G.R.A.C.E. Guide to Resources for Annual Campus Events

Diversity Guide—West Region

A Collaborative Project of the Regional Diversity Initiatives Coordinators

NACA® Statement on Diversity

Diversity is an attribute and a goal. As an attribute, diversity is ethnic identification/race, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, economic status and the many other aspects of our lives which define the family of humanity. As a goal, diversity refers to the intentional valuing, respecting and inclusion of all peoples. NACA recognizes the diversity of all its members and supports the development and implementation of programs and services that achieve this goal.

Diversity Initiatives Collaboration

In support of NACA’s Statement on Diversity, the Diversity Initiatives Coordinators for all regions collaborated to produce Diversity Guides in each region that highlight diversity programs and activities offered by associate members who are exhibiting at the various regional conferences. This guide is modeled after previous efforts by Diversity Initiatives Coordinators in the Mid Atlantic and Northern Plains regions.

All conference delegates who have an interest in bringing diversity programs to their campuses are encouraged to review the programs listed in the guide prior to attending the conference and then to visit the agencies in the Campus Activities Marketplace (CAMP). Each program listed provides the name of the agency, booth location, contact information, price range, and a brief overview of the program. As a convenience while at the conference, delegates may also access this information in NACA® All Access. Program Title/Artist: DJ Demers Program Title/Artist: Your History Doesn't Agency: H2F Comedy Prods. Determine Your Destiny Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental) Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau Price Range: $2500-4999 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Mental Illness D.J. Demers is a funny guy who happens to wear hearing Price Range: $2500-4999 aids. After his stand-up performance on Conan garnered Program Overview: over 700,000 views in its first two days online, D.J. You wouldn't expect a 6'2 ex-gang-banger from L.A. to conducted an AMA on Reddit that quickly shot to the be creating a space of love and inclusion; but that's front page. He was a finalist in NBC’s Stand-up For exactly what Preston Smiles is all about. He's seen his Diversity and was the winner of the 2014 Homegrown friends shot, go to jail and succumb to drugs, Preston Comics Competition at the prestigious Just For Laughs preaches that your past does not define your future. festival in Montreal. Escaping his circumstances, Preston received a Master's Contact: Barbara Holliday Degree and is now an author and speaker helping others Email: [email protected] overcome their challenges and shine their light in the Phone Number: (818) 845-9721 world. Booth: 107 Contact: Matt Sacks Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Girls Night IN Phone Number: (647) 997-4081 Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau Booth: 109 Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety, Ethnicity & Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Program Title/Artist: Boy Meets Depression - Identity/Expression, Mental Illness, Sexual Health, Kevin Breel Speaking Tour Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau Price Range: $2500-4999 Diversity Topic: Mental Illness, Suicide Awareness & Program Overview: Prevention Your friends should always be there to support you, no Price Range: $5000 and above matter what. We know this isn't always the case; Nova Program Overview: Browning-Rutherford learnt this the hard way. The Bringing warmth and unparalleled honesty in to a topic whispers, back-stabbing and two-face approach people tend not to talk about, Kevin delivers a heartfelt happens all too often. Nova brings the girls together to dialogue about mental health. Opening up with humour speak about how they can support one another through before diving into difficult topics of depression, suicide the challenges they will all face. Nova takes a big-sister and addiction., Kevin brings an uplifting perspective and approach to talk about the tough issues, creating a an empowering message of honesty, hope, and help. healthy community of women. Kevin speaks out to break the stigma surrounding Contact: Matt Sacks mental health and help continue the conversation. Email: [email protected] Contact: Matt Sacks Phone Number: (647) 997-4081 Email: [email protected] Booth: 109 Phone Number: (647) 997-4081 Booth: 109

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Program Title/Artist: DO COOL SHI*T Program Title/Artist: Comedian KC Arora Agency: Disruptt Speakers Burea Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Soci- Price Range: $1000-$1499 economic Status Program Overview: Price Range: $5000 and above Comedian KC Arora is from Queens, but one look at him Program Overview: has complete strangers asking, “But where are you Do Cool Sh*t is a growing community of passionate REALLY from?” KC shares his hilarious insights on being DOers. It started off as a best-selling book by serial first generation Indian-American while navigating the social entrepreneur, Miki Agrawal, published by Harper ins and outs of relationships with women and the Collins on entrepreneurship and lifestyle design. It hit #1 internet. KC has performed at several exclusive comedy on Amazon Bestsellers list. Miki is an identical twin, half- festivals and is a regular on the New York Comedy scene Japanese, half-Indian French Canadian, former and is making his way across the nation. Which nation? professional women's soccer player and graduate of America, you racist. Cornell University who teaches young people, how to Contact: Marie Monroe stand up, follow their passions and rocket ship anyones Email: [email protected] big idea. Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Contact: Matt Sacks Booth: 116 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (647) 997-4081 Program Title/Artist: "Asian Dreamers: Brown Is Booth: 109 Funny" by Comedian Gibran Saleem Agency: EVO Entertainment Program Title/Artist: Omid Singh Presents: Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: EVO Entertainment Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Program Overview: Price Range: Under $1000 Comedian Gibran Saleem was born in North Carolina Program Overview: and raised in Virginia in a Pakistani household. Growing Omid Singh is an American touring stand-up comedian, up in the South as the "only brown kid" from based in Los Angeles. Raised in a multicultural family kindergarten throughout high school, no one (half Indian, half Iranian), he has lived in more than a understands minority better than Gibran. Racial dozen different cities across two continents. From the stereotypes are Gibran's pet peeve so his jokes come suburbs of Orange County to Texas to Dubai, his unique from experiences where he purposely challenges upbringing—and rapidly growing facial hair— have people's perception of skin color. Gibran's performed in influenced his comedy, making him a diverse performer multiple comedy festivals and has been featured on who enjoys connecting with every type of audience. MTV, and AXS Gotham Live. Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth: 116 Booth: 116

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Program Title/Artist: Corey Pieper: From Program Title/Artist: Shane Romero: The Milwaukee To The Islands NeighborHOOD Kid Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Price Range: $1500-$2499 Immigration, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Program Overview: Status Corey Pieper is a Native Pacific Islander pop artist who Price Range: $1500-$2499 hails from Hawaii but is based out of Milwaukee. Program Overview: Blending a mix of top 40, clean hip-hop, and ukulele Shane Romero is a writer, poet, and model from island vibes, Corey delivers a top-notch energetic Brooklyn. His poetry is a reflection of his personal life. performance. Corey has performed at SXSW, He addresses issues of the inner city-race, violence, Summerfest among other festivals and venues. He's uphill battle of love, and his efforts of bettering himself opened for: TimeFlies, SoMo, Aaron Carter, Jojo and as a Hispanic male that grew up in poverty. When Outasight. With his Youtube channel at 1.5 million views Shane's not touring nationally or doing workshops, he (and counting), Corey is on the rise to stardom. runs an organization called "Man Up!" which helps Contact: Marie Monroe young men of color to grow into men that reach higher Email: [email protected] success. Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Contact: Marie Monroe Booth: 116 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Program Title/Artist: Dumbbelles LIVE! Booth: 116 Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Program Title/Artist: T. Miller Presents: Black, Gender Identity/Expression, Mental Illness, Sexual Queer & UNAPOLOGETIC. Orientation & Sexuality Agency: EVO Entertainment Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Program Overview: (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender DumbBelles LIVE! is more than your typical standup Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual comedy show, it's a journey comediennes (and best Orientation & Sexuality friends) Robyn and Emma take their audience on while Price Range: $1500-$2499 answering life's toughest questions hands on, so you Program Overview: don't have to. Both girls were diagnosed and struggled Natasha "T. Miller" is a poet, author, activist, film with learning disabilities but refused to let their producer, and three-time world poetry slam top five disabilities hold them back from graduating college and finalist. She has published two books including "Coming pursuing comedy. Their variety show combines clips out of Nowhere", a social networking memoir about from their web-series "Dumbbelles", a Q&A and homosexuality and cyber bullying that is being studied separate standup performances. in different Universities. Her recent film, “Treasure: Contact: Marie Monroe From Tragedy to TransJustice” was accepted into the Email: [email protected] 2015 LA film festival. T. Miller captivates the audience Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 as she shares her personal story through poetry and Booth: 116 performance. Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth: 116

