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Economic justice activist Betsy Leondar-Wright is the communications director at United for a Fair Economy. She has worked in mixed-class movements for over 25 years. Betsy Leondar-Wright is a long-time economic justice activist who has been Communications Director at United for a Fair Economy since 1998. A veteran of many conflicts along class and race lines, she has worked across class lines in a number of roles.

Michelle Cromwell is an Assistant Professor at Pine Manor College and a Center Associate at PMC's Center for Inclusive Leadership and Social Responsibility. She holds a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University, Florida. Her areas of specialty include: Multiculturalism, Violence Prevention, Peace Making/Keeping, Social Capital, Coalition and Capacity Building, Race and Ethnic Relations, Conflict Transformation, and Culturally Sensitive Mediation. As a lecturer she teaches in both the Management and Social and Political Systems Departments. Cromwell also works as an independent consultant and lecturer and is the founder of Multicultural Perspectives, a company that works with human systems to enable them to see the world through different lenses.

Gerald Gill, an associate professor of history whose teaching and scholarship had a profound impact on Gerald Gill students and colleagues over his more than a quarter of a century at Tufts, died suddenly age 59.

For the majority of his career Paul La Camera worked at WCVB-TV, Boston's ABC affiliate; his career there lasted for 33 years. For nearly half of those years, he worked as the president and general manager. After WCVB-TV, Paul announced his retirement. Thinking his working days were over, the announcement brought in several job offers from various promising companies. Not willing to give up a great opportunity, La Camera accepted a role as general manager of The WBUR group, Boston's National Public Radio news station.

Rev. Caldwell is a founding member of the United Methodists of Color for a Fully Inclusive Church, and the Black Methodists for Church Renewal. He is also a member of the Board of Preachers and Scholars at the Martin Luther King International Chapel, Morehouse College, and the author of two books and numerous book chapters, newspaper, and magazine articles. Rev. Caldwell received his education at Boston University School of Theology, Harvard Divinity School, and North Carolina A. & T. State University. He is a retired United Methodist Minister who participated in the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964, the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965, and the March on Washington.

Ed Blackman is currently a Senior Process Engineer with Spectrum Health. His professional background also includes work as a Project Leader for Priority Health (insurance), Meijer (retail) and Holland Home (healthcare). Ed is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt by the American Society for Quality, certified in Labor Standards by HB Maynard, a Lean instructor/facilitator, and has a Masters degree in Organizational Behavior Management (Behavioral Psychology) from Western Michigan University. In addition to working at Spectrum Health, Ed is an Adjunct Professor that has taught courses in Mathematics, Psychology as well as Business.

John Claggett "Jack" Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is a former United States ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican United States senator from Missouri. He is an ordained Episcopal priest. Danforth is married to Sally D. Danforth and has five adult children.