Past Awardees

2022 Awardees

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2022 National Parents of the Year

Mr. Edward & Mrs. Sharon Polk (Ashburn, VA)

Single Parent of the Year 2022

Pastor Quanitta Favorite-Battle (Owings Mills, MD)

Faith Parents of the Year 2022

Mr. Raeese & Mrs. Aisha Khan (Catonsville, MD)

Parents of the Year for Civic Leaders 2022

Mr. Bob & Mrs. Darla Vander Plaats (Grimes, IA)

Parents of Outstanding Sacrifice 2022

Mr. Heen Banda Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage & Mrs. Priyanthi Kanakaratna (Rockville, MD)

Parents of the Year 2022 Finalist

Mr. Hagop & Mrs. Arpy Aintablian (La Crescentia, CA)

Parents of the Year 2022 Finalist

Dr. Orlando and Ebony Bego (Temple Hills, MD)

Parents of the Year 2022 Finalist

Pastor Kristopher & Pastor Melissa Dahir (Sparks, NV)

Parents of the Year 2022 Finalist

Pastors Joseph and Gwendolyn Green (Harrisburg, PA)

Parents of the Year 2022 Finalist

Rev. Dr. Robert & Rev. Wendy Griffith (Manassas, VA)

Parents of the Year 2022 Finalist

Pastor Morris and Pastor Miata Sirleaf (Takoma Park, MD)

Parents of the Year 2022 Finalist

Nathan & Meyannie Strong Elk Bayfield, Colorado

Parents of the Year 2022 Finalist

Travis & Nikki Watson (Anderson, SC)

2021 Awardees

2021 National Parents of the Year

Mr. Vincent & Mrs. Marion Ford (Cheverly, MD)

Clergy Parents of the Year 2021

Pastor William & First Lady Belinda Martin (Chicago, IL)

Clergy Parents of the Year 2021

Rev. Dr. Amos & Mrs. Jane Brown (San Francisco, CA)

Parents of the Year for Outstanding Sacrifice 2021

Mr. William & Mrs. Emma Guzman (San Leandro, CA)

Parents of the Year for Outstanding Sacrifice 2021

Mr. Ferdinand & Mrs. Meg Ibebuch (Bowie, MD)

Parents of the Year for Outstanding Sacrifice 2021

Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Maria-Lourdes Gabriel (Renton, WA)

Faith Community Parents of the Year 2021

Mr. Michael Fulton & Mrs. Hillary Abplanalp (Florence, AZ)

Faith Community Parents of the Year 2021

Mr. Osmin & Mrs. Luly (Obdulia) Ortega (Tucson, AZ)

Faith Community Parents of the Year 2021

Bishop Jesse & First Lady Darlene Wilson (Waiane, HI)

Community Service Parents of the Year 2021

Mr. Frito & Mrs. Samia Geffrard (Maplewood, NJ)

Civic Leadership Parents of the Year 2021

Hon. Ray & Mrs. Fern Musser (Upland, CA)

Single Parent of the Year 2021

Ms. Tiffany Payne (Austin, TX)

2020 Awardees

2020 National Parents of the Year

Bishop Dr. Edward Barnett & Mrs. Adreinne Barnett

National Parents of the Year 2020 
Service to the Nation

Imam Dr. Talib and Tahirah Shareef 

National Parents of the Year 2020
Faith Community

Rev. Stephen and Frances Lomax 

Special Recognition
Excellence in Parenting

Pastor Christeen Harris

2019 Awardees

National Parents of the Year

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel & Alsia Ellis, AZ

Faith Community Parents of the Year

Bishop Carleton Enochj & Dr. Barbara Rainey, DC

Parents of the Year for Outstanding Sacrifice

Elder Adrian & Mrs. Alice Barnes

Faith Community Parents of the Year

Mr. Rizwan Jaka & Mrs. Priscilla Martinez, VA

Parents of the Year for Outstanding Sacrifice

Dr. David & Mrs. Diana Salik, MD

Civic Leadership Parent of the Year

Dr. Saleem & Dr. Ivy Hylton

Civic Leadership Parents of the Year

Hon. Bob & Mrs. Utu McDermott, HI

Civic Leadership Parents of the Year

Major General Tom Mullikin and Virginia, SC