Jameela is a beautiful soul. She is the designer and co-founder of Alora Boutique and the the proud mother of two beautiful girls. Giving back to the community has always been an important part of Jameela's life. After serving her community on the Pineridge Community Association Board of Directors for 5 years and earning a Bachelor of Business Administration at Mount Royal University, Jameela decided to start a business, and opted for a social enterprise: Alora Boutique was born.

Alora creates jewelry that adds beauty and meaning to lives while giving back to the local community. Alora has been in existence for almost 4 years. In that time, Jameela and her team have grown Alora to be sold in over 80 stores across Canada and the USA. It is a lovely story of success built on a mission-inspired business.

At Alora, a percentage sales go to local charities that transition women out of poverty. In addition to that, Jameela uses Alora Boutique to bring the community together. Jameela enjoys using Alora as a tool to empower other women. Most recently, Alora organized an International Women's Day Event that saw 200 people come out to support female-run businesses and celebrate the contributions of women in Calgary. That event turned into an all-female entrepreneur summer pop-up market in downtown Calgary.

Jameela believes that the path to female equality is economic empowerment and that we can all support each other to make the dream work. To learn more about Jameela, you can find her online or @aloraboutique on all social media channels.

Christopher is a 31 year old investigator with over 10 years in the field of the paranormal. After a fascination with TV he started investigations on Oklahoma ans surrounding areas in 2011 with well known investigators such as Ron Cross and others that have consulted on many movies and TV around the world thus beginning his journey with family and friends. since then he and his team has investigated the old plantation in Madison park, Oklahoma, residential cases, The Canadian County Historical Society, The Ranch Room known as The Vernost Winery, The Tidewater Winery, Palmer Inn bed and breakfast, and much more. "i take pride on doing a legitimate and precise investigation. As such often we find both the logical and beyond!"

Dr. Reginald M. Tiller is Deputy Superintendent at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, GA. 

Before joining the park service, Tiller served as assistant director of Tennessee State Parks. That job, his national park experience and his education, including a doctorate in strategic leadership, helped prepare him for the task he now faces: building two parks from the ground up. And it isn't his first park to build.

Before accepting his current position, he was acting superintendent at Charles Young Buffalo Soldier National Monument in Wilberforce, OH and Superintendent of William Howard Taft National Historic Site in Cincinnati, OH. 

A Gulf War veteran, Dr. Tiller served in the Army National Guard during Operation Desert Storm. 

Dr. Tiller began his National Park Service career at the Rocky Mountain National Park, as a law enforcement ranger and manager of camp ground operations for the Thompson River District.

Dr. Tiller has worked at several other National Park Service sites as a superintendent for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant CO and George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond MO.

He completed is M.A. in organizational management Trevecca Nazarene University and completed his Doctorate in Strategic Leadership at the Regent University. 

He teaches online courses for Wilberforce University (OH) in organizational management and at Bethel University (TN) in criminal justice (Ethics Organizational Development & Diversity) and MBA program (Leadership, Business Strategy, Ethics, & Diversity). He is a student of leadership and the affects human interactions has on the success of organizations.

Prior to completing doctoral studies at Regent University, Dr. Tiller served as a YMCA executive director in several States (Nashville, TN - Portland, OR - Chattanooga, TN and Charlotte, NC) and as an internal investigator for Tennessee State Parks.

Jeff Jones provides Addiction Navigation for Families. Jeff is a licensed therapist, addiction counselor, interventionist and family recovery coach. Jeff has been featured in Psychology Today and has a mission to change our conversation in the addiction/recovery space with professionals and family members. Jeff says that the bottom line is that healthy family members allow healing to happen in the short-term and continue to heal far into the future. With the creation of a 3-phase family program & online community, he has both challenged and complemented best thinking about addiction & recovery. Jeff’s vision is to collaborate with addiction professionals, therapists, and treatment facilities to empower family members to engage in a process of recognizing the structural problem around the addiction, resourcing themselves so they can best create a family environment that’s inhospitable to active addiction and sets them up to realize how they want to be a family together in the future.

WILLIAM F. JORDAN, JR 

Voted as the 2016 Best Male Vocalist, by the Las Vegas Black Music Association, William originates from Elizabethtown Kentucky, were he was raised in a Southern Baptist household full of Gospel and Blues influences. He developed his vocal talents while singing in the church choir at First Baptist Church of Elizabethtown, and traveling with his family as guests at several area churches and community events.

