Heena Shah, MPH
Public Health Researcher

Interests: Local and international health, health disparities, healthcare access, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health rights, community engagement in development, women's health, refugee health, cultural competency in service delivery.

Locations: Seattle, Washington, & Atlanta, Georgia

Meredith Minkler, DrPH
Public Health Researcher & Advocate

Interests: Community based participatory research and its impacts on health policy, national studies of health disparities in disability in older Americans, the health of grandparents raising grandchildren, and community organizing.

Location: Berkeley, California

Jacob Wheeler, MFA
Journalist & Writer

Interests: International social justice issues, adoption in Guatemala, creative non-fiction writing, and reporting on progressive political movements.

Locations: Glen Arbor, Michigan, & Chicago, Illinois

Mike Arauz
Photographer & Graphic Designer

Interests: Branding, 35mm photography & portraits, improvisation performance, & innovative arts collaborations.

Location: New York, New York

Monica Patel, JD
Lawyer & Environmental Justice Advocate

Interests: Environmental justice, city planning and urban development, international human rights, slow food, & sustainable agriculture.

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Faith McClellan, MA
Non-Profit Manager & Dancer

Interests: Social justice activism, community building, immigration, youth leadership, & innovative uses of the arts to achieve health and balance.

Location: Lenox, Massachusetts

Ptolemy Slocum
Filmmaker & Actor

Interests: Improvisational performance, self-awareness, self-determination, & achieving healthy balance.

Location: New York, New York

Robyn Sklaren
Media Acquisitions & Distribution

Interests: Media distribution, popular entertainment, theatre, & fashion.

Location: New York, New York

Sarah Veneziale
Creative Consultant

Interests: Singing, swimming, reading, soccer, spending time with family, & edutainment.

Location: Warrington, Pennsylvania

Stephanie Weber, MPH
Public Health Researcher & Advocate

Interests: Access to quality health care in developing countries, poverty reduction strategies, expanding global access to mobile information and communication technologies, HIV/AIDS, & international health policy.

Location: Berkeley, California; Houston, Texas; and New York, NY

Waleed Al-Shamma
Gastronomy Researcher, Adventurer & Advocate

Interests: Middle East and United States relations, sustainable agriculture, slow food, international tea/coffee production and trade, international business, small business management practices, & travel writing/research.

Location: Traverse City, Michigan, & Damascus, Syria

Marty Martinson, MPH
Public Health Researcher & Advocate

Interests: Issues in healthy aging, innovative practices in physical education and health, community organizing, & critical gerontology.

Location: Berkeley, California

Rev. Larry X. Campbell
Reverend & Community Activist

Interests: Grass Roots Activism, Central City, Israelite Baptist Church, Technology and Heath, Preservation and Dissemination of Local Stories/Pictures, Music

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

Lance Stringham
Web Designer & Technical Consultant

Interests: Linux, website design, progressive political action, protecting our fair use rights, intellectual property and patent reform, hiking, snowboarding, internet spelunking, and just about anything having to do with computers.

Location: Basalt, Colorado