Diversity Guide—Mid America Region

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

A Collaborative Project of the Regional Diversity Initiatives Coordinators

NACA® Statement on Diversity

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

Diversity Initiatives Collaboration

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

All conference delegates who have an interest in bringing diversity programs to their campuses are encouraged to review the programs listed in the guide prior to attending the conference and then to visit the agencies in the Campus Activities Marketplace (CAMP). Each program listed provides the name of the agency, booth location, contact information, price range, and a brief overview of the program. As a convenience while at the conference, delegates may also access this information in NACA® All Access.

Program Title/Artist: Bluz Program Title/Artist: Greg Baird Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Gender Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Social Change/Justice Identity/Expression, Politics, Social Change/Justice, Price Range: $1500-$2499 Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 From humble southern beginnings Boris Rogers aka Bluz Program Overview: has risen through the ranks of spoken word Greg R. Baird is a lecturer, educator, writer, filmmaker entertainment. He is the slam master and coach of and social advocate. An engaging speaker with heart SlamCharlotte, a competitive team of poets whom he and humorous insight, Greg has spoken to audiences on led to back to back National Poetry Slam victories in such topics as equal rights, diversity, acceptance, 2007 and 2008, something that has not been done in community, bullying and hate crimes. In his informative slam poetry for 15 years. lecture, Greg delivers a powerful and unique perspective Contact: Chris Schuler on what it means to be gay in the 21st Century. An Email: [email protected] important voice of the LGBTQ community, Greg’s lecture Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 is inclusive for all audiences. Booth Number: 106-116 Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Carlos Robson Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Booth Number: 106-116 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Identity Program Title/Artist: Kyla Lacey Price Range: $1500-$2499 Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Program Overview: Diversity Topic: Domestic Abuse Carlos Robson is an award-winning spoken word poet, Price Range: $1500-$2499 playwright, and teaching artist. As a competitive Program Overview: “slam”poet, he’s competed in local, regional, national Kyla has facilitated poetry workshops for college and and international competitions, winning the National high school age students and enjoys giving back to the Poetry Slam championship in 2007 and again in 2008 as community. Her poetry is based off of her real life a member of the North Carolina based team, Slam experiences and she enjoys telling her story of Charlotte. triumphing over tragedy. She likes short walks on the Contact: Chris Schuler beach and is an aspiring cat lady. When telling her story, Email: [email protected] Kyla has the ability to make you laugh about even some Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 of the roughest times in life. Booth Number: 106-116 Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth Number: 106-116

Program Title/Artist: Odd?Rod Program Title/Artist: C.L. Lindsay - Alcohol Parties Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment and the Law Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Age/Generation, Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Ethnicity & Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety Social Change/Justice Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Understand the basics of the underage drinking laws for -Odd?Rod inspires students to achieve their dreams, as their specific state and town Learn the penalties for students see someone that had nothing handed to him most alcohol related violations including jail time, fine and earned everything by simply holding on to life amounts, and loss of drivers licenses Be able to interact Contact: Chris Schuler with the police if they do show up at the party and get Email: [email protected] the best possible outcome Understand the basics of Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 search and seizure law, including the myriad exceptions, Booth Number: 106-116 know how to proceed when confronted with an issue Contact: Chris Schuler Program Title/Artist: Beat The Blame Game Email: [email protected] Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Booth Number: 106-116 Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Title/Artist: Matt Glowacki Program Overview: Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment BEAT THE BLAME GAME is designed to be the reality Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), check that interrupts this desensitization. It actively Inclusion, Social Change/Justice engages audiences into a candid dialogue about why Price Range: $2500-4999 there is a deep-seated, often self-protective need to Program Overview: blame victims, but dismantles the false logic behind #1 Most-booked diversity program at colleges and those beliefs. The program highlights not only how universities. Teaches students that diversity is not just victim-blaming arguments lack any moral center, but recognizing individual differences but learning from also how to respond effectively to those arguments them. Motivates students to engage in continual when they hear them being made by others. dialogue and the exchange of diverse ideas, methods, Contact: Chris Schuler and perspectives. Emphasizes the importance of taking Email: [email protected] an active role in their personal growth by thinking Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 critically about what they read, here, and watch on TV. Booth Number: 106-116 Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth Number: 106-116

Program Title/Artist: Me, My Mom, and Sharmila Program Title/Artist: Preacher Moss Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, National Politics, Social Change/Justice Origin, Politics, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Price Range: $2500-4999 Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Armed with sincerity, intellect and rare comedic ability, Program Overview: Preacher Moss is the “End of Racism” Comedy and Dynamic writer-performer Fawzia Mirza chronicles her Lecture Tour. The “End of Racism” is not just the name struggle to connect with her mother as she grapples of the tour, but a commitment that we all share. with an emerging identity as a South Asian Queer Preacher Moss knows how to deliver the goods on how actress and activist. Voiced with humor and deep we see race through laughter, respect and the humility insight, Fawzia’s journey of self-discovery carries her all of a man who felt the sting of racism. the way from childhood as a Pakistani Muslim in small- Contact: Chris Schuler town Canada to living out as an actress in the heart of Email: [email protected] Chicago. Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Contact: Chris Schuler Booth Number: 106-116 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Program Title/Artist: Sex Signals Booth Number: 106-116 Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Michael Fosberg- Incognito Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Health Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Price Range: $2500-4999 Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Program Overview: (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice, A unique combination of improvisational comedy, Soci-economic Status education and audience participation -Provides a Price Range: $2500-4999 provocative, in-your-face look at issues surrounding Program Overview: dating, sex, and date rape on college campuses - Incognito, Inc. is an arts-based diversity training Explores how mixed messages, gender role stereotypes, company led by author/actor/activist Michael Fosberg. and unrealistic fantasies contribute to In his one-man comedy/drama, Michael portrays over a misunderstandings between the sexes dozen different characters in the course of an hour as he Contact: Chris Schuler tells the true story about the search for his biological Email: [email protected] father and the discovery that he is biracial. The Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 performance is followed by Q & A in which Michael Booth Number: 106-116 elicits a thought-provoking and meaningful dialogue about identity, race, diversity and inclusion. Contact: Chris Schuler Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 Booth Number: 106-116

