Maryam Ahmed is the owner of Napa, CA based Maryam + Company and the co-founder of the Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum. She works at the intersection of sommeliers, chefs, activists, sustainability experts, media and organizations focused on diversity and sustainability to design impactful educational programs and execute strategic projects in the food and wine world. In 2022, Maryam + Company launched Field Blends, an immersive food and wine travel experience focused on bridging a gap between industry and consumer knowledge as well as opening up conversations about wine, food, land, labor, and agriculture. Maryam is a cast member on James Beard Award Nominated SOMM TV and a partner at PLAYTE Kitchen.

As a clairvoyant coach, author, and fiery public speaker, Dr. Melissa Bird has traveled around the world speaking to audiences at universities, conferences, and churches. Her combination of education, real life experience, and practical advice makes her a powerful force of change in the lives of the people she speaks to. Past audience members have described her as “fierce,” “revelatory,” “life-changing,” “enthusiastic,” and “inspirational.”

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Shona is a Consultant at Catalyze. Her expertise is in communication, project and team management. She has 30 years experience in human resources and cultural change management. Her skills include facilitation, training and development, analysis and strategic design. Shona’s experience includes consulting internationally throughout Asia, India and America. She has delivered programs and workshops to more than 20,000 people and has worked closely with all levels of management to design and implement strategies, plans, processes and systems. Shona has worked extensively with government departments, the private sector, charities and not-for-profit organizations. She has a degree in HR from the Sydney NSW University of Technology.

Faith Clarke is committed to helping business leaders cultivate value-drive, diverse teams so that they can deliver on their business and social impact promises. Faith is particularly passionate about inclusion for BIPOC and neurodistinct individuals, grounded in her experience as a Caribbean immigrant and as a mother of neurodistinct humans. Faith’s background in computer engineering, doctoral research and numerous experiences with organizations who care about their social impact curate a high-touch, systematic approach to building strong teams, which has helped her clients improve operations, maximize productivity and double their revenue.  Faith is a published researcher, author of the Amazon bestseller Parenting like a Ninja, has contributed widely to publications and online shows in the US and UK, and delivers workshops and lectures in a variety of academic and professional settings.

JJ Ferrari was 53 with a successful career in business when she transitioned her gender from male to female. It was the biggest challenge she had set for herself, yet there were many more to overcome. JJ tells her story to audiences around the country. In the process, she teaches people to harness the power of transitions and rethink life’s rules in both their personal and professional spheres. With passion and conviction, JJ Ferrari provides strategies, models and formulas drawn from her 30 plus years as a successful business leader, combined with her incredible life experiences.

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Judith Halbreich, LCSW is a youth activist and social worker who has had a successful executive career in social services, mental health, and clinical research. She created one of the first NYC foster care programs for infants suffering from AIDS, in addition to creating an award-winning independent living program for youth aging out of the foster care system. In 2018 she bought Floyd Patterson’s family estate and founded

Home of Champions.

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Treya Klassen is the CEO of Design House Collective. They are a business engineering and creative firm based in Vancouver. Treya has over 30 years of experience creating brands and has built numerous successful companies. Her latest brand just launched in Vancouver, "Respect Your Universe". Ryu.com. She is also a communication course leader and public speaker, speaking on creating your life and having it all. Discover how to live the life you want and create your best future.

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Selene Luna is Soledad on FX's Mayans M.C. and the voice of Tía Rosita in Disney-Pixar’s Academy Award & Golden Globe Awards' Winner Coco. Luna’s most celebrated standup comedy credit has been opening for several of Margaret Cho’s national tours. In 2019 Luna took to Washington, DC alongside U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer to advocate for disability rights on Capitol Hill.

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Dr. Gigi Moreno is a Senior Economist with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), where she applies economics and data science to develop policy strategies for inclusive and sustainable economic growth throughout Southern California. Dr. Moreno is responsible for SCAG’s long-range employment projections, integral to the agency’s regional land use plan and environmental compliance strategy. Dr. Moreno has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in health economics, agricultural and environmental economics, and climate change policy. In addition to a B.A. in economics from Carleton College, Dr. Moreno has a Ph.D. in Agricultural & Natural Resource Economics from UC Berkeley.

