2018 Speakers

Jen is responsible for management of Shelby Farms Park Conservancy and for design and implementation of more than $70 million master plan for capital projects at Shelby Farms Park and Shelby Farms Greenline.
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Justin Baker, MD

Chief of Quality of Life and Palliative Care
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Justin Baker, MD

Justin works with patients who are facing the very real possibility of death.
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Ekundayo Bandele

Founder
Hattiloo Theatre

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Ekundayo Bandele

Ekundayo founded Hattiloo Theatre, a Black repertory theatre, in Memphis, TN.
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Cinthya Bolanos & Kynnedy Tuggle

Students
Rhodes College

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Cinthya Bolanos & Kynnedy Tuggle

Cinthya & Kynnedy are passionate about making Memphis a better place to live.
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Josh Campbell

Storyteller
Spillit Memphis

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Josh Campbell

Josh is a professional storyteller that specializes in personal narratives.
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Suzanne Carlson

Transportation and Mobility Project Manager
Innovate Memphis

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Suzanne Carlson

Suzanne promotes and improves transit, walking, bicycling and shared use mobility across Memphis.
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Sarah Carpenter

Co-founder and Executive Director
Memphis Lift

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Sarah Carpenter

Sarah works to raise awareness of the ways many Memphis school students are underserved.
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Elizabeth Cawein

Director
Music Export Memphis

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Elizabeth Cawein

Elizabeth is a publicist, strategist and music advocate.
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Briahna Chambers

Instructor
Tech901

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Briahna Chambers

Briahna works with Tech901 to address the IT industry's talent shortage and diversity deficit within Memphis.
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Katrina Coleman

Co-creator and Producer
"You Look Like" web series

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Katrina Coleman

Katrina works to make Memphis better one inappropriate joke at a time.
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Elena Delavega, PhD

Associate Professor of Social Work
University of Memphis

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Elena Delavega, PhD

Elena's most recent project involves measuring attributions of poverty.
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Hardy Farrow

Executive Director
LITE Memphis

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Hardy Farrow

Hardy works with LITE Memphis to equip minority students with 21st-century skills to create wealth.
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Brit Fitzpatrick

Founder
MentorMe

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Brit Fitzpatrick

Brit's work makes it easier for organizations to start, manage and grow mentoring programs.
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Demetria Frank

Associate Professor
University of Memphis School of Law

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Demetria Frank

Demetria’s research focuses on prisoner rights and bias in the criminal justice system.
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Terri Freeman

President
National Civil Rights Museum

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Terri Freeman

Terri is responsible for providing strategic leadership in furthering the NCRM's mission as an educational and cultural institution.
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Logan Guleff

Celebrity Chef

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Logan Guleff

Logan is a rising star in the culinary world.
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Drew Holcomb

Musician

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Drew Holcomb

Drew has traveled all across the land with a catalog of vibrant, honest songs that explore the full range of American roots music.
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