Program Title/Artist: Shot Of Reality Program Title/Artist: Girls Night IN Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety, Ethnicity and Safety & Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Price Range: $2500-4999 Identity/Expression, Mental Illness, Sexual Health, Program Overview: Sexual Orientation & Sexuality -Combines improv comedy, audience participation, and Price Range: $2500-4999 education on alcohol awareness -Hilarious Program Overview: improvisations keep the audience engaged and Your friends should always be there to support you, no entertained while educational sketches drive home matter what. We know this isn't always the case; Nova alcohol facts and statistics -Works well in conjunction Browning-Rutherford learnt this the hard way. The with new student orientation, Greek life programming, whispers, back-stabbing and two-face approach and current alcohol awareness programs offered on happens all too often. Nova brings the girls together to campus speak about how they can support one another through Contact: Chris Schuler the challenges they will all face. Nova takes a big-sister Email: [email protected] approach to talk about the tough issues, creating a Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 healthy community of women. Booth Number: 106-116 Contact: Matt Sacks Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: The Hook Up Phone Number: (647) 997-4081 Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment Booth Number: 107 Diversity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Program Title/Artist: Your History Doesn't Price Range: $2500-4999 Determine Your Destiny Program Overview: Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau The Hook-Up engages audiences in a facilitated Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- discussion about hooking-up, sexual assault and Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Mental Illness bystander intervention. The Hook-Up begins with a Price Range: $2500-4999 discussion on how gender stereotypes contribute to rape Program Overview: culture and harm survivors. Next, the program unpacks You wouldn't expect a 6'2 ex-gang-banger from L.A. to the practice of hooking-up, and identifies the differences be creating a space of love and inclusion; but that's between a healthy hook-up, a regretted hook-up and a exactly what Preston Smiles is all about. He's seen his sexual assault. The program explores the research of Dr. friends shot, go to jail and succumb to drugs, Preston David Lasik and examines the norms of contemporary preaches that your past does not define your future. hook-up culture. Escaping his circumstances, Preston received a Master's Contact: Chris Schuler Degree and is now an author and speaker helping others Email: [email protected] overcome their challenges and shine their light in the Phone Number: (773) 481-2600 world. Booth Number: 106-116 Contact: Matt Sacks Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (647) 997-4081 Booth Number: 107

Program Title/Artist: Boy Meets Depression - Program Title/Artist: Lijie Kevin Breel Speaking Tour Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Mental Illness, Suicide Awareness & Racial/Multi-Racial) Prevention Price Range: Under $1000 Price Range: $5000 and above Program Overview: Program Overview: At the age of 5, Lijie and her mother moved from China Bringing warmth and unparalleled honesty in to a topic to the US to be with her father and she began building people tend not to talk about, Kevin delivers a heartfelt her musical foundation with lessons on piano. Lijie's dialogue about mental health. Opening up with humour Chinese roots have inspired her music, and the sad before diving into difficult topics of depression, suicide songs she often writes. and addiction., Kevin brings an uplifting perspective and Contact: Scott Talarico an empowering message of honesty, hope, and help. Email: [email protected] Kevin speaks out to break the stigma surrounding Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 mental health and help continue the conversation. Booth Number: 109 Contact: Matt Sacks Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: José Canta Phone Number: (647) 997-4081 Agency: Neon Entertainment Booth Number: 107 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Mental Illness, Social Program Title/Artist: DO COOL SHI*T Change/Justice Agency: Disruptt Speakers Burea Price Range: $1000-$1499 Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Program Overview: (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender José Canta has a philosophy that none of us have to hold Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Soci- onto our suffering. Through poetry, José has overcome economic Status socio-economic oppression and emotional depression. Price Range: $5000 and above His shows are more than entertainment, they are life- Program Overview: changing events. José Canta is a nationally acclaimed, Do Cool Sh*t is a growing community of passionate award-winning spoken-word artist who has inspired DOers. It started off as a best-selling book by serial thousands with his powerful message: we are all divine social entrepreneur, Miki Agrawal, published by Harper and have the ability to transform the most tragic of Collins on entrepreneurship and lifestyle design. It hit #1 moments in our lives into beauty through artistic on Amazon Bestsellers list. Miki is an identical twin, half- expression. Japanese, half-Indian French Canadian, former Contact: Scott Talarico professional women's soccer player and graduate of Email: [email protected] Cornell University who teaches young people, how to Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 stand up, follow their passions and rocket ship anyones Booth Number: 109 big idea. Contact: Matt Sacks Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (647) 997-4081 Booth Number: 107

Program Title/Artist: Azhar Usman Program Title/Artist: Dykes of Hazard Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Azhar Usman considers himself a “citizen of the world,” Dykes of Hazard Comedy is a mix of sketch and stand-up and describes himself variously as follows: “Intellectually comedy, music, dance and burlesque and offers a White; Emotionally Japanese; Spiritually Indian; unique LGBT perspective. But if you happen to be Psychically Persian; Physically Arab; Artistically straight, don’t let the name scare you away. Dykes of Southeast Asian; Romantically Latino; and Hazard Comedy produces material about issues that all Psychologically Black.” Today, Azhar is a global standup genders, races and sexual orientation can connect with. comedian and co-founder of the “Allah Made Me Whether you’re gay, straight or someone in between, Funny—Official Muslim Comedy Tour” which has toured you’re likely to have a ball at Dykes of Hazard Comedy. over 20 countries. Contact: Scott Talarico Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number: 109 Booth Number: 109 Program Title/Artist: Elizabeth Acevedo Program Title/Artist: Ben Rosenfeld Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Religion Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: ELIZABETH ACEVEDO was born and raised in New York Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian City and her poetry is infused with her Dominican Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical parents’ bolero music and her native city’s tough grit. beliefs, political observations and unique characters. Acevedo has been a featured performer on BET, Centric Ben’s first comedy album, Neuro Comedy, is available on and Mun2, as well as delivered a TED talk that aired iTunes and Pandora. Ben also created the illustrated spring of 2013. She has graced stages nationally and coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery internationally including State Theatre in South Africa, Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 Best Madison Square Garden, and the Kennedy Center of the Seller in Humor. Performing Arts. Contact: Scott Talarico Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number: 109 Booth Number: 109

