{"id":15917,"date":"2016-03-09T15:02:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T15:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.131.200.41\/~miamimla\/?page_id=15917"},"modified":"2025-05-16T03:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:23:52","slug":"ruth-shack-leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/what-we-do\/develop-leaders\/ruth-shack-leadership-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Shack Leadership Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1743041868562{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-color: #E9F5FB !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;42137&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_border&#8221; border_color=&#8221;white&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1743041433689{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h1>Ruth Shack Leadership Award<\/h1>\n<p>We at The Miami Foundation believe exceptional community leadership is key to creating a Greater Miami where everyone can thrive. We want a diverse and ever-growing generation of leaders taking shared responsibility for the future of our region.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1743041552487{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Honoring a Rising Leader<\/h2>\n<p>The Ruth Shack Leadership Award honors an outstanding rising leader who embodies the qualities for which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/entertainment\/visual-arts\/article64272877.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth Shack<\/a> is known:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A demonstrated passion for Greater Miami<\/li>\n<li>Steadfast ethics<\/li>\n<li>Selfless service<\/li>\n<li>A belief in the value of connecting our diverse community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Foundation seeks to identify a local leader who embodies the leadership qualities tied to this special award. Anyone can recommend a nominee <em>(self-nominations are allowed)<\/em>. Stay tuned for news of our next round of nominations.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact <a href=\"mailto:yvalido@miamifoundation.org\">Yazmin Valido<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1742784232233{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Past Ruth Shack Leadership Award Honorees<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2024 | Annie Lord, Miami Homes for All<\/li>\n<li>2019 | <a href=\"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/blog\/guitars-over-guns-chad-bernstein-receives-2019-ruth-shack-award\/\">Chad Bernstein, Guitars Over Guns<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2018 | <a href=\"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/news\/wlrn-journalist-nadege-green-is-the-first-haitian-american-honored-with-the-ruth-shack-leadership-award-for-her-work-lifting-miamis-unheard-voices\/\">Nadege Green, WLRN<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2017 | <a href=\"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/blog\/ruth-shack-honoree-builds-a-hub-of-miami-changemakers\/\">Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, Radical Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2016 | <a href=\"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/news\/the-miami-foundation-and-philanthropy-miami-to-present-ruth-shack-leadership-award-to-childrens-advocate-vance-a-aloupis\/\">Vance Aloupis, The Children&#8217;s Movement of Florida<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2015 | <a href=\"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/blog\/ruth-shack-awardees-create-a-legacy-of-civic-leadership\/\">Felecia Hatcher, Code Fever and Black Tech Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2014 | Saif Ishoof,\u00a0Florida International University<\/li>\n<li>2013 | Amy Rosenberg, The Underline<\/li>\n<li>2012 | Daniel Diaz Leyva,\u00a0Diaz Leyva &amp; Gil, PLLC<\/li>\n<li>2011 | Jaret L. Davis, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.<\/li>\n<li>2010 | <a href=\"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/blog\/immigrant-miami-fellow-civic-leader-my-story\/\">Marlon Hill, Hamilton, Miller &amp; Birthisel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;42016&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1742784215600{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1743041576963{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_raw_html css=&#8221;&#8221;]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3>About Ruth Shack<\/h3>\n<p>Ruth Shack served as the President of The Miami Foundation for over 20 years, transforming the organization into a social impact powerhouse. She launched the Miami Fellows program at The Foundation to help shape Miami\u2019s next generation of leaders. Many classes later, that investment has yielded more than 100 elected leaders, teachers, lawyers and entrepreneurs driving the change they want to see in their community.<\/p>\n<p>To carry on her legacy, The Foundation created the Ruth Shack Leadership Award to recognize up-and-coming community champions who reflect her same ethical leadership, dedication, and service to Greater Miami.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1743041868562{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-color: #E9F5FB !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;42137&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_border&#8221; border_color=&#8221;white&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1743041433689{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Ruth Shack Leadership Award We at The Miami Foundation believe exceptional community leadership is key to creating a Greater Miami where everyone can thrive. 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