Cara Reedy, Director at Disabled Journalists Association, is a journalist, an actor, a director and a photographer. Perviously she was the Program Manager for DREDF’s Disability Media Alliance Project (DMAP). In her role as Program Manager for DMAP, Cara’s mission is to have disabled people control our own narratives. The world is missing out on some of the best stories on the planet, the journalist in her knows that can’t stand. She is former CNN and NPR producer and is currently developing two comedy pilots that focus on social justice.

Kylee Stone is a descendant of the Karendali, Wakka Wakka and Kulluli First Nations with 25 years in the business of storytelling and an intrinsic talent in the power of personal stories to create meaningful connections. Certified in the neuroscience of resilience, Kylee’s mission is to disrupt the status quo on the traditional view of leadership and enable people with the courage to take action in direct accordance with their Vision, Values, Passion and Purpose.

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Corporate leader and intuition expert. Sheila V is the founder of Empowering Intuition. She is an expert psychic medium, a powerful manifestor and has written the play book on how to break the rules. Sheila V has studied under renowned American medium James Van Praagh and appeared on Australian television, Psychic TV. She left the corporate world as a C Suite Finance Director and has mastered the art of blending two diametrically opposite careers. She is a spiritual teacher, mentor, intuitive guide and executive coach. In working with Sheila V you will experience transformation, inner healing and a true clarity around your life purpose. Sheila V is also the author of Brave: Courageously Live your Truth. 

Luhui supervises and mentors both undergraduate and graduate students. She also manages a cultural resource center (the Native American Longhouse Eena Haws) and the budget for the center. She teaches courses through the School of Language, Culture, and Society in Ethnic Studies, Women Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Queer Studies. She also serves on campus-wide committees which have included Faculty Senate, the President & Provost's Leadership Council on Equity & Inclusion, and the Bias Response.

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Melania Armenta is an openly out transgender Latin woman. Currently, she is an Art Director for RangeWater Real Estate and serves on the Mayor's LGBTQ+ Advisory Board. She is responsible for the creation, solicitation and stewardship of a current Artist-In-Residence program in a 5-state focus which includes Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Florida, and Colorado. In her spare time, she enjoys leading philanthropic initiatives and collaborative conversations with artistic creatives in various markets.

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Sonali Perera Bridges is an award-winning, dynamic, innovative leader with over 20 years of progressive experience in a wide breadth of educational settings. and the driving force behind Shero’s Rise. Sonali holds a BA from Mount Saint Mary’s University and an MBA from The University of Redlands. She is the Founder and President of Bridges Educational Consulting which provides college counseling for students, curriculum development and training for school districts and strategic enrollment management planning to institutions of higher education. 

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As the founder of a sustainability management consulting firm, Elena's contributions have helped create over 500,000+ green jobs worldwide with 60% of the positions going to women and BIPOC. As a climate scientist and political advisor, she has actively worked throughout her career to bring more women and BIPOC to the table, in both fields and has successfully managed over 40 political and environmental campaigns worldwide. As a Commissioner for the City of Santa Monica her role is to advise City Council on sustainability issues and policies relevant to women and girls. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, She uses her voice to ensure we are represented.

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Julie DeLucca-Collins is the Founder and CEO of Go Confidently Services and the host of the popular Casa DeConfidence Podcast®. As a Business and Life Strategist Coach, Julie helps women business owners launch or grow their businesses, get clients, be productive, and achieve their dreams. Julie helps her clients create simple habits to achieve goals and change lives. Julie is also the best-selling author of the newly released book Confident You (simple habits to live the life you've imagined). Julie is a sought-after public speaker trainer and course creator. She is certified as a CBT Holistic Coach and Tiny Habits Certified. She is also certified as a Social Emotional Learning Facilitator and has completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification.

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A humble, appreciative, and impactful leader with an entrepreneurial mindset. Jasmine has experience in strategy execution, public speaking, event coordination, social media management, recruitment, training and retention within a large organization. Curious and determined in all work, her most urgent priorities include accessible holistic wellness, community building, environmental justice and effective climate storytelling. Her methods vary, but the goal of all her work is ultimately to co-create an environmentally-supportive, feminine-empowered future for all to fully be their authentic selves.

