ACT NOW - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• CEO
• President
• Reporter at the Atlanta Journal - Constitution

Throughout his 33-year career as a journalist, congressional aide, senior state government official, and nonprofit executive, Adam Gelb has worked towards an unbiased and effective criminal justice system. As a reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gelb covered policing and the late-1980's drug war at his first job out of the University of Virginia before earning a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He staffed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee during negotiations and final passage of the landmark 1994 federal crime bill. From 1995 to 2000, as policy director for the lieutenant governor of Maryland, Gelb established several initiatives that focused on comprehensive crime control and prevention efforts on behalf of at-risk people and neighborhoods. From 2001 to 2003, he served as executive director of the Georgia Sentencing Commission before supporting youth reentry and methamphetamine control as vice-president of programs at Georgia Council on Substance Abuse. In 2006, Gelb and the Pew Charitable Trusts began a twelve-year collaboration on juvenile and criminal justice reform initiatives. Their groundbreaking national research documented the high cost/low return on public safety of sentencing and corrections policies. As a result, 35 states develop, adopt, and implement increasingly comprehensive and impactful reforms. Today, as founder and president/CEO of the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), Adam can be found addressing criminal justice trends and innovations at all levels of government. He advises legislators on practical, cost-effective, evidence-based policies that respect the criminal justice system's principles and precedents. An invitational membership organization and nonpartisan think tank, CCJ is dedicated to building policies and practices that enhance safety and justice for all.

Job Titles:

• Founder and President of the Raising Me Foundation
• Relationship Specialist & Content Strategist
• Relationship Specialist & Content Strategist, ACT NOW / Founder and President

Bri Ray is a Utah native. She grew up as one of six children in a bi-racial home in the heart of Utah County. Her family is a collage of biological, adopted, and added siblings-giving her a deeper perspective into the unique gaps experienced by multicultural families. Bri Ray is a self-starter. While still in high school she began additional education to learn the ropes of marketing, copywriting, public relations, and business operations. She has since led projects & events for companies in various industries including venture capital, education, childcare, health and wellness, entertainment, and more. At 15, Bri Ray began touring as a motivational speaker teaching kindness, tolerance, and understanding to her peers across the nation. As a musician, Bri Ray's original music has gained recognition both nationally and internationally, including being named the first ever Presidential Scholar of the Arts in the singer-songwriter discipline. Bri Ray has engaged audiences in renowned venues such as Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center, California's Dolby Theatre, American Idol, and Utah's LaVell Edwards Stadium to name a few. Bri Ray continues to write and release music that inspires her in hopes it will do the same for others. Additionally, as Founder and President of the Raising Me Foundation, Bri Ray is dedicated to dissolving the racial, cultural and educational barriers that keep loving parents from adopting children of color. Bri Ray and her work have been featured in Utah Valley Magazine's 40 under 40, Deseret News, Medium's Black Artists to Watch, Utah Valley Magazine's Fab 40, KSL.com, KRCL Radio, The Salt Lake Tribune, and Utah Business Magazine's Living Color and 30 Women to Watch.

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Principal

Cedric L. Alexander, PsyD is a law enforcement expert with over 40 years of experience in public safety. He has appeared on national media networks to provide comment on police-community relations and as a CNN law enforcement analyst has written editorials including "How to Build a Sensitive Cop;" "Police and Communities of Color Need to Build Trust;" and "Attacks on Police are an Attack on Community." He has also served as Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, and as an assistant professor at the University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry. He is a former National President for the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). He has lectured on police stress and burnout and currently trains on topics of management and leadership, centered around 21st Century Policing. He is the author of The New Guardians: Policing in America's Communities for the 21st Century and In Defense of Public Service: How 22 Million Government Workers Will Save Our Republic.

