A distinguished bipartisan committee of political and community leaders annually selects the New Frontier Award recipients based on their contributions to the public and their embodiment of the forward-looking public idealism to which President Kennedy hoped young Americans would aspire.
Chairman
The Honorable Bill Purcell, Director, Institute of Politics; former Mayor, Nashville, Tennessee
Committee Members
Ranny Cooper, President & COO, Weber Shandwick Public Affairs, former Chief of Staff for Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Dan Fenn, former staff member, President John F. Kennedy, and former Director of the John F. Kennedy Library
Tina Flournoy, Assistant to the President for Public Policy, American Federation of Teachers; Fellow, Institute of Politics (Spring 2009)
Carol Fulp, Vice President of Community Relations, John Hancock Financial Services
Alan Khazei, Founder and former CEO, City Year; Fellow, Institute of Politics (Fall 2006)
Vivien Li, Executive Director, The Boston Harbor Association
Kika Matos, Community Services Administrator, City of New Haven; recipient, 2005 New Frontier Award
Tom McNaught, Deputy Director, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Kristin McSwain, National Director, AmeriCorps
Rick Musiol, Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray
The Honorable Doug Palmer, Mayor, Trenton, NJ (1990-present)
The Honorable Jim Ramstad, Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R, MN - 03; 1991-2009); Fellow, Institute of Politics (Spring 2009)
Barbara Souliotis, State Director, Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy