Dean, Howard University College of Medicine

Andrea A. Hayes Dixon is the Howard University College of Medicine dean. Dr. Hayes Dixon was the first pediatric surgeon to perform a high-risk, life-saving procedure in children with a rare form of cancer and developed the first orthotropic xenograft model of metastatic Ewing's sarcoma.

Dean, Georgetown University School of Health

Christopher J. King is an academic administrator, associate professor, and strategist, who is board-certified in healthcare management and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. King envisions a world in which health status cannot be predicted by race, social class or place of residence.

NetRising

Donna has traversed a 20-year leadership journey spanning education, digital adoption, legislative affairs, management, and telecommunications. Donna is a former law partner, cable system General Manager for Washington, DC, and a telecommunications and non-profit executive.

Dean, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

For more than 25 years, Dr. Gina Brown has been working professionally in many spheres within North America, Asia, and Africa. She has expertise as a professional administrator (educator and nurse), in addition to her wide academic experience in many areas (traditional, adult, and online learning).

Journalist, Vox

Jonquilyn Hill is the host of The Weeds, Vox's podcast for politics and policy discussions. Prior to joining Vox, she was a senior producer for WAMU and NPR’s 1A. While at WAMU she also created and hosted Through The Cracks, a podcast that examined the systems in place that led to the disappearance of 8-year-old Relisha Rudd from a DC homeless shelter.

Vice Dean for Education and Student Experience, Rush Medical College

Dr. Lee Jones’ medical education includes his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, psychiatry residency and chief residency at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Neuropsychiatric Institute, and fellowships at Cornell Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). 

Professor, University of Pennsylvania 

Marcia Chatelain is the Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The author of South Side Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration (Duke University Press, 2015) she teaches about women’s and girls’ history, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, as well as black capitalism. 

Professor, Georgetown University 

Maureen Corrigan is the Book Critic for NPR's Fresh Air and the Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She won the 2018 Nona Balakian Award for Excellence in Reviewing at the National Book Critics Circle. 

Artistic Director, Mosaic Theater Company

Reginald L. Douglas (he/him) is dedicated to creating new work and supporting new voices and currently serves as the Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater Company of DC. He has directed at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Round House Theatre, TheaterWorks Hartford, Contemporary American Theater Festival, and more. 

Associate Professor, George Washington University

Shawneequa Callier, J.D., M.A. Bioethics, is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

University Professor, George Washington University 

Vanessa Northington Gamble, MD, PhD is University Professor of Medical Humanities at the George Washington University. She is the first woman and first African American to hold this prestigious, endowed faculty position. She is also a Professor of Health Policy and American Studies and Professor of Medicine at GW. 

Journalist, The Daily Beast

Wajahat Ali is the author of the book Go Back To Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on Becoming American and the play The Domestic Crusaders. He is a columnist for The Daily Beast and co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Western States Center.