Amanda Elliott is the Executive Director of the Richmond Main Street Initiative, a community-based nonprofit that works to revitalize historic downtown Richmond as a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban village that reflects the community's rich and diverse heritage.
Karla Henderson is the Chief Operating Officer of the Wright Museum, a position in which she leverages her background in city planning, community engagement, and nonprofit management to grow this important cultural institution.
Bill Strickland is the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, an arts education, adult career training, and social enterprise institution on Pittsburgh's North Side.
Terry Schwarz is the Director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, a combined urban design graduate program and urban design practice nonprofit that uses planning and design to address social issues in neighborhoods throughout Northeast Ohio.
Leslie Smith is applying her extensive economic development experience from Detroit and applying it in her role as President and CEO of EPIcenter Memphis, a collaborative and community-wide effort to inclusively grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Memphis region.
Gregory Heller is the CEO of American Communities Trust, a national community development partner that works to bridge the gap between the world of private investment and meaningful community building.
As the Director of Equity & Strategic Partnerships, Jose Corona works to ensure that the long-term competitiveness of Oakland is directly linked to the vitality and the diversity in the community, and that economic development benefits everyone.
Devone Boggan is the Director of the Office of Neighborhood Safety in Richmond, California, a non-law enforcement government agency with a specific focus to reduce firearm assaults and associated death by engaging the very people most at-risk.
Napoleon Wallace, an Executive Staff member for Durham's Self-Help, leverages his expertise in investment banking in his work in social justice and policy advocacy.
Andrea Chen is the Executive Director of Propeller, a New Orleans-based incubator and accelerator that tackles social and environmental challenges by launching socially-minded ventures.
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