featured speakerS

  • DR. BELAY REDDICK

    CO-FOUNDER AND CO-PRODUCER OF CJMHC

    Thought leader & change agent, strengthening families, empowering communities, and advocating for second chances.

  • Jeff Horwitz

    CEO OF SAFE PROJECT

    Retired Navy Captain offering resilience and trauma support for military service members, veterans, and their families.

  • April Simpkins

    FOUNDER OF CHESLIE KRYST FOUNDATION

    New York Times Bestselling author, international speaker, podcast host and advocate for suicide prevention after the death of her daughter, Cheslie Kryst.

Meet the KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  • SHINITA REDDICK

    EVERYDAY SOLACE FOUNDATION

  • STEPHANIE T. THOMPSON

    PRISON FELLOWSHIP

  • DR. MONTY BURKS

    TENNESSEE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE


  • Christine Jones Brady

    NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE


  • SAULPAUL

    3X GRAMMY-NOMINEE

  • SUSIE LEE

    U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

All Speakers

  • DENNIS RITCHIE

    GOODWILL KENTUCKY

  • DR. KENNETH WILLIAMS

    MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF NEVADA DOC


  • JANELLE CLEMENT

    IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS


  • KURTIS TAYLOR

    THE BOB BARKER FOUNDATION

  • CHARLES DANIELS

    RETIRED PRISON DIRECTOR

  • JOSHUA BITSKO

    RETIRED POLICE CAPTAIN


  • ALISON RAPPING

    AROUET FOUNDATION


  • DR. RYAN SPOHN

    UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA


  • LISA THURAU

    STRATEGIES FOR YOUTH

  • SHARIF BROWN

    ALLIANCE OF DISABILITY ADVOCATES


  • ELONA WASHINGTON

    AWARD WINNING INDIE PUBLISHER


  • LETICIA ESCAMILLA

    MINDFUEL IN MOTION


  • BRANDY SMITH

    AROUET FOUNDATION

  • STEVEN SEWELL

    ENCOURAGING HOPE, INC.


  • DR. FELISA BRYANT

    THE IF PROJECT


  • TIMOTHY WERT

    YOUTH OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS


  • Don Williams

    JUMPSTART SOUTH CAROLINA

  • KIMBERLY MALLOY

    CENTER FOR RELATIONAL HEALTH LV


  • DR. CRAIG WALEED

    DISABILITY RIGHTS NORTH CAROLINA


  • TIFFANY KIRK

    COMMON GOOD ATLANTA


  • KIM THOMAS

    AROUET FOUNDATION


  • CHRISTOPHER SMITH

    TENNESSEE DEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH


  • TIANA JOHNSON

    HAMILTON COUNTY ADULT PROBATION


  • DR. LUIS S. GARCIA

    ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN POTENTIAL


  • CHRIS YADON

    SAPREA

  • KHALIL A. HALIM

    SECOND CHANCE CENTER DENVER


  • CANDICE S. WHITE

    SECOND CHANCE CENTER AURORA


  • Jessica Hidalgo

    PALM BEACH COUTY PUBLIC SAFETY


  • DR. NICOLE WIESEN

    RETURNING HER HOME

  • JAMES LEBLANC

    JML SPEAKS


  • BRIAN WILLIAMS

    CARING COMMUNITY, INC.


  • TRINA JACKSON

    HAMILTON COUNTY OFFICE OF REENTRY


  • HOPE CROSS

    CULTIVATING HOPE TRAINING


  • MELANIE STARGELL

    ANCHORED COUNSELING & CONSULTING


  • DR. BERNELL ELZEY

    ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY SEATTLE


  • WILFREDO LARACUENTE

    OBT BROOKLYN


  • FRANKIE ROE

    GIRLFRIEND YOU ARE GIFTED

  • JENNIFER LOYLESS

    PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER

  • HELEN SKIPPER

    NYC JUSTICE PEER INITIATIVE

  • LORNA MILES

    CARING COMMUNITY, INC.


  • LADA GASPARAC

    MARYHURST

  • MICHAEL COLEY

    FORMER CORRECTIONS EDUCATOR


  • ADAM SWIFT

    SAFE PROJECT


  • ANGELA JOHNSON

    MOJO CONSULTING