Nearly two dozen nominees have been selected for Chatham-Kent’s second annual Black Excellence Awards.
The Black Excellence Awards Committee named its 2025 nominees this week in several categories including youth, female, male, and citizen of the year.
The awards will be presented at the Black Excellence Awards and Gala on March 1, at the Retro Suites in Chatham.
The nomination period for the awards ran from December 8 through January 10. All those nominated had to have ties to the municipality to be considered.
See below for the full list of nominees:
Citizen of the Year Nominees:
Yejide Kilanko
Arnold Robbins
Jason Reynolds
Male of the Year Nominees:
Jay Berry
Derek Quigley
Trevor Thompson
Kyle Wright
Female of the Year Nominees:
Marsaydees Ferrell
Cathy Staal
Rachel Washington
Youth (13-17) Nominees:
Layla Bardyla
My Carrington
Youth (18-25) Nominees:
Fifelayomi & Finilayomi Betiku
Jared Eaton
Oluwanifemi Koleosho
Shaleah Miller
Black-Owned Business of the Year Nominees:
Solomon Roofing – Kyle Carnerio
The Closet Inc. – Robert Farrell
Social LadyBug – Jeral Lumley
Steele Shake & Tile – Brad Steele