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Program Title/Artist: The Black Unicorn: British Program Title/Artist: ETC: The Eat TRASH! Comedian Chris James Campaign (to End Food Waste) Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice, Soci- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, economic Status, Activism, Environmental Justice Indigenous Heritage, National Origin Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Every year in America, we throw away 96 billion pounds Chris James will tell you he is a British-American, NOT of food. This is something that we can change in our British African-American because he does not hail from lifetime. Inspired by filmmaker Jeremy Seifert's Africa. Although Chris isn't from Africa, he has documentary DIVE!, ETC will awaken, challenge, performed there and shares the cultural differences educate, and empower individuals to reduce waste in along with his experiences growing up in the UK in his their everyday lives as well as highlight the correlation refreshing and unique standup comedy. In addition to that food waste "politics" have in relation to hunger, his 2 million YouTube views, this ex-model and actor has poverty and waste. Program includes: a screening of become a college favorite and is known for his 100% Dive!, Q&A w/Jeremy, Eat Trash T-shirts and more. clean, college-friendly sets. Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth: 116 Booth: 116 Program Title/Artist: The Three Amigos of Program Title/Artist: The Rudy Currence Comedy: A Columbian Comedy Show Chronicles Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Racial/Multi-Racial), Religion National Origin Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Rudy Currence is a Grammy and Dove Award winning New York City comedians Oscar Collazos, Alex Carabaño producer, singer, songwriter and musician. After hearing and Carlos Gonzalez make up the Three Amigos of his soulful voice, it’s obvious that Rudy was raised Comedy. Their brand of humor stems from being singing in the church. The smooth combination of old immigrants that grew up in Colombian households school r&b, pop and gospel is why Rudy's fans call his within the United States. Their show consists of 90 performances an experience! In addition to his three minutes of college-friendly comedy. (Oscar, Alex or million YouTube views and college tours, Rudy has made Carlos can also do solo 60 minute performances.) While several national television appearances including: ABC’s many Colombian references are visited, the show is in “The View” and BET’s “106th” and Park”. English however, it *can* be performed in Spanish! Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth: 116 Booth: 116

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Program Title/Artist: The Semicolon Project: De- Program Title/Artist: Get Out Of Your Bubble! stigmatizing Mental Health Disorders Agency: Dialogues on Diversity Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Inclusion, Mental (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Illness, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Suicide Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous Awareness & Prevention Heritage, Mental Illness, National Origin, Politics, Price Range: $5000 and above Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Program Overview: Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality, "A semicolon represents a sentence the author could Orientation have ended but chose not to. The sentence is your life Price Range: $1500-$2499 and the author is you.” Amy Bleuel is the Program Overview: founder/president of The Semicolon Project: the global, Part Game Show! Part Stand-Up! Part Dialogue! “Get faith-based, non-profit, movement that's dedicated to Out Of Your Bubble!” shows students a slice of the presenting hope and love to those who are struggling changing and diverse world that they went to college to with mental health disorders. Amy shares her dark past prepare themselves for. GOOYB introduces students to a and how through her pain and resilience came new way to look at difference and how taking inspiration and a deeper love for others. advantage of all of the resources offered at their Contact: Marie Monroe institution will make them more knowledgeable, diverse, Email: [email protected] and marketable in a far more competitive world. Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Contact: Larry Tish Booth: 116 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (617) 792-5053 Program Title/Artist: Dialogues On Diversity Booth: 121 Workshops Agency: Dialogues On Diversity Program Title/Artist: The Black-Jew Dialogues Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Disability (Acquired or Agency: Dialogues On Diversity Developmental), Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage, Mental Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous Illness, National Origin, Politics, Religion, Social Heritage, Mental Illness, National Origin, Politics, Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Sexual Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Orientation & Sexuality Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: These on-your-feet, fun, and engaging workshops The Black-Jew Dialogues is a hilarious two-person illustrate the shifting face of America. Students will comedy that brings light and knowledge to the often explore the necessity to engage difference not just for times complex topics of race, difference, and diversity. the sake of understanding cultures beyond your own, The show is the winner Campus Activities Magazine and but to see diversity as an emerging philosophy, which APCA "Best Diversity Program" Award for 2014. Much will help individuals deal with the very nature of change like "Key & Peele" the program uses provocative itself. DOD Workshops help participants see how having sketches and video to help students see there are forces a greater sense of diversity can turn perceived obstacles in play that conspire to make us believe difference is a into opportunities to engage an emerging world. threat. Discussion follows the performance. Contact: Larry Tish Contact: Larry Tish Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (617) 792-5053 Phone Number: (617) 792-5053 Booth: 121 Booth: 121

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Program Title/Artist: The Movement - 50 Years of Program Title/Artist: Anna David Love and Struggle Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: Dialogues on Diversity Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Sexual Health, Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Sexual Orientation & Sexuality (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), National Origin, Price Range: $2500-4999 Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Program Overview: African American History Writer, addiction expert and television personality Anna Price Range: $2500-4999 David takes the information she's gleaned primarily Program Overview: from her own personal experience as an addict who's One Actor – 10 Characters – A Half Century of Race been sober nearly a decade — and breaks alcoholism, Relations. “The Movement” is a high powered and addiction and recovery into simple and relatable inspirational one-man show through the past 50 years concepts. SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN AN ADDICTIVE of the Black experience in America – from LBJ to today. SOCIETY will appeal to anyone who wants to learn how Emmy-award winning actor Ron Jones examines this to cope with a society that's always gunning for more. journey through a range of characters, original video, Contact: Gina Kirkland stock footage, historical landmarks and some of the best Email: [email protected] music of the last generation. The 85-minute Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 performance is followed by audience discussion. Booth: 201 Contact: Larry Tish Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Anthony Trucks: Trust Your Phone Number: (617) 792-5053 Hustle Booth: 121 Agency: Kirkland Productions Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Soci-economic Status Program Title/Artist: "Respect This: Safer Saner Price Range: $2500-4999 Sex in College" - Cindy Pierce Program Overview: Agency: Kirkland Productions You’re destined to fail in life. This is what the world told Diversity Topic: Sexual Health Anthony growing up in foster care before he decided to Price Range: $2500-4999 be the exception to the rule. He applied a unique set of Program Overview: skills to become what no one believed he could be. In this informative and hilarious program, Cindy uses Anthony is a former NFL player, runs a successful gym anecdotes and her social research to demystify sex, business, works as an international speaker, consults relationships, and the hook-up scene. With unfiltered with multi-million dollar companies, and is a father to honesty, she addresses how media and porn culture three amazing kids. skew sexual expectations for men and women, Contact: Gina Kirkland particularly around female pleasure. Cindy’s stories Email: [email protected] encourage students to look more closely at the role of Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 alcohol in decision-making and how excessive drinking Booth: 201 actually undermines the development of social and sexual health. Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201

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Program Title/Artist: Ash Beckham Program Title/Artist: Brian C. Johnson Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: Kirkland Productions Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice, Media Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: “Diversity” is one of the most challenging subjects for With an arresting blend of urgency and humor, Ash many students to grasp. Brian’s creative keynote, Reel takes on topics like the crippling experience of being Diversity, frames the diversity conversation through trapped in a closet, the difference between tolerance modern film. By sharing clips of well-known films and and acceptance, and the need to remove the word “gay” discussing the messages they consciously or as a pejorative from our lexicon. With funny and unconsciously give, Brian allows every student to see poignant stories, and a tough yet deeply compassionate himself or herself as diverse. Students laugh and stance, Ash tells us how to take off the armor and be our remember some of their favorite movies, and from authentic selves. She tells us how to get REAL. there, an interactive keynote about multiculturalism can Contact: Gina Kirkland begin. Email: [email protected] Contact: Gina Kirkland Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Email: [email protected] Booth: 201 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201 Program Title/Artist: Barry Scott Agency: Kirkland Productions Program Title/Artist: Daniel Hernandez Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Kirkland Productions Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Disability (Acquired or Change/Justice Developmental), Inclusion, Politics, Social Price Range: $2500-4999 Change/Justice Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Barry Scott created his tribute to Dr. King to teach a Program Overview: generation of students about one of America’s most A first generation college student, he was a violent and inspiring times and the man who mobilized a congressional intern for the office of Congresswoman generation of people and changed the world. In this Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona’s Eighth Congressional hour long program, Mr. Scott discusses Dr. Martin District. Daniel took actions for which he is widely Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement in his lecture credited with saving the life of the congresswoman after and actually becomes Dr. King recreating some of his a gunman shot her and 18 other people. His medical most inspiring speeches. training, quick thinking, and brave actions on that day Contact: Gina Kirkland have caused him to be celebrated as a true American Email: [email protected] hero. Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Contact: Gina Kirkland Booth: 201 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201

