Alison Chisolm

CEO of ConsultantSquared

PitchFork Challenge Moderator

Hannah Smalls

Outreach Coordinator at The Northeast Grainshed Alliance

Rural Grainsheds

Trevellya Fordahmed

Communication/Media Director of Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society

Citizens Institute on Rural Design: Good Design is Transformative

Romi Hall

Director of Healthy Homes & Communities at NeighborWorks America

Health from the Start

Roy Wallen

CEO of Directional Healthcare Advisors

PitchFork Challenge Judge

Dalton Zbierski

Editor at Turley Publications

A Taste of Songwriting

Sara Konrad Baranowski

Deputy Managing Editor at The Gazette

Covering the Divide

Cierra Hinton

Executive Director & Publisher at Scalawag Magazine

Better Judgement

Loren Penman

Genesee Region Parks Commissioner

Inclusive Outdoor Recreation

Mark Fenton

Adjunct Professor at Tufts University

Rehumanizing Rural Main Street: Assessing Walkability in Small Downtowns and Village Centers

Jamie Pesch

Planner for the City of Muskegon

Policy and Entrepreneurship

Elizabeth Kelly

Planner and Designer at Resilience Planning and Designing

Policy and Entrepreneurship

Lee Ann Seiler

Southwest Region Manager at Network Kansas

Policy and Entrepreneurship

Ivy Vann

Principal at Ivy Vann Town Planning and Urban Design

How Rural Homeowners can Become Home Creators

Matt Dunne

Executive Director at Center on Rural Innovation

Policy and Entrepreneurship

Lucy Petroucheva

Civic Engagement Manager at Kansas Leadership Center

Policy and Entrepreneurship

Basel Musharbash

Managing Attorney at Basel PLLC

Policy and Entrepreneurship

Jim Iovino

Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Innovation at West Virginia University

Covering the Divide

Genna Styles-Lyas

Director of AEP6 Community Engagement & Equity for Americans for the Arts

Identifying and Connecting with Rural BIPOC Arts & Culture Communities

Selbe Bartlett

Managing Director for Chatham County Arts Council, Inc.

Identifying and Connecting with Rural BIPOC Arts & Culture Communities

Courtney Spearman

Design Specialist at National Endowment for the Arts

Citizens Institute on Rural Design: Good Design is Transformative

Tony Baranowski

Manager of Special Projects at Gazette Communications

Covering the Divide

Ana Seiler

Instructor & Facilitator at the Venture Out Project

Inclusive Outdoor Recreation

Corinne Cavender

Behavioral Health Solutions Executive Assistant at Tri-County Health Network

Homegrown Care: Care you can Provide