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Hassanah Smith serves as the Youth Leadership and Advocacy Coordinator of the Children’s Defense Fund- New York office. She brings a plethora of experience working [...]

Maria Caba is the Youth Leadership and Advocacy Coordinator, overseeing the Beat the Odds® program and its alumni network. Maria was born in the Dominican [...]

As the Executive Director of Children’s Defense Fund–Minnesota office Bharti Wahi brings 20 years of professional experience as an advocate in the nonprofit world and [...]

Dr. Ben Sanders III is the Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics at Eden Theological Seminary.  Dr. Sanders previously served as adjunct professor at Iliff [...]

Lorena M. Parrish, Ph.D. is the Associate Professor of Urban Ministries and Director of the Community Engagement Institute at Wesley Theological Seminary. Before her arrival [...]

Emma Mehrabi is the Director of Poverty Policy at the Children’s Defense Fund working to advance and lead policy and advocacy efforts to end child [...]

Dr. Mary Love is adjunct professor of Christian Education at Hood Seminary. Love enjoys exploring subjects creatively with a focus on enabling learning to occur [...]

Cristian Franco Jr is a proud father of a teenage son. He has spent 10 years training, coaching, and developing his son amongst other youth ages [...]