STEFF REED

Steff Reed is a Musician, Educator, and Activist. By sharing his story, Reed shows others that they are not alone. He is a Black Man that loves and gives greatly, modeling that emotional sensitivity and compassion can make us stronger as a community.

As a singer, songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist, Steff Reed is known to affect audiences with his spiritual, uplifting energy and song. He is unafraid to be vulnerable and open in his own story, sharing lessons of resilience, healing, self-betterment. Reed blends genres of folk rock, alternative rock, pop rock to culminate in inspirational, humanitarian messages.

Over the years, Reed has gained national acclaim as a producer and song-writer having worked with the likes of Trey Songz, Jhene Aiko, Eric Roberson, Swizz Beatz, Kenny Lattimore and Gordon Chambers on songs that made it to the Billboard Charts.

As an Educator, Reed has taught thousands of youth between the ages 4-24 over the last 15 years. In 2013, he was nominated for the GRAMMY Music Educator Award and taught a “Power of Love” workshop at NYU/Ed Sullivan Fellows.

Reed is currently building a Brooklyn-based non-profit, Power of Love, in partnership with Judson Memorial Church. His latest music project is of the same name. By using his social capital and influence, Reed is scaling his impact to empower wider audiences and impact real political change.

Steff is inspired by socially-conscious artists like John Lennon, Prince, Tracy Chapman, U2, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Jimi Hendrix.

Dr. Jacquie’s meteoric rise onto the relationship and marriage space has deemed her America's Marriage Coach. Her magnetic appeal captures audiences with her practical solutions to relatable issues. Dr. Jacquie’s mantra derives from the idea that the foundation of any society starts in the individual homes of people.

For the past 20 years the doctor has evangelized couples everywhere with her philosophy of the seven pillars of compatibility. She has engineered a host of tools to cultivate the skills for healthy relationships and marriage: Curricula, The Marriage University and Best Marriage Keys; the Compatibility Quiz, conferences and Intensives trainings that provide the skill-based learning that shifts trajectories.

Dr. Jacquie is regularly featured on morning shows and News segments on networks like Fox, KTLA, CNN, GWN, Hallmark ABC and NBC affiliates, TV One Bravo and Huffington Post.   She has graced the pages of Bloomberg Newsweek and showed off her skills on an episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Jacquie's uncanny way of hearing what you didnt say and seeing what's obscure ( or seeing whats not obvious)has helped her build a solid practice working with couples and singles across the country.

Dr. Del Rosario other body of work stems from  ReCapturing the Vision (RTV), a globally recognized nonprofit  that she founded that is dedicated to breaking the generational cycles that handicap low income  children and families. She has designed programs that affect youth and families and has authored 12 curricula that are used in schools around the country. ReCapturing the Vision’s programs have received over $20 million in federal, state and local funding; the organization, steadily propels empowerment and educational reform.

Dr. Jacquie has been twice invited to the white house, worked on public policy and provided congressional testimony. As a participant on The White House National Advisory Panel she helped shape national standards for teen pregnancy prevention programs. She has lobbied on the Hill and  presented  at a host of national conferences ad trainings. A formidable voice in public speaking, Dr. Del Rosario has dynamic topics for singles, married couples, professional associations, universities, and churches. Topics span Personal empowerment, entrepreneurship, to education,  program development, and ecclesiastical teaching

As an educator, author, advocate, counselor and visionary, Dr. Jacquie holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Master’s and Doctorate in Education, with an emphasis on conflict resolution an curriculum development. These skills have helped her shape the tools that have effected change in both areas of her work. She continues to light a path towards an enriched life and resides in Miami, FL with her husband of over 25 years and two sons.

Dave grew up in a military family where hard work and sacrifice were taught. It is here that he learned the importance of our country and its impact on the world. A deep commitment to faith, patriotism, and civic duty are the cornerstones of his upbringing, as well as continual sources of strength and guidance.

Dave met his wife, Emily, his senior year of high school. They dated during their early years of college and married shortly after. They had their first child in December 2016.

He has served in several leadership capacities in both small business and local politics. Dave currently serves as Vice-President of Logistics for a manufacturing support services company where he helps bring businesses together to find tailored solutions for their customers.

From 2011-2013, Dave served as Vice-Chairman of the El Paso County Republican Party. While serving, he showed a steadfast commitment to the cause of liberty and freedom. Dave believes we need to encourage and hold accountable our elected representatives to support such principles.

In 2016, Dave was the first Latino elected to House District 15. He is providing new energy and enthusiasm that will help strengthen our community and Colorado. Dave is committed to working with the grassroots to further the cause of liberty and ensure that freedom is passed on to future generations.

Carolyn Greenleaf is a Transformational Life Coach, Energetic Healer, Teacher, Speaker & Author who helps individuals achieve deeper understanding and connection with their authentic self, and access a state of peace, joy, and wholeness.

Carolyn blends her experience of over 20 years of education and training within metaphysics, spirituality, and indigenous and energetic healing. The core of her teachings are the result of knowledge and wisdom gained through her own healing process, which cultivated and strengthened the bridge to her spirits wisdom, and communication with multidimensional Ascended Masters, Angels and Guides. Everything Carolyn learns is passed to her students and clients.

