Amanda Mendoza is a researcher, project manager, data expert, and a powerful communicator. Most centrally, she investigates private equity's role in the energy sector and its associated impacts on people and the planet, and she builds campaigns to help hold the industry accountable. She has been long active in her community on environmental issues, and has undergraduate and master's degrees in political science from CSULB.

Amanda lives in Long Beach, California with her daughter and partner and enjoys a good movie, getting outside for a hike, and building community. 

Dr. Tara Cousineau is an author, clinical psychologist, meditation teacher, and a coach with over 25 years of experience helping high achievers unlock their potential with ease and confidence. She specializes in guiding individuals and organizations to cultivate inner worth, self-compassion, and authentic leadership.

She's also a part-time psychologist at Harvard University's Counseling and Mental Health Services, and brings expertise in mindfulness, mind-body medicine, and innovative psychological approaches. she's also the author of the book, The Perfectionist Dilemma: Learn the Art of Self-Compassion and Become a Happy Achiever, as well as The Kindness Cure.  

Eduardo Cisneros is Deputy Mayor of Intergovernmental Affairs at the City of Los Angeles. With over 15 years of experience in public policy that spans government advocacy and the nonprofit sectors, Eduardo's past roles include service in the federal government as a White House official, as well as at the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the US, Department of Labor.

He also worked in LA at AltaMed Health Services, one of the nation's largest federally qualified health centers, and also at SEIU Healthcare in DC. A native of Los Angeles, Cisneros is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach, and holds an MPP from the University of Chicago. 

Georgie Miller is an ADHD and mindset coach, neurodiversity consultant, and former employment lawyer based in London. She works with individuals and organizations to better understand how different brains think, focus and perform at work, with a particular focus on executive function, productivity and sustainable performance.

After beginning her career in law, Georgie transitioned into coaching and consultancy, combining insights from psychology, behavioral science, neurodiversity research and nervous system regulation. She is also training as a breathwork facilitator, exploring how breath, physiology and nervous system states influence focus, resilience and cognitive performance.

Alongside her professional work, Georgie’s perspective has been shaped by her own experience navigating major life and health challenges, including breast cancer in her early thirties, an experience deepened her commitment to supporting others through periods of intense change and pressure.

Lynn Ward is a local government administrator whose areas of expertise encompass public policy, community engagement and campaigns, crisis communications, as well as overseeing large projects, teams, and operations.   
 
These are skills she puts to work every day in her role as Chief of Staff for the First District in the City of Long Beach, California, and in her work as a nonprofit and PAC board member.

Lynn earned her political science master’s degree at CSULB, where she had a focus on law and public policy, with a special interest in affordable housing and the environment, along with the framing of these important policy issues.

Lynn is a proud product of the inner city of San Francisco and the foster care system.  She credits her education and supporters with helping her to defy the odds – while also making her life and career about supporting others.

Meg Stone is a violence prevention expert and author. She challenges fear-based safety advice and embraces a more just and realistic approach to stopping violence. She exposes how sexist safety advice keeps us small, and offers a bold, evidence-based path to true personal and collective safety. Meg is the executive director of IMPACT Boston, an organization that works to prevent violence and abuse by giving people the skills to advocate for healthy relationships, sexual respect, and personal and community safety.

She's the author of two books, The Cost of Fear: Why Most Safety Advice is Sexist and How We Can Stop Gender-Based Violence and Don’t Fight Back and Ten Other Myths About Crime, Personal Safety and Gender-Based Violence.

IMPACT Boston's website is:  https://www.impactboston.org/

Originally from Chicago, Sam Bennett is an author, keynote speaker, consultant, and creativity/productivity specialist. She is the author of the perennial bestseller, "Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day" as well as "Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists" 
 
Her latest book is the award-winning,"The 15 Minute Method: The Surprisingly Simple Art of Getting It Done." 

Sam also wrote the script for the hit musical, “In a Booth at Chasen’s.” 

She is an award-winning marketing expert and a top instructor on LinkedIn Learning with over 1.2 million students worldwide.  She also writes the Bright Ideas for You from Sam newsletter.

Shanice Webb is a learning experience designer, facilitator, and community builder who is dedicated to helping individuals and teams reimagine what's possible in their work and lives.

She has a master's degree in health and wellness from Tulane University and certification as an ICF coach. With all of this, Shanice brings a decade of designing learning experiences that spark curiosity, creativity, and meaningful action. As a former lecturer at Stanford University's Life Design Lab, she taught design thinking principles that really empower people to learn by doing, experimenting, reflecting, and iterating toward greater clarity and purpose.

Today she is the founder of Transcend Thought, where she creates and facilitates learning spaces that help people bridge the gap between ambition and wellbeing so they can pursue success that's both deeply sustainable and deeply aligned with who they are.