Finalists for the 2025 All-America City Award will have the opportunity to showcase their impactful environmental sustainability initiatives and strength of their civic capital to a distinguished panel of nationally renowned civic leaders. These dedicated jury members generously volunteer their expertise and time to carefully evaluate the written applications, attend in-person presentations by the finalists, engage with insightful questions, and deliberate during the final collective decision-making process. This year’s jury consists of civic engagement practitioners, leaders from business, philanthropy, and nonprofit sectors, and youth representatives.
- Wendy Willis (Jury Foreperson), Founder & Director, Oregon’s Kitchen Table
- Gabriela Alcalde, Chief Executive Officer, Sewall Foundation
- Leon Andrews, President and CEO, Equal Measure
- Debi Ghate, Partner, Steadfast
- Shannon Hartman, President, Interactivity Foundation
- Don Mares, President and CEO, The Colorado Trust
- Tony Peyton, Executive Vice President, National Center for Families Learning
- Muqadas (Das) Sharifi, Committee Member, Colorado Youth Advisory Council
- Michael Smith, Former CEO, AmeriCorps
- Suyash Shrestha, Committee Member, Colorado Youth Advisory Council
- Nik Walker, Director of Constitutionally Limited Government, Stand Together
