Aisha Mills is a seasoned political strategist and social impact advisor with twenty-years of experience working to ensure that our democracy is responsive to, reflective of, and led by the diverse communities that are the fabric of our nation. A nationally respected voice on Democratic politics, she is a political commentator on MSNBC and CNN, and is the author of dozens of policy reports and political and cultural analyses published in a range of media outlets. Aisha is also a member of NIRH’s Action Fund Board.

Andrea Miller is the President of the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) and its Action Fund, which build power at the state and local level to change public policy, galvanize public support, and normalize women’s decisions about abortion and contraception. A nationally recognized expert in reproductive rights and women’s health, Andrea has served for more than two decades in the leadership of and as a consultant to a host of non-profit, advocacy, and philanthropic organizations. Andrea’s leadership in reproductive health and rights stretches back to helping to found the Center for Reproductive Rights. She started her professional career at the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project. Andrea has a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Columbia College, Columbia University. She is a native of Minnesota.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is an activist, a legislator, a survivor, and the first woman of color to be elected to Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Throughout her career as a public servant, Congresswoman Pressley has fought to ensure that those closest to the pain are closest to the power – driving and informing policymaking. Throughout her first term in Congress, Congresswoman Pressley has been a champion for justice: reproductive justice, justice for immigrants, consumer justice, justice for aging Americans, justice for workers, justice for survivors of sexual violence, and justice for the formerly and currently incarcerated. Prior to being elected to Congress, she served on the Boston City Council for 8 years, and was the first woman of color elected to the council in its 100-year history.

Kate Walsh remains one of the busiest actresses in the industry. With more than two decades of experience, she most recently she appeared in off-Broadway play “If I Forget,” for which she was nominated for a number of awards. Onscreen, Walsh most recently starred in Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” and “The Umbrella Academy.” Walsh is also widely known for her starring role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on “Private Practice” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” Aside from acting, Walsh has traveled the world with Operation Smile, and has been a strong voice for a variety of issues she cares about, from the fight for women’s rights and reproductive freedom to ocean and marine life conservation.

Margaret Munzer Loeb’s commitment as a leading philanthropist and passionate advocate for women’s reproductive freedom spans more than twenty years. She served on the boards of the National Institute for Reproductive Health until 2015 and the Center for Reproductive Rights until 2013. She currently serves on the boards of PEN America, Prep for Prep and Ethical Culture Fieldston School and the President’s Advisory Council on the Arts at Brown University, her undergraduate alma mater. Loeb began her career in commercial film production and recently returned to film, founding and managing MML Productions, for which she is currently executive producing and directing a documentary feature film. She earned a Master’s degree from the New York University Silver School of Social Work.

Erika Alexander is beloved for the iconic roles of Maxine Shaw (“Living Single”), Detective Latoya (“Get Out”), Perenna (“Black Lightning”), Cousin Pam (“The Cosby Show”) and Linda Diggs (“Wutang: An American Saga”). Erika wears many hats, including actress, entrepreneur, creator, producer and trailblazing activist — an all-around boss. As co-founder of Color Farm Media, and board member for VoteRunLead and One Fair Wage, Erika is on a mission to bring greater equity, inclusion, and diverse representation to both media and electoral politics.

Lola C. West is a co-founder and partner of WestFuller Advisors, a boutique investment advisory firm in New York City that builds legacies of wealth for individuals, families and institutions. For almost a decade of her successful career, Lola served as a wealth advisor with Merrill Lynch and a senior partner of LWF Wealth Management. Lola is active in the New York City community as a board member for the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI); the New York Women’s Foundation, a charter member of the E. A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and a founding member of the Council African American Art at the Brooklyn Museum. She is also listed In Who’s Who of American Women and is the recipient of the Proclamation “Lola C. West Day” in the City of New York for “exemplary prowess as a health care administrator.”

Amy Brenneman is a widely celebrated, award-winning actress, writer, producer, and activist. She holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Harvard University and is a founding member of the award-winning Cornerstone Theater Company, which specializes in original theater pieces centered on themes of social justice. Amy has extensive credits in theater, film, and TV – including “Judging Amy,” which she also created and executive-produced. She has been widely honored for her activism, including for her ongoing commitment to reproductive rights.

David Alan Basche has worked with directors like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Greengrass, Shawn Levy, Robert Zemeckis, and Michael Patrick King, among others. You might know him from his 5 seasons playing the lead role of the hilariously neurotic dentist Dr. Stuart Gardner on “The Exes” on TV Land.

You’ve also seen him in TV shows like “Lipstick Jungle,” “The Starter Wife,” “Bull,” “Bluff City Law,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Elementary,” “Person of Interest,” “CSI: Miami” (he was their very first villain!), “Blue Bloods,” “Chicago PD,” “Blindspot” and many more. He’s also somewhat notorious for doing “the crab” on the floor for Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin in “30 Rock.”

In films, David called the title fight with Hugh Jackman and a 12 foot robot, chased Matt Damon all over New York City, stole Tom Cruise’s wife, flirted with Julia Roberts, married and divorced Debra Messing, and portrayed passenger Todd Beamer (famous for his last words of “let’s roll”) in Universal’s Oscar winning film “United 93.”

You can now see David in the film “EGG,” a comedy he made with his wife, actress Alysia Reiner. It’s available on iTunes, Amazon, Hulu, etc – they produced it together and starred in it together, and somehow despite that they stayed married.

Ayanna Albertson is a writer and spoken word poet from North Carolina. In 2015, Ayanna received her BA in broadcast journalism from Oakwood University, further investing into her passion for creative writing. Ayanna is a part of the Bull City Slam team and has participated in various national poetry competitions using her gift of words in order to impact, empower and inspire others. She’s been crowned the Bull City Grand Slam Champion for three consecutive years, and after competing against 93 poets at the 2020 Women of the World Poetry slam, Ayanna was ranked 2nd best woman slam poet in the world. Ayanna is very passionate about “a(rt)dvocacy,” including women’s rights, and the advancement and liberation of the black community. Last year, Ayanna found a new joy and platform on TikTok, where she garnered over 300,000 followers and millions of views. While her words have become a viral sensation, Ayanna’s motto for her life’s work is “I don’t wish to be famous, I just want to be heard.”