Diversity Guide – Northern Plains Region

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

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: Comedian Maggie Faris: Program Title/Artist: Carlos Robson Winner of The Advocate Magazine’s national Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment search for the Next Funniest Queer Comedian Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Funny Business Agency Racial/Multi-Racial), Identity Diversity Topic: Sexual Orientation Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1000-$1499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Carlos Robson is an award-winning spoken word poet, Maggie Faris was named one of the Funniest Lesbians in playwright, and teaching artist. As a competitive America by Curve magazine. She recently won The “slam”poet, he’s competed in local, regional, national Advocate Magazine’s national search for the Next and international competitions, winning the National Funniest Queer Comedian. Maggie is noted for her Poetry Slam championship in 2007 and again in 2008 as ceaselessly cheerful personality and seemingly endless a member of the North Carolina based team, Slam series of quirky, intelligent jokes dissecting our fears and Charlotte. social barriers. Contact: Scott Bass Contact: Michael Yoder Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Phone Number: (318) 318-8932 Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Booth Number(s): 102 Program Title/Artist: Greg Baird Program Title/Artist: Bluz Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Gender Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Identity/Expression, Politics, Social Change/Justice, Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Social Change/Justice Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: From humble southern beginnings Boris Rogers aka Bluz Greg R. Baird is a lecturer, educator, writer, filmmaker has risen through the ranks of spoken word and social advocate. An engaging speaker with heart entertainment. He is the slam master and coach of and humorous insight, Greg has spoken to audiences on SlamCharlotte, a competitive team of poets whom he such topics as equal rights, diversity, acceptance, led to back to back National Poetry Slam victories in community, bullying and hate crimes. In his informative 2007 and 2008, something that has not been done in lecture, Greg delivers a powerful and unique perspective slam poetry for 15 years. on what it means to be gay in the 21st Century. An Contact: Scott Bass important voice of the LGBTQ community, Greg’s lecture Email: [email protected] is inclusive for all audiences. Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Contact: Scott Bass Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312

Program Title/Artist: Kyla Lacey Program Title/Artist: Beat The Blame Game Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Abuse; Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Kyla has facilitated poetry workshops for college and BEAT THE BLAME GAME is designed to be the reality high school age students and enjoys giving back to the check that interrupts this desensitization. It actively community. Her poetry is based off of her real life engages audiences into a candid dialogue about why experiences and she enjoys telling her story of there is a deep-seated, often self-protective need to triumphing over tragedy. She likes short walks on the blame victims, but dismantles the false logic behind beach and is an aspiring cat lady. When telling her story, those beliefs. The program highlights not only how Kyla has the ability to make you laugh about even some victim-blaming arguments lack any moral center, but of the roughest times in life. also how to respond effectively to those arguments Contact: Scott Bass when they hear them being made by others. Email: [email protected] Contact: Scott Bass Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Program Title/Artist: Odd?Rod Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Program Title/Artist: C.L. Lindsay - Classrooms & Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Age/Generation, the Law Ethnicity & Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Social Change/Justice Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Politics, Social Price Range: $1500-$2499 Change/Justice, Online harassment, electronic stalking Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-$4999 -Odd?Rod inspires students to achieve their dreams, as Program Overview: students see someone that had nothing handed to him Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook have and earned everything by simply holding on to life put both universities and their students in a precarious, Contact: Scott Bass and largely, undefined space. Add to that the fact that Email: [email protected] students are commonly accused of online harassment, Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 electronic stalking, copyright infringement, and Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 software piracy and it's clear that cyberspace can be a dangerous place, indeed. C.L. Lindsay will teach students everything they need to know about their online lives and how to protect themselves. Contact: Scott Bass Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312

Program Title/Artist: C.L. Lindsay - Sex & The Law Program Title/Artist: Michael Fosberg- Incognito Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety, Social Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Change/Justice, Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice, Sexuality Socio-economic Status Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: On a modern college campus, sex has as much to do Incognito, Inc. is an arts-based diversity training with avoiding violence as it does with finding a soul company led by author/actor/activist Michael Fosberg. mate. This program covers both sides of the equation. In his one-man comedy/drama, Michael portrays over a Rape (including date rape & statutory rape), stalking, dozen different characters in the course of an hour as he sexual abuse, & domestic abuse are all discussed - what tells the true story about the search for his biological constitutes each crime, penalties for each, how to report father and the discovery that he is biracial. The an incident, and strategies for avoiding victimization. performance is followed by Q & A in which Michael Contact: Scott Bass elicits a thought-provoking and meaningful dialogue Email: [email protected] about identity, race, diversity and inclusion. Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Contact: Scott Bass Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Program Title/Artist: Matt Glowacki Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Program Title/Artist: Preacher Moss Inclusion, Change/Justice Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Price Range: $2500-$4999 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, #1 Most-booked diversity program at colleges and Politics, Social Change/Justice universities. Teaches students that diversity is not just Price Range: $2500-$4999 recognizing individual differences but learning from Program Overview: them. Motivates students to engage in continual Armed with sincerity, intellect and rare comedic ability, dialogue and the exchange of diverse ideas, methods, Preacher Moss is the “End of Racism” Comedy and and perspectives. Emphasizes the importance of taking Lecture Tour. The “End of Racism” is not just the name an active role in their personal growth by thinking of the tour, but a commitment that we all share. critically about what they read, here, and watch on TV. Preacher Moss knows how to deliver the goods on how Contact: Scott Bass we see race through laughter, respect and the humility Email: [email protected] of a man who felt the sting of racism. Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Contact: Scott Bass Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312

Program Title/Artist: Sex Signals Program Title/Artist: The Hook Up Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Health Sexuality Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: A unique combination of improvisational comedy, The Hook-Up engages audiences in a facilitated education and audience participation -Provides a discussion about hooking-up, sexual assault and provocative, in-your-face look at issues surrounding bystander intervention. The Hook-Up begins with a dating, sex, and date rape on college campuses - discussion on how gender stereotypes contribute to rape Explores how mixed messages, gender role stereotypes, culture and harm survivors. Next, the program unpacks and unrealistic fantasies contribute to the practice of hooking-up, and identifies the differences misunderstandings between the sexes between a healthy hook-up, a regretted hook-up and a Contact: Scott Bass sexual assault. The program explores the research of Dr. Email: [email protected] David Lasik and examines the norms of contemporary Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 hook-up culture. Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Shot Of Reality Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness and Safety Program Title/Artist: Chloe Hilliard Price Range: $2500-$4999 Agency: Summit Comedy Program Overview: Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- -Combines improv comedy, audience participation, and Racial/Multi-Racial) education on alcohol awareness -Hilarious Price Range: $1500-$2499 improvisations keep the audience engaged and Program Overview: entertained while educational sketches drive home Chloé Hilliard is a larger than life comedian. She was alcohol facts and statistics -Works well in conjunction recently made her national TV debut on NBC’s smash hit with new student orientation, Greek life programming, “Last Comic Standing” appeared on AXSTV’s “Gotham and current alcohol awareness programs offered on Comedy Live” and is a frequent panel guest on “The campus Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”. Contact: Scott Bass Contact: Melissa Beer Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth Number(s): 300-310 & 312 Booth Number(s): 307 & 309

Program Title/Artist: Francisco Ramos Program Title/Artist: Arvin Mitchell Agency: Summit Comedy Agency: Summit Comedy Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Francisco Ramos is a bicultural and bilingual comedian, Comedian, Arvin Mitchell has been featured on Kevin having performed in both English and Spanish. Heart's "One Mic Stand", Tony Rocks "The Funny Spot" Originally from Venezuela, Francisco moved to the as well as entertaining our troops abroad. Nominated as States as a teenager. Francisco was in the top 10 of the one of NBC's Stand Up for Diversity top comics Arvin most recent season of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." He’s continues to tour colleges, clubs, cruise ships & also in Steve Carrel’s new show “Tribeca,” airing this fall churches. on TBS. Francisco has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Contact: Melissa Beer Live. Email: [email protected] Contact: Melissa Beer Phone Number: (612) 756-0651 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 307 & 309 Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth Number(s): 307 & 309 Program Title/Artist: Tracey Ashley Agency: Summit Comedy Program Title/Artist: Jeffrey Jay Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Summit Comedy Racial/Multi-Racial) Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Price Range: $2500-$4999 Orientation & Sexuality Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Becoming a college favorite comedian, Tracey was Program Overview: nominated by Campus Activities Magazine as Best Jeffrey is a Transgender comedian. He does a 30 minute Female Performer. Tracey was a semi-finalist on NBC’s comedy show followed by 30 minute comedy Q&A. He Last Comic Standing in 2014, has appeared as a Co-host also does peer and ally training for students and/or staff on TVLANDS Prime Movies and was honored to appear upon request. on The OWN Networks comedy special, “Wanda Sykes Contact: Melissa Beer Presents: HERLARIOUS.” Email: [email protected] Contact: Melissa Beer Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 307 & 309 Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth Number(s): 307 & 309 Program Title/Artist: Kevin Bozeman Agency: Summit Comedy Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Kevin Bozeman has been seen on Comedy Central, CBS, Fox and NBC. With over 10 NACA showcases, Kevin's easy going style and infectious smile, makes him an instant crowd pleaser. Smart, clever and edgy, Kevin's recently released 3rd CD, 'Life Coach' has been both a critical and commercial success. No subject is sacred from Kevin's hilarious truths. Contact: Melissa Beer Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth Number(s): 307 & 309