Since coming to the west coast, William has been blessed to be the opening act for H-Town, Andre Crouch, The Clark Sisters and sing background for the great Stevie Wonder, Chante Moore and Christopher Williams.  He’s also shared the stage with Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle and Marc Nelson.

William has been a member of an inspirational group called “Light”, an R&B group called “Serenade”, the gospel group “Higher Calling”, and a lead vocalist for the Los Angeles based KJLH Performance Choir. He is currently the lead singer for an R&B band called Rhythm Nation; sings with a couple Temptation tribute groups; and is the featured artist in various casinos in the Las Vegas area.

Along with his singing, William also is an actor and has had leading roles in USC’s production of “The Wiz” and “Cotton Comes To Harlem”. More recently he has been in several Gospel plays, including “Can A Woman Raise A Man” and “A Man Who Finds A Wife Finds A Good Thing”.  He also played Nelson Mandela in a Rock Opera called “Visions”.

In addition to receiving the Best Male Vocalist award, William has received several other awards for his vocal talents and was the first ever recipient of the “Zeola Gaye Take The Stage Mic Award”.  He has also been voted as the “Long Beach Jazz Male Vocalist Of  The Year” multiple times. He believes that his talent comes from God, his family and the experiences that have come his way.  Listening to him is a positive and emotional experience you will not forget.

Kurt Giusti – Vintner – Via Giusti Wines

In 2009 Kurt Giusti felt a call to honor and preserve the Giusti Family’s 140-year Sonoma County farming tradition and continue the family legacy, which has transcended into Via Giusti Wines. Wine making was a part of the family heritage, but only for personal use, Kurt would help and work in the family orchard, and at their apple juice plant, Giusti Apple in Sebastopol. To this day, Kurt splits his time between the family ranch, running the winery and managing overall ranch operations. Kurt takes pride in the fact that he is continuing the family tradition in Sonoma County agriculture, and is also growing the family brand by expanding into the wine industry beyond farming. “We take pride in our heritage and the efforts we put into each part of the ranch operations and the wine produced. I Know that the attention to each detail makes all the difference in the quality of everything we do, especially the wines!” Salute!

PETER SMITH

SEAN LYDIARD

Sean Lydiard comes from the world of finance.  He was formerly the Vice President of Institutional Business Development at MBT Institutional, a division of MB Trading.  Prior to joining MBT Institutional, Mr. Lydiard was a securities trader for the Electronic Trading Group in New York.  And he began his finance career in the “30 year Treasury Pit” at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). 

Mr. Lydiard was an active member of the Securities Traders Association of Los Angeles. He received his BA in Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  And has held his Series 3, 7, 24, 55 and 63 industry licenses.

Because of his strong financial background and connections, Mr. Lydiard transitioned from Wall Street to film finance.

Sean has earned Executive Producer or Co-Executive Producer credits  for the following movies: Daniel Alfredson’s “BLACKWAY”, starring Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Ray Liotta and Alexander Ludwig. Robin Swicord’s “WAKEFIELD”, starring Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner.  “DAISY WINTERS”, starring Brooke Shields, Iwan Rheon, Carrie Preston and featuring Sterling Jerins.  And “STEALING CARS”, starring Emory Cohen, William H. Macy and John Leguizamo.  

“OFFICE UPRISING”, Sean’s first “produced by” feature film is now featured on Sony Crackle.  OFFICE UPRISING stars Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean, Maleficent), Jane Levy (Don’t Breath, Monster Trucks), Ian Harding (Pretty Little Liars) and many others.   

“CUT THROAT CITY” directed by Rza (of Wu Tang Clan) and produced by Sean Lydiard and Starring Wesley Snipes, Terrance Howard, Eiza Gonzales, Shameik Moore, Kat Graham, Joel David Moore, Isiah Washington, Denzel Whitaker, Isiah Washington, T.I., and many more.  Will be distributed Theatrically by Well Go U.S.A. in the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Mr. Lydiard’s calm and stable nature, combined with his detailed knowledge of the financial side of film-making, has made him a valuable consultant on dozens of other features.