Johnny Barnes is the self-described “People’s Lawyer” who spent more than a quarter of a century in various Congressional staff positions, including service as Chief of Staff for three Members of Congress. In addition, he has taught law and college courses at area schools and has practiced law in the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Of his time spent in the Virgin Islands as a trial lawyer, Barnes unapologetically states, “Someone had to do it.  So I made the sacrifice.”

Other related experience includes his appointment as the first male Member of the D.C. Commission for Women; as a Member of the D.C. Commission on Residential Mortgage Investment, an entity that tackled the prevalent problem of redlining and mortgage loan discrimination; as a Member of the D.C. Human Rights Commission; and as an attorney on a Special Task Force that addressed ill treatment of small Minority farmers by the Reagan and Bush administrations and discrimination by rural loan officers. That activity resulted in a resolution --- supported by the Congressional Republican Leadership --- in which billions of dollars was slated to flow to the Minority farmers. Barnes is particularly proud of the role he played in helping to create the “Street Law” Program at Georgetown University Law Center; a program that began in two D.C. High Schools and is now taught throughout the United States in schools and prisons and in thirty-five foreign countries.

A Distinguished Military Graduate, Commissioned and Honorably Discharged, Regular Army, Combat Engineer Officer, Barnes graduated, Cum Laude, from Central State University and received his Juris Doctor Degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is the Father of two grown sons, a grown daughter and three grandchildren; his latest, a girl, is named in part after his Mother, Pinkie, who Barnes believes was a modern day Saint on earth. Barnes recently retired after serving a decade as the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union for the Nation’s Capital. He is currently in private law practice as a trial lawyer, taking and litigating select “cause” cases.

During his time at the ACLU-NCA, he led several successful efforts to conserve the Constitution and preserve the Bill of Rights. Among those efforts were resisting the proliferation of video surveillance cameras in D.C.; fighting against proposed warrantless searches by the D.C. Police; standing up against unconstitutional police checkpoints in the Trinidad Neighborhood; and pushing back against the Secure Communities program in behalf of D.C.’s Immigrant population.  Barnes recently worked with several interns in updating and completing a soon-to-be-released law article on D.C. Statehood, the unfinished human rights business in America. He continues to devote much of his time to the quest for D.C. Statehood and predicts it will happen in our lifetime.

Karl Honegger, a member of the Steamboat Institute Emerging Leaders Advisory Board, an exclusive group of you

Karl Honegger (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 23.

Karl Honegger is a Senior Accountant of Financial Reporting for ModivCare, a tech-enabled healthcare company. Karl assists with the Liberty Scorecard in Colorado, the most inclusive rating of lawmakers in Colorado, based off of how they vote according to Constitutional Principles. He is also a board member of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers and a former candidate for city council for the Broomfield City and County.

Emerging Leaders Advisory Council. Karl Honegger is a Certified Treasury Professional and works in accounting for an Oil and Gas company in Denver. He is a board member of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers where he is working to hold elected officials accountable to their constituents.

Dr. Donnie Hutchinson is the Professor of Work-Life Balance for First Responders. He is an Army National Guard veteran, author, speaker, professor, podcaster, and a Work-Life Balance instructor who works with firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other first responders on self-care and work-life balance programs to improve their success at home, work, and in roles in life.

Dr. Donnie serves as an instructor for FDIC, IAFC, and the IAFF. He has a national presence with his work-life balance work delivering workshops for the past six years at the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF/ALTS) annual conferences. Dr. Donnie is an active and proud father of four children and resides in Palm Coast, Florida, with his wife Marlene. His son, a U.S. Army combat veteran, is a full-time firefighter. 

A ten year resident of Arlington, Virginia, Dr. Ben Pearl has been a practicing physician in the Arlington and McLean area since 1992.

Recently selected as one of the Washingtonian Magazine’s top sports doctors, he is a graduate of the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. He is a consultant at NIH and he is on an advisory board at FDA.

Dr. Pearl was recently featured in the Washington Post Magazine depicting his passion for skiing and teaching. He has had television interviews with Dr. Nancy on MSNBC on barefoot running and provided foot health information for News Channel 8.

Dr. Pearl is a fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. He is the team podiatrist for the District Track Club, an elite Olympic development track team in Washington DC.He serves as medical director for the SUNY New Paltz high school cross country camp. He offers foot and ankle care to patients of all ages.

He has also been a consultant at the National Institutes of Health and the FDA, and is currently a Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine.

Dr. Pearl has a special interest in sports medicine, which is enhanced by his own participation in running, bicycling, and ski instruction.