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 Harp and a history of the Electric Harp. The power of inspired to reach their authentic selves and live the life attraction in our lives. Why being unique is all you need. beyond who they have only imagined up until that Uniqueness and thinking outside the box will make you moment. successful. Contact: George Hornick Contact: George Hornick Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth Number(s): 314 Booth Number(s): 314

Program Title/Artist: Esteban Gast - Program Title/Artist: CHRISTINA "Poet" Entertainment for Social Change WILLIAMSON, CHANGE IS POSSIBLE! Agency: Wally's World of Etertainment Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1000-$1499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Program Overview: Inclusion, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Suicide ESTEBAN GAST is a multi-faceted multi-cultural Awareness & Prevention comedian who is comfortable performing stand-up, Price Range: $1500-$2499 improv and sketch comedy, playing guitar and piano, Program Overview: hosting talk shows, and emceeing events. Esteban is CHRISTINA "Poet" WILLIAMSON “Change Is Possible!” very involved in the world of education. He teaches ENG An interactive session that will show students how to 333/598: Creativity, Innovation and Vision in the College change any area of their life in order to obtain success. of Engineering at the University of Illinois. Esteban The i-Wanna Series - The term “i-wanna” is an acronym issues a call to action for us to realize the power of story which stands for your “Inner Wish and Nagging -use storytelling and entertainment for social change. Aspiration”. Poetic Expressions - Through inspirational https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVqZflq-BA lyrics and a poetic students will be inspired and Contact: George Hornick motivated to stay positive in a world that’s always Email: [email protected] changing. Poetry is entertaining and therapeutic. Phone Number: (800) 476-0442 Contact: Geogre Hornick Booth Number(s): 314 Email: [email protected]

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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 Number(s): 314 Contact: George Hornick Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Matuto, Brazilian Percussion Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Booth Number(s): 314 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 Number(s): 314 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth Number(s): 314

Program Title/Artist: Shattered Glass, Program Title/Artist: Ken Sprano - Man of Many Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Hats Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Agency: FUN Enterprises, Inc and Safety, Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Indigenous (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Heritage, National Origin Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Price Range: $1500-$2499 Health, Suicide Awareness & Prevention Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-$4999 Ken has travelled the world and has acquired toys and Program Overview: skills from a wide range of countries. His performance Shattered Glass is a multimedia stage presentation and includes a demonstration of things like the Devil Sticks, workshop facilitated by author Shaunelle Curry and Origami, Diablo, tops and yo-yo's. He not only artist Kelley Nicole. Addressing sexism, misogyny, demonstrates but provides the opportunity for hands on domestic violence and rape through spoken word, exploration. Ken is well versed in the history and the use dramatization, live music, and art. Shattered Glass of all of the items he demonstrates in his show. engages the use of art for successfully overcoming Contact: Kenneth Abrahams oppression and finding strength, healing, and Email: [email protected] empowerment in life. Works of art as therapeutic tools Phone Number: (781) 436-3187 helps build and develop core social-emotional Booth Number(s): 405-407 competencies that ultimately lead to improved self- image and productive action. Program Title/Artist: Joel Gill presents Contact: George Hornick Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History Email: [email protected] Agency: FUN Enterprises, Inc. Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Booth Number(s): 314 Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Title/Artist: BILL MILLER, Native Program Overview: American Indian Joel Gill is an author/ illustrator that believes Black Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment history shouldn't be relegated to one month. His Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness #28daysarenotenough is intended to get people to begin and Safety, Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Race to realize Black History isn't something that can be (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, taught and celebrated in one month. Black history is Mental Illness, Religion, Social Change/Justice American history and it should be studied as such. His Price Range: $5000 and above book Strange Fruits talks about 9 Black Americans who Program Overview: made a difference but are not well known at all. Center for American Indian Studies: Bill opens his Entertaining and educational. lecture / presentation in song with a hand drum or Contact: Kenneth Abrahams native flute. Art Lecture: “Three Elements In Native Email: [email protected] American Art” Bill shares his historical and cultural Phone Number: (781) 436-3187 overview of Native America. Religion: A classroom Booth Number(s): 405-407 presentation on Religion and the effects on Native American Indians. Health and Wellness in Native 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 Number(s): 314

Program Title/Artist: The Headband Experiment Program Title/Artist: Alfa with Michael Miller Agency: The College Agency Agency: FUN Enterprises, Inc. Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Racial/Multi-Racial) Ethnicity & Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Price Range: $1500-$2499 Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Religion, Sexual Program Overview: Orientation & Sexuality Alfa, a Philippine-born musician, celebrates originality Price Range: $2500-$4999 on-stage while wielding a guitar, ukulele, keyboard, and Program Overview: kazoo, delivering popular covers with a unique twist. Do matters of diversity impact your ability to include You may have heard Alfa’s music on E!’s “Keeping Up others within your organization? Using role-play, a with the Kardashians,” the CMJ Radio Top 200, or in the group will come together to simulate solving a real-life indie film “Baby Steps”. problem. The only difference is they will be wearing Contact: Shawna McNamara headbands assigning situations or qualities to them and Email: [email protected] everyone will know what the headband says, except the Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 person wearing it. After the role-play ends, we’ll break Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 down feelings, reactions and responses. Participants will leave understanding their own power to influence Program Title/Artist: Andy Stoll other's. Agency: The College Agency Contact: Kenneth Abrahams Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Email: [email protected] Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion Phone Number: (781) 436-3187 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Booth Number(s): 405-407 Program Overview: After college Andy Stoll set off on a four year, forty Program Title/Artist: Jourdain Fisher country solo trip around the world. The message Agency: The College Agency resulting from his experience is simple: the distance Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- between who you are and who you want to become is Racial/Multi-Racial) closer than you think. Andy’s program is great for Price Range: $1000-$1499 welcome week, orientation, and is sure to inspire Program Overview: students to achieve their dreams. With his fun material and open personality, audiences Contact: Shawna McNamara are drawn to Jourdain Fisher's style and sense of humor. Email: [email protected] Jourdain is consistently pushing himself to create the Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 best comedy experience for any venue he plays and has Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 been doing so as a nationally touring act for the past seven years. Contact: Shawna McNamara Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505

Program Title/Artist: Anthem Program Title/Artist: Carlos Andres Gomez Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency 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: Spanning decades and cultures, Anthem combine A proud Latino of Colombian heritage - Carlos Andrés diverse musical influences to showcase their own brand Gómez is an award-winning spoken word poet from of reggae. Their Jamaican heritage is the seed from New York City who you may recognize from HBO's "Def which their reggae roots spread, but each of the various Poetry" or Spike Lee's #1 movie "Inside Man" with members also adds his own experience and influences to Denzel Washington. He has performed at more than 300 the mix. Anthem is comprised of rappers and producers, colleges and universities and across 6 continents. In R&B singers and old-fashioned rock and rollers, making other news, he loves ping pong, good energy, and real them a band all their own. hugs. Contact: Shawna McNamara Contact: Shawna McNamara Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505

Program Title/Artist: Bill Santiago Program Title/Artist: Ebony Stewart Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation Price Range: $1500-$2499 & Sexuality Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 It’s been said that Bill Santiago was born to Puerto Rican Program Overview: immigrants, which is technically untrue, as Puerto Ebony Stewart is a published author, a former Sexual Ricans are US citizens. With the premiere of his first Health Educator, writer, and spoken-word performing television special, "Comedy Central Presents: Bill artist poet. She is the only adult female three-time Slam Santiago,” he won over fans nationwide with his dead- Champion in Austin Texas and has shared stages with on observations about Spanglish – “twice the Buddy Wakefield and the late Amri Baraka vocabulary, half the grammar!” and his beloved Contact: Shawna McNamara catchphrase “¡Porque Because!” Which led to his first Email: [email protected] book, "Pardon My Spanglish" - the first humor book in Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Spanglish. Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Contact: Shawna McNamara Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Ellis Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Agency: The College Agency Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Diversity Topic: Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Her charming sense of humor and ability to write powerful inspiring songs, together make Ellis a favorite on college campuses. She expands the idea of diversity programming by being an "out" lesbian artist who appeals to a broad audience. Ellis works hard to make connections with everyone at her shows, and is regularly asked back to the same schools year after year.