Program Title/Artist: G Yamazawa Program Title/Artist: Lacey Roop Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Born in Durham, NC and raised by Japanese immigrants, Queer and women's activist, Lacey Roop offers spoken George Masao Yamazawa, Jr. is widely considered one word performances and writing workshops. An of the top young spoken word artists in the country. G advocate and ally, Lacey's work discusses gender & also has extensive experience as a teaching artist sexuality, marginalized voices, women-empowerment, facilitating writing/performance workshops for inner as well as ﬁnding the magic & hope that exists in our city youth in the Washington, DC public school system every day. It is through Lacey's endearing weaving of through Split This Rock, a nationally recognized non- personal narrative and poetics that delivers a powerful profit organization with a focus in political poetry. performance to the LGBTQ community and allies alike. Contact: Scott Talarico Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number: 109 Booth Number: 109

Program Title/Artist: Hypnotic Intoxication Program Title/Artist: Legally Homeless Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Hypnotic Intoxication volunteers believe they have Program Overview: unlimited access to the most potent alcohol, but they Mohammed "Mo" Amer is an established standup will only be drinking bottled water. The volunteers will comedian. He was the first and only Arab-American be passing out, stumbling around and slurring speech, refugee comic to perform for U.S. and coalition troops allowing viewers to see how bad a situation can overseas, as well as with "Allah Made Me Funny—The potentially be. After the volunteers are taken out of Official Muslim Comedy Tour." His cultural and familial hypnosis, Keith Karkut delivers a powerful message that background uniquely situates him to speak from the encourages students to rethink some of their decisions heart about the absurd problems of religion, terror, and and realize what their future holds for them. the politics of our age through the lens of honest, Contact: Scott Talarico endearing, personal stories. Email: [email protected] Contact: Scott Talarico Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 109 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number: 109

Program Title/Artist: Sextegrity Program Title/Artist: Believe in Yourself Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice, Women's Issues Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: BELIEVE In Yourself addresses the challenges Barbara Lee "The Sex Minister" equips students to: - associated with self -defeating beliefs and non- Acclimate to the college environment while separating productive lifestyle patterns that detour brilliant fact from fiction -Build healthy relationships and set safe women from reaching their full potential. Speaker and boundaries -Recognize the value of diversity - gender, Comedian, Wendi Fox uses straight-forward, orientation, race, and religion -Create a sexual ethic that nontraditional methods of reinvention, and equips celebrates sex and treats it with moral integrity - audiences with the tools that they need to unlock their Sextegrity -Understand Title IX and the role of hidden truths, respect their authenticity, foster their bystanders Barabara helps her audience to celebrate brilliance, and break through fears. BELIEVE In sexuality and treat it with moral integrity – Sextegrity. Yourself, is on mission to spotlight the power of Contact: Scott Talarico personal truth and positive choices. Email: [email protected] Contact: Scott Talarico Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 109 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number: 109 Program Title/Artist: The Unauthorized Biography Series Program Title/Artist: K-von Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: The Unauthorized Biography Series is a critically K-von's diverse show involves standup, parody songs, & acclaimed musical project that celebrates the world’s expert audience interaction with material ranging from greatest cultural icons through biographical rap songs – dating to the hilarious adventures of growing up with a Repackaging History through Hip Hop. Each chapter of Dad from the Middle-East & Mom from Middle-America. the series captures the legacy of an influential iconic He recently wrote/directed a documentary "NOWRUZ: figure in a documentary-style music video. Icons Lost & Found"...a comedic Journey into the Persian New featured in the series include Bob Marley, Muhammad Year, where he retraces the roots he never knew and Ali, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, MLK Jr./Obama, Oprah, discover the dancing, food, clothing & traditions Sean Combs, Tupac, Bruce Lee, Nelson Mandela and involved in the Persian New Year. more. Contact: Scott Talarico Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number: 109 Booth Number: 109

Program Title/Artist: Maximize Your Buzz Program Title/Artist: Zero Shades of Grey Agency: Neon Entertainment Agency: Neon Entertainment Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety 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: Scott Talarico education. Email: [email protected] Contact: Scott Talarico Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 109 Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number: 109 Program Title/Artist: Jeffrey Jay Agency: Summit Comedy Program Title/Artist: TRASHED: A Shot of Reality Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Agency: Neon Entertainment Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Price Range: $1000-$1499 and Safety Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Jeffrey Jay does a wonderfully lighthearted presentation Program Overview: of an important topic. Jeffrey show and then comedy TRASHED focuses on “The Campus Party Scene” and Q&A on Transgender is done in an inclusive what we can do to make sure students enjoy their environment. Jeffrey stays until he's talked with every college experience without compromising their safety. student and is a wonderful resource for peer and ally Wendi Fox, professional stand-up comedian and former training as well. high-risk drinker, has been known for many years as the Contact: Melissa Beer anti-lecture artist. She doesn’t pressure students to stop Email: [email protected] drinking. Instead, she asks questions that provoke Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 thought and create change, inspiring students to find Booth Number: 115 something in life they love more than getting drunk. Contact: Scott Talarico Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (716) 836-6366 Booth Number: 109

Program Title/Artist: Arvin Mitchell Program Title/Artist: Francisco Ramos Agency: Summit Comedy Agency: Summit Comedy Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: With an array of impressions, stories, gestures and Francisco Ramos is a bicultural and bilingual comedian, faces, Arvin's comedy performance is sure to please. As having performed in both English and Spanish. the former cohost of BET's Club Comic View, Arvin has Originally from Venezuela, Francisco moved to the been featured on Kevin Heart's "One Mic Stand", Tony States as a teenager. Francisco was in the top 10 of the Rocks "The Funny Spot" as well as entertaining our most recent season of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." He’s troops abroad. Nominated as one of NBC's Stand Up for also in Steve Carrel’s new show “Tribeca,” airing this fall Diversity top comics Arvin continues to tour colleges, on TBS. Francisco has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel clubs, cruise ships & churches. Live. Contact: Melissa Beer Contact: Melissa Beer Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth Number: 115 Booth Number: 115