Dana Kaplan, Founder and Owner of Developing Empathetic Education with Dana (DEED)®, is an award winning Gifted and Early Childhood Educator and Social Emotional Intelligence expert. Dana's niche approach propels rich self-awareness while purposefully empowering children and adults to masterfully and confidently communicate and create the world they crave. Dana leads 1:1, small and large group workshops, and speaks internationally on how to empower and engage in hard conversations.

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Georgiana Kovell is an International Sales & Performance Coach, Founder of Millions of Women Strong, Author, Speaker and all-around badass who has worked with women around the world to ignite their inner warrior and make the difference they are here to make. She used to work her butt off for a world-renowned personal development company, leading and training their sales team, while leading personal development and leadership trainings and making them millions. But then hit the glass ceiling.

The organization that helped others reach their full potential wasn’t going to allow her to reach hers. So, she did what any entrepreneur would do, she quit and started her own company. Her mission is to empower women entrepreneurs all around the world to play a bigger game, achieve their soul-stirring goals, and get more money in the hands of women.

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Dr. Annise Mabry is a retired Dean of Graduate Studies and a GA Certified Peace Office and holds a PhD in Education and a MS in Criminal Justice. Dr. Mabry is a legend in the Atlanta LGBTQ and the secular homeschool communities for how she used homeschool laws to create Georgia’s only high school diploma program for homeless LGBTQ youth, sex trafficking survivors, youth aging out of foster care, and high school dropouts.

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Hiro Ortiz (she/he) is a non-binary, Japanese immigrant, and a single parent. She is an actor and comedian. When not busy working in front of camera, he is actively involved in local non-profits as a mentor, support group facilitator and a committee chairperson. In her downtime, she enjoys learning and implementing survival and self-sufficiency skills, fostering spiritual growth, cooking and traveling.

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Dali Rivera is a parenting coach specialized in bullying awareness & prevention education for parents of middle school-age kids. Dāli helps parents learn how to advocate for their kids and get them through the experience in a healthy way. She is the creator of the Diversity & Anti-Bullying Academy (#DABA), a program of a series of online mini-courses and workshops for parents to learn how empower their children and keep them safe.

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With 20 years in the field of transformation, Louise works with CEOs and their teams to reinvent themselves and deliver a future that wasn’t going to happen. After a personal transformation early in her career, Louise dedicated herself to a life of creating a world that works for everyone. Having spent 25 years living in Asia, speaking Indonesian, Japanese and Thai and working in a translated environment, Louise specializes in aligning and mobilizing teams with diverse backgrounds, cultures and languages.

Crystal Lynese Walker has been creating outcome-driven equity solutions across various industries, including tech, higher education, and retail, for over 15 years. She's currently the Senior Director of Racial Equity at Work at Management Leadership for Tomorrow and the founder of Crystal Clear Consulting. She believes it's overdue that we free the potential of Black women within businesses and organizations while also striking a balance so Black women can thrive and live a fulfilled and free life.

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Dara Barlin is a shameless instigator for positive change. She has over two decades of experience facilitating trust-building conversations, conducting research to inform policy and organizing action-driven campaigns for positive change. Her research has been featured at the United Nations, U.S. Congress, Institute for Public Policy Research and several other outlets. Her organizing campaigns have been touted as outstanding models by White House and State Department leaders. And she has been called one of the best bi-partisan facilitators in the business because of her ability to move politicians and activists beyond their differences to focus on solutions.

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Olivia has five years of professional experience across the healthcare industry ranging from biotechnology to clinical research to project management and regulatory health policy in the public sector. Throughout, she has led and worked on high-impact projects in personalized immunotherapies as well as drug safety and effectiveness. She is presently a Master of Public Health Candidate concentrating in Health Policy at Yale University, where she is expanding upon her undergraduate education in cell biology at McGill University and professional experience in regulatory work and clinical trials to drive meaningful innovation and quality improvement in healthcare.

Gabrielle Claiborne is the CEO of Transformation Journeys Worldwide, an inclusion training and consulting firm with a transgender and non-binary focus. She is a dynamic keynote and TEDx speaker and the author of Embrace Your Truth: A Journey of Authenticity. Gabrielle currently serves on the boards of five LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations and her work has been featured in Forbes. In 2019, the Atlanta Business Chronicle named Gabrielle their Outstanding Voice for Diversity and Inclusion.