Contact: Shawna McNamara Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505

Program Title/Artist: Emma Willmann Program Title/Artist: Jon Goode Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Named one of the hottest LGBT comics by Program Overview: AfterEllen.Com, GoMagazine, and Pride.Com, and As a national award winning performance poet, Jon has recently featured at The Just for Laughs Festival, Emma been privileged to share the stage with Jamie Foxx, Mos Willmann has proven her status as one of the funniest Def, Kanye West, Tommy Davidson and many other females in NYC. talented poets, comedians and performers. Jon Contact: Shawna McNamara represents a refreshing change-up to traditional Email: [email protected] performance poetry, and has established himself as one Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 of the most influential and positive voices in the African Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 American community. Contact: Shawna McNamara Program Title/Artist: Gabriela Garcia Medina Email: [email protected] Agency: The College Agency Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Title/Artist: Katie Wirsing Program Overview: Agency: The College Agency Gabriela Garcia Medina's writing and spoken word Diversity Topic: Sexual Orientation & Sexuality performances have been featured on SiTv’s "Latinos on Price Range: $1500-$2499 the Rise" (ep.4.6). For the last eight years, Miss Garcia Program Overview: Medina has been contracted by KCET Television (a PBS Never afraid of the difficult truths, Katie Wirsing has affiliate) to write original spoken word/poetry content toured her way to stages around the world speaking on for their Annual Diversity Gala. issues from gender, love, sexuality, and spirituality to Contact: Shawna McNamara jello wrestling and her Grandmother’s love of hot dogs. Email: [email protected] Contact: Shawna McNamara Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Program Title/Artist: Jason Cheny Agency: The College Agency Program Title/Artist: Neil Hilborn Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: The College Agency Racial/Multi-Racial) Diversity Topic: Mental Illness Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Jason Cheny was born in Taiwan, partially raised in Neil Hilborn is a College National Poetry Slam Champion Canada, and now living in the US. Attending 10 different has been featured on Huffington Post, NPR and other schools in 3 different countries, Jason is a young comic news outlets for his poem, OCD which went viral in with a diverse background. Because of his experience 2013. It has garnered over ten million views, making it with various cultures, his material reaches a wide range the most-viewed slam poem on YouTube. Many of his of audiences. You will find him talking about his family, poems touch on the topic of mental health where he society, cultural differences, and how he grew up, promotes awareness, prevention, and acceptance in through his energetic and contagious style of comedy. society. Contact: Shawna McNamara Contact: Shawna McNamara Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505

Program Title/Artist: Chasing Lovely Program Title/Artist: Joe and Bil Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Drawing from their own lives, their experiences as Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Korean- fraternity men and student affairs professionals, their American sisters relocated to Nashville, July 2011. The family experiences, and the dynamics of their own sister duo's folk-pop blend is layered with rock and soul relationship, Dr. Joe and Dr. Bil are able to present a influences. Chasing Lovely's new EP, "Unbridled" myriad of difficult topics in a non-threatening, released June 2015, head over to their website to take a humorous way. With funny, interactive and challenging listen. programs, these two higher education professionals get Contact: Shawna McNamara today's college communities thinking about important Email: [email protected] concepts such as leadership development, diversity Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 appreciation, and homophobia & heterosexism. Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Contact: Shawna McNamara Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Javier Colon Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Agency: The College Agency Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Program Title/Artist: Josh Blakely Price Range: $2500-$4999 Agency: The College Agency Program Overview: Diversity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Javier Colon won the inaugural season of The Voice on Sexuality, Sexual Assault Awareness - Title IX NBC and later released his newest album called “Come Price Range: $2500-$4999 Through For You.” Hailing from Stratford, Connecticut, Program Overview: his acoustic soul style and charming personality have Josh Blakely uses popular images and videos during his been a staple of the college music scene. presentation to connect with students regarding Contact: Shawna McNamara important issues such as Sexual Assault Awareness and Email: [email protected] Title IX. Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Contact: Shawna McNamara Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Program Title/Artist: Jay Reid Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Las Vegas native, Jay Reid has been entertaining audiences since age 19! He's been seen on BET, TV One and Showtime as well as the Essence Music Festival and in countless clubs across America. After winning Bill Bellamy's comedy contest, "Who's Got Jokes", he teamed up with the star to hit the road on Bellamy's Tour, "Ladies' Night Out". Contact: Shawna McNamara Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505

Program Title/Artist: Kelly and Becca Program Title/Artist: Mohammed Bilal Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice, Sexual Health, Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Kelly and Becca have been nationally recognized for Former MTV Real World star and diversity consultant, leading the conversation on consent and sexual Mohammed Bilal, has helped thousands of people move empowerment. Their achievements and expertise on beyond the sheer tolerance of difference. His 12 Steps sexual assault awareness and prevention education, Towards Accepting Diversity is a fun, interactive have made them sought-after leaders, they are the presentation sprinkled with scholarship, hip-hop, and subjects of the documentary film, “You Are The One”, self-reflective narratives that equip the participant with and in the spring of 2014 attended several meetings easy, valuable, and powerful tools for appreciating the with senior officials at the White House regarding the wondrous diversity around us. Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Contact: Shawna McNamara Contact: Shawna McNamara Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Program Title/Artist: Ms Pat Program Title/Artist: Larry Yazzie Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Socio-economic Status Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Ms. Pat hasn’t lived the life of your typical comedian. World Champion Fancy Dancer, Larry Yazzie, a specialist Born to a single mother of 5, living on welfare in a tough in American Indian music and dance, strives to educate West end neighborhood of Atlanta, Ms. Pat learned and entertain audiences of all ages throughout the early on she would have to fend for herself. With a world on the beauty, skill and majesty of American comedy career now lasting over 9 years this powerful Indian music and dance. woman brings an honest, in your face, and hilarious Contact: Shawna McNamara perspective to her shows. Email: [email protected] Contact: Shawna McNamara Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505

Program Title/Artist: Randy Haveson Program Title/Artist: Travis Atreo Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- and Safety, Mental Illness, Suicide Awareness & Racial/Multi-Racial) Prevention Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Travis-Atreo is a singer, songwriter and producer from Since 1986, Randy has impacted the lives of young Seattle, WA and is the lead singer of Seattle rock band adults nationwide. As a therapist, he has worked with New Heights. In the summer of 2013 Travis-Atreo high school and college students on issues ranging from relocated from his home in the Northwest to Los substance abuse to depression and self-image. His Angeles, CA to pursue his dream and passion of music comprehensive health education programs have production. Working with many various different artists received national recognition for their effectiveness and throughout the year, his passion for songwriting has innovation been a part of many different artist careers across the Contact: Shawna McNamara music industry. Email: [email protected] Contact: Shawna McNamara Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Program Title/Artist: Salsa Magic Agency: The College Agency Program Title/Artist: Lijie Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Neon Entertainment Racial/Multi-Racial) Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $2500-$4999 Racial/Multi-Racial) Program Overview: Price Range: Under $1000 There is only one exciting, Interactive Latin Dance Party Program Overview: on the College Market that will have your students At the age of 5, Lijie and her mother moved from China begging for more! Salsa Magic Interactive Latin Dance to the US to be with her father and she began building Party with Lee "El Gringuito" and Kat "La Gata" has her musical foundation with lessons on piano. Lijie's performed around the world with a one of a kind Chinese roots have inspired her music, and the sad college-themed dance party that simply can't be missed. songs she often writes. Contact: Shawna McNamara Contact: Stephanie Ishman Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number(s): 503 & 505 Booth Number(s): 504

Program Title/Artist: José Canta 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), Mental Illness, Social Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Religion Change/Justice Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1000-$1499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian José Canta has a philosophy that none of us have to hold Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical onto our suffering. Through poetry, José has overcome beliefs, political observations and unique characters. socio-economic oppression and emotional depression. Ben’s first comedy album, Neuro Comedy, is available on His shows are more than entertainment, they are life- iTunes and Pandora. Ben also created the illustrated changing events. José Canta is a nationally acclaimed, coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery award-winning spoken-word artist who has inspired Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 Best thousands with his powerful message: we are all divine Seller in Humor. and have the ability to transform the most tragic of Contact: Stephanie Ishman moments in our lives into beauty through artistic Email: [email protected] expression. Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Contact: Stephanie Ishman Booth Number(s): 504 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Program Title/Artist: Dykes of Hazard Booth Number(s): 504 Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Program Title/Artist: Azhar Usman Orientation & Sexuality Agency: Neon Entertainment Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Dykes of Hazard Comedy is a mix of sketch and stand-up Price Range: $1500-$2499 comedy, music, dance and burlesque and offers a Program Overview: unique LGBT perspective. But if you happen to be Azhar Usman considers himself a “citizen of the world,” straight, don’t let the name scare you away. Dykes of and describes himself variously as follows: “Intellectually Hazard Comedy produces material about issues that all White; Emotionally Japanese; Spiritually Indian; genders, races and sexual orientation can connect with. Psychically Persian; Physically Arab; Artistically Whether you’re gay, straight or someone in between, Southeast Asian; Romantically Latino; and you’re likely to have a ball at Dykes of Hazard Comedy. Psychologically Black.” Today, Azhar is a global standup Contact: Stephanie Ishman comedian and co-founder of the “Allah Made Me Email: [email protected] Funny—Official Muslim Comedy Tour” which has toured Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 over 20 countries. Booth Number(s): 504 Contact: Stephanie Ishman Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number(s): 504

