David Beaumont Smith is the Executive Director of the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), the Congressionally-chartered nonprofit focusing on civic engagement. NCoC tracks, measures, and provides incentives for civic participation in partnership with leading organizations that are concerned with the health of history and civic education, national and community service, and political involvement and [...]
Clémentine Igilibambe, a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide and civil war, had to dodge bullets, run from bombs and step over mutilated bodies of her neighbors at the age of eight. Living in refugee camps and forests, Clémentine was forced to grow from an eight year old girl to a mature self reliant child in [...]
Mohamed Adam Yahya is a refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan and is Executive Director of the Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy. He was born in a small village in Eastern Al-Geneina, the capital of Darmassaleit. Both as a child and adult, Mr. Yahya experienced the brutal racism that permeates Sudanese society. He [...]
Sophia A. Nelson is the founder of politicalintersection.com and the editor of the Political Intersection Blog. She is a unique speaker, writer, and political analyst with a unique point of view in today’s modern political world. She is a longtime Republican political strategist, opinion writer, and attorney. She currently serves as Senior Counsel in the law firm of [...]
Nina May is Founder and Chairman of the Renaissance Foundation, an international leadership organization with offices in the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. RF hosts international seminars, exchanges and events that bring leaders of different countries and cultural backgrounds together. RF also works to activate Americans to become better informed and involved in [...]