Dr. Pearl has authored a number of articles on podiatric health. He also blogs regularly on foot care and athletic performance at Docs for Jocks.

Toufic R. Jildeh, MD attended Michigan State University where he graduated summa cum laude and from the Honors College. He attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He went on to complete his residency at Henry Ford Health System where he was selected as an Administrative Chief Resident and was chosen as an American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leader. He concurrently completed the Davidson Fellowship in Entrepreneurship. He was awarded the prestigious distinction of Most Outstanding Resident by the Henry Ford Health System. Dr. Jildeh was selected for and completed a specialized sports medicine fellowship at the world renown Steadman Clinic/Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado. While in fellowship, he served as a team physician for the US Olympic Ski and Snowboard team and was involved in the medical and surgical care of elite athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, PLL, and Olympics. 



Dr. Jildeh is an assistant professor at Michigan State University, as well as a team physician for Michigan State University athletics and the US Olympic Ski and Snowboard team.He specializes in sports medicine, joint preservation, cartilage restoration, and joint reconstruction of the shoulder, knee, hip, and elbow. Academically, Dr. Jildeh has published more than 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, and abstracts. He has presented over 100 papers at conferences nationally and internationally. He has been the recipient of accolades such as the O’Donoghue Sports Injury Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, as well as top research projects at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society, and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

ANGEL DAWN

Angel is a born empath, gifted intuitive and rare individual who is one of the world’s few Psychic Astrologers. As a multi-talented, modern-day Mystic, she is also a Certified Evidential Psychic Medium, Animal Communicator, Energy Healer, Reiki Master, and a Spiritual Teacher. And as an innate healer, she naturally imbues a strong healing component in all of her work.. She brings years of dedicated training and mastery under the tutelage of many of the world’s greatest Evidential Mediums and Spiritual Teachers, many whom have taught at the acclaimed Arthur Findlay College of Spiritualism and Psychic Sciences in Stansted, England. 

In her Psychic Astrology, she successfully bridges the gap between left and right brain, spirit and matter, the mystical and the mundane to provide powerful intuitive guidance merged with a highly technical understanding of Natal, Predictive, and Relationship Astrology, honed over many years.

​Currently, she is working with clients all around the globe  and has done mediumship demonstrations in front of the general public. She has also contributed to leading publications including: The Reader’s Digest, Bustle, eHow, and MSN. She has been a featured guest on internet radio, top spiritual podcasts and as an expert in tv and broadcast projects.

Apart from the everyday world, her life experiences have been extraordinary, having had encounters with spirit, extra-dimensional entities, angels and other beings. 

Angel Dawn works with the highest integrity, compassion and sensitivity to provide spirit-driven guidance to those in need, from all walks of life. She is an emissary for spirit — a clear channel and bridge from spirit to the human world.

JEFF GOLD

Jeff Gold is a singer-songwriter who was part of the New York Folk revival of the 1970s that included artists such as Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, and Jack Hardy. Jeff has shared the stage with Peter, Paul and Mary, The Roches, and Suzanne Vega, and has also performed at Carnegie Hall.

One of the original founders of the Fast Folk Musical Magazine, Jeff has had his songs accepted into the Smithsonian Institute. His albums Streets Cracked, The Journey and Rear View Mirror have been critically acclaimed; his song Adonoi, which he wrote with fellow songwriter and author Paul Zollo about the Jewish immigrant experience, is performed at synagogues at the High Holy Days in Los Angeles, California and has been profiled in many Jewish publications.

Jeff also has many production credits and has also done extensive studio work as a session Guitarist, and woodwind player.

Judy Cali has been doing Intuitive Healing work with The Ascended Masters & Angels from 3 years of age. She was asked by Hilarion, the Ascended Master of Healing of The Emerald Ray, to go public with her gifts, over 18 years ago. Honoring his request, her Clarion Call, working with people all over the World has been a JOY! Intuitively, thru her Sacred Heart & I AM Presence, she receives a whole picture of you by seeing, hearing, feeling & knowing about your Soul.

Her readings bring forth what is most important for you to know at this time in your life. Messages from your Guardian Angels, Guides, Family in Spirit & details from other lives you are living that are most relevant to this life, is what may come forth. Judy is a Crystal Reiki Master, Spiritual Minister, Teacher, Life Coach, Workshop Leader & Guest Speaker. In 2005 she channeled Mikos, Lemurian Telosian of Inner Earth for The Wesak Festival in New York City. Also, she was hired by NBC, as a Psychic, for a documentary on Atlantis & the Bermuda Triangle, still shown today on the Sci Fi Channel.