20th National Role Models Conference: Meet Our Featured Speakers and Participants! Sept. 26 & 29, Gaylord National

Dr. Marke Burke

Associate Professor Howard University

James “J.B.” Brown

Host of The James Brown Show, The NFL Today on CBS Sports and Special Correspondent for CBS News

Dr. Xiomara Chianelli

Associate Professor, El Paso Community College

Judy J. Chapa

President, Chapa Consulting

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis

President & CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association

Aaron Gilchrist

Morning Anchor for NBC News 4 Today, Washington, DC

Dr. A. James Hicks

Program Director, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, National Science Foundation

Dr. Risha Renee Irvin

Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University  

Vernice Miller-Travis

Principal, Miller-Travis & Associates, and Senior Associate, Skeo Solutions

Essye B. Miller

Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense

Joycelyn Tate

President, Tate Strategies, and Co-Founder of MakeIT4Change Innovation Hub

Elena Richards

U.S. Minority Initiatives & Talent Management Leader, PwC

Allison Seymour and Marc Clarke,

TV news anchor, Fox 5 Television

Radio Host, WHUR Radio Station