Job Titles:

• Commissioner, Ret

Charles Ramsey is former Co-Chair of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing from 2014-15, and former Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD), from 2008 to 2015. Since 2010, he has served as President of the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the Police Executive Research Forum. Commissioner Ramsey began his law enforcement career in 1968 as a cadet with the Chicago Police Department (CPD). Over the next thirty years, he held various positions with CPD, including Commander of the Narcotics Division, Deputy Chief of the Patrol Division, and Deputy Superintendent, a role he held from 1994 to 1998. In 1998, he was named Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC), where he served until early 2007. In 2007, Commissioner Ramsey served on the Independent Commission on Security Forces of Iraq, leading a review of the Iraqi Police Force. Ramsey brings over fifty years of knowledge, experience, and service in advancing the law enforcement profession in three different major city police departments, beginning with Chicago, then Washington, DC, and Philadelphia. He is an internationally recognized practitioner and educator in his field and is a Past President of both the Police Executive Research Forum and the Major Cities Chiefs Association. He is currently a Distinguished Policy Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law, an advisor to the U.S. Conference of Mayors and is a Founding Partner in the consulting firm 21st Century Policing Solutions, LLC. Commissioner Ramsey received a B.S. and M.S. from Lewis University.

Job Titles:

• Technical Advisor & Web Administrator

With a widely varying skillset refined through an extensive academic and vocational background, Christopher joined us following a 17-year career in the food and hospitality industry. As his time as a culinary artist came to a shining close with six years as a chef, his second act opened with a B.S. through UMD Global Campus's Networking and Cybersecurity program. Initially brought on board at Strategic Applications International, LLC (SAI) as a financial officer, Christopher still fulfills many of the duties of that role. At the same time, his responsibilities have evolved to include myriad administrative tasks, e.g., travel & logistics, grant management, drafting contracts, and preparing tax forms. Moreover, expanding upon his support staff position, Chris has grown into one of the team's contributing writers and editors. His work has featured in publications after each iteration of the COPS Office-sponsored Officer Safety & Wellness Group's (OSWG) Emerging Issues Forums. After a few years in the realm of OSW, he was asked to co-author a pair of monographs on behalf of the COPS Office with members of the SAI team - October 2019's Less-Lethal Weaponry, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Their Impact on Officer Safety and Wellness: Emerging Issues and Recommendations with James E. Copple & December 2018's Rank and File: Reflections on Emerging Issues in Law Enforcement with Mary-Jo Robinson. Away from SAI, Chris is a tireless parent, three-season athletic coach, and scout leader. Also a frequent volunteer for his children's school and local organizations, he's served on the technology committee and provided network support to Baltimore parochial schools for over a decade. In addition to sharing two exceptional children with him, Chris's partner is a licensed Master of Social Work specializing in elementary and middle school-aged children who currently splits her time between Kennedy-Krieger and private practice.

Job Titles:

• Grant Manager
• Co - Founder of Strategic Applications International

Colleen Copple is the co-founder of Strategic Applications International (SAI) and Servant Forge, a non-profit addressing humanitarian issues. SAI has been intensely involved in criminal justice and police reform efforts over the last 15 years. SAI has facilitated over a dozen forums and publications for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services on emerging issues in policing, including the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing in 2015. Colleen has played a significant role in the facilitation, key learnings, and publications resulting from the forums. Since the death of Michael Brown, she has been part of SAI's numerous consultations with communities, states, and universities working on police reform efforts and the drafting of recommendations and final reports on next steps. Through Servant Forge, she builds the capacity of indigenous non-profits to mobilize communities to address HIV/AIDS in Swaziland, gender-based violence and women empowerment in Kenya and affordable housing in Rwanda. She served as a full-time consultant with the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Capacity Development Office for five years (2004-2008). Her work at CCDO focused on creating national strategic partnerships for the Weed and Seed Initiative. The Department of Justice nominated her CCDO efforts for the Kennedy School of Government Innovations in Government Award in 2007. Ms. Copple served as a former Weed and Seed site coordinator in Salt Lake City, UT, in the mid-'90s and brought her collaborative and innovative style to her work at CCDO. Before launching SAI in 2004, Ms. Copple served as Senior Advisor to the President for New Initiatives at the National Crime Prevention Council. Ms. Copple came to NCPC in 1999 as the Associate Deputy Director. She oversaw several responsibilities during her five-year tenure at NCPC, including Youth Programs, Training, and the Crime Prevention Coalition of America. Ms. Copple joined NCPC after shepherding a series of successful community initiatives in Salt Lake City, Utah. These include - the Glendale Community Mobilization Project, a community-based gang prevention project recognized by OJJDP as a national model; the Comprehensive Communities Program, recognized by Attorney General Janet Reno for its innovative design in reinventing government; the Weed and Seed program, which generated over $10 million in resources committed to her neighborhood to address youth violence; and the COPS Methamphetamine Initiative which created a comprehensive response to methamphetamine. Ms. Copple has over 25 years of experience working with communities to do systems strengthening at the local, state, and national levels to improve police transformation, crime, violence, and substance abuse outcomes. She and her husband, James E. Copple, love sailing together, almost as much as the eight children and 24 grandchildren they share.