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Program Title/Artist: Dean Obeidallah: "I Want to Program Title/Artist: Jessica Pettitt Be Your Muslim Friend" Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: Kirkland Productions Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Religion, Social Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Change/Justice Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Jessica Pettitt is the "diversity educator" your family Dean Obeidallah is a former lawyer turned comedian, warned you about. She is easy to work with, accessible, writer, and lecturer. He’s the host of SiriusXM radio’s and brings VERY simple concepts that are really hard to new weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” incorporate into our lives. Nominated for three years by which is the first national radio show to look at issues of Campus Activities Magazine for Best Diversity Artist, the week from the Muslim American point of view. Dean Jessica's programs are direct, customized, and highly co-directed the comedy documentary, “The Muslims Are interactive. She takes participants on a journey weaving Coming!”, that uses comedy to counter anti-Muslim together politics, theory, current events, and story bigotry and features celebrities like The Daily Show’s Jon telling with large doses of humor. Stewart. Contact: Gina Kirkland Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201 Booth: 201 Program Title/Artist: John Corvino: The Gay Program Title/Artist: Jason DeShaw: Serenity in Moralist the Storm Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: Kirkland Productions, Inc. Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Politics, Religion, Social Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Mental Illness, Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Suicide Awareness & Prevention Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: John Corvino, a.k.a “The Gay Moralist,” is an author, Jason is a cowboy from Montana and a national award- speaker, and philosophy professor. For over 20 years he winning mental health speaker. He has toured as a has traveled the country to speak at over 200 campuses professional singer and songwriter across the US, on sexuality, ethics, and marriage. Combining Canada, and Europe. In 2010, after suffering a severe philosophical rigor with sensitivity and humor, he mania while on tour, doctors diagnosed him as having challenges all sides of the debate to rethink easy bipolar disorder and alcoholism. As he began to recover, assumptions. In addition to sexual ethics, LGBT rights DeShaw became an advocate for mental illness and and the culture wars, his research interests include recovery by combining his story and songs into a business ethics and the existence of God. presentation entitled Serenity in the Storm. Contact: Gina Kirkland Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201 Booth: 201

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Program Title/Artist: Kimberly Dark Program Title/Artist: Ron Placone: Madness in Agency: Kirkland Productions the Message Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Kirkland Productions Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Price Range: $2500-4999 Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Madness in the Message: Start Talking is a provocative Program Overview: multimedia one-man show/performance lecture on Kimberly Dark is a speaker who helps audiences discover media policy by Ron Placone.Describing the show “as that we are creating the world, even as it creates us. The Daily Show meets the BBC series How TV Ruined She’s the author of a number of educational programs Your Life with an academic edge,” Ron takes the regarding the body in culture — how appearances and audience on a tour through a contemporary media identities influence our experiences in the world related landscape where advertisers, owners and special to gender, race, body type/size, beauty, ability, etc. She interest groups come first and the general public comes uses humor and intimacy to prompt audiences to dead last. discover their influences and reclaim their power as Contact: Gina Kirkland social creators. Email: [email protected] Contact: Gina Kirkland Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Email: [email protected] Booth: 201 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201 Program Title/Artist: Ryan Bell: Finding Meaning and Purpose Beyond Belief: Lessons from My Year Program Title/Artist: Moe Spencer - Smoke Without God Screen: Under the Influence of Marijuana Politics Agency: Kirkland Productions & Power Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Religion Agency: Kirkland Productions Price Range: $2500-4999 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Social Change/Justice, Ryan Bell was a pastor and educator serving Soci-economic Status communities, universities, and seminaries from Price Range: $2500-4999 suburban Philadelphia to Los Angeles. In 2013, he left Program Overview: the church and began a journey exploring the limits of Merwin Moe Spencer is a marijuana attorney and will theism and the atheist landscape that he documented in introduce you to the history of marijuana growth and its his blog, www.YearWithoutGod.com. CNN, the BBC, and use in the US, the political reasons for why it became the LA Times covered his spiritual journey, the eventual illegal, and the origins of its classification as a Schedule shift in his beliefs, and how to find meaning and purpose 1 Narcotic. The climate is changing and people are in a world beyond faith and religion. divided on this issue. Moe equips his audiences with the Contact: Gina Kirkland historical and legal facts to make up their own mind on Email: [email protected] this controversial topic. Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Contact: Gina Kirkland Booth: 201 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201

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Program Title/Artist: Stevie Tran: Transgender Program Title/Artist: Jessica Pettitt: I am...Safe Inclusion and Title IX Zone Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: Kirkland Productions, Inc. Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Legal Issues Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $5000 and above Program Overview: Program Overview: Stevie Tran is an attorney, published author, and We know there is a problem. Homophobia, Biphobia, speaker whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of Transphobia – the irrational fear of anything perceived diversity litigation and social issues in the transgender to not be heterosexual and/or gender conforming. community. Her experience will provide a critical yet Heteronormativity encompasses the privilege of straight welcoming perspective to conversations of inclusion and male-bodied men expressing themselves in a masculine diversity. She is ideally situated to help you, your manner in relationship with straight female-bodied organization, and your campus find a way for all women expressing themselves in a feminine manner. interested students to have a fulfilling college LGBT Ally Development programs are developed to help experience and to access the benefits and activities on build supportive climates, offer educated referral campus. services, and provide compassionate listeners to those in Contact: Gina Kirkland need. Email: [email protected] Contact: Gina Kirkland Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Email: [email protected] Booth: 201 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201 Program Title/Artist: The Muslims Are Coming! Agency: Kirkland Productions Program Title/Artist: Jonathan Rauch Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Kirkland Productions Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Religion, Social Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Inclusion, Politics, Change/Justice Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $5000 and above Program Overview: Program Overview: The Muslims Are Coming! is an 83-minute documentary Jonathan Rauch is one of the country’s most versatile screening followed by a Q&A from one or more of the and original writers on government, public policy, and film’s key subjects, Dean Obediallah, Negin Farsad, Aron gay marriage, among other subjects. A guest scholar at Kader, or Kareem Omary. All are also professional the Brookings Institution in Washington, he is the author comedians who have appeared on numerous TV shows. of five books and many articles and has received the The Muslims are Coming!, like most films with a social magazine industry’s two leading prizes—the National activist agenda, offers something to learn and Magazine Award (the industry’s equivalent of the something to think about, but unlike most, it will also Pulitzer Prize) and the National Headliner Award. make you laugh. A lot. Contact: Gina Kirkland Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth: 201 Booth: 201 Program Title/Artist: Neil Hilborn Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Mental Illness Price Range: Under $1000 Program Overview: Neil's poem, OCD is the most viewed poem on YouTube! Contact: Sue Boxrud Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth: 204 11

Program Title/Artist: Carlos Andres Gomez Program Title/Artist: Gabriela Garcia Medina Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice Change/Justice Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Gabriela Garcia Medina's poetry touches on everything Carlos Andres Gomez's poetry touches on everything from Social Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity! from Social Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity! Contact: Sue Boxrud Contact: Sue Boxrud Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth: 204 Booth: 204 Program Title/Artist: Jon Goode Program Title/Artist: Ebony Stewart Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Sexual Health Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social Price Range: $1500-$2499 Change/Justice Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Ebony's show has a lot of poetry about love and Sexual Program Overview: Health as she used to be a Sex Ed Teacher! Jon Goode's poetry touches on everything from Social Contact: Sue Boxrud Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity! Email: [email protected] Contact: Sue Boxrud Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Email: [email protected] Booth: 204 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth: 204 Program Title/Artist: Emma Willmann Agency: The College Agency Program Title/Artist: Katie Wirsing Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Agency: The College Agency Orientation & Sexuality Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Price Range: $1500-$2499 Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Mental Illness, Program Overview: Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Emma is a very funny comedian who talks about her Price Range: $1500-$2499 experience coming out of the closet among other topics! Program Overview: Contact: Sue Boxrud Katie Wirsing's poetry touches on everything from Email: [email protected] Sexual Orientation to Social Justice to Inclusion! Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Contact: Sue Boxrud Booth: 204 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth: 204

