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Kayla Diana is a dynamic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based outside of Boulder, Colorado. Her love for music, song-writing and performing is carried through a genre-bending repertoire of both solo and collaborative projects, including a 3 piece all female harmony trio, Honeywild, who recently toured with Gone Gone Beyond and Ayla Nereo, and EDM projects including her first Viral song, Breathe, with Equanimous and DTO.
As well as being sought after for her musical prowess in both live and studio performances, Diana has been mastering the craft of folk-soul story-telling through intimate and engaging performances that truly encapsulate the wildness of human emotion. Her original songs are colored with tasteful guitar melodies, and deeply emotive vocals.
She has shared the stage with a wide variety of world-renowned touring artists such as Trevor Hall, Yaima, Ayla Nereo, Dirtwire, and has released music under High Vibe Records, Jumpsuit Records, and Westwood. She is currently finishing her upcoming Solo EP.
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Nada Lena Nasserdeen is an internationally acclaimed thought leader, visionary, and advocate for personal and professional empowerment. As the Founder and CEO of Rise Up For You, she is a two-time #1 best-selling author and a two-time TEDx motivational speaker.
Over the past five years, Nada and her team have inspired and transformed the lives of over 100,000 individuals worldwide, equipping leaders and teams with the tools to excel and thrive in dynamic environments.
Through her company, Rise Up For You, Nada has partnered with an impressive array of clients, including Fortune 5 corporations, industry-leading tech and pharmaceutical organizations, small businesses, and educational institutions. Leveraging their proprietary soft skills framework, the Rise Power Up Method, they’ve extended their influence to more than 50 countries, redefining success through innovative programming and transformative development.
Nada’s expertise and dynamic voice have been showcased on hundreds of podcasts and radio shows, as well as prestigious stages such as TEDx, Google, The California HR Conference, and The World in Leadership Diversity Conference. She has shared the spotlight with iconic figures like Tony Robbins, Les Brown, Adam Grant, Sharon Lechter, and David Meltzer, solidifying her reputation as a leading authority in leadership and self-development.
Rowan Gabrielle is an Artist, Entrepreneur, and Co-Author of the books; ‘Sacred Commerce, A Blueprint for a New Humanity’ and the E-book; ‘Age of Consciousness, Surfing the Disruption’
Rowan is the CEO of Kids EQ, a learning platform with a mission of bringing Emotional Literacy to the world. Rowan is working on the creation of a comprehensive Emotional Literacy training course for Parents supported by a Community of Practice. Kids EQ builds on the rich legacy of Enchante Publishing which was created by Rowan and her late husband, Ayman Sawaf in the early 1990s.
Enchante Publishing produced a 21-book series on Emotional Literacy, two award-winning films, and three TV series. Rowan is also the Creative Director of Aytopia.com, the final project she built with Ayman, a community in the making built to put Sacred Commerce into action. Rowan’s long-term dream is to create communities that are inspired by living systems and that apply the core concepts of Sacred Commerce through an in-house, community-owned business incubator, that supports the abundance and awakening of its members.
America’s Gospel Pianist, Alex-Zsolt, has a sincere passion to present the gospel through music that is inspirational. With his God-given talent, Alex presents music that ministers to people of all ages.
In the past twenty-six years, Alex has visited over 2,500 churches. With a focus and desire to honor the Lord, Alex shares hymns, praise & worship songs, as well as his own compositions, with a deep and passionate energy that he says is given to him by the Lord. “God gave me a special energy at the piano so the music can move people in a way that allows the passionate message of Jesus Christ to be conveyed.”
His ministry really connects with people and has been encouraging, uplifting, and inspiring since its start. By ministering to audiences, Alex is able to encourage and uplift through God’s word and music and as a result, is used as a tool for numerous souls to be welcomed into God’s Kingdom by accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. A ministry event with Alex is not just a concert, but an opportunity for everyone to be involved in active worship and learn more about the magnificent love of God.
To date, Zsolt has released twenty CD projects, many are collaborations with award winning composer and arranger, David T. Clydesdale. Alex has published twenty piano books available through Lillenas/Lorenz Music (lorenz.com), Hal Leonard Co. (halleonard.com) and Alfred Music Publishing (alfred.com). In recent years, Alex was asked to do two special concert events (“Disney Pipes and Pops” and “A Tribute to Richard M. Sherman”) for the Walt Disney Company in Hollywood, CA at Disney’s Historic El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd.
