"As the founder and CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, an organization dedicated to liberating children who have been kidnapped, trafficked, or exploited, Tim Ballard is deeply passionate about human rights and keeping children safe across the globe. Ballard worked for 12 years as a special agent and undercover operator for the Department of Homeland Security. During his career, he went... read full bio
Tim Flannery is the chief councilor of the Australian Climate Council and a well-known scientist, explorer, and conservationist. He was the head commissioner of the Climate Commission under the Rudd administration and played a significant role in shaping Australian climate policy. Flannery is the author of The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change (2005). He has... read full bio
A well-known advocate for families, women and children and an active proponent of healthy living and healthy lives. Her work has focused on issues such as mental health, children's health, education, homelessness and physical fitness. Her health focus has encompassed a variety of issues, including mental illness, AIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, lead poisoning, and youth physical fitness. She has... read full bio
Toby Merrill is a lecturer on law and she teaches at Harvard Law School. She rose to fame after using litigation to fight the worst student debt ever seen. Americans currently owe around a combined 1.6 trillion dollars and they usually graduate with worthless degrees. Merrill is the founder and director of Harvard Law School’s Project on Predatory Student Lending... read full bio
In attempt to escape the grind of his early jobs in the corn business and at the Hormel meat packing plant, Tom Arnold got his first official start in comedy by performing at the University of Iowa’s open-mic night. After college, he moved to Minnesota, where he won the Minnesota Comedy Competition. His introduction to Hollywood began after he moved... read full bio
He is an American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of the title character, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of other characters. Besides voice acting, he was also a cast member of the HBO sketch comedy program Mr. Show and the... read full bio
Within 18 months of her arrival in New York, Ms. Feldshuh starred in the play Yentl. Some of her other New York credits include the title roles in the Roundabout Theatre's She Stoops to Conquer and Mistress of the Inn, BAM's Three Sisters with Rosemary Harris and Ellen Burstyn, the long-running hit The Vagina Monologues, and roles on Broadway in... read full bio
Tracey Gold is well known to audiences throughout the world. She has appeared in feature films, television series and movies-of-the-week. As a teenager she starred in "Growing Pains" for seven years, playing wholesome, brainy Carol Seaver in a picture-perfect eighties family. Gold was a pretty and professional young star with a limitless future. But behind the smiles she was... read full bio
Travon Free is a writer, director, producer, comedian, and five-time Emmy Award winner. Two Distant Strangers, Travon's debut short film, was written and co-directed and took home the Oscar for Best Live Action Short. Most recently, Travon co-directed the HBO documentary BS HIGH, which was co-produced by Adam McKay and Michael Strahan and focused on the Bishop Sycamore High School... read full bio
Serving Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and family was Tricia Harris' first professional assignment. She progressed over her ten-year employment from the position of Intellectual Property Licensing Administrator to Chief Operating Officer of the King family's private business and legal concerns, as well as the global public and private interests of Dr. King's legacy. Tricia contributed to the family-owned... read full bio
Tricia Rose is a renowned American sociologist and author who has made a significant impact in the field of hip hop studies. Born on October 18, 1962, she is a pioneering scholar in the examination of the intersection of pop music and gender. Tricia Rose's works have been instrumental in shaping the way that hip hop is understood and analyzed... read full bio
Trudie Styler's dynamic personality and incredible determination have made her one of the most powerful women in today's entertainment industry. Trudie Styler's passionate concerns for the environment and human rights motivate many of her career choices, and are reflected most clearly in her documentary films and fundraising activities. Trudie Styler's charitable work for human rights and the environment has also... read full bio
Valentino Achak Deng's life has been described by The New York Times as a testament to human resilience over tragedy and disaster." Born in the village of Marial Bai, in Southern Sudan, he was forced to flee in the 1980s, at the age of seven, when civil war erupted. As one of the so-called Lost Boys, he trekked hundreds of... read full bio
Valerie Ramsey is a firm believer that life is an adventure we create for ourselves and that we are never too old to have a new dream or to celebrate a new success. Since her 50s, her life has continued to open up and flourish in ways she never would have dreamed possible. She has lived her life in direct... read full bio
She is the author of Listen to Your Life, Whats Really Holding You Back and Rich Minds, Rich Rewards. She coaches entrepreneurs who have created multi-million dollar businesses as well as executives, emerging entrepreneurs and professionals in 23 states, Canada and three European countries. Her greatest fulfillment comes when her clients, readers and audience members take action and make meaningful... read full bio
Vanessa Grigoriadis is an award-winning investigative journalist. Her work covers topics like pop culture, youth, and other investigatory topics. Grigoriadis is well-known for her book, Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus, which shines light on questions regarding sexual consent in the United States. Grigoriadis is a contributing writer of publications such as The New York Times and... read full bio
Vanessa Luna is the co-founder and Chief Program Officer of ImmSchools, an immigrant led non-profit that turns schools into a safe and welcoming space for undocumented students and families. While Luna was teaching in Los Angeles, she found out how hard students of immigrant parents can have it when she said a student’s parent deported. She wanted to make a... read full bio
Varshini Prakash rose to fame after becoming the executive director of the Sunrise Movement, which has advocated for proposals such as the Green New Deal. She is a visionary leader who is one of the many fighting for the future. Prakash has been one of the many young leaders who have made climate change an important talk to the nation.... read full bio
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Her first film was as a Mexican mistress in Paul Newman's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. She landed her breakout role when she was cast in a co-starring role in the successful disaster film epic, Earthquake. Two years later, disappointed with her career, she quit acting and for the next several years worked as an agent. Principal... read full bio