Job Titles:

• Administrative Manager
• Associate
• Deputy Director
• Kellogg Fellow
• Officer from Prince George 's County
• Vice President of the National Crime Prevention Council

Darryl Jones was the President & CEO of Maryland Nonprofits from 2008 until 2011. During his tenure, Mr. Jones increased membership by more than 20 percent, expanded member programs and services, increased leadership development programs, and transformed how the association delivered information and educational offerings. Prior to coming to Maryland Nonprofits, Mr. Jones served as Executive Director of Communities In Schools of the Nation's Capital. Within two years, he expanded the program from two schools to twelve, quadrupled the budget, expanded the Board and created a new website. His organization was selected by the 2008 Catalogue for Philanthropy as "One of the best small charities in the greater Washington region." During his tenure as Vice President of the National Crime Prevention Council, Mr. Jones trained senior level executives in leadership and coalition building, and was a keynote speaker, lead facilitator and curriculum writer for the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, as well as other national, state and local organizations. He is a certified executive coach, and works one-on-one with leaders in the for-profit, and not-for-profit sectors. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, in Newsweek, and has conducted innumerable radio and television interviews. In recognition of his programmatic initiatives on behalf of vulnerable children, he was invited to ring the closing bell for NASDAQ on September 26, 2005. Mr. Jones has trained thousands on issues including public safety, leadership, ethics and integrity, cultural diversity and organizational excellence. Mr. Jones is a retired police officer from Prince George's County, MD. While on the department he worked in patrol, was an academy instructor, a member of the elite Emergency Services Team, and served three terms (six years) as President of the police union. He also served two terms as President of the Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police and Chaired the Eastern Region Labor Coalition. His volunteering and community service led to him being recognized as Prince Georgian of the Year. Mr. Jones is a Kellogg Fellow, and the first police officer ever selected to participate in the prestigious, three-year, national leadership development program. He is also a Weinberg Fellow, a graduate of Leadership Maryland, and a graduate and former Board member of Leadership Greater Washington. After his retirement from the police department, Mr. Jones founded the National Law Enforcement Integrity Institute, a nonprofit organization with the mission of "Helping prepare today's law enforcement for tomorrow's world." A partial list of clients includes the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; Baltimore City Police Department; Maryland Police Corp-UMBC; MD Transportation Authority Police; International Association of Chiefs of Police; Science Applications International Association (SAIC); Police Labor Institute; and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Mr. Jones was a presidential appointee and was chosen by a former Governor to chair two statewide Commissions. Mr. Jones studied political science and labor economics at Howard University, and management and leadership at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He currently serves on several nonprofit Boards, and resides in Annapolis, MD with his wife, Antoinette. They have three adult children.