Alex also continues to visit presidential museums and libraries across the country taking his concert titled, “America, My Home!” that features the music of America and his personal story of being the first American born in his family. He has also been invited by the Hollywood Family Film Awards.
Alex has also been a frequent guest on Christian television networks such as TCT, CTN, Skyangel, and on DirecTV. In 2017, Alex became a Dexibell Artist for a new and award-winning piano manufacturer (dexibell.com).
Alex has also been on several mission trips in recent months. “My ministry has been my passport around the world in order to share the good news; the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
This year, Alex and his ministry celebrate 26 years of ‘Music that Ministers.’ In a special concert ministry event titled, “God’s Grace,” Alex shares how this hymn has changed lives for 250 years and the impact of God’s amazing grace that is eternal.
Alex-Zsolt holds two cum laude degrees. One in music education and the other in music composition from the School of Music at Central Michigan University. Pursuing both degrees has enabled him to aid church choirs, orchestras, and praise and worship teams by means of seminars and workshops with an end result of offering quality music for different ensembles in ministry.
For twenty years now, Alex-Zsolt Ministries has been dedicated to helping children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. This mission segment to the ministry has found sponsorships for over 800 children around the world.
As of 2007, Alex-Zsolt Ministries became a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry based out of Nashville, TN where Alex resides. To God be all the glory, great things He has done!
J. Brian Atwood is a Senior Fellow and a member of the Board of Governors of the Watson Institute at Brown University. He was Dean of the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs from 2003 to 2010. Atwood served for six and one-half years as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the Clinton Administration. In 1992/93 he led the Clinton transition team at the State Department and served as Under Secretary of State for Management prior to his appointment to head of USAID. He was elected Chair of the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD in 2010. During the Carter Administration Atwood served as Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations. He was President of the National Democratic Institute from 1985 to 1993, and served on the UN Secretary General’s Panel on Peace Operations in 2000. He joined the Foreign Service in 1966, and was Senator Tom Eagleton’s legislative advisor for foreign policy from 1972 to 1977. He was Dean of Professional Studies at the Foreign Service Institute in 1981–82. Atwood received the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award in 1999.
Research
International development cooperation; poverty and its relationship to conflict; war powers in the US, the politics of US foreign policy; the global context for development cooperation; inequity and its impact on the less developed countries.
Publications
Washington Post re President's authority to hold aid to Ukraine, Development Cooperation: Threatened but Durable (Georgetown Inernational Relations Journal)
Teaching
Diplomacy: An Art That Isn't Dead (IAPA 1801B)
Diplomacy and Development: Related But Different Missions (IAPA 1801V)
Toni McKinley, after a turbulent childhood, rose up to be a leader in her community, state, and nation. She's provided training and speaking to multiple government agencies and organizations who serve survivors of sex trafficking as well as developed the only program led by survivor leaders for incarcerated trafficked girls.
Toni teaches trauma-informed care and responsiveness training nationwide, she consults many organizations, government agencies, and a host of other entities who are looking for guidance on their response to sex trafficking. Toni is also the recipient of the 2017 Unlikely Hero Award and the recipient of The Texas Governor’s Commission For Women Human Trafficking Prevention Award 2018. She has developed therapeutic programs, counseled trafficked youth and adults, testified in court, and is highly sought after as a keynote speaker for fundraisers and conferences.
She has lived experience as well as professional experience, is a licensed professional counselor, and gives a unique and well-rounded approach that prepares individuals for what to expect and how to care for youth with complex trauma. Learn more about her at tonimckinley.com.
Lindsay brings over 20 years of global Human Resources experience working with an array of Fortune 500 and start-up clients. In addition to being an executive coach and holding leadership roles in the HR function, Lindsay also was a professor of Organizational Culture at USC.
Throughout her career, Lindsay has navigated the twists and turns of work and life, seeking greater flexibility and purpose while overcoming burnout along the way. Her soon to be released book, Working Hell to Working Well: Making Your Company Work For You, captures Lindsay's knowledge of how organizations work, sharing the mindset shifts and approaches needed to empower readers to find a more sustainable and fulfilling approach to work.