Program Title/Artist: Chloe Hilliard Program Title/Artist: Kevin Bozeman Agency: Summit Comedy Agency: Summit Comedy Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Chloé Hilliard is a larger than life comedian. She was Kevin Bozeman has been seen on Comedy Central, CBS, recently made her national TV debut on NBC’s smash hit Fox and NBC. With over 10 NACA showcases, Kevin's “Last Comic Standing” appeared on AXSTV’s “Gotham easy going style and infectious smile, makes him an Comedy Live” and is a frequent panel guest on “The instant crowd pleaser. Smart, clever and edgy, Kevin's Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”. recently released 3rd CD, 'Life Coach' has been both a Contact: Melissa Beer critical and commercial success. No subject is sacred Email: [email protected] from Kevin's hilarious truths. Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Contact: Melissa Beer Booth Number: 115 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth Number: 115

Program Title/Artist: Tracey Ashley Program Title/Artist: Jason Carney Agency: Summit Comedy Agency: Global Talent HQ Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Social Change/Justice Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Anti Hate activist Jason Carney has performed and Becoming a college favorite comedian, Tracey was lectured at some of our nation’s finest colleges and nominated by Campus Activities Magazine as Best universities as well as high schools and juvenile Female Performer. Tracey was a semi-finalist on NBC’s detention centers from California to Maine. His program Last Comic Standing in 2014, has appeared as a Co-host will speak about the culture and nature of hate and on TVLANDS Prime Movies and was honored to appear what it takes to break the cycle on a societal level. on The OWN Networks comedy special, “Wanda Sykes Contact: Greg Polvere Presents: HERLARIOUS.” Email: [email protected] Contact: Melissa Beer Phone Number: (347) 385-6879 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 137 Phone Number: (800) 947-0651 Booth Number: 115 Program Title/Artist: MOLODI Live Agency: Global Talent HQ Program Title/Artist: Call Me Crazy Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Fresh Variety Racial/Multi-Racial) Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Mental Illness, Suicide Price Range: $5000 and above Awareness & Prevention Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Molodi is a performance ensemble that takes body Program Overview: percussion to the extreme. Using only their bodies as A “conversation” that details Walker’s journey from pre- instruments, molodi blends stepping, tap, gumboots, diagnosis with Bipolar Disorder to achieving success and beatbox, poetry and hip hop dance with guerrilla the many ups and downs in between. His story and real theatre and robust personalities that bring to life a high- world experiences will leave audiences with a greater energy, rhythmic experience. tolerance, validation, acceptance, confidence and an Contact: Greg Polvere outlook that will change the way they walk through life Email: [email protected] and also empathize with others. Interactive, Phone Number: (347) 385-6879 entertaining and educational. This intimate and honest Booth Number: 137 event will capture all audiences! Contact: Laura Gilman Program Title/Artist: Step Afrika! Email: [email protected] Agency: Global Talent HQ Phone Number: (603) 518-5783 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Booth Number: 130 Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage Price Range: $5000 and above Program Overview: The Step Afrika! dance company blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, African traditional dance and influences from a variety of other dance and art forms. Performances are much more than dance shows; they integrate songs, storytelling, humor, and audience participation. The blend of technique, agility, and pure

energy makes each performance unique and leaves the audience with their hearts pounding. Contact: Greg Polvere Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (347) 385-6879 Booth Number: 137 12

Program Title/Artist: Neil Hilborn Program Title/Artist: Gabriela Garcia Medina Agency: The College Agency Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Mental Illness Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: Under $1000 Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Neil's poem, OCD is the most viewed poem on YouTube! Program Overview: Contact: Sue Boxrud Gabriela Garcia Medina's poetry touches on everything Email: [email protected] from Social Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity! Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Contact: Sue Boxrud Booth Number: 201 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Program Title/Artist: Carlos Andres Gomez Booth Number: 201 Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Jon Goode Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social Agency: The College Agency Change/Justice Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social Program Overview: Change/Justice Carlos Andres Gomez's poetry touches on everything Price Range: $1500-$2499 from Social Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity! Program Overview: Contact: Sue Boxrud Jon Goode's poetry touches on everything from Social Email: [email protected] Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity! Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Contact: Sue Boxrud Booth Number: 201 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Program Title/Artist: Ebony Stewart Booth Number: 201 Agency: The College Agency Diversity Topic: Sexual Health Program Title/Artist: Katie Wirsing Price Range: $1500-$2499 Agency: The College Agency Program Overview: Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Ebony's show has a lot of poetry about love and Sexual Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Mental Illness, Health as she used to be a Sex Ed Teacher! Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Contact: Sue Boxrud Price Range: $1500-$2499 Email: [email protected] Program Overview: Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Katie Wirsing's poetry touches on everything from Booth Number: 201 Sexual Orientation to Social Justice to Inclusion! Contact: Sue Boxrud Program Title/Artist: Emma Willmann Email: [email protected] Agency: The College Agency Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/ExpressionSexual Booth Number: 201 Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Emma is a very funny comedian who talks about her experience coming out of the closet among other topics! Contact: Sue Boxrud Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number: 201