Job Titles:

• Consultant
• President, Mion Consulting

Job Titles:

• Consultant
• Founder, and CEO of Magny Leadership

Dr. Obed Magny, EdD, Founder, and CEO of Magny Leadership, is a former police officer with nearly two decades of law enforcement experience. An international keynote speaker and advocate for evidence-based policing, he has established a curriculum that offers emotional intelligence training for police officers. Dr. Magny helps law enforcement organizations build trust and legitimacy through innovative strategies. His mission is to shift the perception of public safety by reducing negative interactions between officers and the public. Dr. Magny has taught Diversity and Intercultural Aspects of Leadership and created qualitative research classes at the doctoral level. He has spoken to various groups across the United States and around the globe on numerous policing-related issues. Dr. Magny has also worked with many organizations in the public and private sectors, e.g., public safety, K-12 schooling, and university/college campus security. He has coached many police chiefs, leaders in policing, high school principals, and leaders from a wide variety of industries. Dr. Magny is a Co-Founder of the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, a Policing Fellow with the National Police Foundation, a National Institute of Justice LEADS (Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science) Scholar Alumni, and adjunct professor at Brandman University (CA) and The University of Cincinnati (OH).

Job Titles:

• Professor of Criminal Justice / University of Cincinnati / Director

A Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Robin S. Engel, Ph.D., is Director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) / UC Center for Police Research and Policy. From 2016 to 2019, in the aftermath of a critical incident involving the fatal police shooting of an unarmed motorist, she served as UC's Vice President for Safety and Reform. In this position, she oversaw daily operations and comprehensive reform efforts with the University of Cincinnati Police Division (UCPD). Dr. Engel leads national research and evaluation projects that promote partnerships between the academic and law enforcement communities and examine policies that result in safer community/police interactions. She has served as Principal Investigator for over eighty research grants, totaling over twenty-one million dollars. Dr. Engel published over sixty research articles, books, and chapters, along with dozens of technical reports for practitioners. She has previously been ranked among the top academics and the number one female in the criminal justice/criminology field by prominent peer-reviewed journals. Her work on reducing community violence resulted in several notable team awards, including the 2008 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement, the 2009 IACP/West Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigations, and the 2008 National Criminal Justice Association's Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award. She has served as an expert on policing and violence reduction for panels convened at the White House and 10 Downing Street. In 2017, Dr. Engel was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Albany. She currently serves as a governor-appointed member of the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board and as the IACP's Research Advisory Committee co-chair. She is a consultant on police training for the Ohio Attorney General and a member of the National Police Foundation's Council on Policing Reforms and Race.

Job Titles:

• Consultant
• National HBCU Manager

Dylan is a community organizer appointed as an inaugural member of the Cleveland Policing Commission as part of the Department of Justice Consent Decree with the City of Cleveland, where he served for three years, and continues to do extensive work with the Cleveland NAACP. Dylan was born and raised in Cleveland, OH, and is the oldest of five children. He attended Kent State University where he majored in Pan African Studies, served as President of Black United Students, and co-founded the New Abolitionists Association, under the umbrella of Children's Defense Fund. During this time, Dylan also assisted Ms. Tracy Heard in the Ohio House of Representatives. His upbringing and work with these organizations inspired Dylan to continue grassroots/community organizing. Dylan is also very passionate about the education and empowerment of marginalized children and families in Greater Cleveland. Dylan has served as a Project Director of the Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church. He is now the Ohio Coordinator for Campus Vote Project, where he works with students and administrators at colleges and universities to institutionalize voting and civic engagement. He is also happily married to his beautiful wife, Sharmayne Freeman-Sellers.

