Session Speakers

Curtis L. Chambers

AFC®, TMP, Founder of CLC Consulting LLC, a Boston-based MBE/SBE certified trauma-informed financial wellness firm

Aditi Subramaniam

MSPCC

LMHC, R-DMT, IECMH-E®, embodied clinician at heart and a reflective systems leader

DaVan Divine Johnson

Community wellness facilitator, creative storyteller, and founder of Art That Heals with Divine Reveals

Marita Garrett

Civically, Inc.

Outreach Coordinator with University of Pittsburgh’s Alzheimer Disease Research Center

Travis Andrews

Garden Program Manager at Skyline Urban Outreach, Founder of Native Farming Solutions

Njeri Gachathi

First grade teacher at Bank Street School for Children in New York City

Jasiel Fernandez

Leads Psychosocial Services at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

Hiba Haroon

Founded of (un)jaan

A visionary, writer, and healer

Kolia Souza

Cornell University

strategic communicator, health equity advocate, and community organizer

Lem Cartman

Manager of Community Relations and Corporate Government Affairs at Henry Ford Health, & Founder of WE Inc

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Marisol Horton

MSW, MPH, Manager of Social Services at the Immigrant & Refugee Health Center at Boston Medical Center

Grace Ejiwale

Healthy Wealthy Thoughts​

Community health professional, author, and systems‑minded organizer

Dr. Quadric Witherspoon

Elevated Impact Consulting Group, LLC

Intersection of education, mental health, school culture, trauma-informed practices, and community engagement

Naelis A. Ervin

Multi-hyphenate creator based in the DMV region, Founder of Creatyve Control, L.L.C., and N.A.E. Games

Dr. Elizabeth Santiago

Everyday Boston

a Boston native, storyteller, educator, and nonprofit leader

Lauren McCalister

Closing the Hunger Gap

Black farmer, rancher, food systems researcher, food sovereignty activist, and textile artist

Brittany Regan

M.Ed., IBCLC, CLC, CBS

Education and Support Programs Manager at Acelleron

Altorice Frazier

Founder and President of Parents Engaging Parents New Jersey (PEPNJ)

Brandy Watts

Director of the Boston Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative (Boston COPHI) at the Boston Public Health Commission

Crystal Davis-McFadden

PMH-C, IMH-E® Infant Family Specialist, a certified doula, breastfeeding specialist, and founder of MaternaLink Consulting, LLC

Rachelle Hannoush

Cross-Sector Systems Leader, Urban College of Boston, YWCA of Western Mass, Founder of Rooted Leaders

Rukshana Hafez Triem

Womens lifestyle coaching LLC

Community builder, global education advocate, and leadership speaker

Lathan Singleton

Founder and Executive Director of The Unspoken Hero Society, Community Health Coordinator & Transition Counselor with Cayenne Wellness Center

LaTonia Monroe Naylor

Mission-Rich Strategist™, speaker, & author, helps mission-driven leaders build lasting impact without sacrificing themselves, their people, or families

Eleanor Shell

Presbyterian pastor, Certified Fund Paising Executive, keynote speaker, and founder of Borrowed Hope Foundation

Tayla Kelly

YS Doula Services

Black Queer doula, educator, and community advocate

Hassan Lubega

Managing Consultant at

Data+Soul Research

Anthony Henderson

Founder of Father On The Move, a community-based initiative focused on strengthening fathers, families, and communities

Jennifer Lowe

Vice President of Knowledge and Partnerships at Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath), PhD in Sociology from Northeastern University

Tonya Blue Shelby

Educate Teach Create

an author, collage artist storyteller and an educator for 27 years