Alana Peterson
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship AR, United States
Alana Peterson, Executive Director of Spruce Root, is an entrepreneur and non-profit leader whose lived experience brings together indigenous values with Western economic systems to build towards…
LaBrisa Williams
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights OK, United States
LaBrisa Williams is the Executive Director of the Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative, an organization whose mission is to equip families in Tulsa to have healthy…
Omare Jimmerson
Health OK, United States
Omare Jimmerson, Executive Director of the Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative is the daughter of a Nigerian immigrant and also a mother of two, working to save the lives…
Emma Robbins
Environment, Social Justice - Equity CA, United States
Emma Robbins is a Diné artist and social justice fighter, working with her community on the Navajo Nation to secure access to safe drinking water….
Erasma Monticcolo
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship NY, United States
Erasma is a native New Yorker who grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where she co-founded Power of Two in 2015. As the Executive Director, she uses science…
Kwamane Liddel
Health MO, United States
Kwamane Liddell, JD, MHA, BSN is a health equity visionary and business leader who has saved lives, and believes that diagnosis-based food should be as…
Leonora “Light” Walker
Social Justice - Equity TX, United States
Leonora “Light” Walker,a symbol of resilience and societal transformation, Walker emerged from incarceration and addiction to become a dynamic force for change. As the Founder…
Erica Plybeah
Health TN, United States
Erica Plybeah is a social justice innovator who dismantles the barriers that exist between the people who need care and the places where services exist….
Mary Oxendine
Food Security NC, United States
Mary Oxendine is the Lumbee and Tuscarora granddaughter of rural sharecroppers and a cultivator of relationships and traditional Indigenous foodways. As a financial activist, she…
Lachelle King
Health OK, United States
Lachelle King is a storyteller, researcher, and autist. After being diagnosed at an adult age, she became an advocate for improving health outcomes for other…
Phiwe Dauwa
Health South Africa
A licensed registered nurse and midwife who worked in the Neonatal Intensive care unit (NICU) after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing obtained from…
Marcia Bruno-Todd
Social Justice - Equity OK, United States
Marcia Bruno-Todd is a leader in Oklahoma working to support and grow new and emerging leaders and broaden involvement within communities. Her work is driven…
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