Price was born November 22, 1941 in Washington, DC and grew up around the campus of Howard University where his father, Dr. Kline Price, practiced medicine. He attended Blanche K. Bruce Elementary School, Georgetown Day School and graduated from Coolidge High School in 1959. He graduated from Amherst College in 1963, and that summer served a s marshal for the March On Washington. He finished Yale University Law School in 1966, and in the process of offering low-income legal services to the Black Coalition of New Haven, became its first Executive Director. Price joined Cogan Holt and Associates in 1970 to evaluate programs for the Ford Foundation and worked in community development. By 1976, he was Human Resources Commissioner for New Haven, and in 1978, took a position on the New York Times Editorial Board. Leaving in 1982 to become Senior Vice President of WNET/13, Price joined the Rockefeller Foundation as Vice President of Philanthropy in 1988. There, he instituted the National Guard Youth Challenge and the Coalition for Community Foundations for Youth. As CEO of the National Urban League, Price established the Institute for Opportunity and Equality and revived Opportunity. He has been a director of Metropolitan Life, Inc., Sears, Roebuck and Co, and a member of the Corporate Governance Commission Committee of NYNEX Corporation. He is currently senior advisor and co-chair of the Nonprofit and Philanthropy Practice Group for the law firm of Piper Rudnick. Price is the author of Getting Your Child the Best Education Possible and Destination: the American Dream. The recipient of many honors and awards, Price lives with his family in New Rochelle, New York. Former Urban League CEO Hugh Price is descended from Boston's celebrated fugitive slave, George Latimer, and his son, Lewis Howard Latimer on his mother's side of the family.

Job Titles:

• Executive Director
• Founder
• Executive Director of TASC 's Center for Health

Jac Charlier is the Executive Director of TASC's Center for Health and Justice (CHJ) and the Executive Director and co-founder of the Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative (PTACC). CHJ is an international non-profit providing justice policy and systems solutions to reduce crime at the intersection of the justice and behavioral health systems. In this role, Jac is a Master Global Trainer in Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) with the US Department of State, INL, and works alongside UNODC, OAS, CICAD, and Colombo Plan - DAP on ATI. CHJ serves as the DOJ/BJA's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program's Technical Assistance provider for Law Enforcement Deflection and First Responder (Fire, EMS) Diversion. PTACC is the national voice of and knowledge leader for the fields of deflection, pre-arrest diversion, and co-responder deflection. Internationally, Jac is recognized as a leader of the movement's genesis within the field of deflection and vital to its subsequent development. Additionally, he is a founding member of the Rome Consensus II. Before CHJ, Jac elevated through the ranks to Deputy Chief of Northern Operations while serving in the Illinois State Parole Division. As Deputy Chief, he started the Division's first domestic violence and human trafficking response teams and the first women's gender-specific trained officers. Jac is a trained Chicago neighborhood organizer in the IAF "Alinsky" tradition and recognized as a successful civic leader. He received his MPA from The John Glenn School of Public Policy at The Ohio State University and his BS in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana. A US military veteran and a member of the American Legion, Jac is also an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Outstanding Eagle Scout Medal.

Job Titles:

• Co - Director
• Executive Director

James E. Copple has a long and distinguished career in youth work, education, substance abuse, and crime and violence prevention. A nationally recognized speaker and writer in this field, Mr. Copple has served as the Founding President of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Crime Prevention Council in Washington, D.C., President of the International Institute for Alcohol Awareness, and Senior Policy Analyst for the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. He is a Founding Partner of Strategic Applications International, LLC and President of Servant Forge, an international non-profit focused on leadership development in the non-profit and government sector. In 2015, Copple facilitated President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing and was the principal writer for the Implementation Guide for the Department of Justice. Over the past ten years, Mr. Copple facilitated 22 statewide summits on Methamphetamine Prevention and Enforcement, numerous summits on violence prevention, gun prevention, and comprehensive planning on alcohol prevention among underage youth. Mr. Copple specializes in designing and implementing comprehensive system responses across local, state, and federal governments to address the major social issues of our day. Recently, on behalf of SAI, Mr. Copple has worked in International Development working with governments and communities to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa. Mr. Copple has authored two major pieces of legislation, the Drug Free Communities Act and the Crime Free Rural State and Communities Act in the Department of Justice Reauthorization Bill. He regularly consults with states and communities on model state statutes and local ordinances related to drug abuse, gang violence, and underage drinking. While at NCPC, he played a major role in the design and implementation of Project Safe Neighborhoods. Mr. Copple has done doctoral work in education at the University of Kansas, History at Boston College and The Johns Hopkins University. He taught history at Eastern Nazarene College, and Boston College. He served as an adjunct professor of education at the Wichita State University and Special Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools in Wichita, Kansas. He loves sailing, reading, and spending time with his eight children and 19 grandchildren.

