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Akilah Darden has been instrumental in helping to increase both female and minority participation in the construction industry by developing an award-winning, industry-accredited Construction Management Masterclass.

Samantha Douglas, 36, is deeply committed to making the residents of her neighborhood feel valued and empowered. A lifelong east-side resident, she was instrumental in advancing the Far Eastside Quality of Life Plan, centered around efforts to improve neighborhood safety, access to resources and community pride.

Erin Drake guides Browning Real Estate Partners’s philanthropic investments. “We are not just building structures,” Drake said. “We are building communities.”

When it comes to philanthropy, Seth Catron, 42, isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. Through his own F.C. Tucker Co. team, Catron Property Group, he’s invested lots of time, sweat and resources with a grab bag of local charities primarily dedicated to helping create better public spaces in Marion County.

Hanley is founder and CEO of Nine 13 Inc., an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that promotes health, wellness and exercise for K-12 students. One of its most high-profile projects is Kids Building Bikes, in which participants learn mechanical skills and STEM concepts by constructing their own bicycles.

Charlie T. Richardson describes his role in retirement (and even before) as “being a civic leadership spark plug and pusher/puller/prodder/connecter.”

Miriam Acevedo Davis has helmed La Plaza, Indianapolis’ largest and oldest Latino-serving nonprofit, since 2004. And over the years, Davis has served with myriad local and national organizations, including the Teach for America Advisory Board, The Mind Trust and the Indiana Sports Corp.

“Serving our community is such a foundational part of my life that I’ve been lucky enough to build a business and my entire career around it,” Marla Taylor says. Taylor Advising’s lengthy client roster includes the Damien Center; Firefly Children & Family Alliance and the United Way of Central Indiana.

Since completing the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership program in 2019, Blake Roebuck’s community involvement has focused on civic empowerment, economic development through sport, and racial equity through financial literacy.