Program Title/Artist: Elizabeth Acevedo Program Title/Artist: Hypnotic Intoxication Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Hypnotic Intoxication volunteers believe they have ELIZABETH ACEVEDO was born and raised in New York unlimited access to the most potent alcohol, but they City and her poetry is infused with her Dominican will only be drinking bottled water. The volunteers will parents’ bolero music and her native city’s tough grit. be passing out, stumbling around and slurring speech, Acevedo has been a featured performer on BET, Centric allowing viewers to see how bad a situation can and Mun2, as well as delivered a TED talk that aired potentially be. After the volunteers are taken out of spring of 2013. She has graced stages nationally and hypnosis, Keith Karkut delivers a powerful message that internationally including State Theatre in South Africa, encourages students to rethink some of their decisions Madison Square Garden, and the Kennedy Center of the and realize what their future holds for them. Performing Arts. Contact: Stephanie Ishman Contact: Stephanie Ishman Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number(s): 504 Booth Number(s): 504 Program Title/Artist: Lacey Roop Program Title/Artist: G Yamazawa Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Orientation & Sexuality Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Queer and women's activist, Lacey Roop offers spoken Born in Durham, NC and raised by Japanese immigrants, word performances and writing workshops. An George Masao Yamazawa, Jr. is widely considered one advocate and ally, Lacey's work discusses gender & of the top young spoken word artists in the country. G sexuality, marginalized voices, women-empowerment, also has extensive experience as a teaching artist as well as ﬁnding the magic & hope that exists in our facilitating writing/performance workshops for inner every day. It is through Lacey's endearing weaving of city youth in the Washington, DC public school system personal narrative and poetics that delivers a powerful through Split This Rock, a nationally recognized non- performance to the LGBTQ community and allies alike. profit organization with a focus in political poetry. Contact: Stephanie Ishman Contact: Stephanie Ishman Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number(s): 504 Booth Number(s): 504

Program Title/Artist: Legally Homeless Program Title/Artist: The Unauthorized Biography Agency: Neon Entertainment Series Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Neon Entertainment Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Mohammed "Mo" Amer is an established standup Program Overview: comedian. He was the first and only Arab-American The Unauthorized Biography Series is a critically refugee comic to perform for U.S. and coalition troops acclaimed musical project that celebrates the world’s overseas, as well as with "Allah Made Me Funny—The greatest cultural icons through biographical rap songs – Official Muslim Comedy Tour." His cultural and familial Repackaging History through Hip Hop. Each chapter of background uniquely situates him to speak from the the series captures the legacy of an influential iconic heart about the absurd problems of religion, terror, and figure in a documentary-style music video. Icons the politics of our age through the lens of honest, featured in the series include Bob Marley, Muhammad endearing, personal stories. Ali, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, MLK Jr./Obama, Oprah, Contact: Stephanie Ishman Sean Combs, Tupac, Bruce Lee, Nelson Mandela and Email: [email protected] more. Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Contact: Stephanie Ishman Booth Number(s): 504 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Program Title/Artist: Sextegrity Booth Number(s): 504 Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Program Title/Artist: Believe in Yourself Sexuality Agency: Neon Entertainment Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice, Women's Issues Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-$4999 Barbara Lee "The Sex Minister" equips students to: - Program Overview: Acclimate to the college environment while separating BELIEVE In Yourself addresses the challenges fact from fiction -Build healthy relationships and set safe associated with self -defeating beliefs and non- boundaries -Recognize the value of diversity - gender, productive lifestyle patterns that detour brilliant orientation, race, and religion -Create a sexual ethic that women from reaching their full potential. Speaker and celebrates sex and treats it with moral integrity - Comedian, Wendi Fox uses straight-forward, Sextegrity -Understand Title IX and the role of nontraditional methods of reinvention, and equips bystanders Barabara helps her audience to celebrate audiences with the tools that they need to unlock their sexuality and treat it with moral integrity – Sextegrity. hidden truths, respect their authenticity, foster their Contact: Stephanie Ishman brilliance, and break through fears. BELIEVE In Email: [email protected] Yourself, is on mission to spotlight the power of Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 personal truth and positive choices. Booth Number(s): 504 Contact: Stephanie Ishman Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number(s): 504

Program Title/Artist: K-von Program Title/Artist: TRASHED: A Shot of Reality Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Racial/Multi-Racial) and Safety Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: K-von's diverse show involves standup, parody songs, & TRASHED focuses on “The Campus Party Scene” and expert audience interaction with material ranging from what we can do to make sure students enjoy their dating to the hilarious adventures of growing up with a college experience without compromising their safety. Dad from the Middle-East & Mom from Middle-America. Wendi Fox, professional stand-up comedian and former He recently wrote/directed a documentary "NOWRUZ: high-risk drinker, has been known for many years as the Lost & Found"...a comedic Journey into the Persian New anti-lecture artist. She doesn’t pressure students to stop Year, where he retraces the roots he never knew and drinking. Instead, she asks questions that provoke discover the dancing, food, clothing & traditions thought and create change, inspiring students to find involved in the Persian New Year. something in life they love more than getting drunk. Contact: Stephanie Ishman Contact: Stephanie Ishman Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number(s): 504 Booth Number(s): 504

Program Title/Artist: Maximize Your Buzz Program Title/Artist: Zero Shades Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety Diversity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Assault Price Range: $2500-$4999 Awareness Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-$4999 Let’s face it: traditional alcohol education doesn’t work. Program Overview: Let’s change behaviors by shifting perceptions: “Alcohol This sexual assault program sets the tone that sexual Is Not About Drinking; It’s About Who You Are.” If you assault is black and white. There are no disclaimers, no HATE lectures, you’ll LOVE this! · This is NOT a “Don’t clauses, and no fine print when it comes to how people Drink” experience, but rather about personal values and feel about being sexually assaulted or raped. It’s serious choices. · A high-energy and interactive event that helps to the victim, and this seminar takes it even more students understand why they drink. · Fully-customized, seriously with everyone else to help educate them that including your own campus alcohol policy. · A positive this isn’t a victim problem, it’s a problem on all levels. and empowering approach versus the typical alcohol Contact: Stephanie Ishman education. Email: [email protected] Contact: Stephanie Ishman Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 504 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number(s): 504

Program Title/Artist: Andrew Fisher Program Title/Artist: Gloria Bigelow Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental) Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: Under $1000 Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Social Program Overview: Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Andrew Fisher is an unexpected comedian performing Price Range: $1500-$2499 unexpected comedy. Born deaf and hilarious, he has put Program Overview: his unique perspective to work as one of the most Subtle, disarming and witty- Gloria Bigelow is a comic captivating comedians on the New York scene. Though it who doses out humor in bite sized chunks, easy for the may seem unexpected for all audiences to be able to listener to swallow but relentless nonetheless. With enjoy jokes told in American Sign Language, a issues of sexuality, race, and gender at the forefront of combination of flawless physical comedy and expertly her work, her comedy has the ability to unite a diverse timed delivery, Andrew will make you rethink everything group of people with laughter. about what makes comedy work. Contact: Kate Magill andrewfishercomedy.com Email: [email protected] Contact: Kate Magill Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 507 Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth Number(s): 507 Program Title/Artist: Kevin Yee Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Program Title/Artist: Raneir Pollard Diversity Topic: Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Kevin Yee contributed to the book "It Gets Better", he is Price Range: $1000-$1499 a recovering Broadway chorus boy (MARY POPPINS, Program Overview: WICKED, and MAMMA MIA), and a former member of Comedian Raneir Pollard is a rambunctious Miami Quincy Jones’ boy band YOUTH ASYLUM. He can Native that has been a notable class clown since he incorporate his stories of "It Gets Better" and combine it could remember. As a gay youth growing up in a with his original comedy songs. Well rounded show. traditionally Baptist Caribbean family, Raneir quickly Contact: Kate Magill learned to find the funny in this often times challenging Email: [email protected] world. His cynical views, naughty sense of humor and Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 flair for physical comedy led him to a world of improv & Booth Number(s): 507 sketch performance. Contact: Kate Magill Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth Number(s): 507