Job Titles:

• Trustee
• CEO / Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
• CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
• Chairman of Its Investment Committee

Jim Bildner is CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm investing in early-stage social enterprises that are tackling some of the world's most challenging problems. He is an adjunct lecturer in public policy and Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he teaches courses on social enterprise and sparking social change. Bildner is a trustee of the Kresge Foundation and chair of its Investment Committee. He serves on several investment committees of boards with aggregate endowments in excess of $4 billion. Bildner's prior experience includes 22 years in the private sector, including as a consultant at Deloitte and CEO of two public companies.

Job Titles:

• Founder and CEO of Civic
• Strategy & Fundraising Coordinator

John Bridgeland is Founder and CEO of Civic, a social enterprise firm in Washington, D.C. He is also Vice Chairman of the Service Year Alliance, an initiative to create a civilian national service counterpart to military service in the United States; Vice Chairman of Malaria No More; Co-Convenor of the Grad Nation campaign; Co-Chair of the Future of Work Initiative; and Co-Founder of the High Seas Initiative. He is also author of the book, Heart of the Nation: Volunteering and America's Civic Spirit, with a foreword by General Stanley McChrystal. In 2019, Bridgeland developed America's New Business Plan with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to unleash a nation of entrepreneurs. Bridgeland is also Co-Chair of the Aspen Initiative on the Future of Work with Bruce Reed, Senator Mark Warner, and Governor Mitch Daniels to upgrade America's engine of opportunity. Bridgeland co-authored with former OMB Director Peter Orszag, Can Government Play Moneyball? for The Atlantic; and co-authored the book, Moneyball for Government, with Melody Barnes. In 2018, Bridgeland served as Co-Chair of Policy and a Commissioner of the National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development at the Aspen Institute. In 2017, Bridgeland co-founded the High Seas Initiative and was Executive Producer of the National Geographic film, Sea of Hope, featuring oceanographer Sylvia Earle and efforts to bring the national park idea to the ocean. In 2017, Bridgeland gave a TED talk on universal national service at TEDx Pennsylvania Avenue. In 2015, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association awarded Bridgeland its highest honor for "outstanding career achievements and contributions to society," presented to Bridgeland by Wimbledon Champion Stan Smith. In 2010, President Obama appointed Bridgeland to the White House Council for Community Solutions. Bridgeland previously served as Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council in the first term of President George W. Bush, and Assistant to the President and first Director of the USA Freedom Corps, where he coordinated policy on international, national, community, and faith-based service in the aftermath of 9/11. Bridgeland was also the Founding CEO and is Vice Chairman of Malaria No More and Senior Advisor to the United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria, which together are mobilizing the public and private sectors to end malaria deaths in Africa. He co-led the White House Summit on Malaria, which launched Malaria No More. His work on the high school dropout crisis helped bring national attention to the issue, with the TIME cover story "Dropout Nation," two Oprah Winfrey shows and a David Broder column prompted by his report, The Silent Epidemic. Over the last 10 years, he has been a co-convener of the GradNation campaign and co-authored the annual report, Building a Grad Nation, which launched and implements a "Civic Marshall Plan" to meet the national goal of a 90 percent high school graduation rate by the Class of 2020. High school graduation rates have risen from 71 percent in 2001 to over 85 percent by 2018, with nearly 4 million more students graduating rather than dropping out. Bridgeland also was a co-convener of ServiceNation, a Presidential forum with Senators John McCain and Barack Obama on September 11, 2008, and a national summit that showcased a comprehensive plan to increase community, national, and international service opportunities. The plan generated a TIME cover story and was included in the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act led by Senator Orrin Hatch, which was signed into law within the first 100 days of the Obama Administration. For his work in promoting the national service agenda, Bridgeland was named NonProfit Times Executive of the Year. Bridgeland is an experienced public speaker and has appeared on the PBS NewsHour, CNN's Anderson Cooper, Fox News, Cavuto Fox Business, BBC, National Public Radio, American Public Media's Market Place, among others. Bridgeland also was a Teaching Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he offered a seminar on Presidential Decision Making. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Bridgeland began his professional career by practicing law in the New York and Paris, France offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell. He also served as Chief of Staff and Counsel to former U.S. Congressman Rob Portman, where he drafted or played a leading role in developing 9 bills that were signed into law. Bridgeland graduated with honors in government from Harvard University, where he wrote his senior honors thesis under James Q. Wilson and played on the Harvard Varsity Tennis Team; studied at the College of Europe and Université Libre de Bruxelles as a Rotary International Fellow; and received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a Hardy C. Dillard Teaching Fellow, won the American Jurisprudence Prize, served on the National Moot Court Team, and continues to serve on the Public Service Advisory Committee. Bridgeland received an honorary degree from the College of William and Mary in 2016. He also has honorary degrees from Averett University, Saint Anselm College, Ripon College, and Hamline University, where he delivered commencement addresses. He also delivered the commencement address at the College of William and Mary, Thomas Jefferson Program for Public Policy; Johns Hopkins University, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences; and Westwood College.

