Barra Awards
Past Awards
Since 2013, the Barra Awards have supported exemplary organizations from across the five-county Greater Philadelphia region.
By exhibiting qualities of leadership, performance and adaptability, these organizations have demonstrated that they are keeping pace with a changing environment and continually looking for ways to be more effective in strengthening the communities they serve. We are grateful to the leaders who have served as past nominators, helping the Foundation identify the organizations that are having the greatest impact in their fields and communities.
Awardees
Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
Central Montgomery MH/MR Center
Chester County Community Dental
Chester Higher Education Council
Children’s Crisis Treatment Center
Children’s Literacy Initiative
Esperanza Immigration Legal Services
Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy
Kùlú Mèlé African Dance & Drum Ensemble
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Maternal and Child Health Consortium
Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Ready, Willing & Able Philadelphia
Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Nominators
Amanda Bergson-Shilcock
Amy Friedlander
Arun Prabhakaran
Brian Armstead
Candace E. Bell, Ph.D.
Clemens Pietzner
Dennis W. Creedon
Frances Sheehan
Gavin Kerr
Gayle Isa
Grace Grillet
Helen Cunningham
Jeri Lynne Johnson
Jolley Bruce Christman
Joseph Pyle
Julie Avalos
Julie Hawkins
Kelly Woodland
Laura Kind McKenna
Laura Otten, Ph.D.
Laura Weinbaum
Linda Katz
Lois Welk
Margie DuBrow, Ph.D.
Martha Davis
Michael Norris
Michelle Angela Ortiz
Nan Feyler
Prudence Haines
Rochelle Nichols-Solomon
Romana Lee-Akiyama
Stacy Holland
Tatiana Garcia-Granados
Valerie Gay