Jean Baptiste
Well-known musician, five-time Grammy Award winner, as well as winner of an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe for the soundtrack to the animated film Soul. Known to the general public as the leader of the musical group of the television program “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.
Constance Carroll
President of the California Association of Community College Bachelors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting community colleges. She has held numerous leadership positions at educational institutions, including serving as president of San Diego Mesa College, Saddleback College, and Indian Valley College.
George Clooney
Famous actor, winner of two Oscars for the films Siriana and Operation Argo, winner of the Golden Globe and BAFTA. Founder of the charity Clooney Foundation for Justice, initiator of numerous humanitarian actions, including a successful fundraiser to help those affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Philippe Deloria
Professor of History at Harvard University whose research focuses on the social, cultural and political history of relations between Native American peoples and the United States. Deloria was a trustee of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian for over ten years.
Angelique Garcia
President of Berkeley City College, co-founder of COLEGAS, an advocacy and development organization for Hispanic professionals in California educational institutions.
Jennifer Garnier
The famous actress, known for her roles in the films “Dallas Buying Circle”, “Love, Simon”, “Juno” and others. Winner of the “Golden Globe” for the series “Spy”. For more than a decade, he worked with Save the Children, a charity dedicated to protecting the rights of children around the world.
Nora Halpern
An art historian and curator of numerous creative projects, since 2001 she has been vice-president of Americans for the Arts. Former member of the Los Angeles Public Affairs Commission who received the Mayor’s Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service.
Martha Kauffman
Writer and television producer, winner of Emmy and Golden Globe awards. She is best known as one of the co-writers of the cult sitcom Friends.
Ricky Kirshner
Television producer known for creating and broadcasting major events. Among them, for example, the Super Bowl games, the Oscar ceremony, the inaugurations of US presidents, the Kennedy Center awards and others.
Troy Kotzur
Oscar winner for her performance in CODA: Child of Deaf Parents. The first hard of hearing male actor in the history of the award. BAFTA award winner. He is also known for his roles in the television series The Mandalorian and the movie Fatal Number 23.
Cathy McGrath
One of the CEOs of film company Bad Robot Productions, known for such projects as the cult series Lost, TV show Undercover, Star Trek movies, Monster and Super 8. She previously served as Director of Communications for MTV Networks.
Laura Penn
Executive Director of the Society of Directors and Choreographers. She became the first woman to hold a leadership position with the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds. Included in the board of one of the main theater awards “Tony”.
Amanda Phingbodhipakkia
Artist and social activist. Her work explores topics such as women’s work and the diversity of ethnic minorities. His work has been shown in American public spaces, as well as in prestigious exhibitions such as the Library of Congress.
Arnold Rampersad
Writer and publicist, Emeritus Professor of Humanities at Stanford University. He has taught at the University of Virginia, Columbia, Rutgers and Princeton universities. He is the author of numerous books, biographies of famous personalities, collections of poetry (including the Oxford Anthology of African American Poetry) and other publications. In 2011, President Barack Obama presented him with the National Medal of Merit in the Humanities.
Shonda Rhimes
Renowned producer. First woman to direct three television series – Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice – to cross the 100-episode mark. CEO of Shondaland. In 2007, she was included in the Time 100 list as “one of the people shaping the world”.
Kimberley Richter Shirley
Lawyer, accountant and contemporary art collector. Trustee of the Seattle Museum of Art and the University of Washington Foundation, and former trustee of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Company.
Horatio Sierra
Journalist, writer and activist. As an English professor at Bowie University in Maryland, he created courses in subjects such as graphic novels, popular music, queer cultural studies, and Latin American literature in the United States.
Anna Deaver Smith
Writer and actress. He is credited with creating a new form of theatre: sometimes called “docudramas”, his plays deal with contemporary issues from many angles and are compiled from excerpts from hundreds of interviews. Films based on his productions include Philadelphia, The American President and Rachel Gets Married.
Joe Walsh
Musician, winner of several Grammy Awards, whose name was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Among his hits are the songs Funk #49, Walk Away, Life’s Been Good, Rocky Mountain Way and others. One of the members of the rock band Eagles. Known for his philanthropic work in the areas of music education, addiction treatment, women’s health and safety.
Kerry Washington
An actress named one of Time magazine’s 100 Women of the Year for 2022. She previously served on the Arts and Humanities Committee under President Barack Obama. Emmy Award winner, Golden Globe nominee. Known for her roles in the films Ray, Fantastic Four and Django Unchained.
Pauline Yu
For 16 years, he served as honorary president of the American Council of Learned Societies, a federation of 79 scientific organizations dedicated to providing grants and scholarships to researchers in the humanities. He is a board member of several charities. Known as the author of books on subjects such as literary criticism, poetry and the humanities.
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