Angela “Angie” Frias, a justice-impacted creative and youth navigator in Long Beach, empowers young people through arts, film, and mentorship, using storytelling as a tool for healing and change.

Courtenie Jackson, mother, author, and advocate, transforms lived experience into action—building pathways for justice-impacted people and redefining what true restoration and equity mean.

Cecilia Zavala, Executive Director of Nation Outside, is a Detroit leader using lived experience to drive justice reform, equity, and healing through visionary reentry and policy work

Cesar Garcia, a Chicano activist, legal advocate, and social entrepreneur, builds tools and policies that shift systems from punishment to possibility through community, tech, and justice reform.

Julius Irving, activist and community leader from Gainesville, builds movements for equity, and empowers Black men through advocacy, creativity, and healing.

Kenneth Webb is an artist and storyteller who uses painting, performance, and public art to foster healing, challenge injustice, and build community.

Leigh Scott, justice-impacted leader from Gainesville, co-founded Released Reentry and the Justice Impacted Collaborative, using lived experience to drive reform, equity, and lasting change

Marcus Kelley, Founder of The Change Up, is a human rights advocate who turns his wrongful incarceration into action—fighting for dignity, fair labor, voting rights, and justice for all

Starling Thomas, writer, director, and founder of Soulture, turns lived experience into storytelling that uplifts marginalized voices, drives systemic change, and reimagines justice through culture and art.