Program Title/Artist: Salsa Magic Program Title/Artist: "Respect This: Safer Saner Agency: The College Agency Sex in College" - Cindy Pierce Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Kirkland Productions Racial/Multi-Racial) Diversity Topic: Sexual Health Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Salsa Magic is an interactive, Latin Dance party that is In this informative and hilarious program, Cindy uses perfect for Hispanic Heritage month! anecdotes and her social research to demystify sex, Contact: Sue Boxrud relationships, and the hook-up scene. With unfiltered Email: [email protected] honesty, she addresses how media and porn culture Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 skew sexual expectations for men and women, Booth Number: 201 particularly around female pleasure. Cindy’s stories encourage students to look more closely at the role of Program Title/Artist: Joe and Bil - When the Gays alcohol in decision-making and how excessive drinking Move In to Mr Rogers' Neighborhood actually undermines the development of social and Agency: The College Agency sexual health. Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Contact: Gina Kirkland Sexual Orientation & Sexuality, Suicide Awareness & Email: [email protected] Prevention Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Price Range: $2500-4999 Booth Number: 212 Program Overview: Joe and Bil have a number of programs that range from Program Title/Artist: Anna David Social Justice to Bullying - they are high energy and Agency: Kirkland Productions Student Affairs Professionals themselves! Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Sexual Health, Contact: Sue Boxrud Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Email: [email protected] Price Range: $2500-4999 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Program Overview: Booth Number: 201 Writer, addiction expert and television personality Anna David takes the information she's gleaned primarily Program Title/Artist: Kelly and Becca from her own personal experience as an addict who's Agency: The College Agency been sober nearly a decade — and breaks alcoholism, Diversity Topic: Sexual Health addiction and recovery into simple and relatable Price Range: $2500-4999 concepts. SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN AN ADDICTIVE Program Overview: SOCIETY will appeal to anyone who wants to learn how Kelly and Becca have two programs that are great to to cope with a society that's always gunning for more. consider for Sexual Assault Awareness and Sexual Contact: Gina Kirkland Health Education! Email: [email protected] Contact: Sue Boxrud Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 212 Phone Number: (651) 222-9669 Booth Number: 201

Program Title/Artist: Anthony Trucks: Trust Your Program Title/Artist: Barry Scott Hustle Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: Kirkland Productions Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Soci-economic Status Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social Price Range: $2500-4999 Change/Justice Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 You’re destined to fail in life. This is what the world told Program Overview: Anthony growing up in foster care before he decided to Barry Scott created his tribute to Dr. King to teach a be the exception to the rule. He applied a unique set of generation of students about one of America’s most skills to become what no one believed he could be. violent and inspiring times and the man who mobilized a Anthony is a former NFL player, runs a successful gym generation of people and changed the world. In this business, works as an international speaker, consults hour long program, Mr. Scott discusses Dr. Martin with multi-million dollar companies, and is a father to Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement in his lecture three amazing kids. and actually becomes Dr. King recreating some of his Contact: Gina Kirkland most inspiring speeches. Email: [email protected] Contact: Gina Kirkland Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 212 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 212 Program Title/Artist: Ash Beckham Agency: Kirkland Productions Program Title/Artist: Brian C. Johnson Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Agency: Kirkland Productions Orientation & Sexuality Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice, Media Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: With an arresting blend of urgency and humor, Ash “Diversity” is one of the most challenging subjects for takes on topics like the crippling experience of being many students to grasp. Brian’s creative keynote, Reel trapped in a closet, the difference between tolerance Diversity, frames the diversity conversation through and acceptance, and the need to remove the word “gay” modern film. By sharing clips of well-known films and as a pejorative from our lexicon. With funny and discussing the messages they consciously or poignant stories, and a tough yet deeply compassionate unconsciously give, Brian allows every student to see stance, Ash tells us how to take off the armor and be our himself or herself as diverse. Students laugh and authentic selves. She tells us how to get REAL. remember some of their favorite movies, and from Contact: Gina Kirkland there, an interactive keynote about multiculturalism can Email: [email protected] begin. Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Contact: Gina Kirkland Booth Number: 212 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 212

Program Title/Artist: Daniel Hernandez Program Title/Artist: Jason DeShaw: Serenity in Agency: Kirkland Productions the Storm Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Disability (Acquired or Agency: Kirkland Productions, Inc. Developmental), Inclusion, Politics, Social Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Mental Illness, Change/Justice Suicide Awareness & Prevention Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: A first generation college student, he was a Jason is a cowboy from Montana and a national award- congressional intern for the office of Congresswoman winning mental health speaker. He has toured as a Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona’s Eighth Congressional professional singer and songwriter across the US, District. Daniel took actions for which he is widely Canada, and Europe. In 2010, after suffering a severe credited with saving the life of the congresswoman after mania while on tour, doctors diagnosed him as having a gunman shot her and 18 other people. His medical bipolar disorder and alcoholism. As he began to recover, training, quick thinking, and brave actions on that day DeShaw became an advocate for mental illness and have caused him to be celebrated as a true American recovery by combining his story and songs into a hero. presentation entitled Serenity in the Storm. Contact: Gina Kirkland Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 212 Booth Number: 212

Program Title/Artist: Dean Obeidallah: "I Want to Program Title/Artist: Jessica Pettitt Be Your Muslim Friend" Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: Kirkland Productions Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Religion, Social Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Change/Justice Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Jessica Pettitt is the "diversity educator" your family Dean Obeidallah is a former lawyer turned comedian, warned you about. She is easy to work with, accessible, writer, and lecturer. He’s the host of SiriusXM radio’s and brings VERY simple concepts that are really hard to new weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” incorporate into our lives. Nominated for three years by which is the first national radio show to look at issues of Campus Activities Magazine for Best Diversity Artist, the week from the Muslim American point of view. Dean Jessica's programs are direct, customized, and highly co-directed the comedy documentary, “The Muslims Are interactive. She takes participants on a journey weaving Coming!”, that uses comedy to counter anti-Muslim together politics, theory, current events, and story bigotry and features celebrities like The Daily Show’s Jon telling with large doses of humor. Stewart. Contact: Gina Kirkland Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 212 Booth Number: 212

