• Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Chairman of the Board, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Candler School of Theology, at Emory University, leader in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Dr. King Jr. appointee as Director, Poor People’s Campaign, (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, VirtualNYS)
• Terrence Roberts, Ph.D., one of The Little Rock Nine & Founder of The Little Rock Nine Foundation (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Ken Morris, Jr. Great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington, and the Founder & President of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (2019, VirtualNYS)
• Hezekiah Watkins, Lifelong resident of Jackson, MS, has also been a civil rights activist since the age of thirteen. (2019)
• Dr. Gena Gunn McClendon, the director of the Voter Access and Engagement and the Financial Capability and Asset Building initiatives at the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis (2019)
• Edith Lee-Payne, Civil Rights Activist, Independent Historian, Consultant and Political Strategist (2018)
• Capt. Ron Johnson, Commanding Officer, Troop C of Missouri State Highway Patrol and head of the unified command during the Ferguson unrest (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
• Adrienne Davis, JD, (Judicial panel moderator) is a William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law and Vice Provost at Washington University in St. Louis (2018)
• Nathan Emmons, Attorney at Law and presenter of the Clark-Fox Family Foundation mass incarceration eco-system mapping. (2018)
• Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, a two-time successor of Dr. Martn Luther King, Jr. as President of the South Christian Leadership Conference, Freedom Rider, preacher, journalist, founder of the C.T. Vivian Leadership Institute (2017)
• James Dowd, former Chief Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals (2015)
• Kymberly Smith Jackson, former US Prosecuting Attorney, Principal, Phoenix Law Firm, Washington, DC (2016)
• Theron Pride, Sr. Advisor and Chief of Staff, Office of Justice Programs, US Dept. of Justice (2015)
• Adjoa Aiyetoro, JD, Professor of Law, Director, Racial Disparities in the Arkansas Criminal Justice System Research Project University of Arkansas, Little Rock, School of Law (2015)
• The Hon. Michael Wolf, former Chief Judge, Mo Supreme Court, Dean, Saint Louis University School of Law (2015)
• Roger Goldman, JD, author, Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law, Saint Louis University School of Law (2015)
• Sarah Jane Foreman, General Counsel for the Office of the State Superintendent for the District of Columbia (2016)
• Redditt Hudson, Regional Field Organizer, NAACP, National Coalition of Law Enforcement Officers for Justice, Board Chair, The Ethics Project (2015)
• Bahiyyah M. Muhammad, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Criminology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Howard University (2016)
• Robert Moore, retired United States Marshal, appointed by President Clinton, former police chief, author of “The Presidents Men: Black United States Marshals in America”. (2016, 2017, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Judge Jimmie Edwards, former Presiding Judge, St. Louis City Juvenile Court, National Judge of the Year, Founder Innovative Concept Academy (2015, 2018)
• Sammy Perez, Team leader, Prison Fellowship Ministries,  Governor Terry McAuliffe appointee to the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention in the Commonwealth (2019, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Sgt. Heather Taylor, Sergeant, Homicide, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept., President, Ethical Society of Police. (2019, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Joecephus Martin, Director of Programs and Praxis at The Lighthouse | Black Girl Projects (2019)
• Von Gordon, Youth Engagement Coordinator (2019, VirtualNYS 2020)

