Our Speakers


Bonnetta Adeeb
Co-Director
Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance

Karyn Bigelow
Director of Programs and Advocacy
Next 100

Jimena Pitty
Public Programs Manager
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Susan Otuokon
Strategic Development Officer/ Former Executive Director
The University of the West Indies

Andrea Richards
Community and Heritage in Emergencies Engagement Specialist
Community and Heritage in Emergencies Engagement Specialist

Kara Roopsingh
Senior Heritage Preservation and Research Officer
National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago

Iris Crawford
Freelance Journalist

Halle Parker
Environment Reporter
New Orleans Public Radio

Dr. Helen Bond
Professor Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education
Howard University

Mark Decena
Founder/Writer/Director
Kontent Films

Liz Decena
Producer
Kontent Films

Karen Washington
Co-Founder
Black Urban Growers (BUGS)