Camden Baggs
Director of Place Based Investment
Quantum Foundation
Camden Baggs serves as Director of Place Based Investment at Quantum Foundation, a private health foundation in West Palm Beach, Florida. In this role, he oversees strategic planning, program implementation, and impact measurement for the foundation’s place-based initiatives. Camden leads cross-sector efforts that bring together private, public, and nonprofit partners to catalyze equitable neighborhood improvement in close partnership with community residents.
During his tenure at the foundation, Camden has played formative roles in the creation of RISE Coleman Park, Related Ross Foundation, and Palm Beach Venture Philanthropy, a division of Quantum Foundation. Camden currently serves on the board of directors for the Community Alliance of Palm Beach County and has been recognized as an Emerging Leader by the Economic Council of Palm Beach County.
10:30 am - 12:00 pm ET
Workshops I-VI: Block I
Honoring History and Uplifting Legacies Through Neighborhood Preservation Projects
Room: Grand 7
Neighborhood transformation often starts with the built environment—but real impact requires understanding the culture, history, and lived experiences that shaped a community. Grounding revitalization efforts in that history builds trust and strengthens relationships with residents.
In this interactive workshop, La’Neice Littleton, Ph.D., will share practical approaches to oral history and neighborhood preservation. She’ll be joined by Camden Baggs of the Quantum Foundation to discuss how philanthropy can partner with communities to elevate local history, and by Suzanne Pickett, CEO of Historic Eastside Community Development, who is leading a heritage trail initiative in Jacksonville’s OutEast neighborhood.
