Megan Cunnigham
Health IL, United States
Megan Cunningham, Managing Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, brings partners together to drive policy change, access data and resources, and improve environments…
Jerry Blassigname
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship SC, United States
Jerry Blassingame is the Executive Director of Soteria Community Development Corporation and Senior Pastor of Soteria Christian Fellowship. He endeavors to empower individuals and the…
Courtney Smith
Food Security NC, United States
Courtney Smith is a daughter of Durham and of community organizers. She is a chef, an activist, and a storyteller who is deeply connected to…
Brittany Brass
TX, United States
After overcoming personal mental health challenges, Brittany discovered the transformative power of movement and its ability to build community. This realization inspired her to create…
Ivelyse Andino
Health NY, United States
Ivelyse is a visionary healthcare strategist and abolitionist building community at the intersection of mobile health and equity. She is the founder and CEO of…
Genoveva Islas
Health CA, United States
Genoveva works as the founder and director of the non-profit Cultiva la Salud, which works to promote health equity in the San Joaquin Valley of…
Camryn Smith
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education, Governance, Social Justice - Equity NC, United States
Camryn Smith is a social justice accountability expert focusing on economic and social liberation for black and brown communities and people. Her work is informed…
Nicolle Gonzales
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights NM, United States
Nicolle Gonzales (born in Waterflow, New Mexico) is a Navajo certified midwife. She is currently in the process of opening the nation’s first Native American…
Ray Sanchez
TX, United States
Ray Sanchez is a bereaved father, a dad who held his daughter through a fight no child should ever face, and who knows the fear…
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…
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….
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