Program Title/Artist: Hari Kondabolu Program Title/Artist: Stand Up NBC Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Religion, Social Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Change/Justice, Socio-economic Status Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: StandUp NBC is a nationwide search for stand-up Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based, Queens-raised comedians of diverse backgrounds, which started in comic who the NY Times has called “one of the most 2003. This initiative allows comedians from across the exciting political comics in stand-up today.” Hari has country to showcase for key industry players at NBC and done standup on the Late Show with David Letterman , industry-wide. Top recipient(s) receive an NBC Talent Conan , Jimmy Kimmel Live, Live at Gotham and John Holding Deal, meeting with NBC Casting execs and an Oliver’s New York Standup Show. He was also a writer invitation to join the Stand Up for Diversity College Tour. and correspondent for the Chris Rock-produced Totally Contact: Kate Magill Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX. Email: [email protected] Contact: Kate Magill Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 507 Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth Number(s): 507 Program Title/Artist: Eliot Chang Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Program Title/Artist: Pete Dominick Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Racial/Multi-Racial) Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice Price Range: $5000 and above Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Comedian/Youtuber Eliot Chang has been seen on his In early 2008 shortly after the SIRIUSXM merger, Pete own Comedy Central Half Hour special, Chelsea Lately made the leap to political commentary, starting his own and his Youtube Channel with over 5 million views. The talk show, Pete’s Big Mouth. Pete continues to host a 3- comedy show can be Rated PG or Rated R upon request. hour daily discussion on SIRIUSXM, now called Stand Up! Eliot also offers his Q&A diversity workshop "Asians in with Pete Dominick, which regularly features some of the Media" (optional) which covers how minorities have the biggest names in politics,journalism,academia and been portrayed in TV & Film and the media's influence Entertainiment. on America. The night is fun blend of entertainment and http://standupwithpetedominick.com/comedy/ education. Contact: Kate Magill Contact: Kate Magill Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth Number(s): 507 Booth Number(s): 507

