Community Improvement Speakers

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Former Mayor, City of Compton

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast

Fractional CMO, SEO Strategist & NLP-Driven Digital Growth Architect; Data-Driven B2B Brands Builder

Wellness Chef, Cultural Intelligence Architect & Co-Founder of Heritage Space Food

Senior Advisor for NY Working Families Party, Candidate for Mayor of Buffalo, Community Organizer & Community Land Trust Practitioner

Former Mayor of Salt Lake City; Co-Founder, Global Leaders Scholarship Fund; LGBTQ Equality & Female Leadership Advocate

Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity, USA

Founding Partner, KP Catalysts; Co-Founder & Former CEO, Forum for Youth Investment

Acclaimed Author, Journalist & Television Creator; Known for HBO's "The Wire"; MacArthur Fellow; Emmy Award-Winning Producer

Immigrant-Rights Advocate & NDLON Political Director; Former Chief Advocacy Officer of RAICES; DREAMer

President & CEO of the Kresge Foundation; Urban Policy Expert

President, East Lake Foundation

President & CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Physician Executive, Executive Mentor, Patient Advocate & Transformative Change Agent; Former Chief Patent Officer at Pfizer

President of Communication Across Barriers Inc. & Author of "See Poverty, Be The Difference"

Award-Winning Food & Nutrition Journalist; Expert in Cultural Heritage & Cooking for Social Change

Consulting City Planner & Urbanist; Founder of TODERIAN UrbanWORKS