Our Team

​Founder of the Free at Last Coalition, Craig is a successful businessman and longstanding champion of civil rights with a deeply vested interest in the…

Peter Miller Dawkins was born on March 8, 1938 to Frances and Henry Dawkins, in Royal Oak, Michigan. Henry was a dentist who served in…

Dr. Bob Rohrlack, CCE, serves as the President and CEO of the Tampa Bay Chamber and the Tampa Bay Chamber Foundation. Since joining the Tampa…

Dr. Antonia Coello Novello was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a B.S. degree in 1965 and…

Jim Liske is a Senior Team Member and the Executive Director at movement.org. He most recently served as the Lead Pastor at Christ Memorial Church in Holland,…

Alma Robinson, Executive Director of California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA), has led the organization’s Arts in Corrections Initiative for the past 10 years. CLA,…

In 2009 George Todd co-founded Chosen Foods which has become the world’s largest producer of Avocado Oil. In 2021 with over 80% of world’s production…

Phil Burgess is president of The Annapolis Institute, established in 1993 to advance principled leadership in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Burgess previously served…

​Born in Tennessee to a military family, Carter spent her childhood moving from state to state while learning to appreciate service to country. Carter is…

Saad M. Soliman, is the founder and CEO of Soliman Consulting LLC. a National Reentry Systems Subject Matter Expert, and avid Criminal Justice Reform Advocate,…

Paul Clayson is a deeply and broadly experienced C-Suite strategist and operator, business and civic executive, global market strategy expert, financial and investment strategist, and…

Anthony Kevin Dungy is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Dungy was head coach of the Tampa…

Robert has been an advocate for international human rights for many years, with a particular focus on seeking to end modern slavery in all its…

Ariana Brendle is a professional in real estate development with a focus on affordable and workforce housing. She is the Vice President of Acquisitions for…

Judge Thelton E. Henderson, a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, retired from the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California in 2017. He subsequently joined Berkeley…

The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry is Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church. He is the Chief Pastor and serves as President and Chief Executive…

Tim Paskert is the author of The Glass Window, The Relationship, Secrets To Thriving In Babylon, and hundreds of Christian motivational works. God’s grace has allowed Tim to…

Advisor | Board Director | Belonging Evangelist Cordell brings more than 20 years to his pursuit of a society and organizational cultures where everyone belongs…

Critical Care Nurse | Entrepreneur | Inventor | Descendant of Cuban Immigrants He has spent his life serving others in his community and treating patients…

Dustin Anderson is a Sr. Manager at Amazon and a 15-year veteran of the retail and logistics space with both Target and Amazon. A native…

​Joel Vander Kooi has been vice president and treasurer, Kellogg Company since 2007. In 2009, he assumed responsibility for pensions and healthcare finance. In 2013…

Nicky Ali Jackson, Ph.D. is Professor of Criminal Justice at Purdue University Northwest (PNW). She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology with a concentration in Deviance…

Ken is a seasoned entrepreneur with a wide array of professional experiences and accomplishments. Starting his journey at an early age, Ken has built, scaled…

In 1989, at just fifteen years young, Dr. Yusef Salaam was tried and convicted in the “Central Park jogger” case along with four other Black…

Peter Buck retired from EDS, the information technology company founded by H. Ross Perot, in 1999 after a successful 30 year career. During his tenure…

​Chaplain Pamela is the entrusted steward and founding President and CEO of LifeChangers Legacy, Chebar Ministries, a 501c3 non-profit prison and community-based ministry that help…

Speaker, Author & International Faith&Work Leader ​Os Hillman owned and operated an ad agency from 1984-2001. During this time, he served clients such as American…

Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019),…

​Eric Bents is a leadership developer and strategy coach dedicated to helping people and organizations overcome their biggest problems. In his role as Executive Director…

From startups to senior executive at Fortune 500 companies with 30+ years of experience in creating strategic results. $1M+ producer in banking, network marketing, business…

The Rev. Alvin Herring is executive director of Faith in Action, formerly PICO National Network, an international network of 46 federations and local groups across…

Kelly Nichols has been involved with the corporate retail world for 26 years. He has worked for publicly traded companies such as CGX, and with…

Dorsey Nunn is a leading expert in criminal justice reform with over 40 years of professional experience. He is the first formerly incarcerated director of…

