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Dani Wilson, MSW is a macro social worker currently working with several organizations, including: We Are Finding Freedom (Liberation Facilitator), an organization providing opportunities for white people to understand their complicity with white supremacy, live more consistently into their commitments, and act for racial, economic, and gender justice now.

Fatima Bunafoor is the Director of Talent and Equity for the Pittsburgh Arts Cohort. Bunafoor is an equity and management professional who has dedicated her life to human rights, racial justice, assessments, training, education, and creating systems of accountability. Bunafoor was born in Bahrain and came to the US as an exchange student in 2010…

D. Nicole Polk (N’kole)  is a Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor and Mother of 2 amazingly dope sons, Producer, Director, Activist, Business Owner, Content Creator, and the Not My Son 2021 Community Humanitarian Award Winner. In February 2019, she received devastating news in the form of a breast cancer diagnosis. This drastically changed her existence,…

Amanda Shields, serves as Vice President Human Resources for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas. A servant leader who practices a leadership philosophy that enriches the lives of people, builds better organizations, and ultimately creates a better community. This is where she is driven to changing the future of our world one child…

Dr. Tonyel Edwards is a partner in The Bridgespan Group’s San Francisco office where she focuses on family-centered economic mobility and justice and is co-author of "

Aria is a conduit, constantly bridging worlds; Black and white, movement and mainstream, ethnic studies and finance. She holds multitudes of them all, and the essence of her work is creating for others that which she wants for herself: a world where all people’s whole selves belong. Aria believes that building trust and transformational partnership…

Brittany Hall is Senior Director of Equitable Access at Candid, a nonprofit dedicated to making the social sector more efficient, equitable, and effective by sharing information about foundations and nonprofit organizations. She is spearheading efforts to identify and overcome barriers faced by historically underrepresented groups in accessing funding by providing nonprofits with equitable access to…

Introducing Meme Styles, the visionary President and founder of an award-winning social justice nonprofit, who's making waves in the realm of diversity, equity, and inclusion research. With a remarkable 15 years of experience in organizational leadership, research, and community organizing, Meme is a true powerhouse. Her commitment to fostering a more equitable and just society is evident in…

Drex joined The Dallas Foundation as Chief Impact Officer in April 2021. In overseeing the Foundation’s body of grantmaking, community engagement, and civic leadership, he leads a team working to address the Foundation’s community impact priorities: A Strong & Healthy Start, Community & Economic Resilience, Advancing Equity & Inclusion, and Powering the Nonprofit Ecosystem. He…

Monika Kalra Varma joined BoardSource in August 2022 as the President & CEO. She brings over twenty dedicated years leading human rights and social justice organizations in the United States and abroad. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF), the oldest civil rights…