Angela Wilson

Attorney Wilson is Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, at The Hershey Company.  She has been recognized twice, by the World Trademark Review, as one of the Top 300 World’s Leading Corporate Trademark Professionals.  World Trade Review 300 focuses exclusively on...

Angela Liu

Angela Liu is the Chief Operating Officer at Unity Web Agency, a woman-ownedCertified B Corporation, comprised of a diverse team of experts, that createssustainable and accessible websites that capture and amplify missions. Liu bringsdiverse skills, experiences, and...

Daliya Rizvi

Daliya Rizvi is an activist, researcher, and student. She is the founder and president of Astudia, a nonprofit organization that provides free educational programs and resources to students around the world, and has conducted research in nephrology, molecular...

Adam Clark

Adam Clark has worked with refugees and immigrants since 2007. He worked in direct services for years at Kentucky Refugee Ministries, was the Refugee Data Analyst for the Kentucky Office for Refugees, and currently leads World Relief Durham’s services to immigrants as...

Tom Droege

Tom is as Co-Founder and Managing Director of Resilient Ventures, LLC, which delivers access to capital, networks, and expertise to companies that are ready to scale. Tom’s private equity knowledge started in the 1960’s when he watched his dad go from startup to IPO...

Elaine Madison

Attorney Elaine Madison is the Assistant Vice President for Education and Workforce Partnerships at Duke University.  She oversees all educational and workforce development for the Office of Durham and Community Affairs. Prior to her role in Education and Workforce...

Keith Daniel

Rev. Dr. M. Keith Daniel, owner of Madison Consulting Group, LLC. (MCG) and Co-founder/Managing Director for Resilient Ventures, LLC.  Resilient launched in 2019, invests in African American entrepreneurs. Resilient Fund I closed at $3.425M. The firm has invested...

Deb Parker

Dr. Debra Parker taught for over 20 years at North Carolina Central University.  She was a tenured Behavioral and Social Sciences professor.  She earned a B.S. degree in Family and Consumer Science Education and a M.S. in Human Development and Family Relations from...

John Bryson

John Bryson, a graduate of NC Agricultural and Technical State University and career banker, recently retired after forty-one years in the banking industry.  He was last employed with PNC Bank as Vice President, Development Advisor and Relationship Manager for the...

Gabby McCutchen

Gabby McCutchen is Assistant Vice President for Academics and Guided Career Pathways at Durham Technical Community College in Durham, North Carolina. In her 18 years of service at Durham Tech, she has served as full-time faculty, coordinator, chair, assistant dean,...