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Honorable community educators awarded by Visible Men Academy

The Impact Awards were held Jan. 26 at the Art Ovation Hotel.

By Cliff Roles
| 9:08 a.m. January 28, 2019

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The Visible Men Academy honored those who mentor, educate and inspire under-served boys in Sarasota and Manatee County Jan. 26 at the Art Ovation Hotel.

The Impact Awards were awarded to:

The Zenith, Community IMPACT Partner, Henry Blyden, Jose Lozada and Robert Powell for Community Heroes, Michael Mendez for The Arts, Keenan Wooten for Education and Dr. George Van Buren in Health and Fitness.

Mya Widmyer, Nathalie Michalowski, Melissa Morsli, Dawnyelle Singleton, Shana Zamikoff

Co-Founder Shannon Rohrer-Phillips and Dawnyelle Singleton

Co-Founders Shannon Rohrer-Phillips and Neil Phillips

Fayth and Ira Jenkins with Ira Jr.

Dan Boxser, Bill Johnston, Witten Boxser, Betsy Johnston, Felice Schulaner and Dennis Rees

David Kotok, Carmen Brace and Christine Schlesinger

LaTonya and Robert Powell

Sherry Martin and Leon Pitts

Damaris and Jose Lozada

Nathalie, Alina and Ziggy Michalowski

Jim and Karen Holbrook

Charles and Charlotte Perret

Leon Pitts with Sherry and Sy Garrett

Tiffany Mickens and Cindy Day

Charles Williams, Mark Smith, Keenan Wooten and Omar Edwards

Jackie Hinds with Dionne and Daphne Nixon

John and Fran Lacivita

Juliette Chero and Diego Velasco

Dennis Rees and Lissa Murphy

Chris Jenkins and Ranese Jeffery

Renee Phinney

Victor and Tia Young

Roberto Villanueva, Ruth Casadevall and T.J. Chitekwe

Mitsie Henson and Washington Hill

Clara Reynardus de Villanueva, Lissa Murphy, Renee Phinney

Leymis and Kavin Wilmott with Dan and Nicole Starostecki

Ira Jenkins, Marvin Pelleminos and Frankie Clark

Shannon Rohrer-Phillips and Dan Starostecki

Honorees Robert Powell, Henry Blyden, Keenan Wooten, Co-Founder Neil Phillips and Honorees George Van Buren, Jose Lozada, Michael Mendez

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