University of Maryland Head Football Coach, Michael Locksley, grew up in the Southwest section of Washington, DC. He credits his career as a coach to the influential coaches that mentored him as a Club kid.

Locksley has a 30-year coaching career that lists record-breaking statistics and numerous awards, including a college national championship title.

Coach Locksley is a member of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington’s Metropolitan Board of Directors, a founding member of the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches, and has led Maryland to bowl games for three consecutive seasons—a first in the program’s history.

Asha Haddox-Rossiter grew up in the Northwest section of Washington, DC. She attributes much of her self-confidence and interest in public policy and law to her mentors and Club experiences.

Haddox-Rossiter achieved the highest honor a Club kid can obtain: In 2022, she earned the title of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Youth of the Year.

As a rising senior at The Ohio State University, she returns often to her Club in Washington, DC, to serve as a mentor and speak with Club kids and teens aspiring to become the next Youth of the Year.

Co-founder and Managing Partner of Federal Capital Partners, Lacy Rice grew up in West Virginia as a Club kid in a small Boys & Girls Club. He later grew up to serve as Chair of that Club’s Board of Directors.

He has a lifelong passion for service and joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington’s Metropolitan Board of Directors when he moved his family to the Washington, DC area. He has been a dedicated supporter for over 20 years.

As Co-Chair of the ALL IN campaign, Rice guides fundraising strategies to directly impact Club members in communities across the DMV.

Assistant Chief of Police, Andre Wright, grew up in Washington, DC. He acknowledges that the Club made a big difference in his life and life choices.

Wright, a 30-year police veteran, has risen through the ranks; from officer to investigator with narcotics and warrants units, to crime reduction and gun recovery programs. But nothing hits home like efforts to help the youth of his hometown of Washington, DC. He is now in charge of the department’s city-wide Youth and Family Engagement Bureau.

Wight, and the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department, continue to partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington to direct and redirect tomorrow’s leaders today.

WUSA-9 TV Senior Vice President/President & General Manager, Richard Dyer, is a native Washingtonian. As a Club kid, he was introduced to the Club by his father, a former Club kid himself.

A media executive with over three decades of leadership and management expertise, Dyer’s career stretches from Omaha and St. Louis to Ohio.

Educational entertainer, Kahlil Greene, was the first Black student body president in Yale’s 318-year history, and is an internet and television influencer. Greene was a Club kid at the Germantown branch of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington for seven years. DC. He influences millions of viewers on Nickelodeon and his own social media channels, educating young people on politics and history as the “Gen Z Historian.”

Chaiman, President and CEO, Park Hotels & Resorts, Tom Baltimore, was a Club kid in Montgomery County, Maryland. Between sports and friends, he learned the art of relationship building.

Baltimore is well respected within the business, finance and hospitality industries. He has lead many companies to success and continues to build out new landscapes for industry, people and the community.