Program Title/Artist: John Corvino: The Gay Program Title/Artist: Moe Spencer - Smoke Moralist Screen: Under the Influence of Marijuana Politics Agency: Kirkland Productions & Power Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Politics, Religion, Social Agency: Kirkland Productions Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $2500-4999 Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Social Change/Justice, Program Overview: Soci-economic Status John Corvino, a.k.a “The Gay Moralist,” is an author, Price Range: $2500-4999 speaker, and philosophy professor. For over 20 years he Program Overview: has traveled the country to speak at over 200 campuses Merwin Moe Spencer is a marijuana attorney and will on sexuality, ethics, and marriage. Combining introduce you to the history of marijuana growth and its philosophical rigor with sensitivity and humor, he use in the US, the political reasons for why it became challenges all sides of the debate to rethink easy illegal, and the origins of its classification as a Schedule assumptions. In addition to sexual ethics, LGBT rights 1 Narcotic. The climate is changing and people are and the culture wars, his research interests include divided on this issue. Moe equips his audiences with the business ethics and the existence of God. historical and legal facts to make up their own mind on Contact: Gina Kirkland this controversial topic. Email: [email protected] Contact: Gina Kirkland Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 212 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 212 Program Title/Artist: Kimberly Dark Agency: Kirkland Productions Program Title/Artist: Ron Placone: Madness in Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- the Message Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, , Agency: Kirkland Productions Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Madness in the Message: Start Talking is a provocative Kimberly Dark is a speaker who helps audiences discover multimedia one-man show/performance lecture on that we are creating the world, even as it creates us. media policy by Ron Placone. Describing the show “as She’s the author of a number of educational programs The Daily Show meets the BBC series How TV Ruined regarding the body in culture — how appearances and Your Life with an academic edge,” Ron takes the identities influence our experiences in the world related audience on a tour through a contemporary media to gender, race, body type/size, beauty, ability, etc. She landscape where advertisers, owners and special uses humor and intimacy to prompt audiences to interest groups come first and the general public comes discover their influences and reclaim their power as dead last. social creators. Contact: Gina Kirkland Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 212 Booth Number: 212

Program Title/Artist: Ryan Bell: Finding Meaning Program Title/Artist: The Muslims Are Coming! and Purpose Beyond Belief: Lessons from My Year Agency: Kirkland Productions Without God Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Kirkland Productions Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Religion, Social Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Religion Change/Justice Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Ryan Bell was a pastor and educator serving The Muslims Are Coming! is an 83-minute documentary communities, universities, and seminaries from screening followed by a Q&A from one or more of the suburban Philadelphia to Los Angeles. In 2013, he left film’s key subjects, Dean Obediallah, Negin Farsad, Aron the church and began a journey exploring the limits of Kader, or Kareem Omary. All are also professional theism and the atheist landscape that he documented in comedians who have appeared on numerous TV shows. his blog, www.YearWithoutGod.com. CNN, the BBC, and The Muslims are Coming!, like most films with a social the LA Times covered his spiritual journey, the eventual activist agenda, offers something to learn and shift in his beliefs, and how to find meaning and purpose something to think about, but unlike most, it will also in a world beyond faith and religion. make you laugh. A lot. Contact: Gina Kirkland Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 212 Booth Number: 212

Program Title/Artist: Stevie Tran: Transgender Program Title/Artist: Jessica Pettitt: I am...Safe Inclusion and Title IX Zone Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: Kirkland Productions, Inc. Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Legal Issues Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $5000 and above Program Overview: Program Overview: Stevie Tran is an attorney, published author, and We know there is a problem. Homophobia, Biphobia, speaker whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of Transphobia – the irrational fear of anything perceived diversity litigation and social issues in the transgender to not be heterosexual and/or gender conforming. community. Her experience will provide a critical yet Heteronormativity encompasses the privilege of straight welcoming perspective to conversations of inclusion and male-bodied men expressing themselves in a masculine diversity. She is ideally situated to help you, your manner in relationship with straight female-bodied organization, and your campus find a way for all women expressing themselves in a feminine manner. interested students to have a fulfilling college LGBT Ally Development programs are developed to help experience and to access the benefits and activities on build supportive climates, offer educated referral campus. services, and provide compassionate listeners to those in Contact: Gina Kirkland need. Email: [email protected] Contact: Gina Kirkland Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 212 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 212

Program Title/Artist: Jonathan Rauch Program Title/Artist: Kristin Key Agency: Kirkland Productions Agency: H2F Comedy Prods. Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Inclusion, Politics, Diversity Topic: Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $5000 and above Program Overview: Program Overview: Kristin Key shares her thought provoking and hilarious Jonathan Rauch is one of the country’s most versatile stories about growing up gay and being a preacher’s and original writers on government, public policy, and daughter through Stand-Up and Musical comedy. It gay marriage, among other subjects. A guest scholar at wasn’t always easy for her to discuss her sexual the Brookings Institution in Washington, he is the author orientation publicly. Discrimination and isolation lead of five books and many articles and has received the her to keep her true identity a secret, until recently. She magazine industry’s two leading prizes—the National originally sought out stand-up comedy as a form of Magazine Award (the industry’s equivalent of the therapy but she decided to make it a career. Pulitzer Prize) and the National Headliner Award. Contact: Barbara Holliday Contact: Gina Kirkland Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (818) 845-9721 Phone Number: (866) 769-9037 Booth Number: 300 Booth Number: 212 Program Title/Artist: Drew Lynch Program Title/Artist: DJ Demers Agency: H2F Comedy Prods. Agency: H2F Comedy Prods. Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental) Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental) Price Range: $5000 and above Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Drew Lynch moved to Los Angeles with aspirations of D.J. Demers is a funny guy who happens to wear hearing becoming a fully articulate film actor. Then something aids. After his stand-up performance on Conan garnered completely unpredictable happened; during a softball over 700,000 views in its first two days online, D.J. game, Drew got hit with the ball causing damage to his conducted an AMA on Reddit that quickly shot to the vocal cords which left him with a stutter. The timing of front page. He was a finalist in NBC’s Stand-up For his injury couldn't have sparked a more positive change Diversity and was the winner of the 2014 Homegrown in who he has become and shaped what he stands for Comics Competition at the prestigious Just For Laughs today: Embrace life even when it throws you a curveball. festival in Montreal. Contact: Barbara Holliday Contact: Barbara Holliday Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (818) 845-9721 Phone Number: (818) 845-9721 Booth Number: 300 Booth Number: 300

