About Robert Sjoquist:

Starting in 1977 with his first company, THE AVALANCHE COMPANY, Robert Sjoquist has always been fascinated with why people buy what they buy and what is the process that sets a value to a good or service?

Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services Director Wanda Wright is the third generation of her family to serve in the U.S. military.  She has three decades of military experience.  As a 1985 United States Air Force Academy graduate, Colonel Wright began her military career as Deputy Budget Officer with the Tactical Air Command at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with a follow-on assignment to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, as the Budget Officer.

How I Became a Humanitarian Journalist by Tim Shorrock

In the fall of 2008, I was asked to speak at a conference organized by Alexis Dudden, a professor at the University of Connecticut, on Humanitarianism and Responsibility. Most of the speakers were human rights activists, and I was honored to be the only journalist. In my talk, I explained how I had become an investigative journalist and focused on two events that completely changed my life: my coverage of Korea in 1980 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Here’s what I said:

Dr. Kovacs is a renowned performance physiologist, researcher, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching athletes and elite performers. His unique skillset has made him one of the worldwide leading performance experts in the area of optimizing human performance through the application of cutting edge, evidence-based information.

Sharkie Zartman is a former All-American volleyball athlete and champion competitor at UCLA where her jersey was retired. She was a member of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team and also competed in the Women's Professional Volleyball Association for five years and is a member of the California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame.

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LEGENDARY BASSIST FOR

ORION BRUTOCO

Orion Brutoco is the Founder and Executive Director at the Social Justice Team, where he is on a mission to help others rediscover their passions and life’s purpose. After graduating from Hawaii Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising/Public Relations, Orion established himself in the sales and marketing field. Throughout his life he has always had a passion for helping others. He’s done this through volunteering with youth, at-risk youth, and other nonprofits concerned with raising advocating for social justice.

JULIA WAGENBAUER