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Program Title/Artist: Salsa Magic Program Title/Artist: Lijie Agency: The College Agency Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Divrsity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: Under $1000 Program Overview: Program Overview: Salsa Magic is an interactive, Latin Dance party that is At the age of 5, Lijie and her mother moved from China perfect for Hispanic Heritage month! to the US to be with her father and she began building Contact: Sue Boxrud her musical foundation with lessons on piano. Lijie's Email: [email protected] Chinese roots have inspired her music, and the sad Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 songs she often writes. Booth: 204 Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Joe and Bil - When the Gays Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Move In to Mr Rogers' Neighborhood Booth: 207 Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Program Title/Artist: José Canta Sexual Orientation & Sexuality, Suicide Awareness & Agency: Neon Entertainment Prevention Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $2500-4999 Racial/Multi-Racial), Mental Illness, Social Program Overview: Change/Justice Joe and Bil have a number of programs that range from Price Range: $1000-$1499 Social Justice to Bullying - they are high energy and Program Overview: Student Affairs Professionals themselves! José Canta has a philosophy that none of us have to hold Contact: Sue Boxrud onto our suffering. Through poetry, José has overcome Email: [email protected] socio-economic oppression and emotional depression. Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 His shows are more than entertainment, they are life- Booth: 204 changing events. José Canta is a nationally acclaimed, award-winning spoken-word artist who has inspired Program Title/Artist: Kelly and Becca thousands with his powerful message: we are all divine Agency: The College Agency and have the ability to transform the most tragic of Diversity Topic: Sexual Health moments in our lives into beauty through artistic Price Range: $2500-4999 expression. Program Overview: Contact: Scott Talarico Kelly and Becca have two programs that are great to Email: [email protected] consider for Sexual Assault Awareness and Sexual Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Health Education! Booth: 207 Contact: Sue Boxrud Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth: 204

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Program Title/Artist: Azhar Usman Program Title/Artist: Dykes of Hazard Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Azhar Usman considers himself a “citizen of the world,” Dykes of Hazard Comedy is a mix of sketch and stand-up and describes himself variously as follows: “Intellectually comedy, music, dance and burlesque and offers a White; Emotionally Japanese; Spiritually Indian; unique LGBT perspective. But if you happen to be Psychically Persian; Physically Arab; Artistically straight, don’t let the name scare you away. Dykes of Southeast Asian; Romantically Latino; and Hazard Comedy produces material about issues that all Psychologically Black.” Today, Azhar is a global standup genders, races and sexual orientation can connect with. comedian and co-founder of the “Allah Made Me Whether you’re gay, straight or someone in between, Funny—Official Muslim Comedy Tour” which has toured you’re likely to have a ball at Dykes of Hazard Comedy. over 20 countries. Contact: Scott Talarico Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth: 207 Booth: 207 Program Title/Artist: Elizabeth Acevedo Program Title/Artist: Ben Rosenfeld Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Religion Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: ELIZABETH ACEVEDO was born and raised in New York Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian City and her poetry is infused with her Dominican Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical parents’ bolero music and her native city’s tough grit. beliefs, political observations and unique characters. Acevedo has been a featured performer on BET, Centric Ben’s first comedy album, Neuro Comedy, is available on and Mun2, as well as delivered a TED talk that aired iTunes and Pandora. Ben also created the illustrated spring of 2013. She has graced stages nationally and coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery internationally including State Theatre in South Africa, Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 Best Madison Square Garden, and the Kennedy Center of the Seller in Humor. Performing Arts. Contact: Scott Talarico Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth: 207 Booth: 207

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Program Title/Artist: G Yamazawa Program Title/Artist: Lacey Roop Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Born in Durham, NC and raised by Japanese immigrants, Queer and women's activist, Lacey Roop offers spoken George Masao Yamazawa, Jr. is widely considered one word performances and writing workshops. An of the top young spoken word artists in the country. G advocate and ally, Lacey's work discusses gender & also has extensive experience as a teaching artist sexuality, marginalized voices, women-empowerment, facilitating writing/performance workshops for inner as well as finding the magic & hope that exists in our city youth in the Washington, DC public school system every day. It is through Lacey's endearing weaving of through Split This Rock, a nationally recognized non- personal narrative and poetics that delivers a powerful profit organization with a focus in political poetry. performance to the LGBTQ community and allies alike. Contact: Scott Talarico Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth: 207 Booth: 207

Program Title/Artist: Hypnotic Intoxication Program Title/Artist: Legally Homeless Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Hypnotic Intoxication volunteers believe they have Program Overview: unlimited access to the most potent alcohol, but they Mohammed "Mo" Amer is an established standup will only be drinking bottled water. The volunteers will comedian. He was the first and only Arab-American be passing out, stumbling around and slurring speech, refugee comic to perform for U.S. and coalition troops allowing viewers to see how bad a situation can overseas, as well as with "Allah Made Me Funny—The potentially be. After the volunteers are taken out of Official Muslim Comedy Tour." His cultural and familial hypnosis, Keith Karkut delivers a powerful message that background uniquely situates him to speak from the encourages students to rethink some of their decisions heart about the absurd problems of religion, terror, and and realize what their future holds for them. the politics of our age through the lens of honest, Contact: Scott Talarico endearing, personal stories. Email: [email protected] Contact: Scott Talarico Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Email: [email protected] Booth: 207 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth: 207

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Program Title/Artist: Sextegrity Program Title/Artist: Believe in Yourself Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice, Women's Issues Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: BELIEVE In Yourself addresses the challenges Barbara Lee "The Sex Minister" equips students to: - associated with self -defeating beliefs and non- Acclimate to the college environment while separating productive lifestyle patterns that detour brilliant fact from fiction -Build healthy relationships and set safe women from reaching their full potential. Speaker and boundaries -Recognize the value of diversity - gender, Comedian, Wendi Fox uses straight-forward, orientation, race, and religion -Create a sexual ethic that nontraditional methods of reinvention, and equips celebrates sex and treats it with moral integrity - audiences with the tools that they need to unlock their Sextegrity -Understand Title IX and the role of hidden truths, respect their authenticity, foster their bystanders Barabara helps her audience to celebrate brilliance, and break through fears. BELIEVE In sexuality and treat it with moral integrity – Sextegrity. Yourself, is on mission to spotlight the power of Contact: Scott Talarico personal truth and positive choices. Email: [email protected] Contact: Scott Talarico Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Email: [email protected] Booth: 207 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth: 207 Program Title/Artist: The Unauthorized Biography Series Program Title/Artist: K-von Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: The Unauthorized Biography Series is a critically K-von's diverse show involves standup, parody songs, & acclaimed musical project that celebrates the world’s expert audience interaction with material ranging from greatest cultural icons through biographical rap songs – dating to the hilarious adventures of growing up with a Repackaging History through Hip Hop. Each chapter of Dad from the Middle-East & Mom from Middle-America. the series captures the legacy of an influential iconic He recently wrote/directed a documentary "NOWRUZ: figure in a documentary-style music video. Icons Lost & Found"...a comedic Journey into the Persian New featured in the series include Bob Marley, Muhammad Year, where he retraces the roots he never knew and Ali, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, MLK Jr./Obama, Oprah, discover the dancing, food, clothing & traditions Sean Combs, Tupac, Bruce Lee, Nelson Mandela and involved in the Persian New Year. more. Contact: Scott Talarico Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth: 207 Booth: 207

