Health & Wellness
Reproductive Health/Rights
Reproductive Health/Rights:
Filmmaker & Founder, Family Health Alliance
Taraneh Salke is the founder & executive director of Family Health Alliance (FHA), a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women's reproductive health & rights in underdeveloped & resource-poor environments.
CNN Medical Analyst & Former Baltimore Health Commissioner
Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician and Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management at the George Washington University School of Public Health. She is also a contributing columnist for The Washington Post.
Leading Activist & Best-Selling Author
Gloria Feldt is a women's rights activist and the leading author and media commentator on reproductive rights and health from that point of view where the personal meets the political.
Award-Winning Actress & “Social Action Hero”
Outspoken, energizing and inspirational, Kathy Najimy combines her acting & talents with a passionate commitment to equality, women’s leadership and issues ranging from increasing cancer research to LGBTQ rights.
Poet
Born and raised in Alaska, National Slam Poetry Champion Noël Jones moved to New York City in 1994 to become a jazz vocalist. Upon discovering slam poetry, she battled her way to a national championship.
Senior Correspondent, New York Magazine
Irin Carmon is a New York magazine senior correspondent, a CNN on-air contributor, and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The 15th Surgeon General of the United States
A pediatric endocrinologist and 15th Surgeon General of the US, Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders has a deep concern for young people and teaches that education, prevention, and responsibility are the keys to a healthy life.
Activist & HIV/AIDS Educator
Jennifer Jako is a certified AIDS educator and award-winning director of True Life: It Could Be You. Infected with HIV as a teen, she channels her insight into talks of AIDS in the media and the meaning of life.
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