Program Title/Artist: Comedian KC Arora Program Title/Artist: "Asian Dreamers: Brown Is Agency: EVO Entertainment Funny" by Comedian Gibran Saleem Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: EVO Entertainment Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1000-$1499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Comedian KC Arora is from Queens, but one look at him Program Overview: has complete strangers asking, “But where are you Comedian Gibran Saleem was born in North Carolina REALLY from?” KC shares his hilarious insights on being and raised in Virginia in a Pakistani household. Growing first generation Indian-American while navigating the up in the South as the "only brown kid" from ins and outs of relationships with women and the kindergarten throughout high school, no one internet. KC has performed at several exclusive comedy understands minority better than Gibran. Racial festivals and is a regular on the New York Comedy scene stereotypes are Gibran's pet peeve so his jokes come and is making his way across the nation. Which nation? from experiences where he purposely challenges America, you racist. people's perception of skin color. Gibran's performed in Contact: Marie Monroe multiple comedy festivals and has been featured on Email: [email protected] MTV, and AXS Gotham Live. Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Contact: Marie Monroe Booth Number(s): 509 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Program Title/Artist: Omid Singh Presents: Booth Number(s): 509 Brownman 3000 Agency: EVO Entertainment Program Title/Artist: Corey Pieper: From Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Milwaukee To The Islands Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, National Origin, Agency: EVO Entertainment Religion Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Price Range: $1000-$1499 (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Omid Singh is an American touring stand-up comedian, Program Overview: based in Los Angeles. Raised in a multicultural family Corey Pieper is a Native Pacific Islander pop artist who (half Indian, half Iranian), he's lived in more than a hails from Hawaii but is based out of Milwaukee. dozen different cities across two continents. His unique Blending a mix of top 40, clean hip-hop, and ukulele upbringing, rapidly growing facial hair and acting debut island vibes, Corey delivers a top-notch energetic as a terrorist in the Academy Award winning film "Argo" performance. Corey has performed at SXSW, (which made his immigrant parents proud) have Summerfest among other festivals and venues. He's influenced his comedy making him a diverse performer opened for: TimeFlies, SoMo, Aaron Carter, Jojo and who connects with every type of audience. Outasight. With his Youtube channel at 1.5 million views Contact: Marie Monroe (and counting), Corey is on the rise to stardom. Email: [email protected] Contact: Marie Monroe Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 509 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: Dumbbelles LIVE! Program Title/Artist: Shane Romero: The Agency: EVO Entertainment NeighborHOOD Kid Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Agency: EVO Entertainment Gender Identity/Expression, Mental Illness, Sexual Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Orientation & Sexuality Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Price Range: $1500-$2499 Immigration, Social Change/Justice, Socio-economic Program Overview: Status DumbBelles LIVE! is more than your typical standup Price Range: $1500-$2499 comedy show, it's a journey comediennes (and best Program Overview: friends) Robyn and Emma take their audience on while Shane Romero is a writer, poet, and model from answering life's toughest questions hands on, so you Brooklyn. His poetry is a reflection of his personal life. don't have to. Both girls were diagnosed and struggled He addresses issues of the inner city-race, violence, with learning disabilities but refused to let their uphill battle of love, and his efforts of bettering himself disabilities hold them back from graduating college and as a Hispanic male that grew up in poverty. When pursuing comedy. Their variety show combines clips Shane's not touring nationally or doing workshops, he from their web-series "Dumbbelles", a Q&A and runs an organization called "Man Up!" which helps separate standup performances. young men of color to grow into men that reach higher Contact: Marie Monroe success. Email: [email protected] Contact: Marie Monroe Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 509 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509 Program Title/Artist: Questionable Choices with MTV's Subhah Agarwal Program Title/Artist: T. Miller Presents: Black, Agency: EVO Entertainment Queer & UNAPOLOGETIC. Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: EVO Entertainment Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, National Origin, Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Religion (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Price Range: $1500-$2499 Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Program Overview: Orientation & Sexuality Don't let Subhah's baby face or self-described social Price Range: $1500-$2499 awkwardness fool you: she's easily one of the funniest Program Overview: and hardest working comics on the scene today. Natasha "T. Miller" is a poet, author, activist, film Subhah's material covers everything from the producer, and three-time world poetry slam top five expectations of growing up in an Indian household to finalist. She has published two books including "Coming dating fails to why crash diets are the worst. She's out of Nowhere", a social networking memoir about performed at the NYC Comedy Festival, Women in homosexuality and cyber bullying that is being studied Comedy Festival, and was a featured comedian on PBS's in different Universities. Her recent film, “Treasure: "Modern Comedian." Watch what Subhah's up to next! From Tragedy to TransJustice” was accepted into the Contact: Marie Monroe 2015 LA film festival. T. Miller captivates the audience Email: [email protected] as she shares her personal story through poetry and Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 performance. Booth Number(s): 509 Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: The Black Unicorn: British Program Title/Artist: The Rudy Currence Comedian Chris James Chronicles Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Racial/Multi-Racial), Religion Indigenous Heritage, National Origin Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Rudy Currence is a Grammy and Dove Award winning Chris James will tell you he is a British-American, NOT producer, singer, songwriter and musician. After hearing British African-American because he does not hail from his soulful voice, it’s obvious that Rudy was raised Africa. Although Chris isn't from Africa, he has singing in the church. The smooth combination of old performed there and shares the cultural differences school r&b, pop and gospel is why Rudy's fans call his along with his experiences growing up in the UK in his performances an experience! In addition to his three refreshing and unique standup comedy. In addition to million YouTube views and college tours, Rudy has made his 2 million YouTube views, this ex-model and actor has several national television appearances including: ABC’s become a college favorite and is known for his 100% “The View” and BET’s “106th” and Park”. clean, college-friendly sets. Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509 Booth Number(s): 509 Program Title/Artist: ETC: The Eat TRASH! Program Title/Artist: The Crazy Roomies LIVE: Campaign (to End Food Waste) Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice, Socio- Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, economic Status, Activism, Environmental Justice Immigration, Socio-economic Status Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Every year in America, we throw away 96 billion pounds Oscar Collazos and Chris Clarke are NYC comedians who of food. This is something that we can change in our also happen to be roommates. Chris shares stories lifetime. Inspired by filmmaker Jeremy Seifert's about growing up Jamaican and his overly religious documentary DIVE!, ETC will awaken, challenge, mother. Oscar arrived in the United States when his educate, and empower individuals to reduce waste in parents fled the war-torn South American country of their everyday lives as well as highlight the correlation Colombia. His comedic beginnings were in third grade that food waste "politics" have in relation to hunger, when he was voted funniest 3rd-grader. This interactive poverty and waste. Program includes: a screening of comedy duo show proves that Oscar & Chris are the Dive!, Q&A w/Jeremy, Eat Trash T-shirts and more. modern day version of "Oscar & Felix." Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: Hot & Bothered: Feminist In Program Title/Artist: Sankofa African American Pornography History On Wheels Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Gender Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Socio- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, economic Status, Feminism, Women Empowerment Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage, National Origin, Social Price Range: $2500-$4999 Change/Justice, Socio-economic Status Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-$4999 Producer Becky Goldberg's presentation features a Program Overview: lecture, Q&A and a screening of her documentary, Hot "Sankofa: It is not taboo to go back and fetch what you and Bothered: Feminist in Pornography to give a rare have forgotten." This is the motto that curator and yet empowering look into how the pornography industry historian, Angela Jennings lives by. Spanning from 1860 and feminist community intertwines the politics and to the ever-present, Jennings exposes the pain, pride poetics of female sexuality. It profiles women who are and the depths of the souls of those who came from committed to making and supporting pornography that Africa in shackles and triumphant over the degradation includes their feminist values and will go up against an of slavery through the displays of her unique blend of art entire industry, stereotypes, and sexism to get what collectibles and memorabilia of her traveling museum they want. exhibit. Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: Our Voices: A Celebration of Program Title/Artist: SVET: The Bulgarian Electro- Black Women In Music HipHop Violinist Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, National Origin Indigenous Heritage, Social Change/Justice Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: This Bulgarian native, was a classical trained violinist Current and former cast-members of Broadway’s “The who picked up his skills by the age of 3. After Phantom of the Opera”, “Mama Mia” and Disney’s “The discovering Hip Hop, he was able to combine his Lion King,” have joined together to perform: “Our Voice classical training with elements of techno, house, – A Celebration Of Black Women In Music.” This show reggae, salsa and pop music to become one of the most takes its audience on a journey through African profound and unique acts in the Entertainment Industry American history utilizing the music of African American today. When he's not touring colleges and worldwide women. The show includes songs like: “Hoe Emma, corporate events, you can catch him performing Hoe,” a call and response slave song up to the women's halftime at the Brooklyn Nets games. anthem, "Survivor" by Destiny's Child. Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: The Three Amigos of Program Title/Artist: Catapult: Live Shadow Comedy: A Columbian Comedy Show Storytelling Through Dance Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Children/Family Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Programs, Unique Programming; Anti-bullying National Origin Price Range: $5000 and above Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Catapult Entertainment is known as the premiere New York City comedians Oscar Collazos, Alex Carabaño shadow transformation company. You may remember and Carlos Gonzalez make up the Three Amigos of seeing them on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent. These Comedy. Their brand of humor stems from being talented dancers have the skills to transform their immigrants that grew up in Colombian households bodies into seemingly impossible images. The silhouette within the United States. Their show consists of 90 transformations are without question some of the most minutes of college-friendly comedy. (Oscar, Alex or creative in the world and Catapult is also able to create Carlos can also do solo 60 minute performances.) While their dance presentation geared to your topic or many Colombian references are visited, the show is in interest-a truly personalized program! Inquiry today for English however, it *can* be performed in Spanish! availability & routing. Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: Vanessa Hidary: The Hebrew Program Title/Artist: Jane Elliott Presents: Power, Mamita Perception & Prejudice (The Eye Of The Storm Agency: EVO Entertainment Exercise) Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: EVO Entertainment Racial/Multi-Racial), Religion, Social Change/Justice, Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Socio-economic Status (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Price Range: $2500-$4999 Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Program Overview: Socio-economic Status, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality, New Yorker Vanessa Hidary, AKA The Hebrew Mamita, Price Range: $5000 and above grew up on Manhattan's culturally diverse Upper West Program Overview: Side. Her experiences as a Sephardic Jew with close Ms. Jane Elliott, uses her 'Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes' friends from different ethnic and religious backgrounds exercise to teach about the anatomy of prejudice (which inspired her to write "Culture Bandit," the nationally was later known as the Peabody Award-winning film, toured solo show that chronicles Vanessa's coming of "The Eye of the Storm.) Through her discussion, film clips age during the golden age of Hip-Hop and her and by using the audience participants, she explores all dedication to fostering understanding and friendship of the problems of racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, between all people. Vanessa tackles dissecting and ethnocentrism and the responsibility shared by all stereotypes through her workshops and poetry. of us for illuminating them in and eliminating them from Contact: Marie Monroe ourselves and our environment. Email: [email protected] Contact: Marie Monroe Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 509 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: Kùlú Mèlé: African Dance & Program Title/Artist: México 2000: Ballet Drum Ensemble Folklórico 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), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, National Origin National Origin Price Range: $5000 and above Price Range: $5000 and above Program Overview: Program Overview: Kùlú Mèlé: African Dance & Drum Ensemble is known for México 2000 Ballet Folklórico's objective is to preserve infusing traditional African dance with urban American and promote the Mexican traditional heritage. Concerts flair. Kùlú Mèlé has graced stages from New York to are fast-paced and nonstop, featuring dances from Guinea and throughout the African Diaspora, different regions with European, Afro-Caribbean, and distinguishing itself with beautiful costumes, a thrilling South American influence, including pre-Columbian percussion battery and dynamic choreography. dances, highlighting the beauty and romance of Workshops also offered: dance and drum technique, traditional Mexico and illustrating México’s rich culture. related dress and cultural protocols, the During the educational interactive show, audience interrelationship of drum rhythms and dance, and the members will learn about Mexican holidays and enjoy particular values and traditions that inform songs and beautiful traditional dances, costumes, and music from dances. Puebla, Veracruz & Jalisco. Workshops also offered. Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: Live Sand Art Story Tales Program Title/Artist: The Laugh In Peace Tour Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Unique Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Programming- Can be catered to your event topic (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, National Price Range: $5000 and above Origin, Politics, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Socio- Program Overview: economic Status Charlene Lanzel is a world-renowned performance artist Price Range: $5000 and above from New York who uses her hands in the sand to create Program Overview: living sand animations. This is an amazing live The New York Times declared that they "had the performance using just sand, a light box and a projector. audience convulsing." That's what to expect when Charlene began traveling around the World, fascinating comedians Azhar Usman (a Muslim) and Rabbi Bob audiences with her magical sand animation Alper (a Jew) take the stage. Together, Bob and Azhar performances. Charlene’s sand art combines her passion perform their unique material that's presented in a way for artistic expression with her love of music, storytelling that's hilarious, sophisticated and 100% clean for and performance art into one unique, mesmerizing art colleges, churches, synagogues, and theatres in a show form. that's been called "one of the most unusual and uplifting Contact: Marie Monroe cross-cultural experiences you'll have this year." Email: [email protected] Contact: Marie Monroe Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 509 Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Booth Number(s): 509

Program Title/Artist: The Semicolon Project: De- Program Title/Artist: Dialogues On Diversity stigmatizing Mental Health Disorders Workshops Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: Dialogues On Diversity Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Inclusion, Mental Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Disability (Acquired or Illness, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Suicide Developmental), Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Awareness & Prevention Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Price Range: $5000 and above Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage, Mental Program Overview: Illness, National Origin, Politics, Religion, Social "A semicolon represents a sentence the author could Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Sexual have ended but chose not to. The sentence is your life Orientation & Sexuality and the author is you.” Amy Bleuel is the Price Range: $1500-$2499 founder/president of The Semicolon Project: the global, Program Overview: faith-based, non-profit, movement that's dedicated to These on-your-feet, fun, and engaging workshops presenting hope and love to those who are struggling illustrate the shifting face of America. Students will with mental health disorders. Amy shares her dark past explore the necessity to engage difference not just for and how through her pain and resilience came the sake of understanding cultures beyond your own, inspiration and a deeper love for others. but to see diversity as an emerging philosophy, which Contact: Marie Monroe will help individuals deal with the very nature of change Email: [email protected] itself. DOD Workshops help participants see how having Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 a greater sense of diversity can turn perceived obstacles Booth Number(s): 509 into opportunities to engage an emerging world. Contact: Larry Tish Program Title/Artist: Samuel J Comroe Email: [email protected] Agency: Fresh Variety Phone Number: 617-792-5053 Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Booth Number(s): 609 Tourettes Syndrome Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Title/Artist: Get Out Of Your Bubble! Program Overview: Agency: Dialogues on Diversity Samuel, a Los Angeles native and New York City Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race transplant, is a stand-up comedian who performs at (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender over 100 clubs and colleges annually. He made his TV Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous debut on TBS’ Conan and has appeared on BET’s Real Heritage, Mental Illness, National Origin, Politics, Husbands of Hollywood with Kevin Hart. His comedy is Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, made up of the trials and tribulations of living with Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality, Tourette Syndrome since being diagnosed at age six and Orientation observational material based on his life experiences. Price Range: $1500-$2499 Contact: Laura Gilman Program Overview: Email: [email protected] Part Game Show! Part Stand-Up! Part Dialogue! “Get Phone Number: (603) 518-5783 Out Of Your Bubble!” shows students a slice of the Booth Number(s): 512 changing and diverse world that they went to college to prepare themselves for. GOOYB introduces students to a new way to look at difference and how taking advantage of all of the resources offered at their institution will make them more knowledgeable, diverse, and marketable in a far more competitive world. Contact: Larry Tish Email: [email protected]