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Program Title/Artist: Maximize Your Buzz Program Title/Artist: Zero Shades of Grey Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety Divrsity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Assault Awareness Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Let’s face it: traditional alcohol education doesn’t work. This sexual assault program sets the tone that sexual Let’s change behaviors by shifting perceptions: “Alcohol assault is black and white. There are no disclaimers, no Is Not About Drinking; It’s About Who You Are.” If you clauses, and no fine print when it comes to how people HATE lectures, you’ll LOVE this! · This is NOT a “Don’t feel about being sexually assaulted or raped. It’s serious Drink” experience, but rather about personal values and to the victim, and this seminar takes it even more choices. · A high-energy and interactive event that helps seriously with everyone else to help educate them that students understand why they drink. · Fully-customized, this isn’t a victim problem, it’s a problem on all levels. including your own campus alcohol policy. · A positive Contact: Scott Talarico and empowering approach versus the typical alcohol Email: [email protected] education. Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Contact: Scott Talarico Booth: 207 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Program Title/Artist: Andrew Fisher Booth: 207 Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental) Program Title/Artist: TRASHED: A Shot of Reality Price Range: Under $1000 Agency: Neon Entertainment Program Overview: Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Andrew Fisher is an unexpected comedian performing and Safety unexpected comedy. Born deaf and hilarious, he has put Price Range: $2500-4999 his unique perspective to work as one of the most Program Overview: captivating comedians on the New York scene. Though it TRASHED focuses on “The Campus Party Scene” and may seem unexpected for all audiences to be able to what we can do to make sure students enjoy their enjoy jokes told in American Sign Language, a college experience without compromising their safety. combination of flawless physical comedy and expertly Wendi Fox, professional stand-up comedian and former timed delivery, Andrew will make you rethink everything high-risk drinker, has been known for many years as the about what makes comedy work. anti-lecture artist. She doesn’t pressure students to stop andrewfishercomedy.com drinking. Instead, she asks questions that provoke Contact: Kate Magill thought and create change, inspiring students to find Email: [email protected] something in life they love more than getting drunk. Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Contact: Scott Talarico Booth: 213 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth: 207

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Program Title/Artist: Raneir Pollard Program Title/Artist: Kevin Yee Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1000-$1499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Comedian Raneir Pollard is a rambunctious Miami Kevin Yee and his original comedy songs have been Native that has been a notable class clown since he making people laugh across America and beyond! He is could remember. As a gay youth growing up in a a recovering Broadway chorus boy (MARY POPPINS, traditionally Baptist Caribbean family, Raneir quickly WICKED, and MAMMA MIA), and a former member of learned to find the funny in this often times challenging Quincy Jones’ boy band YOUTH ASYLUM. He has several world. His cynical views, naughty sense of humor and viral youtube music videos, and shares his sassy coming flair for physical comedy led him to a world of improv & out story in the official IT GETS BETTER book published sketch performance. by Penguin books. http://www.kevinyee.com Contact: Kate Magill Contact: Kate Magill Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth: 213 Booth: 213

Program Title/Artist: Gloria Bigelow Program Title/Artist: Hari Kondabolu Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Social Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Subtle, disarming and witty- Gloria Bigelow is a comic Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based, Queens-raised who doses out humor in bite sized chunks, easy for the comic who the NY Times has called “one of the most listener to swallow but relentless nonetheless. With exciting political comics in stand-up today.” Hari has issues of sexuality, race, and gender at the forefront of done standup on the Late Show with David Letterman , her work, her comedy has the ability to unite a diverse Conan , Jimmy Kimmel Live, Live at Gotham and John group of people with laughter. Oliver’s New York Standup Show. He was also a writer Contact: Kate Magill and correspondent for the Chris Rock-produced Totally Email: [email protected] Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX. Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Contact: Kate Magill Booth: 213 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth: 213

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Program Title/Artist: Pete Dominick Program Title/Artist: Eliot Chang Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $2500-4999 Racial/Multi-Racial) Program Overview: Price Range: $5000 and above In early 2008 shortly after the SIRIUSXM merger, Pete Program Overview: made the leap to political commentary, starting his own Comedian/Youtuber Eliot Chang has been seen on his talk show, Pete’s Big Mouth. Pete continues to host a 3- own Comedy Central Half Hour special, Chelsea Lately hour daily discussion on SIRIUSXM, now called Stand Up! and his Youtube Channel with over 5 million views. The with Pete Dominick, which regularly features some of comedy show can be Rated PG or Rated R upon request. the biggest names in politics,journalism,academia and Eliot also offers his Q&A diversity workshop "Asians in Entertainiment. the Media" (optional) which covers how minorities have http://standupwithpetedominick.com/comedy/ been portrayed in TV & Film and the media's influence Contact: Kate Magill on America. The night is fun blend of entertainment and Email: [email protected] education. Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Contact: Kate Magill Booth: 213 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Program Title/Artist: Stand Up NBC Booth: 213 Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Jeffrey Jay Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Agency: Summit Comedy Price Range: $2500-4999 Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Program Overview: Sexual Orientation & Sexuality StandUp NBC is a nationwide search for stand-up Price Range: $1000-$1499 comedians of diverse backgrounds, which started in Program Overview: 2003. This initiative allows comedians from across the Jeffrey Jay does a wonderfully lighthearted presentation country to showcase for key industry players at NBC and of an important topic. Jeffrey show and then comedy industry-wide. Top recipient(s) receive an NBC Talent Q&A on Transgender is done in an inclusive Holding Deal, meeting with NBC Casting execs and an environment. Jeffrey stays until he's talked with every invitation to join the Stand Up for Diversity College Tour. student and is a wonderful resource for peer and ally Contact: Kate Magill training as well. Email: [email protected] Contact: Melissa Beer Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Email: [email protected] Booth: 213 Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth: 0

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Program Title/Artist: Arvin Mitchell Program Title/Artist: Francisco Ramos Agency: Summit Comedy Agency: Summit Comedy Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: With an array of impressions, stories, gestures and Francisco Ramos is a bicultural and bilingual comedian, faces, Arvin's comedy performance is sure to please. As having performed in both English and Spanish. the former cohost of BET's Club Comic View, Arvin has Originally from Venezuela, Francisco moved to the been featured on Kevin Heart's "One Mic Stand", Tony States as a teenager. Francisco was in the top 10 of the Rocks "The Funny Spot" as well as entertaining our most recent season of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." He’s troops abroad. Nominated as one of NBC's Stand Up for also in Steve Carrel’s new show “Tribeca,” airing this fall Diversity top comics Arvin continues to tour colleges, on TBS. Francisco has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel clubs, cruise ships & churches. Live. Contact: Melissa Beer Contact: Melissa Beer Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth: 300-302 Booth: 300-302

Program Title/Artist: Chloe Hilliard Program Title/Artist: Kevin Bozeman Agency: Summit Comedy Agency: Summit Comedy Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Chloé Hilliard is a larger than life comedian. She was Kevin Bozeman has been seen on Comedy Central, CBS, recently made her national TV debut on NBC’s smash hit Fox and NBC. With over 10 NACA showcases, Kevin's “Last Comic Standing” appeared on AXSTV’s “Gotham easy going style and infectious smile, makes him an Comedy Live” and is a frequent panel guest on “The instant crowd pleaser. Smart, clever and edgy, Kevin's Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”. recently released 3rd CD, 'Life Coach' has been both a Contact: Melissa Beer critical and commercial success. No subject is sacred Email: [email protected] from Kevin's hilarious truths. Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Contact: Melissa Beer Booth: 300-302 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth: 300-302

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Program Title/Artist: Tracey Ashley Program Title/Artist: Carlos Robson Agency: Summit Comedy Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial), Identity Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Becoming a college favorite comedian, Tracey was Carlos Robson is an award-winning spoken word poet, nominated by Campus Activities Magazine as Best playwright, and teaching artist. As a competitive Female Performer. Tracey was a semi-finalist on NBC’s “slam”poet, he’s competed in local, regional, national Last Comic Standing in 2014, has appeared as a Co-host and international competitions, winning the National on TVLANDS Prime Movies and was honored to appear Poetry Slam championship in 2007 and again in 2008 as on The OWN Networks comedy special, “Wanda Sykes a member of the North Carolina based team, Slam Presents: HERLARIOUS.” Charlotte. Contact: Melissa Beer Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth: 300-302 Booth: 300-302

Program Title/Artist: Bluz Program Title/Artist: Greg Baird Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Gender Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics, , Social Change/Justice Identity/Expression, Politics, Social Change/Justice, Price Range: $1500-$2499 Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 From humble southern beginnings Boris Rogers aka Bluz Program Overview: has risen through the ranks of spoken word Greg R. Baird is a lecturer, educator, writer, filmmaker entertainment. He is the slam master and coach of and social advocate. An engaging speaker with heart SlamCharlotte, a competitive team of poets whom he and humorous insight, Greg has spoken to audiences on led to back to back National Poetry Slam victories in such topics as equal rights, diversity, acceptance, 2007 and 2008, something that has not been done in community, bullying and hate crimes. In his informative slam poetry for 15 years. lecture, Greg delivers a powerful and unique perspective Contact: Chris Schuler on what it means to be gay in the 21st Century. An Email: [email protected] important voice of the LGBTQ community, Greg’s lecture Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 is inclusive for all audiences. Booth: 304-308 Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth: 304-308