Program Title/Artist: Kel Mitchell Program Title/Artist: Comedian KC Arora Agency: H2F Comedy Prods. Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics Price Range: $5000 and above Price Range: $1000-$1499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Actor, Writer and Director Kel Mitchell honored with a Comedian KC Arora is from Queens, but one look at him Kids Choice Award in 1999 for Best Actor in a comedy has complete strangers asking, “But where are you series for both Nickelodeon series "All That" and REALLY from?” KC shares his hilarious insights on being "Keenan and Kel". Mitchell later earned two Daytime first generation Indian-American while navigating the Emmy Award nominations for his voice work as the ins and outs of relationships with women and the lovable "T-Bone" in the award winning PBS series and internet. KC has performed at several exclusive comedy book series "Clifford the Big Red Dog" in 2001 and again festivals and is a regular on the New York Comedy scene in 2002. and is making his way across the nation. Which nation? Contact: Barbara Holliday America, you racist. Email: [email protected] Contact: Marie Monroe Phone Number: (818) 845-9721 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 300 Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth Number: 303 Program Title/Artist: Omid Singh Presents: Agency: EVO Entertainment Program Title/Artist: "Asian Dreamers: Brown Is Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Funny" by Comedian Gibran Saleem Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Agency: EVO Entertainment Price Range: Under $1000 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration Omid Singh is an American touring stand-up comedian, Price Range: $1500-$2499 based in Los Angeles. Raised in a multicultural family Program Overview: (half Indian, half Iranian), he has lived in more than a Comedian Gibran Saleem was born in North Carolina dozen different cities across two continents. From the and raised in Virginia in a Pakistani household. Growing suburbs of Orange County to Texas to Dubai, his unique up in the South as the "only brown kid" from upbringing—and rapidly growing facial hair— have kindergarten throughout high school, no one influenced his comedy, making him a diverse performer understands minority better than Gibran. Racial who enjoys connecting with every type of audience. stereotypes are Gibran's pet peeve so his jokes come Contact: Marie Monroe from experiences where he purposely challenges Email: [email protected] people's perception of skin color. Gibran's performed in Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 multiple comedy festivals and has been featured on Booth Number: 303 MTV, and AXS Gotham Live. Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth Number: 303

Program Title/Artist: Corey Pieper: From Program Title/Artist: Shane Romero: The Milwaukee To The Islands NeighborHOOD Kid Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Price Range: $1500-$2499 Immigration, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Program Overview: Status Corey Pieper is a Native Pacific Islander pop artist who Price Range: $1500-$2499 hails from Hawaii but is based out of Milwaukee. Program Overview: Blending a mix of top 40, clean hip-hop, and ukulele Shane Romero is a writer, poet, and model from island vibes, Corey delivers a top-notch energetic Brooklyn. His poetry is a reflection of his personal life. performance. Corey has performed at SXSW, He addresses issues of the inner city-race, violence, Summerfest among other festivals and venues. He's uphill battle of love, and his efforts of bettering himself opened for: TimeFlies, SoMo, Aaron Carter, Jojo and as a Hispanic male that grew up in poverty. When Outasight. With his Youtube channel at 1.5 million views Shane's not touring nationally or doing workshops, he (and counting), Corey is on the rise to stardom. runs an organization called "Man Up!" which helps Contact: Marie Monroe young men of color to grow into men that reach higher Email: [email protected] success. Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Contact: Marie Monroe Booth Number: 303 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Program Title/Artist: Dumbbelles LIVE! Booth Number: 303 Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental), Program Title/Artist: T. Miller Presents: Black, Gender Identity/Expression, Mental Illness, Sexual Queer & UNAPOLOGETIC. Orientation & Sexuality Agency: EVO Entertainment Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Program Overview: (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender DumbBelles LIVE! is more than your typical standup Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual comedy show, it's a journey comediennes (and best Orientation & Sexuality friends) Robyn and Emma take their audience on while Price Range: $1500-$2499 answering life's toughest questions hands on, so you Program Overview: don't have to. Both girls were diagnosed and struggled Natasha "T. Miller" is a poet, author, activist, film with learning disabilities but refused to let their producer, and three-time world poetry slam top five disabilities hold them back from graduating college and finalist. She has published two books including "Coming pursuing comedy. Their variety show combines clips out of Nowhere", a social networking memoir about from their web-series "Dumbbelles", a Q&A and homosexuality and cyber bullying that is being studied separate standup performances. in different Universities. Her recent film, “Treasure: Contact: Marie Monroe From Tragedy to TransJustice” was accepted into the Email: [email protected] 2015 LA film festival. T. Miller captivates the audience Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 as she shares her personal story through poetry and Booth Number: 303 performance. Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth Number: 303

Program Title/Artist: The Black Unicorn: British Program Title/Artist: ETC: The Eat TRASH! Comedian Chris James Campaign (to End Food Waste) Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice, Soci- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, economic Status, Activism, Environmental Justice Indigenous Heritage, National Origin Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Every year in America, we throw away 96 billion pounds Chris James will tell you he is a British-American, NOT of food. This is something that we can change in our British African-American because he does not hail from lifetime. Inspired by filmmaker Jeremy Seifert's Africa. Although Chris isn't from Africa, he has documentary DIVE!, ETC will awaken, challenge, performed there and shares the cultural differences educate, and empower individuals to reduce waste in along with his experiences growing up in the UK in his their everyday lives as well as highlight the correlation refreshing and unique standup comedy. In addition to that food waste "politics" have in relation to hunger, his 2 million YouTube views, this ex-model and actor has poverty and waste. Program includes: a screening of become a college favorite and is known for his 100% Dive!, Q&A w/Jeremy, Eat Trash T-shirts and more. clean, college-friendly sets. Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth Number: 303 Booth Number: 303 Program Title/Artist: The Three Amigos of Program Title/Artist: The Rudy Currence Comedy: A Columbian Comedy Show Chronicles Agency: EVO Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Racial/Multi-Racial), Religion National Origin Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Rudy Currence is a Grammy and Dove Award winning New York City comedians Oscar Collazos, Alex Carabaño producer, singer, songwriter and musician. After hearing and Carlos Gonzalez make up the Three Amigos of his soulful voice, it’s obvious that Rudy was raised Comedy. Their brand of humor stems from being singing in the church. The smooth combination of old immigrants that grew up in Colombian households school r&b, pop and gospel is why Rudy's fans call his within the United States. Their show consists of 90 performances an experience! In addition to his three minutes of college-friendly comedy. (Oscar, Alex or million YouTube views and college tours, Rudy has made Carlos can also do solo 60 minute performances.) While several national television appearances including: ABC’s many Colombian references are visited, the show is in “The View” and BET’s “106th” and Park”. English however, it *can* be performed in Spanish! Contact: Marie Monroe Contact: Marie Monroe Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Phone Number: (267) 606-0386 Booth Number: 303 Booth Number: 303