• David Trigaux Executive director of the Washington Urban Debate League.
• Sara Baker  legislative and policy director for the ACLU of Missouri.
• Robert Litan, Economist, attorney, author, non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution
• Dr. Ivory Toldson, Ph.D., Professor of Counseling Psychology,  Howard University and Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (2016)
• Lynne M. Jackson, Great-great-granddaughter of Harriet and Dred Scott, Founder and President of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• James Forman Jr. JD, Professor of Law, Yale Law School, author, Locking Up Our Own, Crime and Punishment in Black America, and co-founder, the Maya Angelou Charter School (2017)
• Tony Neal, President, and CEO of Educational Equity Consultants (2015, 2016, 2017, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Dr. Carter Julian Savage, Instructional Designer for the Faculty Development Center at Morehouse College, and Associate at the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute at Harvard University (2017)
• EVAC Movement, a brotherhood of 15 “at-hope” African-American young men from Jacksonville, Florida who are transforming a painful past to a powerful future. (2017)
• Khatib Waheed, National consultant, trainer and facilitator, founder, Racial Equity Learning Exchange (2016, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Jade Harrell, Producer, Radio and Television Host, Founder and CEO of RareGem Productions, Speaker, On-Air Personality and Producer with iHeart Radio (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Muhammad K. Raqib, Motivational Empowerment Specialist, Real Men Talk (Motivational Empowerment Group) (2018, 2019, VirtualNYS 2020)
• LaTricia D. Clark,  CEO of NABOEI (National Administrative Board of Educational Interventions) a consulting and community advocacy firm (2018, VirtualNYS 2020)
• LaRhonda L. Wilson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology at St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley Campus.  She is the Program Coordinator for the Sociology and Anthropology programs and teaches Criminal Justice. (2018)
• Rodney Jordan, Teacher, Author, and Activist with an emphasis on education reform and social transformation. (2016)
• Lloyd Jordan, Esq., Executive Partner Motley Waller LLP (2016)
• Velma LaPointe, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, School of Education, Howard University (2016)
• b.Marcell Williams, Founder, Jewels, Inc., and b.Marcell Youth Ministries (2015)

2019

• Dr. Daniel Isom, former police chief, City of St. Louis, former Missouri Director of Public Safety, Director of REJIS, consultant.
• Sgt. Heather Taylor homicide, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, President of the Ethical Society of Police
• Officer Shanette Hall
• Lt. Ray Rice, St. Louis County Police Department

2018

• Chief John Hayden, Chief of Police, City of St. Louis, MO
• Chief Jon Belmar, Chief of Police, St. Louis County, MO
• Chief Frank McCall, Acting Chief of Police, Ferguson, MO
• Dr. Dan Isom, Former Chief of Police, City of St. Louis, former Missouri Director of Public Safety

2017

• Capt. Ron Johnson
• Sargeant Precious Jones
• Capt. Ruben Marte’
• Capt. Candace Walker

• 2017

  • Morehouse School of Medicine Physicians

  2015

  • Dr. Michael Railey, St. Louis University School of Medicine

• Nicole Adewale, Co-founder, ABNA, an engineering firm that provides Structural and Civil Engineering Design Services for civil facilities (2015, 2018, 2019)
• Stephanie McGrew, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator at A.T. Still University (2018)
• Dr. Tommie Y. Turner, Dr. Tommie Yvette Turner is the Director of the Institute for Science and Mathematics at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis (2018)
• Betherny Williams, A civil engineer currently serving as Area Engineer for the North St. Louis County for the Missouri Department of Transportation. (2018, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Dr.  Julienne Malveaux, former President, Bennett College, commentator, and author (2016)
• Dr. Marvin D. Carr, White House Policy Advisor to the Chief Technology Officer, STEM Education, and Diversity
• Maxine Clark, Founder and former CEO, Build-a-Bear Corporation (2015)
• Dr. Michael Railey, Assoc. Dean, Multicultural Affairs, St. Louis University School of Medicine (2015)
• Jeron Dior, pilot plant manager at Mallinckrodt (2015)
• Laraine L. Davis, Vice President, Community Relations, Wells Fargo Advisors and staff. (Banking) (2015, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Monica Gilmore-Love is the owner of Gilmore Consulting, LLC and is a 20-year veteran of the environmental industry. (2019, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Dr. DeJonnette Grantham King, President/CEO of Advanced Environmental Consultants (AEC), Inc. AEC (a woman-owned minority business enterprise) is a full service environmental, remediation, and demolition firm headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. (2019)

