Natalia Urbas is a recent college graduate from Cornell University, majoring in materials science and engineering at the College of Engineering. After graduation, she moved to Washington D.C. to work at the US Navy as a Naval Reactors Engineer. In 2023, Urbas received the Class of 1964 John F. Kennedy Memorial Award.
Marci Alboher, Vice President for Narrative and Community Strategy of CoGenerate, is an author/speaker/nonprofit leader with deep experience at the intersection of workplace and career issues, intergenerational relationships and aging with purpose.
Elizabeth Clay Roy is a lifelong leader of civic engagement and social change initiatives, and the new Chief Executive Officer of Generation Citizen, a national nonprofit committed to providing youth with the knowledge and skills they need to actively participate in our democracy.
Robert Waldinger, MD, is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and Zen priest. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where he directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted. Dr. Waldinger is the author of The Good Life, which examines the central role of relationships in shaping our health and well-being.
David Levine, Founding Director of Teaching Empathy Institute (TEI) in the Hudson Valley of New York, is an educator, author, recording artist, and documentary filmmaker. He has 40 years of experience working in a multitude of educational settings as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, workshop facilitator, and systems-change planning specialist. David has published numerous articles on belonging, empathy, and classroom culture building and has written six books, including A Year of Belonging and Field Guide to a School of Belonging, both of which were recipients of the Nautilus Book Award, American Book Fest Best Book Award and Indie Book Award in successive years (2019-2022).
Suzette Brooks Masters is a philanthropic advisor, thought leader, and strategist in the fields of democracy and pluralism. For more than two decades she has advised foundations, non-profit organizations, policymakers, and corporations on how to respond to a fast-changing America. She has received numerous awards for her philanthropic vision and impact, and accolades for her incisive publications. She prides herself on seeing around the corner and challenging conventional thinking. Ms. Masters currently leads the Better Futures Project with the Democracy Funders Network.
Lennon Flowers is hell-bent on creating spaces where humans can be human, out of a belief that nothing is done in isolation, and that self-help only works in community. She’s the co-founder & executive director of The Dinner Party, and the co-founder of The People's Supper.
Michael A. Rebell is an experienced litigator, administrator, researcher, and scholar in the field of education law. He is the executive director of the Center for Educational Equity and Professor of Law and Educational Practice at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Center seeks to promote equity and excellence in education and to overcome the gap in educational access and achievement between advantaged and disadvantaged students throughout the United States. For the 2022-2023 school year, he is also a part-time Visiting Professor at the Harvard Law School.
Rev. Jen Bailey is the Founder and Executive Director of Faith Matters Network where she helps equip community organizers, faith leaders, and activists with resources for connection, spiritual sustainability, and accompaniment.
Louise Dubé is the Executive Director and Shawn Healy, PhD is the Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy of iCivics, an organization working to reimagine civic education. CivXNow, a project of iCivics, is the nation’s largest cross-partisan coalition to fuel our constitutional democracy through K-12 civic education.
