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.
Jack Schlossberg, Chair, Grandson of President John F. Kennedy
Carolyn Casey, Founder and Executive Director of Project 351
Samson Cohen, J.D. Candidate, Harvard Law School; U.S. Navy veteran
Ranny Cooper, Senior Consultant, Weber Shandwick Public Affairs; Chief of Staff for Senator Edward M. Kennedy (1982-92)
Rachel Day Flor, Executive Director, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Doug Heye, Political Commentator, CNN; Contributor, Wall Street Journal; Fall 2015 Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics; Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (2012-14)
Zoree Jones, Harvard University Class of 2024, double majoring in Government and Sociology; JFK Library Foundation Intern
Julie Ryder Lammers, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy, American Student Assistance; Steering Committee Member, JFK Library Foundation’s New Frontier Network
Vivien Li, Commissioner, Boston Municipal Lobbying Compliance Commission
Carly Lindgren, MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School; Policy Advisor, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (2015-17)
The Honorable Svante Myrick, President, People for the American Way; Mayor, Ithaca, NY (2012-2022); 2014 New Frontier Award
The Honorable Doug Palmer, Mayor, Trenton, NJ (1990-2010)
Aneesh Raman, Senior Advisor on Economic Strategy and External Affairs to California Governor Gavin Newsom
The Honorable Michael Tubbs, Mayor, Stockton, CA (2016-2020); 2019 New Frontier Award Recipient
Setti Warren, Interim Director, Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics