Daniel Seddiqui
 
Daniel Seddiqui set out on a cultural adventure to work 50 jobs in 50 states. His CV now boasts such diverse experiences as Model, Peanut Sheller, and Marine Biologist. With a goal to help Americans understand each other's lives, respect each other's hard work and stimulate peoples' curiosity about different lifestyle, Seddiui is the perfect speaker for college students about to enter the workforce.
 Chan stars in the one woman play "Unbinding Our Lives" which shatters the exotic, subservient, “China doll” image. In this powerful show Ms. Chan portrays three real Chinese American women from China in the 1800's and their personal stories of being sold into child slavery, prostitution, and abandonment. An unforgettable look at forgotten history.
Roy Brooks  Roy Brooks, author of "Re-Thinking the American Race Problem" is a leading legal scholar and civil rights activist. He argues persuasively that African Americans are owed reparations for the centuries of enslavement their ancestors endured. Brooks' new book is "Racial Justice in the Age of Obama."
Camille Cooper
 Camille Cooper’s powerful multi-media presentation, “Discover the Truth,” addresses issues of women in Hollywood and how the media portrays the “perfect American girl”. She delivers a unique, humorous, and insightful look at a media industry obsessed with thinness and beauty. Ms. Cooper has worked professionally in film and television.
Cheryl Ann Costa Cheryl Ann Costa wears many hats: she is a security engineer, a practicing Buddhist, a theater producer, a playwright and a trans-woman. Costa crossed the boundary of gender when she transitioned from male to female in the mid nineteen-eighties. In her presentation she discusses the differences between "Sex" and "Gender" and her personal journey through life with courage, conviction, and healthy dose of humor.
Tim Riley
With the release of the Beatles video game and the re-release of the group’s digitally re-mastered catalog in the fall of 2009, this iconic band is surging toward its best sales decade ever. And now, as the world mourns the thirtieth anniversary of Lennon’s assassination, noted rock critic and NPR commentator Tim Riley’s new book is sure to become the standard biography of the slain Beatle for years to come.
Dr. Jack Gordon  With a sharp eye focused on the mysterious death of President Kennedy, Dr. Jack Gordon is one of our country's leading experts on the world of political assassinations. In this highly detailed multi-media presentation, Dr. Gordon addresses the larger issues of assassination in America and examines why all the investigations into JFK's death have been inconclusive. In addition, Dr. Gordon probes into the murders of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rick Ross "Cults in America," from Hollywood celebrities to Texas polygamists, Rick Ross has seen it all and is the most sought after expert in the field of cult research, deprogramming and analysis. He is the founder and executive of the Ross Institute Internet Archives, which is the largest online library with information about cults, controversial groups and movements accessible through the Internet
Neil Miller  Award-winning author and journalist Neil Miller looks at the changing lives of gays and lesbians in small communities across the United States and around the globe in his acclaimed books "In Search of Gay America" and "Out in the World." His most recent book, "Sex-Crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950's," shows the dark chapter in history where the personal lives of gay men in America's heartland were destroyed.
Leif Mitchell In his workshops and multi-media presentations, Gay, Greek and Proud, Leif Mitchell shares his personal triumph of being out in a college fraternity. He draws on his experience and knowledge of gay and lesbian issues as they relate to students to provide audiences with concrete ways to make their fraternities and sororities more inclusive of gay, lesbian and bisexual people.
Nathan Rothstein  Nathan Rothstein is the co-founder of the New Orleans Youth Urban Rebuilding Professional Initiative, a project dedicated to building the largest and most diverse young professional network in New Orleans to help connect, retain and attract young people to the city.
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Amber Madison America's teenagers and young adults want the straight talk about sex. Amber Madison, author of "Hooking Up: A Girl's All-out Guide to Sex & Sexuality" gives them what they want in simple non-clinical language. Madison also addresses parents in her new book "Talking Sex with Your Kids," which explains how parents can have productive conversations about sex with their kids.
