NEXT GEN Entrepreneurship Competition Alumni
2023
1st Place Next Gen Winner
Name: Ayisha Rodriguez-Akande
School: College Park Academy
Grade: 8th Grade
Business Name: Medi-Acne
2nd Place Next Gen Winner
Name: Nasirah Leekins
School: College Park Academy
Grade: 11thÂ
Business Name:Curly Babes
3rd Place Next Gen Winner
Name: Payton M. Pryor
School: Potomac Shores Middle School; Prince William County, Virginia
Grade: 8th grade
Business Name: BizBrain
Cassandra Mapanao
School: Tesoro High School; Orange County, CaliforniaÂ
Grade level: 11th grade
Business name: MyStent
2022
1st Place NEXT Gen Winner
Name: Darin BrownÂ
School: College Park Academy
Grade: 9th
Business Name: Darin’s Real Estate
2nd Place NEXT Gen Winner
Name: Yassine Boukari
School: College Park Academy
Grade: 11thÂ
Business Name: Lunchsters
3rd Place NEXT Gen Winner
Name: Faith Proctor
School: College Park Academy (Prince George’s County)
Grade: 11thÂ
Business Name: What Lies Ahead
Name: Jolie Findley CaesarÂ
School: College Park Academy (Prince George’s County)
Grade: 9th
Business Name: VINC
2021
1st Place NEXT Gen Winner
Name: Adriel K. Lowe
School: Eastern Middle School (Montgomery County)
Grade: 8th
Business Name: Kelo Redesign
Tied 2nd Place NEXT Gen Winner
Name: Karyn Chambers (Partner Christopher Chambers)
School: College Park Academy (Prince George’s County)
Grade: 6th
Business Name: KC Together (Kindness and Caring Together)
Tied 2nd Place NEXT Gen Winner
Name: Christopher Chambers (Partner Karyn Chambers)
School: Cherokee Lane Elementary School (Prince George’s County)
Grade: 5th
Business Name: KC Together (Kindness and Caring Together)
Tied 2nd Place NEXT Gen Winner
Name: Maria Angel
School: College Park Academy (Prince George’s County)
Grade: 10th
Business Name SafetyU
3rd Place NEXT Gen Winner
Name: Samantha Garcia
School: College Park Academy (Prince George’s County)
Grade: 6th
Business Name: Honeys Kits