Jane Golden has been the driving force of Mural Arts Philadelphia since its inception in 1984, overseeing its growth from a small city agency into…

Louis Victor Piniella is a former professional baseball player and manager. An outfielder in the major leagues, he played sixteen seasons with the Baltimore Orioles,…

Jimmy Santiago Baca is a prolific writer whose published works include 18 books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. His recent work, When I Walk Through That…

Ken Blackwell is the Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at the Family Research Council. He is a national bestselling author of three books: Rebuilding…

Vijay Gupta is the founder and Artistic Director of Street Symphony, a community of musicians creating spaces of connection for people in reentry from homelessness,…

Frank Howard, Jr., is a Senior Strategist with Klink Campaigns, a public affairs, political and strategic communications firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco,…

Beverly McLeod Iseghohi, JD, is principal of BMI & Associates, an Atlanta-based government affairs consulting firm. Ms. Iseghohi is an experienced legislative and public policy…

​WINTLEY AUGUSTUS PHIPPS was born in Trinidad, West Indies and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Kingsway College, a Christian Academy; Oakwood College in…

A native of Immokalee, Fla., Ben is a noted philanthropic advisor to leading nonprofits, as well as America’s wealthiest families. Ben’s career has been spent…

​Craig Watson served as the Director of the California Arts Council from August 2011 through March 2017. Under his leadership, the budget of the California…

Oliver Bell leads a diverse labor relations consulting practice that values direct management-employee relationships, recognizes the dynamics of organizational change, trains leadership skills, and helps…

Jonathan Church has been active in the field of law enforcement for nearly 35 years. He is currently a Senior Assistant State’s Attorney and the…

Niki Kates is a co-founder and the Director of Internal Affairs for Oregonians Against Slavery and Involuntary Servitude (OASIS),   A grassroots organization fighting to end prison slavery in Oregon. She believes in using the principles of restorative and transformative justice to build community resilience and end…

Pat Nolan is the Director of the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Criminal Justice Reform. The Center informs and mobilizes public support for criminal…

Dr. Larry Brewster is Professor Emeritus of public and nonprofit administration and a former dean at the University of San Francisco. He is best known…

George Pendleton is the founder of The Pendleton Group, a Washington D.C.-based firm providing strategy management and advisory services to public officials, civic leaders, business…

Billy Cockerham is a former professional American football player. Mr. Cockerham spent two years as a Quarterback in the National Football League with the Minnesota…

Daniel Zene Crowe, a fifth-generation Oregonian, grew up in the Mt. Angel farmhouse built by his grandfather. Daniel graduated from West Point as the Konstantin…

Instructor, Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics.   Military Career (1964-1976) Six years active and six years reserve duty. Infantry Commander and Staff Officer with the…

John Grant Jr. has been practicing law in the Tampa Bay area since 1968. His practice has focused on a business law, real property and…

William P. McCormick, U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand. William (Bill) P. McCormick, born August 18, 1939, in Providence, Rhode Island, is an American businessman and…

Joe came to Hope Network after serving three terms in the Michigan legislature. At Hope Network, Joe serves as Director of Government Relations. ​ During…

Jim Sweeney’s career was in higher education, where he largely focused on the development of men and women for Christian ministry. He gave thirty years…

Mr. Greenberg serves as the Chairman and CEO of Zenavita LLC, a leading CBD manufacturer and Emerald Shield LLC, a diversified health sciences company. Additionally,…

Jeff received confirmation from Sonic Drive-In Corporation that he was approved as a licensed franchisee. This confirmation was based on his personal operations background, financial…

Rufus Friday, President and Publisher of the Lexington HeraldLeader in Lexington, Kentucky, from 2011 to 2018, joined the Center for Integrity in News Reporting (CFINR)…

Jeff earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University in 1983. Upon graduation he went on to play 7 years of professional football…

​Rhodessa Jones is an artist and Founder/Director of the award-winning Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women/HIV Circle, a workshop designed for personal and social transformation…

​Janie Paul is the co-founder and senior curator of the Annual Exhibitions of Art by Michigan Prisoners, a project of the Prison Creative Arts Project…

Michael is the founder of Strategic Doers Group, equipping and encouraging small business leaders to pursue an integrated life and stewardship of business. He is…