Tamika D. Mallory National Co-chair for the Women’s March Tamika D. Mallory is an esteemed social justice leader, advocate, activist and mother. A New York City native, this fiery, outspoken organizer has remained a consistent fixture in the civil rights movement for nearly 20 years. Tamika’s focus on civil and human rights issues includes…
DetailsFraidy Reiss Founder and Executive Director of Unchained At Last Fraidy Reiss was 19 when her family arranged for her to marry a man who turned out to be violent. But with no education or job, in an insular religious community where only men have the right to grant a divorce, she felt trapped. Still…
DetailsJosh Rossi Commercial Photographer and Viral Philanthropist Josh has been named one of the top 200 best digital artists worldwide by Lurzer’s Archive and his clients include Warner Bros, Acura, Nickelodeon and Adobe. He has done work for Daymond John, Glenn Beck, the Bieber’s and Lindsey Stirling. In the last 18 months, his photo…
DetailsRowaida Abdelaziz Journalist at Huffpost Rowaida Abdelaziz is a journalist at Huffpost, where she focuses on reporting on social justices issues within the Muslim community. Abdelaziz spearheads the coverage of Islamophobia and the rising anti-Muslim sentiment across the U.S at Huffpost. Her goal is to provide guidance for diverse coverage of the Muslim community in…
DetailsPatrice Banks Former Auto Airhead and Founder of Girls Auto Clinic Patrice Banks is disrupting the automotive industry with her inspiring and energetic message of “educating and empowering women through their cars!” Patrice an engineer and automotive technician, created a movement that inspires women, the #1 customer in the auto industry to change the…
DetailsLexi & Alyse Scaffidi Creators of BiteSizedFitness & The Body Confident VS Fashion Show We are 2 sisters from NJ who love fitness, fashion and helping others. We created an online company called “BiteSizedFitness” to help promote body confidence through a healthy lifestyle. In October, we released a recreation of the popular Victoria’s Secret Fashion…
DetailsNyle DiMarco Winner of America’s Next Top Model and Disability Rights Activist Nyle DiMarco, winner of “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Next Top Model,” empowers audiences to believe they can do and be anything they want in life, no matter the obstacle. He won the mirror ball trophy on ABC’s Dancing with…
DetailsGriffin Matthews and Matt Gould Creators of Invisible Thread Invisible Thread takes place in 2005 Uganda when Matthews arrives as a volunteer from New York City to help build a village school and escape his church’s probing into his sexuality. But when he falls into a complicated relationship with a group of destitute, orphaned teenagers,…
DetailsDan Parris & David Peterka Traveling Documentarians Dan Parris and David Peterka created a documentary film What Matters?, a feature length documentary about three friends, two idealistic Christians and one skeptic Atheist, attempting to live in extreme poverty (on $1.25 a day) across 3 continents. The adventure takes a devastating turn when they survive a…
DetailsKimberly A. Brown Founder of ManifestYourself.com Kimberly A. Brown is an entrepreneur, speaker, and career and leadership coach. Her personal and professional development company, Manifest Yourself, LLC, provides in-person and virtual workshops, trainings, and coaching to professionals looking to lead a dynamic career and life. Through her experience as a career development adviser in some…
DetailsMs. Iana J. Daniels An active duty Major in the U.S. Army who breaks the stigma of mental health Ms. Iana J. Daniels is an active duty Major in the United States Army with over 19 years of service. She is currently a Construction Program Manager at the United States Army Central Command, at Shaw…
DetailsMonti Washington Author and Motivational Speaker Monti travels across the nation speaking to college students on topics spanning from education to leadership, and diversity. As a speaker, Monti has spoken to and mentored thousands of students nationwide. He has delivered motivational presentations for high school assemblies, associations, and universities. Monti’s passion for helping students stems…
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