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Program Title/Artist: Kyla Lacey Program Title/Artist: C.L. Lindsay - Alcohol Parties Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment and the Law Diversity Topic: Domestic Abuse Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Kyla has facilitated poetry workshops for college and Program Overview: high school age students and enjoys giving back to the Understand of the basics of the underage drinking laws community. Her poetry is based off of her real life for their specific state and town Learn the penalties for experiences and she enjoys telling her story of most alcohol related violations including jail time, fine triumphing over tragedy. She likes short walks on the amounts, and loss of drivers licenses Be able to interact beach and is an aspiring cat lady. When telling her story, with the police if they do show up at the party and get Kyla has the ability to make you laugh about even some the best possible outcome Understand the basics of of the roughest times in life. search and seizure law, including the myriad exceptions, Contact: Chris Schuler know how to proceed when confronted with an issue Email: [email protected] Contact: Chris Schuler Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Email: [email protected] Booth: 304-308 Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth: 304-308 Program Title/Artist: Odd?Rod Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Program Title/Artist: Matt Glowacki Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Age/Generation, Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Ethnicity & Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Social Change/Justice Inclusion, Social Change/Justice Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: -Odd?Rod inspires students to achieve their dreams, as #1 Most-booked diversity program at colleges and students see someone that had nothing handed to him universities. Teaches students that diversity is not just and earned everything by simply holding on to life recognizing individual differences but learning from Contact: Chris Schuler them. Motivates students to engage in continual Email: [email protected] dialogue and the exchange of diverse ideas, methods, Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 and perspectives. Emphasizes the importance of taking Booth: 304-308 an active role in their personal growth by thinking critically about what they read, here, and watch on TV. Program Title/Artist: Beat The Blame Game Contact: Chris Schuler Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Email: [email protected] Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Booth: 304-308 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: BEAT THE BLAME GAME is designed to be the reality check that interrupts this desensitization. It actively engages audiences into a candid dialogue about why there is a deep-seated, often self-protective need to blame victims, but dismantles the false logic behind those beliefs. The program highlights not only how victim-blaming arguments lack any moral center, but also how to respond effectively to those arguments when they hear them being made by others. Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth: 304-308 22

Program Title/Artist: Me, My Mom, and Sharmila Program Title/Artist: Preacher Moss Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, National Politics, Social Change/Justice Origin, Politics, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Price Range: $2500-4999 Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Armed with sincerity, intellect and rare comedic ability, Program Overview: Preacher Moss is the “End of Racism” Comedy and Dynamic writer-performer Fawzia Mirza chronicles her Lecture Tour. The “End of Racism” is not just the name struggle to connect with her mother as she grapples of the tour, but a commitment that we all share. with an emerging identity as a South Asian Queer Preacher Moss knows how to deliver the goods on how actress and activist. Voiced with humor and deep we see race through laughter, respect and the humility insight, Fawzia’s journey of self-discovery carries her all of a man who felt the sting of racism. the way from childhood as a Pakistani Muslim in small- Contact: Chris Schuler town Canada to living out as an actress in the heart of Email: [email protected] Chicago. Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Contact: Chris Schuler Booth: 304-308 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Program Title/Artist: Sex Signals Booth: 304-308 Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Michael Fosberg- Incognito Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Health Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Price Range: $2500-4999 Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Program Overview: (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice, A unique combination of improvisational comedy, Soci-economic Status education and audience participation -Provides a Price Range: $2500-4999 provocative, in-your-face look at issues surrounding Program Overview: dating, sex, and date rape on college campuses - Incognito, Inc. is an arts-based diversity training Explores how mixed messages, gender role stereotypes, company led by author/actor/activist Michael Fosberg. and unrealistic fantasies contribute to In his one-man comedy/drama, Michael portrays over a misunderstandings between the sexes dozen different characters in the course of an hour as he Contact: Chris Schuler tells the true story about the search for his biological Email: [email protected] father and the discovery that he is biracial. The Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 performance is followed by Q & A in which Michael Booth: 304-308 elicits a thought-provoking and meaningful dialogue about identity, race, diversity and inclusion. Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth: 304-308

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Program Title/Artist: Shot Of Reality Program Title/Artist: Mayhem Poets Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Mayhem Poets Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Children/Family and Safety Programs, Ethnicity & Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi- Price Range: $2500-4999 Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 -Combines improv comedy, audience participation, and Program Overview: education on alcohol awareness -Hilarious "Let's go see a poetry show." That is a sentence rarely improvisations keep the audience engaged and proclaimed and usually responded to with cringes and entertained while educational sketches drive home excuses. The Mayhem Poets are on a mission to change alcohol facts and statistics -Works well in conjunction that. Dubbed "an amazing ride" by the New York Times, with new student orientation, Greek life programming, these theatre trained, comedically gifted, lyrical and current alcohol awareness programs offered on virtuosos seamlessly blend raw elements of hip hop, campus theatre, improv and stand up comedy to tell gut Contact: Chris Schuler wrenching truths that leave audiences forever changed. Email: [email protected] Contact: Kyle Sutton Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Email: [email protected] Booth: 304-308 Phone Number: (609) 468-3044 Booth: 305 Program Title/Artist: The Hook Up Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Program Title/Artist: Melissa Shoshahi stand up Diversity Topic: Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality comedy Price Range: $2500-4999 Agency: Metropolis Management Program Overview: Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- The Hook-Up engages audiences in a facilitated Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, discussion about hooking-up, sexual assault and Immigration, Indigenous Heritage bystander intervention. The Hook-Up begins with a Price Range: $1000-$1499 discussion on how gender stereotypes contribute to rape Program Overview: culture and harm survivors. Next, the program unpacks Melissa Shoshahi is an Iranian-American stand up the practice of hooking-up, and identifies the differences comedienne and actress based in Los Angeles. Melissa between a healthy hook-up, a regretted hook-up and a knows no limits when it comes to comedy - culture, sexual assault. The program explores the research of Dr. politics, race and gender are all fair game! Melissa also David Lasik and examines the norms of contemporary brings insight and humor regarding her own unique hook-up culture. upbringing as a child of immigrant parents. Melissa's Contact: Chris Schuler comedy show would be great entertainment for a Email: [email protected] Diversity Event. Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Booth: 304-308 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth: 404-408

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Program Title/Artist: Samson Koletkar - Stand Up Program Title/Artist: Bobby Jo Valentine - Singer / Storytelling / Songwriter / Activist Agency: Metropolis Management Agency: Metropolis Management Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Orientation & Sexuality, Suicide Awareness & National Origin, Religion Prevention, Price Range: $1000-$1499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Samson Koletkar was born in Mumbai and raised Bobby Jo Valentine is an award-winning Jewish. Growing up in the world's most crowded city, he singer/songwriter based in San Francisco, is known for spent most of his childhood years burning the midnight his honest, raw and lyrically strong sound. Bobby Jo is an candles for earning a Masters in Computer Software, influential part of the LGBT community, even performing thereby fulfilling his parent's dreams. He then moved as a headliner at San Diego Pride 2013. half-way across the world, to the technology Contact: Joyce Jiawan headquarters and a hotbed for emerging comics - San Email: [email protected] Francisco. Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Booth: 404-408 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Program Title/Artist: Jay Dukes - Host / Emcee / Booth: 404-408 Stand Up Agency: Metropolis Management Program Title/Artist: Aman Ali Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Racial/Multi-Racial) Speaks Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Repeat comments about Jay have been, “You were Religion, Social Change/Justice exactly what we needed” and “Jay is a funny and great Price Range: $1500-$2499 guy”. He stays connected with his supporters on social Program Overview: networks daily, which helps him incorporate what’s He is recognized for being the co-creator of the social funny, to your students, right now. Jay is now taking media phenomenon 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a 25,000 hosting dates, as well as, bookings for his full one-hour mile road trip he took to all 50 states in the U.S. with the college comedy special, appropriately titled, “The Laugh mission of telling groundbreaking and profound stories and Learn Tour”. Jay is a great option for a diversity about Muslims in America. event! Contact: Joyce Jiawan Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth: 404-408 Booth: 404-408