Job Titles:

• Founder & President / the Larry T. Young Foundation
• Founder and President of the Larry T. Young Foundation

Lamont Young is Founder and President of The Larry T. Young Foundation. He is also a psychotherapist, specializing in interpersonal neurobiology and trauma related dissociation, the Mental Health and Wellness Advisor of UNITE, and a Civil Rights Advocate. Young received a Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University and a Bachelors of Arts and Sciences Degree from the College of New Rochelle, Rosa Parks campus in Harlem, NY. Young currently works with diverse populations impacted by multiple dysfunctional behaviors and traumatic events, including substance abuse, violence and police brutality in Connecticut and New York City. Young is a social advocate for human rights and racial equality for all marginalized and oppressed groups within the United States.

Job Titles:

• Consultant, Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
• Consultant, Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, ACT NOW / Founder & Director

Grey Bull has provided Congressional testimonies and lobbied on the following: • The Tribal Heritage & Grizzly Bear Protection Act, 2019; • Not Invisible Act 2019; • Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention (2016).

Job Titles:

• Social Impact Consultant

Melissa Hart is a social impact consultant with 8+ years of portfolio, program, and event management experience for both national & international charitable organizations to help them realize their goals of creating a better world. Melissa began her career in the social impact space by supporting an international low-cost student loan program operating in over 70 countries to lift students out of poverty. She was a program manager for Central and South America. As part of her work, she also helped design the coding for the new loan processing platform.

Job Titles:

• Consultant
• Principal
• Principal, Citizens Policing Project

A lifelong resident of West Baltimore and a seasoned community organizer, Ray C. Kelly is internationally recognized for working for social and restorative justice, better community and police relations, and legislative reform with the residents of Central West Baltimore (Pennsylvania Ave). He also serves as Vice-Chair of the executive committee at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Baltimore's Sandtown neighborhood. Recognized for his faith-based advocacy for peace and equity, Ray brought the Pax Christi International Peace Award to the United States for the first time in 25 years as Executive Director of the No Boundaries Coalition. Additionally, he was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Faith in Baltimore Award. He has been a leader in community advocacy for West Baltimore for decades and a driving force behind the West Baltimore community Commission on Police Conduct. Their report, "Over-Policed, Yet Underserved: The People's Findings Regarding Police Misconduct in West Baltimore,' was referenced multiple times in the DOJ's findings and was presented to a United Nations Special Repertoire. Ray was a National Justice Policy Network fellow in 2015 with the Raben Group and received the strategic Action Award from the Open Society Institute-Baltimore in 2018. In 2018, Ray was also appointed to the Civilian Oversight Taskforce and subsequently became its Chair. He now serves as Principal of the Citizens Policing Project, a resident-led advocacy group focused on elevating resident voices for a safer Baltimore.

