The 2025 City of Destiny Award recipients are:
Adult Leadership: John Cummings – Legal and Civic Communities
Youth Leadership: Nataeli Sanderson – Student and Author
Youth Service: Nichollette Roe – Tacoma Children’s Business Fair
Group: South End Neighborhood Council
Environmental Sustainability: Craig Bergstrom – Volunteer for Parks Tacoma
Disability Advocate: Parker Ayers – Rainier Adaptive Sports
Economic Development: Jason Gauthier – Tacoma Farmers Market
Equity & Empowerment: Alicia Klein – Leaders in Women’s Health
Lifetime Service: Jim and Jill Weatherford – Fort Nisqually
Champion for Civic Engagement: Mattice Hoyt – Mattice Beauty

For more information on the City of Destiny Awards and for a full list of recipients from past years, visit tacomavenues.org.