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Program Title/Artist: Jinahie spoken word poet Program Title/Artist: Kid Ace - Illusionist and speaker Agency: Metropolis Management Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Speaks Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial) Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Program Overview: Immigration, National Origin, Social Change/Justice, Kid Ace is an international illusionist who is recognized Sexual Health as one of magic’s rising stars. Great entertainment Price Range: $1500-$2499 option for Black History Month or other diversity Program Overview: programming. Jinahie is an extraordinarily gifted Egyptian-American Contact: Joyce Jiawan spoken word poet. Her lecture focuses on living Email: [email protected] authentically and includes stories from her own journey Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 as an Egyption-American student on campus. Jinahie Booth: 404-408 takes the passion evident in her poetry and puts it in a format students can relate to and learn from. A diverse Program Title/Artist: Lions Ambition range of subjects are represented in Jinahie’s work, as Agency: Metropolis Management she displays a mastery of the art form with precision, Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- skill and grace. Racial/Multi-Racial) Contact: Joyce Jiawan Price Range: $1500-$2499 Email: [email protected] Program Overview: Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Seattle based Lions Ambition brings a one of a kind Booth: 404-408 experience to the stage. The group blends together skilled lyricism and soulful vocals with innovative Program Title/Artist: Kenneth "Xclusive" Paryo melodies that entertain and captivate audiences. With Agency: Metropolis Management 7 ethnically diverse members embodying eclectic music Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- styles - -this band could pump up any diversity event! Racial/Multi-Racial), Soci-economic Status Contact: Joyce Jiawan Price Range: $1500-$2499 Email: [email protected] Program Overview: Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Xclusive makes appearances on network television and Booth: 404-408 tours college campuses nationwide, combining his talent as a dancer with a charming sense of humor that always Program Title/Artist: Nash Fung - Mind-Bending seems to loosen up even the stiffest of audiences and Magic make even those of us who can’t dance bob our heads Agency: Metropolis Management and smile. His act includes stories from his childhood Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage, that relate to diversity. Great entertainment option for Assimilation Black History Month and other diversity events. Price Range: $1500-$2499 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Program Overview: Email: [email protected] Magician Nash Fung brings to you an ultimate Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 performance mixing original magic, psychology, sharp Booth: 404-408 humor & inspirational messages. His spectacular show begins with large-scale mind tricks that ALL students can participate in from their seats. During his act, Nash discusses cultural assimilation. He is great for Asian student groups and other diversity events. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth: 404-408

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Program Title/Artist: Panama Soweto spoken Program Title/Artist: Chantal Chamberland - Jazz word poet and speaker Musician / Activist Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman Agency: Metropolis Management Speaks Diversity TopicGender Identity/Expression, Sexual Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Orientation & Sexuality Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Whether it's crooning to tens of thousands at festivals Panama Soweto is a performance writer, recording such as the Toronto or Montreal International Jazz artist and educator. Soweto is a 2006 National Poetry Festival or serenading crowds at discerning nightclubs Slam Champion. He is the co-founder of Slam Nuba, the and theaters across North America and abroad, 2011 National Poetry Slam Champions. The YouTube Chantel's performances are poignant reminders of how performance of his poem, Scott, is currently taught in intoxicating her on stage presence can be. Great schools in The U.S. and around the world. Panama entertainment option for pride event. challenges ideas about bullying, single-parenthood, Contact: Joyce Jiawan sexual abuse, self-advocacy, and discrimination through Email: [email protected] his mastery of spoken word. Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Booth: 404-408 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Program Title/Artist: David Garcia - Life Change Booth: 404-408 Specialist Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Program Title/Artist: Prashanth Speaks Venkataramanujam Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Metropolis Management Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Inclusion, National Diversity Topic: Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Soci- Origin, Social Change/Justice economic Status Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: David empathizes with diverse students who face Prasanth brings humor to the issues faced by a child of challenges because he was once considered an "at-risk immigrant parents. With material covering an student" himself before defying the odds and expansive range of his suburban roots, quick-witted graduating with a bachelor's degree and then earning banter about social conventions, the political his Master’s Degree. He has motivated all ages in some atmosphere, racial tensions, with an added pinch of of the greatest metropolitan cities of the world: Los adolescent sarcasm, Prashanth is able to strike a chord Angeles, New York, Sao Paulo, Paris, and London. that resonates with all audience members during his Contact: Joyce Jiawan show. Prasanth's comedy show is a great entertainment Email: [email protected] option for a Diversity Event. Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Booth: 404-408 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth: 404-408

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Program Title/Artist: Delatorro McNeal - Program Title/Artist: Joshua Fredenburg - Leadership Speaker Diversity / Leadership Speaker Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Speaks Speaks Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Soci-economic Status Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Price Range: $2500-4999 Soci-economic Status Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 DELATORRO L. MCNEAL, II is a Student Success Expert, Program Overview: Motivational Speaker & Best Selling Author. He is the Joshua Fredenburg is a nationally recognized speaker, President and CEO of CRUSH University. Delatorro author, and leadership consultant. He provides expert earned his BA and MS degrees with honors in 5 years advice on leadership, diversity, and healthy total, with a 4.0 GPA, and ZERO Student Loan Debt. relationships. His approach is practical, engaging, Contact: Joyce Jiawan applicable, inspiring, and dynamic! He has reached Email: [email protected] thousands of emerging and seasoned leaders across the Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 nation as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, and Booth: 404-408 leadership trainer Contact: Joyce Jiawan Program Title/Artist: Hoan Do motivational Email: [email protected] speaker Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman Booth: 404-408 Speaks Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Kazual Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, Mental Agency: Metropolis Management Illness, National Origin Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $2500-4999 Racial/Multi-Racial) Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Hoan Do is a success coach, author, and competitor in Program Overview: American Ninja Warrior. From an early age, Hoan was Using only their vocal instruments, Kazual’s sound is conscious of the sacrifices his parents had made in their smooth, rich,and refined. Blending beats with ballads, escape to the U.S. during the Vietnam War. With the these guys bring an audience to their feet. With crowd- tremendous pressure Hoan placed on himself, he found pleasing covers and original arrangements, Kazual is himself overwhelmed. His self-esteem reached an all- serious entertainment for everyone! Great time low. He even contemplated suicide. He speaks at entertainment option for Black History Month or other colleges sharing advice that helps students succeed in diversity event! school and in life. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth: 404-408 Booth: 404-408

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Program Title/Artist: Kevin Y. Brown Program Title/Artist: Sailesh (Speaker and Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Hypnotist) Speaks Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Speaks Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice, Soci- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- economic Status Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Price Range: $2500-4999 National Origin Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 As a former New York City fashion industry marketer Program Overview: and MTV Host Kevin has impacted audiences from all As an artist and business owner with over 20 years over the United States to the shores of Osaka, Japan. within the college and university market, Sailesh is a Through his traveling motivational series Create Your leader in the college and university market. Primarily Life and live event performances Kevin motivates known as an entertainer, Sailesh believes in the positive audiences across the world to live the life they desire by power of hypnosis and seeks to help people use hypnosis maximizing their potential and resources. Kevin is an to improve their lives. Sailesh immigrated to Canada expert on the subjects of Leadership, Diversity and from Fiji as a child. He has first hand experience college finance. overcoming obstacles that immigrants and minorities Contact: Joyce Jiawan face in the western world. Email: [email protected] Contact: Joyce Jiawan Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Email: [email protected] Booth: 404-408 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth: 404-408 Program Title/Artist: Mitzi Sinnott / Snapshot Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Program Title/Artist: Chicago Boyz, inspiring Speaks dynamic all male acrobatic team. Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Metropolis Management Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, Social Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Change/Justice Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Price Range: $2500-4999 Change/Justice Program Overview: Price Range: $5000 and above Booking her workshop and keynote address will provide Program Overview: your campus community the opportunity to actively Founded by professional gymnast Tim Shaw, these inner explore key elements of leadership, identity, diversity, city youth are taught discipline, respect, hard work, and make realistic projections for the future. Mitzi integrity and teamwork. Members must remain in Sinnott's work supports the process of innovation as school while maintaining a minimum of a C average in well as educates and inspires. school. Associating with gangs, drugs, alcohol or Contact: Joyce Jiawan tobacco is not permitted. Through Tim’s positive impact, Email: [email protected] many members have not only become professional Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 gymnasts, but turned their lives around in the process. Booth: 404-408 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth: 404-408