• Urban Wood Rescue: A non-profit organization honoring the lives of trees while providing needed employment opportunities
• Marvin Mitchell,  President and CEO of Compass Retirement Solutions, a financial brokerage firm (VirtualNYS 2020)
• Jaison McCall, Director – Education & Financial Capability, St. Louis Community Credit Union’s Prosperity Connection (2018)
• Keith Griffin II, Founder and Publisher of Delux Magazine, co-founder, St. Louis Montessori Pre-school (2018, 2019)

• Ambassador Andrew Young,  Chair, The Andrew Young Foundation, top advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011, 2015, 2016, 2019)
• Dr. Dennis Kimbro,  best-selling author of five books, writing partner and master trainer for the prestigious Napoleon Hill Foundation, a faculty member at Clark Atlanta University School of Business Administration, and recipient of the Dale Carnegie Personal Achievement award. (2017)
• Angela R. Lewis, Basketball coach, educator, author, speaker and entrepreneur  coach (2015 , 2016, 2017, VirtualLNYS 2020)
• Dr. Lance McCarthy, Economist, Former White House Advisor on Technology, Co-Founder, Black Silicon Valley and Co-Founder of Ferguson 1000 and Global 1000 (2015)
• Darlisa J. Diltz, Speaker, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Strategist, and businesswoman. (2016)
• Brandon Williams, Former NFL football player, motivational speaker and author of Millionaire Mindset: 7 Principles Athletes Need For Financial Freedom (2015)
• Sidney Keys III, 11-year-old entrepreneur Sidney Keys III, Founder/CEO of Books n Bros (2017)
• Ben O’Dell, Assoc. Director, Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships, US Dept. of Health & Human Services (2016)
• Jaylen Bledsoe, 17-yr-old speaker, CEO and President of the Jaylen Bledsoe Global Group tech company (2015)
• Reginald Dickson, former Chair & CEO of INROADS
• Karon Bolden, National Youth Motivational Speaker & CEO of Street Dreamz Recording Studio (2015, 2016)
• Richard Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri St. Louis and author of Economics and Youth Violence: Crime, Disadvantage, and Community (2015)
• Julianne Malveaux, Economist, commentator, author, and former president of Bennett College (2016)
• Aaron Johnson, Assistant Professor of Economics at Darton State College in Albany, GA. (2015, 2017, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Kim Smith, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) (2016)
• Rodney D. Green, Ph.D., Chair & Professor, Department of Economics, Howard University (2016)

• Dr. Marva Robinson, (2018)
• Rev. Doug Petty, Ph.D. pastor, organizational consultant, educator, community organizer, life coach, and motivational speaker.(2018)
• Simone Phillips,  founder of the SPG Group, LLC Consultancy Firm, that provides professional and personal development training to non-profit, for-profit, faith-based organizations and individuals (2018, 2019, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Brittini Gray, Healing and Justice Fellow at InPower Institute
• Keisa Leprell, is an Inspirational Speaker, Certified Life Coach, Image Consultant the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Be You Be Now™, The Leprell Group, LLC (2019)
• Muhammad K. Raqib, Lead Motivator/Lead Empowerment Mentor of Real Men Talk (Motivational Empowerment Group (2018, 2019, VirtualNYS 2020)
• Dr. Christi Griffin, retired attorney, author, lecturer, speaker and Founder and President of The Ethics Project and National Youth Summit on Education, Justice, and Leadership (VirtualNYS2020)

Dr. Christi Griffin – 2018, 2019

Vickie Newton – 2017

Julianne Malveaux – 2016

Jade Harrell – 2015, 2019

Cornell Williams Brooks,  Then President, NAACP, attorney, minister – 2015

The Honorable Andrew Young, Former US Ambassador to the UN  2011, 2016, 2019

Dr. Dennis Kimbro, Author, Think and Grow Rich, A Guide to Success for Black Americans – 2017

Wesley Bell City councilmember for Ferguson, MO and was elected on August 7th, 2018 as the Democratic nominee for St. Louis County Prosecutor. When elected in November as the unopposed candidate, Wesley will be the first African-American county prosecuting attorney in the history St. Louis County. (2018)

Ken Morris, Jr. Great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass and great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington 2019