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Program Title/Artist: The Black-Jew Dialogues Program Title/Artist: Barry Brewer Agency: Dialogues On Diversity Agency: Metropolis Management Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Racial/Multi-Racial Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous Price Range: $1000-$1499 Heritage, Mental Illness, National Origin, Politics, Program Overview: Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Barry Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Brewer began his comedic career in 2001. He has since Price Range: $2500-$4999 traveled the country and abroad performing at the Program Overview: nation’s top comedy clubs and colleges. As a stand up The Black-Jew Dialogues is a hilarious two-person comedian, Barry has performed on a number of high comedy that brings light and knowledge to the often profile platforms including television appearnaces on times complex topics of race, difference, and diversity. national networks, such as Comedy Central (Gabriel The show is the winner Campus Activities Magazine and Iglesias Presents…), BET (Comic View) and TvOne (Who’s APCA "Best Diversity Program" Award for 2014. Much Got Jokes). His film experience includes: “The Parking like "Key & Peele" the program uses provocative Lot” and most recently “The Perfekt Plan” (2013) sketches and video to help students see there are forces starring comedian Tommy Ford (Martin) in which he in play that conspire to make us believe difference is a wrote, executive produced and starred. With his threat. Discussion follows the performance. exceptional comedic style and relatable delivery, Barry Contact: Larry Tish Brewer is a star on the rise and one of Hollywood’s Email: [email protected] fresh, new entertainers to watch. Phone Number: 617-792-5053 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Booth Number(s): 609 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Program Title/Artist: The Movement - 50 Years of Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Love and Struggle Agency: Dialogues on Diversity Program Title/Artist: Melissa Shoshahi stand up Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race comedy (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), National Origin, Agency: Metropolis Management Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- African American History Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Price Range: $2500-$4999 Immigration, Indigenous Heritage Program Overview: Price Range: $1000-$1499 One Actor – 10 Characters – A Half Century of Race Program Overview: Relations. “The Movement” is a high powered and Melissa Shoshahi is an Iranian-American stand up inspirational one-man show through the past 50 years comedienne and actress based in Los Angeles. Melissa of the Black experience in America – from LBJ to today. knows no limits when it comes to comedy - culture, Emmy-award winning actor Ron Jones examines this politics, race and gender are all fair game! Melissa also journey through a range of characters, original video, brings insight and humor regarding her own unique stock footage, historical landmarks and some of the best upbringing as a child of immigrant parents. Melissa's music of the last generation. The 85-minute comedy show would be great entertainment for a performance is followed by audience discussion. Diversity Event. Contact: Larry Tish Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: 617-792-5053 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number(s): 609 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614

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 & Prevention National Origin, Religion Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1000-$1499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Bobby Jo Valentine is an award-winning Samson Koletkar was born in Mumbai and raised singer/songwriter based in San Francisco, is known for Jewish. Growing up in the world's most crowded city, he his honest, raw and lyrically strong sound. Bobby Jo is an spent most of his childhood years burning the midnight influential part of the LGBT community, even performing candles for earning a Masters in Computer Software, as a headliner at San Diego Pride 2013. thereby fulfilling his parent's dreams. He then moved Contact: Joyce Jiawan half-way across the world, to the technology Email: [email protected] headquarters and a hotbed for emerging comics - San Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Francisco. Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Jay Dukes - Host / Emcee / Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Stand Up Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Agency: Metropolis Management Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Aman Ali Racial/Multi-Racial) Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Price Range: $1500-$2499 Speaks Program Overview: Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Repeat comments about Jay have been, “You were Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, exactly what we needed” and “Jay is a funny and great Religion, Social Change/Justice guy”. He stays connected with his supporters on social Price Range: $1500-$2499 networks daily, which helps him incorporate what’s Program Overview: funny, to your students, right now. Jay is now taking He is recognized for being the co-creator of the social hosting dates, as well as, bookings for his full one-hour media phenomenon 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a 25,000 college comedy special, appropriately titled, “The Laugh mile road trip he took to all 50 states in the U.S. with the and Learn Tour”. Jay is a great option for a diversity mission of telling groundbreaking and profound stories event! about Muslims in America. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614

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 Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 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 Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 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 Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 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 Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 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

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Program Title/Artist: Norman Ng, Magician Program Title/Artist: Panama Soweto spoken Agency: Metropolis Management word poet and speaker Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Corporate Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman events Speaks Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice It’s the only show where you see Magician, Norman Ng, Price Range: $1500-$2499 smash cell phones with a baseball bat and magically Program Overview: restore them; perform magic in 3D; cause drawings to Panama Soweto is a performance writer, recording bend and twist on their own; make objects appear under artist and educator. Soweto is a 2006 National Poetry your seat; impale a card with a hockey stick and much Slam Champion. He is the co-founder of Slam Nuba, the more! The show features never before seen magic, 2011 National Poetry Slam Champions. The YouTube laugh out loud comedic situations and the best part…it performance of his poem, Scott, is currently taught in stars you the audience! During, “The Norman Magic schools in The U.S. and around the world. Panama Experience,” members from the audience get to take challenges ideas about bullying, single-parenthood, center stage. Audience members read each other’s sexual abuse, self-advocacy, and discrimination through minds, win cash prizes, and get to experirence the magic his mastery of spoken word. first hand. The show is interactive, hilarious, and above Contact: Joyce Jiawan all else, AMAZING. Email: [email protected] Contact: Joyce Jiawan Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Program Title/Artist: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Program Title/Artist: Oveous Agency: Metropolis Management Agency: Metropolis Management Diversity Topic: Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Soci- Diversity Topic: Suicide Awareness, Mental Healing, economic Status Poetry Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Prasanth brings humor to the issues faced by a child of Oveous embodies brilliant lyricism with a powerful immigrant parents. With material covering an performance. Perhaps his greatest strength is that he expansive range of his suburban roots, quick-witted was able to turn his borther’s suicide into a global banter about social conventions, the political mission for mental healing and the positive uplifting of atmosphere, racial tensions, with an added pinch of all people he comes across with through his music and adolescent sarcasm, Prashanth is able to strike a chord words. He’s earned standing ovations on HBO Def Jam, that resonates with all audience members during his The Arsenio Hall Show, and has been a winner multiple show. Prasanth's comedy show is a great entertainment times on “Showtime at the Apollo”. His now classic hit option for a Diversity Event. song “Mirror Dance” with Osunlade still rocks the core Contact: Joyce Jiawan of your soul on the dance floor. As a poet he’s earned Email: [email protected] countless national titles and is one of few artists to be Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 chosen by the US State Dept of Music to represent Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 America this year on a world tour. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374

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Program Title/Artist: Rudy Francisco-Spoken Program Title/Artist: Chantal Chamberland - Jazz Word Musician / Activist Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Agency: Metropolis Management Speaks Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Diversity Topic: Racial Politics, Class, Gender, Love, Orientation & Sexuality Domestic Violence, Social Change, Religion Price Range: $2500-$4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Whether it's crooning to tens of thousands at festivals Rudy Francisco seeks to create work that promotes such as the Toronto or Montreal International Jazz healthy dialogue, discourse and social change. Festival or serenading crowds at discerning nightclubs Furthermore, Rudy has made conscious efforts to and theaters across North America and abroad, cultivate yong poets and expose the youth to the genre Chantel's performances are poignant reminders of how of Spoken Word Poetry via coaching, workshops and intoxicating her on stage presence can be. Great performances at preparatory schools and community entertainment option for pride event. centers. Rudy is the 2009 National Underground Poetry Contact: Joyce Jiawan Slam Champion, the 2010 San Diego Grand Slam Email: [email protected] Champion, the 2010 San Francisco Grand Slam Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Champion and the 2010 Individual World Poetry Slam Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Champion. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Program Title/Artist: Delatorro McNeal - Email: [email protected] Leadership Speaker Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Speaks Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Amber Galloway-Gallego Racial/Multi-Racial), Soci-economic Status Agency: Metropolis Management Price Range: $2500-$4999 Diversity Topic: ASL, Interpretation, Diversity, Program Overview: Communication, Character Development, Self-esteem, DELATORRO L. MCNEAL, II is a Student Success Expert, Social Justice Motivational Speaker & Best Selling Author. He is the Price Range: $2500-$4999 President and CEO of CRUSH University. Delatorro Program Overview: earned his BA and MS degrees with honors in 5 years You may recognize Amber Galloway-Gallego as the pink- total, with a 4.0 GPA, and ZERO Student Loan Debt. haired interpreter whose interpretation of Kendrick Contact: Joyce Jiawan Lamar during Lollapalooza went viral last year. That Email: [email protected] same interpretation has been shared millions of times Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 on Twitter, Tumbler, and Vine. She became a crowd Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 favorite and was sought out from various people to find out about who she is and what she does. You can see more about that experience online during her interview with W. Kamau Bell on Totally Biased, also on Yahoos’ The Daily Shot with Ali Wentworth. She also was featured in RollingStone magazine. Even cooler was her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Sign Language Rap battle featuring a special guest Wiz Khalifa. Not only does her enthusiasm and passion come across in her interpretations but also in her talks about life and her profession. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614