Job Titles:

• Founder and Chief Designer / Center for Design Kindness
• Training and Design Lead, ACT NOW / CEO, Center for Design Kindness

Shelley Henson helps social impact organizations achieve sustainable outcomes through learning strategy, human-centered design, and impact evaluation. Her experience spans both the public and private sectors. Shelley held global senior leadership roles at Visa, Inc., and American Express, where she enabled financial inclusion for marginalized groups, supported learning strategy around diversity and inclusion efforts, and introduced human-centered design into leadership training. Shelley has helped humanitarian organizations improve their ability to engage beneficiaries in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs meant for them. This has included the Perpetual Education Fund, refugee resettlement with the International Rescue Committee, and audience listening research with the Navajo Nation. As Design Research Scientist for the Center for Open and Sustainable Learning at Utah State University, Shelley led research and innovation efforts to provide open access to learning materials from over a hundred universities, including MIT, Open University of the Netherlands, Notre Dame, Perdue, and more. This work allowed for a free flow of information that supports sustainable agriculture, business development, and technology growth globally. Shelley holds a Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Global Development Practice from Harvard's Extension School and an M.Ed. in Education, Curriculum, and Instruction from Weber State University, where she was adjunct faculty in Leadership Development. She serves as the Board Chair for Know Your Lemons, a global women's health education non-profit, and has previously served on the advisory board of Harvard ManageMentor, a leadership development platform. Growing up a child of a U.S. Military pilot living all over the U.S., Asia, and Europe taught Shelley from a young age to first listen, observe, and learn when entering a new cultural experience, a practice that has been invaluable in the work she now does. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her two dogs, a rabbit, and is surrounded by 20 nieces and nephews who are her favorite outdoor recreation companions.

Job Titles:

• Sheriff, Ret

Sue Rahr joined the King County Sheriff's Office as a deputy in 1979 and for 25 years worked her way up through the ranks until she was elected Sheriff in 2005. She served as Sheriff for seven years, retiring in 2012. She was responsible for managing over 1,000 employees, a $150 million budget, and contract police services to 12 cities and transit policing for the Seattle/Puget Sound region. She led KCSO through successful CALEA National Accreditation in 2010 and was awarded "2010 Elected Official of the Year" by the Municipal League. She has worked at the local, state, and national level to improve the criminal justice system response to people suffering from mental illness. She served as a member of the "Executive Session on Policing" at the Harvard Kennedy School from 2011 - 2014. Sheriff Rahr has served on many non-profit community and professional boards and held the following offices:

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Founder and Chairman of Unite

Timothy Shriver is the founder and Chairman of Unite. He also serves as the Chairman of the Special Olympics, and leads the Special Olympics International Board of Directors, and together with over 5 million Special Olympics athletes in more than 190 countries, promotes health, education, and a more unified world through the joy of sport. Shriver joined Special Olympics in 1996. He has been a leading educator who focuses on the social and emotional factors in learning. He co-founded and currently chairs the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), the leading school reform organization in the field of social and emotional learning. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Co-Chairman of the National Commission on Social and Emotional Learning, President of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, Member of the Board of Directors for the WPP Group, LLC, and a co-founder of Lovin' Scoopful Ice Cream Company. Shriver earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University, a Master's Degree from Catholic University, and holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Connecticut. He has produced four films, authored The New York Times bestselling book Fully Alive - Discovering What Matters Most, and has written for dozens of newspapers and magazines. Shriver and his wife, Linda Potter, reside in the Washington, D.C. area and have five adult children.