Her published books include Re-Entering Eden; Reclaiming our Wholeness & Divine Truth, Heart Wisdoms; Daily Inspirational Quotes. Carolyn is currently writing “The Art of Transformation.”

Carolyn has created various programs that consist of the “EDEN” class series, Transforming your Fears, Creating your Reality and Meditation Programs. 

Carolyn is also the host of Waking Up! Conscious Discussions About our Changing Reality podcast.

It is Carolyn’s mission to assist humanity, through understanding and healing their divisions, achieving a harmonious and balanced relationship with one another once again.

Michael Thau

Investigative Columnist

Marisa Vallbona, APR, Fellow PRSA, knew she was made for PR when she was 12 and fried an egg on the sidewalk with her sister on a super hot Texas day. The perfect weather story, it made the TV news and that’s all it took for her to get hooked and her career was born. Since then, she’s gotten local, regional and national media exposure for just about everything. If it’s newsworthy, she can get it in the news.



A seasoned business strategist, Marisa has worked with top businesses and entrepreneurs on business strategy, crisis communications, reputation management, publicity, public speaker training, strategic communications, community relations, new product launches, and special events.



She has won four Silver Anvil awards (the Oscars of the PR industry) from the Public Relations Society of America and a Silver Anvil Best of Show. She was recently awarded a Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award for Exemplary Leadership, San Diego Business Journal named her “Women Who Mean Business” in PR and she’s won countless other awards. Her work is showcased in PR textbooks and she’s been featured in business books and has been quoted in the media.



She is the co-founder of PRConsultants Group, a national network of PR firms with offices in every major U.S. market and Puerto Rico. Marisa also has been inducted into the PRSA College of Fellows (a prestigious distinction awarded to a very small percentage of PR practitioners).



She served on the national board of directors of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) five years, including as national secretary, and she served as chair of the Universal Accreditation Board, which accredits public relations professionals. She also served on the board of directors of SDX (formerly the San Diego Ad Club). She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Houston.



Marisa is fluent in Spanish and holds citizenships in the U.S., Costa Rica and Spain.

EVA PERLMAN

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

Albert Einstein

Eva was born in Berlin, Germany in 1932.

Her family survived WWII by hiding in the mountains of southern France.

Following her childhood in Germany and France, she has lived in Israel, Switzerland, England, Uganda, Canada, and now the U.S.

She has had several careers in many fields including healthcare, and her goal is to help people maintain and improve their health.

She was married for 32 years, has three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

She has always been a wonderful storyteller, and now published her autobiography: “Eva’s Uncommon Life

Guided by Miracles.”

Eva’s Uncommon Life – Guided by Miracles is an extraordinary life story that begins in hiding in the south of France during World War II, narrowly escaping capture by the Nazis. Eva Perlman’s autobiography details the first of many miracles that kept her family alive and permeated her long and rich life. After adventures, travel and hardships she ultimately found her purpose as a Holocaust survivor educating Jewish teens on the annual March of the Living. Perlman brings pearls of wisdom, humor and joie de vivre to her tale of love, loss and choosing happiness.

Eva, not only is your story so inspiring, but your genuine love of life is amazing.

Your jokes kept me laughing when I needed to feel good. Your conversation kept

me listening when I needed to be inspired, and your story kept me learning when

I needed to gain perspective.

-Bryan G., Student, BIE March of the Living, 2012

Eva’s positive outlook, ability to overcome hardship, and the ways in which she

has used her experiences to teach others about tolerance and respect are models

we should all strive to emulate in our own lives. This memoir is a beautiful and

honest reflection on a life well-lived

Maya Aharon, Director, Teen Experiential Education Programs, Builders of Jewish Education, Los Angeles

RUTH BROYDE SHARONE

Honored internationally for her interfaith activism and leadership, filmmaker/journalist Ruth Broyde Sharone is the creator of INTERFAITH: The Musical which has ignited the enthusiasm of people around the world eager to see their religious and cultural diversity reflected in mainstream theatres. Both lyricist and composer, she released her first album for the musical in 2015 and the second one in December 2021.

Eight songs were performed publicly to a full house at the Pico Union Project in LA in 2019.  She is currently completing the libretto.

A passionate interfaith activist for more than 30 years, Ruth pioneered ground-breaking interfaith pilgrimages to the Middle East in the 90s, was a co-founder and then served for 10 years as Co-Chair of the Southern California Parliament of the World’s Religions, and worked on the staff of the Global Parliament as well. She created a popular interfaith program on college campuses with her prize-winning film, God and Allah Need to Talk.   

Her riveting interfaith memoir, MINEFIELDS & MIRACLES, considered a “primer” on interfaith engagement, has received multiple literary awards and endorsements from 30 religious leaders including H.H. the Dalai Lama. Ruth also penned more than 60 articles for The Interfaith Observer, and co-authored the 2018 best-selling Amazon book, 21ST CENTURY VOICES: Women Who Influence, Inspire, and Make A Difference.

Among her many awards for inspirational interfaith leadership, in 2013 she was inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Board at Morehouse College and recognized as an outstanding interfaith leader by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2015.  She resides in Los Angeles.