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DonateSunflower Celebration 2022
Each Spring, Sunflower brings together our community to celebrate our graduates and honor community members who have helped Sunflower fulfill our mission or have made significant contributions towards equity and inclusion for people with learning differences.
Join us next Spring for Celebration 2023 at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center on Sunday, May 21st!
Celebration 2022
Pastry Arts Graduates
Click to learn more about our Graduates and Unsung Heroes
Hospitality Graduates
Our Unsung Heroes
Shaping Inclusive Futures
Sara Portman Milner
Co-Founder and Director of Student Services
Building Community Impact
Maharat Ruth Balinsky Friedman and Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue
Spiritual Leader and Community Partner
Exemplary Employer Partner
Adventist Healthcare, Shady Grove
2021
Pastry Arts Graduates
Hospitality Graduates
Austin Agrofiotis
Osemen Aigbedion
Jolie Band
Demba Cisse
Ethan Edwards
Catrina Hainer
Mike Kelly
Luis Neimand
Connor Pennanen
Ellis Rodgers-Archer
Cam Shorter
Ashley Thompson
Hana Tsegaye
Andrew Tucker
Jacob Van Houter
Moire Wright
Alvaro Cervantes
Gary Copeland
Kylie Huntington
Michael Pesin
Jessie Wiley
Our Unsung Heroes
Making Dreams Happen
Cathy Bernard
Business executive and community arts entrepreneur
Building Community Impact
Ron Halber
Executive Director, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
Fostering Confidence to Succeed
Susan Belsky
Speech/language pathologist and Sunflower volunteer
Developing Skilled Employees
Elizabeth Hutter
Culinary Director, Sunflower Bakery
2020
Pastry Arts Graduates
Timothy Cooper
Antonio Douglas
Michael Halpern
Sean Muldawer
Julian Powers
Angela Sansaricq
Samantha Trainum
Erik Walters
Cafe Sunflower Graduates
Colin Blount
Daniel Brodsky
Kathryn Clem
Stanley Roth
Julie Smith
