Tosha is a designer, inventor, textile technologist, serial entrepreneur, and writer specializing in the development of innovative, commercial products in the fiber, textile, soft goods, and digitally connected wearables industries. Tosha has invented and designed iconic products for SPANX, brrrº, and the world’s first digital to physical backpack with JanSport. Tosha won Women Wear Daily’s Fresh Face Award for design, holds 12 patents, and was named one of The University of Georgia’s 40 under 40 for professional achievement in 2013.

Developing innovative, commercial ideas in a variety of consumer product categories with a specialty in fiber, textile, soft goods, and digitally connected wearables is Tosha’s sweet spot. Tosha co-founded three startups, building them from zero to exponential growth, and has been hired into start-up teams of numerous others. She understands the business of innovative consumer products and holds advisory roles within multiple organizations. She has deep expertise in product areas where hard and soft component integration and electronic system integration requirements are necessary and need software communication.

Tosha has held design, leadership, and executive positions with SPANX, Tommy Hilfiger, Bella Freud, brrrº, Tosha Hays Children’s Collection and Couture, and university institutes like MIT’s AFFOA striving for groundbreaking technology in fabrics. Currently, Tosha is Co-Founder of Hurdle Apparel.

Her professional side is a devotion, passion, and speed for product making and know-how. Her personal side is one of constant learning, traveling, running, writing, and spending time with her partner and three sons.

Elizabeth Wong Ahlers, Ph.D., is a mother of six, Councilwoman, businesswoman, and nature enthusiast with a passion for public service and a vision for the future that includes restoring personal liberties, safer communities, less government intervention, and restored parental rights.

In addition to serving as Councilwoman in Crescenta Valley, California, Elizabeth also has served on multiple international boards and committees including Bridge to Nations (humanitarian and educational work) as well as in local service capacities, such as chaplain for the Boy Scouts of America. Her extensive humanitarian work has taken her to Asia, India, and Bolivia working predominantly with children, women, and other underprivileged groups.

Elizabeth is certified and supports the local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and is even a licensed Ham Radio technician. Elizabeth is a local educator who has taught at UCLA, Los Angeles Valley College, and Glendale Community College. She graduated from Hoover High School in Glendale and earned a bachelor’s degree from UCLA, a Master’s Degree in Teaching English from UCLA, and a Doctorate Degree in Applied Theology.

She has served locally and internationally in areas of education and community wholeness as well as serving on local private school boards. Elizabeth is a fifth generation Californian, a mother to six beautiful children, and grandmother of three. When time has allowed, she has volunteered as a support group leader, youth leader, and a hospice Chaplain.

Proven Human Services Counselor with 12+ years of experience. Worked in social services, non-profit, individual & family services, military, education, and hospitality fields. Passionate about helping others who are struggling to overcome problems with health, education, aging, addiction, and other life issues. Competitive skier and cooking enthusiast. Empathetic, organized, positive attitude.

✦ Legal System
✦ Social Field
✦ Legal Assistance
✦ Child Welfare
✦ Adoption
✦ Family Law Assistance
✦ Problem Solving
✦ Communication
✦ Critical Thinking
✦ Time Management

MS Office, Google Workspace, Impact, CPS System, Extended Reach, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Blogger, WordPress, MLA Format, APA Style, LiveJournal, Dropbox

In two decades as an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal, Mullins wrote scores of ground-breaking stories about the intersection of business and politics, exposed numerous scandals and prompted new laws and regulations to protect Americans against corruption by powerful government officials, lobbyists and Wall Street traders.

In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Mullins has won the George Polk Award and has twice won the Everett Dirksen Award for best coverage of Congress. Washingtonian calls him one of 50 best reporters in politics. He has appeared on Fox News and numerous cable shows and his work as appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Politico, The Atlantic and elsewhere.

Brody graduated from Gonzaga High School and Northwestern University and now lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, two daughters and son.