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Cairo Eubanks is the New Future Foundation Youth Representative to the United Nations and the Co-Chair of the United Nations Department of Global Communications Civil Society Youth Representatives Steering Committee. She is a Keynote Speaker and Presenter for international workshops, panels, and conferences. Cairo is the Founder of Bringing the Globe, an edtech resource platform for cultural exchange and leadership development. An award-winning pageant queen, Cairo currently reigns as Miss Black Florida. She recently received the 2022 Young Pacesetter for Africa Development award on Africa Day at the United Nations.

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Cristina is a dating coach for curvy women who are ready to experience self love, embrace their single life, and feel confident dating. She became a certified Life Coach and is on a mission to help every single woman live life every day feeling sexy, bold, and owning it.

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Dalia Kinsey is a queer Black Registered Dietitian, the creator of the Body Liberation for All podcast, and author of Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation. On a mission to eliminate health disparities in the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community, Dalia rejects diet culture and teaches people to use wellness as a self-care and personal empowerment tool to counter the damage of systemic oppression.

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Saskia is an active member of the Oregon Physicians Psychiatric Association and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She serves as an Affiliate Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Sciences University. Portland Monthly honored her with Top Doctors Awards in 2013, 2014, 2020, and 2021. She volunteers 50% of her professional time pro-bono towards systemic change and building a stronger, more resilient community and planet. She has been conducting asylum interviews in Spanish with the student-led Oregon Health & Sciences Physician for Human Rights clinic. She is a member of the Multnomah Medical Reserve Corps and responds to public health emergencies in the capacity of behavioral de-escalation. As a graduate of the Yale certificate program in Climate Change and Public Health, she joined the advisory board for Oceanites, the only publicly supported non-profit Antarctic research program in the world. 

Raquel Medrano is a Transformational and Leadership Coach with over two decades experience in building and reinventing businesses from the ground up. She works with corporate executives and business owners, helping them expand their leadership, align their organizations, transform their relationship with what is possible and achieve unprecedented results. Raquel has worked across a wide variety of industries including construction, mining, banking, finance, education, and has extensive knowledge of the non-profit sector, having sat on many boards for education and non-profit organizations including in Chair positions. She is very passionate about contributing to the community, and is often involved in pro-bono work, mentoring leaders and igniting projects with social impact. 

Raquel regularly speaks at national and international forums in both Spanish and English.

Angela Philip is the founder of Queen of Possible. With a focus on women's leadership and personal transformation coaching, Angela’s clients reconnect with their creative energy and accomplish what's really important to them with greater power, joy and ease than they ever thought possible.

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Southern belle, seasoned makeup artist, licensed esthetician and member of the Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW), Kim Roxie is the Founder and CEO of LAMIK Beauty, a tech-enabled beauty brand that is poised to be one of the most inclusive in the market. Roxie's pivot from brick and mortar into the e-commerce and live shopping space has catapulted her to making LAMIK the first black-owned clean makeup brand carried by the major beauty specialty retailer, Ulta.com- changing the clean beauty game in Houston, Texas and beyond.

Alison Tedford is an author, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant and a mom. She is Indigenous (Kwakiutl First Nation) and based in Abbotsford, BC. She has over a decade of government experience and seven years of private sector experience creating information products that educate, inform and delight. Alison has helped executives, governments and brand leaders design their visions of inclusion, strategize about how to get there with practical, concrete action and find the words to talk about it.

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Julie Wedge leads Wedge Consulting, a political consulting firm in the Sacramento region. Over the last 2 years, Julie served as Chief of Staff to the first openly LGBTQ+ Councilmember, former Oakland City Council President now Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan. Notably, she was Kaplan's campaign consultant in her latest challenging, yet successful 2020 reelection. Her extensive consulting experience also extends to the nonprofit arena, including global travel to facilitate culturally competent fundraising for a storied multinational environmental organization. For nearly a decade, Julie volunteered on the Board of The Sacramento Freedom from Religion Foundation.

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