Ashli Sims
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Health OK, United States
Ashli Sims is a storyteller who breaks down barriers and opens doors so Black entrepreneurs can build wealth for themselves, their families, and future generations….
Nikia Grayson
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights TN, United States
Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C (she/her/hers) is a Reproductive Justice informed public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife who has devoted…
Elizabeth Lutz
Health TX, United States
Elizabeth Lutz is a community advocate working to increase awareness of the needs of hidden communities in Texas. Her work centers on the needs of…
Denise Smith
Health CT, United States
Denise Octavia Smith, MBA, CHW, PN a woman of African descent, Community Health Worker, and survivor of a rare chronic disease is the founding Executive…
Jacqueline Blocker
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights OK, United States
Jacqueline Blocker is a mother and lawyer with a decade of experience in legislative policy related to reproductive justice. As an Indigenous woman and descendant…
Aza Nedhari
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights DC, United States
Aza Nedhari, MS, LM, CPM is a forward-thinking and visionary Maternal Health activist with a proven track record of exhibiting her strengths in innovative thinking,…
Moises Arjona Jr.
TX, United States
Moises Arjona Jr., CEO of Unidos Contra La Diabetes, leads a collective‑impact movement in the Rio Grande Valley, drawing on his own lived journey with…
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…
Celina Trowell
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship NY, United States
Celina S. Trowell, LSW is a lifelong resident of Brownsville, Brooklyn, wife, mother, and organizer at VOCAL-NY, whose passion is community service and uplift. This…
Maria Valenzuela
Health AZ, United States
Maria Avalenzuela serves as the Executive Director at Spaces of Opportunity, where she is dedicated to creating transformative programs that uplift individuals and strengthen communities….
Nicole Harris-Hollingsworth
Health NY, United States
Dr. Hollingsworth is a community health expert and health systems researcher focused on data sharing and engagement to promote better interactions between communities and health…
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