Diana Durango is an actress born and raised in Tampa, Florida.  She trained at the Strasberg Actor’s Studio as a method actor under Mauricio Bustamante and Lola Cohen, as well as under Larry Silverberg learning the Meisner Technique.  She works out of Florida, Atlanta, New York, and L.A. in feature films and episodes such as “Monster” with Charlize Theron, “Wild Card” with Jason Statham, and “Escape at Dannemora” with director Ben Stiller and actor Benicio Del Toro.  She also works as a featured model for various campaigns, while also working in mental health therapy, life coaching, and policy advocacy.  She is active in advocating for women’s rights issues, domestic violence awareness and policy, and mental health policy and awareness alongside her acting and film making work. She has currently finished work in a series of horror films focusing on the “Halloween” genre as well as a feature horror film, “The Inn”.  Along with her film in horror she is branching into working in biblical films this upcoming 2024, sci fi films (“Battlestar Galactica: The Stranded Warrior”), films that advocate her passionate policy issues, as well as her own projects that she is currently writing.  Her upcoming star-studded feature film, “Once a Week for Life”, directed, written by, and starring George Zouvelos will be coming out in 2024, where she is playing the principle female character Eve.  She continues to work in film, and is open to working with talented directors, writers, and projects that have a voice, a purpose, and a soul.

Medical Writer of Lower Extremity Review: writing, editing research from the literature for multidisciplinary clinicians treating conditions of the lower extremity (podiatry, physical and rehabilitation medicine, aging, orthotics, pedorthics, wound care); managing freelance and solicited content; article production

Janice has been developing and packaging medical content for more than 20 years both in print and digitally. A journalist by training, she has written and edited for professional and patient audiences as well as for regulators and policymakers. While her sweet spot is periodicals (newsletters, magazines, journals), she also has extensive experience in books, multi-part projects, oral presentations, and training materials. Past positions include Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geriatrics, Managing Editor of the ADA’s Diabetes Forecast, Senior Publications Manager for Healthy People 2010, and Editorial Director of a medical communications firm. In addition to serving on the local university-affiliated Institutional Review Board for 4 years, Janice served as a patient/caregiver advocate on the Advisory Panel on Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for 4 years.

Lou Vickery is a former professional baseball player, stock broker, motivational speaker, radio and TV show host, and author of fifteen (15) books on a variety of topics (books in print can be reviewed at louvickerybooks.com and amazon.com}.

After graduating from Escambia County High School in Atmore, Lou signed a professional baseball contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Over a ten-year career, Lou also played for the New York Yankees organization and coached in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

 Lou got his B.S. degree from Troy State University (AL), graduating after his baseball career. He coached a year in Troy, then spent four years with Merrill Lynch as an Account Executive. Lou moved into the training and development field with Pat Ryan and Associates of Chicago, Ill. in l974.

After 1980, he did contract training for numerous national organizations and over a thirty (30) year period worked with over 2,800 companies in 44 states and two foreign countries. Lou has spoken in every city in the USA with a population of over 150,000 people. Lou spent almost fifteen years as a radio show host before retiring in 2017.

Lou is the author of fourteen books on a variety of topics. Books in print are available at Amazon and louvickerybooks.com.

Lou resides in Fairhope, Alabama where he plays tennis three to four days a week.

Hannah Rosenzweig is an award-winning film director, producer, and founder of Intention Media Inc. Hannah produced and directed the critically acclaimed film Surge, which premiered on SHOWTIME and is now streaming on Amazon and Apple TV. She has produced films on National Geographic TV, History Channel, Sundance TV, and others. Since serving as Hillary Clinton’s personal videographer for her 2008 presidential campaign, Hannah has directed media and consulted with candidates, elected officials, and campaigns nationwide. She currently serves as Executive Director of The People, a group of creatives using digital media and storytelling to defend democracy in states nationwide. Hannah was awarded a JustFilms Fellowship from the Ford Foundation for leaders working at the intersection of storytelling, film, and social justice.

Doing the same ole, same ole hardly ever produces results. I will speak with Hannah, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, about a fresh approach and her brand new film — "51st STATE." It's time to move our effort into the 21st century and develop new tools and approaches to the resolution of this old problem.