Program Title/Artist: Hoan Do motivational Program Title/Artist: Kazual speaker Agency: Metropolis Management Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Speaks Racial/Multi-Racial) Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $2500-$4999 Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, Mental Program Overview: Illness, National Origin Using only their vocal instruments, Kazual’s sound is Price Range: $2500-$4999 smooth, rich,and refined. Blending beats with ballads, Program Overview: these guys bring an audience to their feet. With crowd- Hoan Do is a success coach, author, and competitor in pleasing covers and original arrangements, Kazual is American Ninja Warrior. From an early age, Hoan was serious entertainment for everyone! Great conscious of the sacrifices his parents had made in their entertainment option for Black History Month or other escape to the U.S. during the Vietnam War. With the diversity event! tremendous pressure Hoan placed on himself, he found Contact: Joyce Jiawan himself overwhelmed. His self-esteem reached an all- Email: [email protected] time low. He even contemplated suicide. He speaks at Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 colleges sharing advice that helps students succeed in Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 school and in life. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Program Title/Artist: Kelsey Tainsh Email: [email protected] Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Speaks Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Diversity Topic: Alcohol Aubse & Recovery, Eating Disorders, Personal Growth Program Title/Artist: Joshua Fredenburg - Price Range: $2500-$4999 Diversity / Leadership Speaker Program Overview: Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Kelsey Tainsh has lived her life differently than she Speaks planned, hoped for, or dreamed. By the age of 13, she Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- was a world champion athlete and featured on the TV Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, show Entertainment Tonight. She spent time in Los Soci-economic Status Angeles acting in movies including “Rumor Has It” with Price Range: $2500-$4999 Jennifer Aniston and Mark Ruffalo, and television shows Program Overview: such as “Gilmore Girls,” and “Desperate Housewives.” Joshua Fredenburg is a nationally recognized speaker, Despite her challenges, Kelsey graduated from high author, and leadership consultant. He provides expert school with honors alongside her triplet sisters, advice on leadership, diversity, and healthy graduated from The University of Florida, magna cum relationships. His approach is practical, engaging, laude, worked for a Fortune 100 Company and now applicable, inspiring, and dynamic! He has reached travels the country as a Professional Speaker. Even with thousands of emerging and seasoned leaders across the major life-changing medical obstacles, Kelsey brings a nation as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, and unique perspective on life, love, diversity and the ability leadership trainer to succeed. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614

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 Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 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 Number(s): 610, 612 & 614 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number(s): 610, 612 & 614

Program Title/Artist: Mystical Arts of Tibet Program Title/Artist: Steel Away Agency: Mystical Arts of Tibet Agency: Everything But The Mime Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Religion Racial/Multi-Racial), Native Music of Trinidad Price Range: $5000 and above Price Range: $1000-$1499 Program Overview: Program Overview: The Drepung Loseling monks of the Mystical Arts of Steel Away is a two piece steel drum ensemble who can Tibet tours promote world peace and healing through play any type of music, soothed to an island beat by way their rich, authentic sacred performing and visual arts. of their native Trinidad (where the steel drum was These include lectures, workshops, outreach programs, invented!). In fact, Fox and Gail were members of the music/dance performance, and mandala sand painting. world famous Trinidad All Star Steel Orchestra. They Contact: Irene Lee love to share the culture and traditions of their paradise Email: [email protected] home and this unique music. Culturally educational, Phone Number: (404) 982-6437 musically entertaining, flexible, and easy to work with. Booth Number(s): 615 Contact: Sheri Kettula Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Henna Artist Phone Number: (407) 856-2412 Agency: Everything But The Mime Booth Number(s): 703 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Ancient Art History Program Title/Artist: Make Your Own Dream Price Range: $1000-$1499 Catchers Program Overview: Agency: Everything But The MIme Henna is created from the naturally flowering plant -- Diversity Topic: Indigenous Heritage Henna, a word derived from Arabic. There is an Price Range: $1500-$2499 amazing chemical process to change the leaves of the Program Overview: plant into a skin-staining form. Students will learn that This traditional Native American icon is a symbol of Henna is a form of temporary tattoo that dates back to unity among Indian Nations. Legend tells it protects you over 6000 years. Tattoos are nothing new! from nightmares by letting bad dreams and evil Contact: Sheri Kettula thoughts flow through the holes, and trapping good Email: [email protected] dreams and thoughts through the leathers and feathers Phone Number: (407) 856-2412 into our sleeping minds. We will bring the woven ring, a Booth Number(s): 703 facilitator, and all of the supplies for your students to decorate, and make their personal dream catcher. Have Program Title/Artist: Pippi's Asian Names fun, and sleep well! Agency: Everything But The Mime Contact: Sheri Kettula Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Email: [email protected] Racial/Multi-Racial) Phone Number: (407) 856-2412 Price Range: $1000-$1499 Booth Number(s): 703 Program Overview: Pippi paints your name while mixing in amazing artwork of dolphins, pandas, palm trees, butterflies, dragons and other imagery. Her expert calligraphy incorporates historical and cultural ties to the ancient societies of China, Korea and Japan. It fuses the Buddhist and Confucian ideals of inner happiness with ornamental depictions of the letters in your name resulting in an explosion of art, color, and fun. Contact: Sheri Kettula Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (407) 856-2412 Booth Number(s): 703

Program Title/Artist: Ran'd Shine Comedy Program Title/Artist: G.I.F.T.S by Kim Coles Magician Agency: Diversity Talent Agency Agency: Everything But The MIme Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Social Racial/Multi-Racial) Change/Justice Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-$4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: The history of African American magicians is as sparse A well-known comedienne, Kim Coles continues to bring as the number of them that are performing her fresh take on love, life, and laughter. As a speaker professionally. Throughout American history, black her program is same guiding spirit and empowering magicians have achieved great skill in both the tricks of people, combining comedy and inspiration a the trade and the business side of the performing. transformational program called G.I.F.T.S, designed to However, slavery and racial discrimination took its toll inspire you to discover your own true “gifts” so you may on the careers and memories of early black magicians, share them with the world. preventing them from becoming household names such Contact: Brian Dennis as Keller, Thurston and Houdini. . Email: [email protected] Contact: Sheri Kettula Phone Number: (770) 210-5579 Email: [email protected] Booth Number(s): 705 Phone Number: (407) 856-2412 Booth Number(s): 703 Program Title/Artist: Life After - Daryl Chill Mitchell Program Title/Artist: Lanakila's Polynesian Show Agency: Diversity Talent Agency Agency: Everything But The Mime Diversity Topic: Disability Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Price Range: $2500-$4999 Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), National Origin, Program Overview: Polynesian History and Dance Actor Daryl "Chill" Mitchell was paralyzed from the Price Range: $2500-$4999 waist down in a motorcycle accident. "It was dark and I Program Overview: didn't know the roads really well, I went around a bend Aloha! Our name is Lanakilas. We are Polynesian. Our and bam, the bike shot right underneath me. . . . I woke homeland is called "the Crossroad of the Pacific," due to up five days later in the hospital." Since then he has the varied cultural influences that have shaped who we appeared in 25 movies and is currently on the hit tv are today. We would like to share our diverse culture show NCIS New Orleans. with you through music, dance, costumes, stories, Contact: Brian Dennis audience participation, history, language, and learning. Email: [email protected] You are familiar with the Hawaiian word luau? It means Phone Number: (770) 210-5579 "feast," and that is what our show is . . . a feast ! Booth Number(s): 705 Contact: sheri kettula Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: spin magic Phone Number: (407) 856-2412 Agency: Spin Magic – Spin Painting Booth Number(s): 703 Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: We provide an entertaining show for all ages! Students get to spin paint a variety of items. We play games and have contests that work great as a mixer! We give away prizes and play music. We are eco friendly and are high energy. Contact: Brian Schumacher Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (218) 289-4831 Booth Number(s): 723-725