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Program Title/Artist: ANDY KAROL Performance Program Title/Artist: Enki Bello - “Colombian Poet pioneer of the Electric Harp” Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Gender Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, National Origin, Orientation & Sexuality Religion, Social Change/Justice Price Range: Under $1000 Price Range: $1000-$1499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Performance poet ANDY KAROL spins imagery into Everyone in the world has a talent... How to discover woven structures that reach audiences on multiple yours? Impact that education had on my life choice and levels. Her poetry’s themes include gender, sexuality, performing career. The Cultural and Historical parenting, love and loss, artistic endeavors, and mental Development of the Harp and its parallel in Colombia illness. Audiences leave Andy’s performance feeling and Venezuela. Enki’s invention of Electronic music and inspired to reach their authentic selves and live the life Harp and a history of the Electric Harp. The power of beyond who they have only imagined up until that attraction in our lives. Why being unique is all you need. moment. Uniqueness and thinking outside the box will make you Contact: George Hornick successful. Email: [email protected] Contact: George Hornick Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Email: [email protected] Booth: 415 Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth: 415 Program Title/Artist: Esteban Gast - Entertainment for Social Change Program Title/Artist: CHRISTINA "Poet" Agency: Wally's World of Etertainment WILLIAMSON, CHANGE IS POSSIBLE! Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Price Range: $1000-$1499 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, ESTEBAN GAST is a multi-faceted multi-cultural Inclusion, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Suicide comedian who is comfortable performing stand-up, Awareness & Prevention improv and sketch comedy, playing guitar and piano, Price Range: $1500-$2499 hosting talk shows, and emceeing events. Esteban is Program Overview: very involved in the world of education. He teaches ENG CHRISTINA "Poet" WILLIAMSON “Change Is Possible!” 333/598: Creativity, Innovation and Vision in the College An interactive session that will show students how to of Engineering at the University of Illinois. Esteban change any area of their life in order to obtain success. issues a call to action for us to realize the power of story The i-Wanna Series - The term “i-wanna” is an acronym -use storytelling and entertainment for social change. which stands for your “Inner Wish and Nagging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVqZflq-BA Aspiration”. Poetic Expressions - Through inspirational Contact: George Hornick lyrics and a poetic students will be inspired and Email: [email protected] motivated to stay positive in a world that’s always Phone Number: (800) 476-0442 changing. Poetry is entertaining and therapeutic. Booth: 415 Contact: Geogre Hornick Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth: 415

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Program Title/Artist: ANNAMARIA, Ph.D. Latino Program Title/Artist: Joanna Maddox's Living Affairs, Senior Social Scientist on an Army Human History Tour Terrain Team Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Disability Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Social (Acquired or Developmental), Ethnicity & Race Change/Justice (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, Price Range: $2500-4999 National Origin, Religion, Social Change/Justice Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 With JOANNA MADDOX, you’ll meet the women who Program Overview: accepted life challenges and made a difference. You will A proud 18th-generation native of Santa Fe, New travel the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman; Mexico, ANNAMARIA has made the preservation and take an imaginary trip in space with Dr. Mae Jemison, or expression of her culture the cornerstone of her work. “A Bus Ride with Rosa Parks.” Joanna brings each of Her academic achievements and musical success have these characters to life. In "Life Lessons from the Divas," made national headlines. AnnaMaria spent time sings, impersonates and pays tribute to Tina Turner, working counterterrorism issues for the FBI at Diana Ross and Whitney Houston. Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp and was being Contact: George Hornick deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Being one of the few Email: [email protected] Ph.D. cultural experts trained to deal with the real issues Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 facing these troubled people. Booth: 415 Contact: George Hornick Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Matuto, Brazilian Percussion Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Booth: 415 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), National Origin, Social Program Title/Artist: COMETRY - G.R.A.V. Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Price Range: $2500-4999 Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Program Overview: (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Matuto’s sound illustrates a modern perspective on the Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice shared colonial heritage of both North and South Price Range: $2500-4999 America. This collision of Indigenous, European, and Program Overview: African cultures has laid the foundation for all GRAV: Growth – Getting outside your comfort zone is Contemporary American Music. Workshop - Team the best ways to grow. Research – We have the building events, the inspiration your group is looking for opportunity to begin down the road of true respect and to build a strong team presence. Build leaders; open the appreciation. Approach-ability – Through comedy and flow of communication with a team building workshop poetry, we exemplify this value personally as we open full of exercises, group activities and a strong leadership up to students in order to show the connection that development program. occurs when approach ability is present. Validation- Contact: George Hornick Every special leader has the ability to make others in Email: [email protected] their community/team better. Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Contact: George Hornick Booth: 415 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth: 415

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Program Title/Artist: Shattered Glass, Program Title/Artist: The DEMIGODS Experience Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Agency: The DEMIGODS Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Diversity TopicEthnicity & Race (including Bi- and Safety, Children/Family Programs, , Ethnicity & Race Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Soci-economic Status, (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Sound Production, Collaboration, Music Industry Insight Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Price Range: $1500-$2499 Health, Suicide Awareness & Prevention Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Both being from black & multi-racial backgrounds, their Program Overview: music is soulful, electronic and powerful. The DEMIGODS Shattered Glass is a multimedia stage presentation and are a music duo (Stephen Mykal & Therapy) that bring a workshop facilitated by author Shaunelle Curry and new spin on Hip-hop. Their innovative style has artist Kelley Nicole. Addressing sexism, misogyny, garnered them positive reviews from Grammy and domestic violence and rape through spoken word, multi-platinum producers Poo-Bear, Focus…, Ken Lewis, dramatization, live music, and art. Shattered Glass S1 and others. Their live performances embody themes engages the use of art for successfully overcoming of self-empowerment and pursuing dreams. They also oppression and finding strength, healing, and use their music industry experience to deliver empowerment in life. Works of art as therapeutic tools informative talks and production demonstrations. helps build and develop core social-emotional Contact: Michael Holt competencies that ultimately lead to improved self- Email: [email protected] image and productive action. Phone Number: (213) 537-6209 Contact: George Hornick Booth: 416 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Program Title/Artist: Mystical Arts of Tibet Booth: 415 Agency: Mystical Arts of Tibet Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Program Title/Artist: BILL MILLER, Native Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous American Indian Heritage, National Origin, Religion Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Price Range: $5000 and above Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Program Overview: and Safety, Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Race The Mystical Arts of Tibet is a world tour endorsed by (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, His Holiness the Dalai Lama to promote world peace and Mental Illness, Religion, Social Change/Justice healing by sharing Tibet’s rich and authentic sacred Price Range: $5000 and above performing and visual arts with modern audiences. The Program Overview: tours offer a rare opportunity to witness one of the Center for American Indian Studies: Bill opens his world’s most ancient sacred traditions presented by a lecture / presentation in song with a hand drum or group of monk artists for whom these traditions are a native flute. Art Lecture: “Three Elements In Native way of life. American Art” Bill shares his historical and cultural Contact: Irene Lee overview of Native America. Religion: A classroom Email: [email protected] presentation on Religion and the effects on Native Phone Number: (404) 982-6437 American Indians. Health and Wellness in Native Booth: 509 Communities: Bill would present a classroom discussion for Holistic and Alternative Medicine. Performing Arts: Part of your Performance Series Contact: George Hornick Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth: 415

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Program Title/Artist: Jason Carney Program Title/Artist: Step Afrika! Agency: Global Talent HQ Agency: Global Talent HQ Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Social Change/Justice Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage Program Overview: Price Range: $5000 and above Anti Hate activist Jason Carney has performed and Program Overview: lectured at some of our nation’s finest colleges and The Step Afrika! dance company blends percussive universities as well as high schools and juvenile dance styles practiced by historically African American detention centers from California to Maine. His program fraternities and sororities, African traditional dance and will speak about the culture and nature of hate and influences from a variety of other dance and art forms. what it takes to break the cycle on a societal level. Performances are much more than dance shows; they Contact: Greg Polvere integrate songs, storytelling, humor, and audience Email: [email protected] participation. The blend of technique, agility, and pure Phone Number: (347) 385-6879 energy makes each performance unique and leaves the Booth: 513 audience with their hearts pounding. Contact: Greg Polvere Program Title/Artist: MOLODI Live Email: [email protected] Agency: Global Talent HQ Phone Number: (347) 385-6879 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Booth: 513 Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $5000 and above Program Overview: Molodi is a performance ensemble that takes body percussion to the extreme. Using only their bodies as instruments, molodi blends stepping, tap, gumboots, beatbox, poetry and hip hop dance with guerrilla theatre and robust personalities that bring to life a high- energy, rhythmic experience. Contact: Greg Polvere Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (347) 385-6879 Booth: 513

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