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**Cecile Richards** is a national leader for women’s rights and social and economic justice. As former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund for more than a decade, Richards has worked to increase affordable access to reproductive health care and strengthen the movement for sexual and reproductive rights. She and her husband Kirk Adams have three children and live in New York City and Maine. She spends most of her free time baking pies.

Cedric "Vise1" Douglas is a local Street Artist who has created work in the community for more than 20 years. Douglas is also founder of The UP Truck, a mobile creative arts lab to inspire people to be and think creatively. His Street Art which he calls Socialrealism captures a world of creativity, wonder and thought portraiture often animals, humans, and children.

Cedric Suzman has been associated with the center since its inception in 1977 and was elected to the board of trustees in 1988. He was an associate professor in the College of Managementat the Georgia Institute of Technology, from 1974-1977.

Celeste Ng is the bestselling author of three novels, Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts. Celeste grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Celeste Wells, Ph.D., is a professor in Boston College's Communication department. She joined the Communication department in 2010 after earning her doctorate from the University of Utah. Dr. Wells' research emphasizes the study of worker identity, immigration, nation, race, and gender. She has presented her research on issues of race and nationality within spheres of rhetoric and organizational communication. In her teaching, Dr. Wells aims to help develop students' love of learning so that it extends beyond their undergraduate experience, and at Boston College her courses include The Rhetorical Tradition, Communication Criticism, and Argumentation Theory.

Celia Ford is a journalist and neuroscientist based in the Bay Area, covering AI policy at Transformer. Previously, Celia completed reporting fellowships at Vox's Future Perfect, WIRED, and The Open Notebook, where she wrote about emerging technology, the mind, public health, and (once) pole dancing. Celia has a bachelor’s degree in cognitive neuroscience from Brown University and a PhD in neuroscience from UC Berkeley.

In 2015, Celia worked with 12 women of color from across Massachusetts and led the development and public launch of the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC) Inc. In her current role as President and CEO, Visionary and Founding Member, she is leading the organization to realize its vision and mission, overseeing the day-to-day operations while strongly advocating for the voices of women of color to be heard addressing the inequities faced daily, which also impacts communities of color.

Celina Miranda is the executive director of Hyde Square Task Force. Miranda has spent her career engaged in work that enables underserved communities to access the resources and opportunities they need for a better future. With more than a decade of experience in philanthropy, she has helped numerous Boston nonprofits secure funding in the service of their mission.

**Chad Brown**, decorated US Navy veteran who received multiple honors after serving in Desert Storm Gulf War and Operation Restore Hope, Somalia, struggles today with PTSD. The illness nearly drove him to suicide before he found solace in fly fishing. Brown’s discovery of nature as medicine inspired him to launch Soul River, Inc., a nonprofit that aims to share the healing power of rivers with veterans and inner-city youth. Soul River Inc. has held successful deployments taking youth and veterans on local rivers in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Florida, and far off destinations in Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. These opportunities promote healing and learning through many facets of outdoors education and advocacy leadership development mentored by veterans while breaking barriers and building new communities. Brown’s work as the Founder and President of Soul River Inc. has taken him across the country, including multiple times to our nation’s capital, to speak about connecting people of the inner city, particularly youth of color, to the outdoors. Additionally, Brown has presented to key city leaders, state representatives, and officials about diversity, conservation, and building collaborative relationships between nonprofit and for-profit businesses. Brown also sits on the National Wildlife Refuge Association’s Board of Directors.  

Chad Campbell is a Phoenix native and lifelong Arizona resident. A graduate of Moon Valley High School and Northern Arizona University, Chad is in his second term as a State Representative for District 14, which covers parts of central and west Phoenix. He currently serves as the House Democratic Whip, is the Ranking Member of the Commerce Committee and also serves on the Government Committee. Chad has been an active community member for many years. As a community leader and nonprofit director, some of the key issues he has worked on over the years include improving the Maricopa County transportation system, protecting state shared revenues for cities, advocating for renewable energy and smarter growth, protecting critical services for children, and diversifying and strengthening Arizona’s economy. As a legislator, Chad has led the fight in improving and strengthening the Clean Elections system, protecting consumers from fraud and predatory lending, and working to clean up our neighborhoods by cracking down on graffiti and gang crimes. He has also been recognized for his work on economic development issues, being named one of the “Tech Ten” Legislators of 2008 by the Arizona Technology Council, and receiving an Eagle for Enterprise Award from the AZ Small Business Association. In addition to his duties at the legislature, Chad is a private consultant and also serves on the Phoenix Environmental Quality Commission, the Board of Directors for Communities in Schools of Arizona, and the Advisory Board for the Arizona Latino Leadership Institute. In October 2009 Chad was selected to be part of the White House CLEAN Coalition, a national group of state leaders working with the White House to advance federal clean energy legislation in Congress.

Chad Davidson is an assistant professor of English at the University of West Georgia. His poems have appeared in Colorado Review, Crab Orchard Review, DoubleTake, Epoch, The Paris Review, Pequod, Poet Lore, and numerous other publications.