Yolandra Powell

Yolandra Shronne Powell, a faithful wife, proud mother, and indebted humble servant to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She holds an associate degree in Early Childhood Education and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management & Human Resources. Yolandra is no...

Dr. Oriana Leach

Dr. Oriana Leach is an accomplished research scholar, filmmaker, and educator who has devoted the last fifteen years to creating equitable spaces in P-20 education through research and practice.  Dr. Leach attended New York University where she earned a Bachelor of...

Jessica Nelson

Jessica Nelson is the Executive Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director for Built2Last Innovations Labs, Inc.. In this position, she provides organizational and logistical support on special projects, helps with the coordination of corporate and community...

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 of Unity Web Agency, a woman-, queer- and disability-owned Certified B Corporation that creates inclusive websites for other positive mission-driven organizations.  She has an innate curiosity and love for solving team 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...

Dr. 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...