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TEDx Speaker, author, artist, HuffPost columnist, and survivor celebrating life's "beautiful detours" by turning obstacles to opportunities!

Kandice Sumner

Public School Educator & TED Speaker; Consultant on Race, Education, Gender and Equity

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Scott Shellstrom

Creativity Innovator, Award Winning Creative Director & Keynote Speaker

Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Kwame Alexander

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

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Oren Lyons

Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Council of Chiefs, Advocate for Indigenous Rights

Susan R. Komives

Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, Author & Editor

George Couros

Author & Educator; Innovative Teaching, Learning and Leadership Consultant

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Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D

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Cathy Seeley

Former Senior Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, Mathematics Teacher & Author

Claudia Effe

Trauma Psychotherapist, turned writer by the biggest refugee crisis in recent history. CEO of Change Now, Inc.

Lisa Gelobter

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Chase Mielke

Award-Winning Educator & Blogger; Creator of a Positive Psychology Program Teaching Topics like Optimism, Grit, & Accomplishment to At-Risk Students

Esther Wojcicki

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Kim Wilson

Kim Wilson, Founder of The Loretta Johnson Global Abstinence Project, is a Speaker; Author; Professor and Consultant that focuses on speaking about and promoting Abstinence, especially to Black and Hispanic women and girls in United States and globally.

Lisa Delpit

Educationalist, Author, Eminent Scholar & Former Executive Director of the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University

Lata Reddy

Prudential Financial's Senior Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, & Impact; President of the Prudential Foundation

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Colin Stokes

The director of communications for the non-profit Citizen Schools, Colin Stokes thinks deeply about the media he shares with his two young children.