Yvonne Latty  Journalist and author of “In Conflict: Iraq War Veterans Speak Out on Duty, Loss and the Fight to Stay Alive,” which was turned into an award-winning play. Latty is also the author of the critically acclaimed “We Were There: Voices of African American Veterans, from World War II to the War in Iraq.”
 In 1859, abolitionist orator Frederick Douglass was being sought by the state of Virginia with an arrest warrant for his alleged activity in the armed assault on the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. This historical moment beset with national and personal drama is the setting for “Frederick Douglass, 1859”. Guy Peartree renders Frederick Douglass with sensitivity to the historic and folkloric features of this period.
Judy Foreman A nationally syndicated health columnist, Judy Foreman offers lively, informative slide shows/lectures on health issues such as chronic pain, medicine, walking and even health issues facing college students, such as eating disorders; depression and anxiety; reproduction and contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, violence against women, and chemical abuse.
 Abolitionist and suffragist Sojourner Truth's life is told in her own words using her speeches and songs in this dramatic presentation by Kathryn Woods. Born a slave, Isabella Baumfree walked away from slavery to become an evangelist, when she wasn't being a maid or laundress. In her travels she met preachers and advocates of all sorts, and evolved into Sojourner Truth.
David Helvarg David Helvarg has over 30 years of experience reporting from the frontlines of wars, epidemics and environmental catastrophes. He’s also the author numerous award-winning books, like “Rescue Warriors: The U.S. Coast Guard, America’s Forgotten Heroes,” editor of the Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide and the recipient of the prestigious 2005 Coastal Living Award for Leadership.
Ed Miller  From the first interview with convicted killer Scott Peterson, to breaking the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping, to investigations into hate groups and other terrorist organizations, Emmy-winning journalist Ed Miller of America's Most Wanted takes you side by side with law enforcement, and into the minds of some of the nations most notorious criminals.
Dan Moldea
 One of America's most combative and unrelenting investigative journalists, bestselling author Dan Moldea focuses on the world of organized crime in America in the highly acclaimed "Hoffa Wars" and "Dark Victory." His controversial book "Interference" linked the NFL to the Mafia and embroiled Moldea in a landmark legal battle against the New York Times. He has also published the definitive books about the murder of Robert Kennedy, the O.J. Simpson case, and Vincent Foster's suicide.
Bob Reiss As earth warms, the formerly inaccessible Arctic – graveyard for explorers for hundreds of years - is opening to shipping, more oil exploration, tourism and possible military conflict. Trillions of dollars are at stake. Arctic nations are arming. Eskimos fear that the new land rush will destroy their age old culture and food supply. Author Bob Reiss has been traveling the world, learning how rapid change in the Arctic will affect nature and US security and sovereignty. Using his findings, Reiss discusses how the US is notoriously unprepared for the dangers and opportunities facing us as ice disappears.
Jeffrey Simon
 One of the nation's leading experts on terrorism, Jeffery Simon discusses the risks and complexities of terrorism and the most effective tactics and strategies to combat terrorists in the post-9/11 world. Formerly with the Rand Corporation, he is President of Political Risk Assessment Company and author of the acclaimed book "The Terrorist Trap."
Richard Mohr Richard Mohr has written on social issues affecting gay and lesbian Americans. One of the country's leading advocates for lesbian and gay marriage, his essay "Gay Basics" has been anthologized over thirty times. Richard is the author of "Gays/Justice: A Study of Ethics, Society, and Law"; "Gay Ideas: Outing and Other Controversies"; "A More Perfect Union; and "The Long Arc of Justice: Lesbian and Gay Marriage, Equality, and Rights".
Gregory Pence An author, popular professor and sought-after public speaker, Gregory Pence aggressively defends all cloning research, from embryonic stem cells to cloned babies to genetically modified food. One of the founders of bioethics, he believes cloning is a biological imperative.
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