Name: Breanna Vaden
HBCU attended: Bowie State University
Department: Two-time co-captain, Command Force
Favorite quote or mantra: "You have power! And don't you EVER listen when anyone tells you something is impossible because it has never been done before." – Kamala Harris
Name: Julius Johnson
HBCU attended: Howard University
Department: Senior Manager, Premium Suites
Favorite quote or mantra: Be authentic. Be genuine. Be you.
Name: Rashaad Shakir
HBCU attended: Delaware State University
Department: Membership Services Representative, Ticketing
Favorite quote or mantra: Gratitude is the seed from which growth blooms
Name: Leah Williams
HBCU attended: Delaware State University
Department: Musician, Commanders Marching Band
Favorite quote or mantra: Make your mark on the world
Name: Romeo Garcia III
HBCU attended: Hampton University
Department: Support Specialist, Marching Band
Favorite quote or mantra: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." – Winston Churchill
Name: Jada Lockett
HBCU attended: Howard University
Department: Dancer, Command Force
Favorite quote or mantra: Good, better, best – never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best
Name: Aaron Reid
HBCU attended: Virginia State University
Department: Musician, Marching Band
Favorite quote or mantra: Let loose and have fun!
Name: Morgan Faulkner
HBCU attended: North Carolina Central University
Department: Manager, Community Relations and Events
Favorite quote or mantra: "Excellence is the standard, not the exception"
Name: Mika Lomax
HBCU attended: University of Maryland – Eastern Shore, The Bowie State University
Department: Manager, Guest Experience
Favorite quote or mantra: I stand on kindness, lead with love, and navigate life enigmatically. I am authentically ME!
Name: Harold Scott
HBCU attended: Hampton University
Department: Musician, Marching Band
Favorite quote or mantra: "Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out." – Barney Smart
Name: Dr. Benita Gladney
HBCU attended: Grambling State, Howard University
Department: Musician, Marching Band
Favorite quote or mantra: Learn something new every day
Name: Jennifer Edwards
HBCU attended: Jarvis Christian College
Department: Security Agent, Security
Favorite quote or mantra: Keep living
Name: Adiel Salazar
HBCU attended: Morgan State University
Department: Musician, Marching Band
Favorite quote or mantra: Strive for the highest
Name: Khalid Brinkley
HBCU attended: Morgan State University
Department: Intern, Digital Marketing
Favorite quote or mantra: Doubt less, do more
Name: Erica Anderson
HBCU attended: Virginia State University
Department: Dancer, Command Force
Favorite quote or mantra: I am my ancestors' wildest dreams!
Name: Michelle Tulloch
HBCU attended: Virginia State University
Department: Command Force
Favorite quote or mantra: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard
Name: Adiana Brittle
HBCU attended: Virginia State University
Department: Representative, Inside Sales
Favorite quote or mantra: Blessed is the dreamer who has her head in the clouds but her feet on the ground
Name: Breanna Glass
HBCU attended: Norfolk State University
Department: Dancer, Command Force
Favorite quote or mantra: My potential is limitless, and I choose where to spend my energy
Name: Elbi Lucas
HBCU attended: Bowie State University
Department: Membership Services Representative, Ticketing
Favorite quote or mantra: By being present, I am creating, shaping, and influencing what happens next
Name: Humberto Henriquez
HBCU attended: Morgan State University
Department: Lead Trumpeter, Marching Band
Favorite quote or mantra: Highly motivated, deeply dedicated
Name: Nyere Brown-Wilson
HBCU attended: Morgan State University
Department: Coordinator, Digital Marketing
Favorite quote or mantra: If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you
Name: Chanelle S. Reynolds
HBCU attended: Delaware State University
Department: Lead, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs
Favorite quote or mantra: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me – Philippians 4:13