Black Business Gala Nominees
2026
Nominate Your Community Leader
Celebrate a local leader by nominating someone who has strengthened your neighborhood; email us or submit a form with their name and a brief description of the concrete ways they have impacted your community.
Black Business Gala
Class of 2023
Founder & CEO
Donna Ingram ​
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AD1 Tax Prep
As founder of AD1 Tax Prep and an experienced tax professional and ITIN specialist, they translate complex tax law into clear, accessible strategies that empower immigrants and small-business owners to secure compliance, claim entitled benefits, and build financial stability; their work was honored by the Black Business Gala in 2023 for converting tax services into a launchpad for generational prosperity across immigrant and small-business communities.
Product Manager
Katiuscia Gray
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Mind Meets Movement Counseling Services
As founder of Mind Meets Movement Counseling Services, PLLC, a psychotherapist and certified clinical child and adolescent anxiety treatment professional, they combine evidence-based therapy, movement-informed practice, and family-centered care to restore safety and resilience for young people, and the Black Business Gala recognized them in 2023 for translating clinical expertise into accessible, community-rooted pathways to healing.
CFO
Simone S. Godette-Hartley
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TMI & Partners
As CFO of TMI & Partners, a finance leader and acquisitions specialist, they design capital strategy and lead transformative transactions that strengthen businesses and communities, and the Black Business Gala honored them in 2023 for turning sophisticated finance into accessible engines of opportunity and enduring value.
Founder
Erica Ford
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LIFE CAMP INC
As founder of Life Camp Inc., the lead architect of New York City's Crisis Management System, and the namesake of Erica Ford Day, she combines community-rooted leadership and systems-level design to craft public-safety and care solutions that meet people where they are, and the Black Business Gala recognized her in 2023 for translating crisis response into compassionate, enduring civic infrastructure.
