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City & State honors difference makers at Fifty Over 50 event in Philadelphia

The first-class event celebrated the most distinguished people in Pennsylvania who have reached the half-century mark.

The City & State PA 2022 Fifty Over 50

The City & State PA 2022 Fifty Over 50 Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios

By Justin Sweitzer

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More than 160 people packed the historic Moshulu in Philadelphia on Tuesday to honor 50 of Pennsylvania’s most respected leaders at City and State’s 2022 Fifty Over 50 award ceremony. This year’s Fifty Over 50 honorees celebrated business professionals, elected officials, nonprofit leaders, educators and others who have proven to be difference makers and change agents in their respective lines of work. Featured speakers included MeeCee Baker, president and CEO at Versant Strategies; Kerry Kirkland, deputy secretary at the Pennsylvania Department of General Services; Al Schmidt, president and CEO at the Committee of Seventy and state Rep. Karen Boback, among others. Scroll down for photos from this epic event.

State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, husband Dr. Matthew Jordan-Miller and communications guru Sheila Simmons
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, husband Dr. Matthew JM Kenyatta and communications guru Sheila Simmons. Photo credit: Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios
Committee of Seventy CEO Al Schmidt & Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein. Photo credit: Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios
Allan Domb. Photo credit: Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios
Paul Steinke of The Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia shakes the hand of Paul Levy, his longtime friend and CEO of Center City District
Paul Steinke of The Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia shakes the hand of Paul Levy, his longtime friend and CEO of Center City District. Photo credit: Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios
Dennis Owens, anchor at ABC27 in Harrisburg, delivers remarks to the crowd.
Dennis Owens, anchor at ABC27 in Harrisburg, delivers remarks to the crowd. Photo credit: Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios
City & State Editor-in-chief Jenny DeHuff was the evening's emcee. Photo credit: Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios
Andrew J. Giorgione & Michael Fleck. Photo credit: Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios
Paul Levy & City & State PA Publisher Susan Peiffer. Photo credit: Jared Gruenwald, Left-Eye Studios

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