Program Title/Artist: The Semicolon Project: De- Program Title/Artist: Raneir Pollard stigmatizing Mental Health Disorders Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Agency: EVO Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Inclusion, Mental Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Illness, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Suicide Price Range: $1000-$1499 Awareness & Prevention Program Overview: Price Range: $5000 and above Comedian Raneir Pollard is a rambunctious Miami Program Overview: Native that has been a notable class clown since he "A semicolon represents a sentence the author could could remember. As a gay youth growing up in a have ended but chose not to. The sentence is your life traditionally Baptist Caribbean family, Raneir quickly and the author is you.” Amy Bleuel is the learned to find the funny in this often times challenging founder/president of The Semicolon Project: the global, world. His cynical views, naughty sense of humor and faith-based, non-profit, movement that's dedicated to flair for physical comedy led him to a world of improv & presenting hope and love to those who are struggling sketch performance. with mental health disorders. Amy shares her dark past Contact: Kate Magill and how through her pain and resilience came Email: [email protected] inspiration and a deeper love for others. Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Contact: Marie Monroe Booth Number: 325 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (240) 313-5309 Program Title/Artist: Gloria Bigelow Booth Number: 303 Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Andrew Fisher Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Social Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental) Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: Under $1000 Program Overview: Program Overview: Subtle, disarming and witty- Gloria Bigelow is a comic Andrew Fisher is an unexpected comedian performing who doses out humor in bite sized chunks, easy for the unexpected comedy. Born deaf and hilarious, he has put listener to swallow but relentless nonetheless. With his unique perspective to work as one of the most issues of sexuality, race, and gender at the forefront of captivating comedians on the New York scene. Though it her work, her comedy has the ability to unite a diverse may seem unexpected for all audiences to be able to group of people with laughter. enjoy jokes told in American Sign Language, a Contact: Kate Magill combination of flawless physical comedy and expertly Email: [email protected] timed delivery, Andrew will make you rethink everything Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 about what makes comedy work. Booth Number: 325 andrewfishercomedy.com Contact: Kate Magill Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth Number: 325

Program Title/Artist: Kevin Yee Program Title/Artist: Pete Dominick Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Price Range: $2500-4999 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: In early 2008 shortly after the SIRIUSXM merger, Pete Kevin Yee and his original comedy songs have been made the leap to political commentary, starting his own making people laugh across America and beyond! He is talk show, Pete’s Big Mouth. Pete continues to host a 3- a recovering Broadway chorus boy (MARY POPPINS, hour daily discussion on SIRIUSXM, now called Stand Up! WICKED, and MAMMA MIA), and a former member of with Pete Dominick, which regularly features some of Quincy Jones’ boy band YOUTH ASYLUM. He has several the biggest names in politics,journalism,academia and viral youtube music videos, and shares his sassy coming Entertainiment. out story in the official IT GETS BETTER book published http://standupwithpetedominick.com/comedy/ by Penguin books. http://www.kevinyee.com Contact: Kate Magill Contact: Kate Magill Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth Number: 325 Booth Number: 325 Program Title/Artist: Stand Up NBC Program Title/Artist: Hari Kondabolu Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Agency: Sophie K Entertainment Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality Racial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Religion, Social Price Range: $2500-4999 Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 StandUp NBC is a nationwide search for stand-up Program Overview: comedians of diverse backgrounds, which started in Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based, Queens-raised 2003. This initiative allows comedians from across the comic who the NY Times has called “one of the most country to showcase for key industry players at NBC and exciting political comics in stand-up today.” Hari has industry-wide. Top recipient(s) receive an NBC Talent done standup on the Late Show with David Letterman , Holding Deal, meeting with NBC Casting execs and an Conan , Jimmy Kimmel Live, Live at Gotham and John invitation to join the Stand Up for Diversity College Tour. Oliver’s New York Standup Show. He was also a writer Contact: Kate Magill and correspondent for the Chris Rock-produced Totally Email: [email protected] Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX. Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Contact: Kate Magill Booth Number: 325 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Booth Number: 325

Program Title/Artist: Eliot Chang Program Title/Artist: CHRIS SANDY- ENDURING Agency: Sophie K Entertainment REGRET Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: cutting edge entertainment and events Racial/Multi-Racial) inter Price Range: $5000 and above Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Program Overview: and Safety Comedian/Youtuber Eliot Chang has been seen on his Price Range: $2500-4999 own Comedy Central Half Hour special, Chelsea Lately Program Overview: and his Youtube Channel with over 5 million views. The enduringregret.org . Option 1: The Enduring Regret comedy show can be Rated PG or Rated R upon request. Presentation featuring Chris Sandy is approximately one Eliot also offers his Q&A diversity workshop "Asians in hour. Chris has spoken to almost a half a million the Media" (optional) which covers how minorities have students, administrators, teachers, service providers, been portrayed in TV & Film and the media's influence parents, and military personnel. Chris’ story was on America. The night is fun blend of entertainment and developed into an EMMY award documentary and he is education. also the author of the book “Enduring Regret.” Chris has Contact: Kate Magill always been able to relate really well with students, Email: [email protected] which makes his message very effective and powerful. Phone Number: (212) 268-9583 Contact: robert jockel Booth Number: 325 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (860) 693-9116 Program Title/Artist: One Joke Wonder Booth Number: 404 Agency: DOTCOM ENT. INC. Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: Daniel Trust SPEAKS - Racial/Multi-Racial) RWANDAN GENOCIDE SURVIVOR & HUAMS Price Range: Under $1000 RIGHTS ADVOCATE Program Overview: Agency: cutting edge entertainment and events One Joke Wonder will be marketed to mostly Black inter llc Students. While all are welcome to join, we are looking Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- to have the show at colleges with a high number of Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, black students. Politics, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Contact: Kevin Brown Sexuality Email: [email protected] Price Range: $2500-4999 Phone Number: (844) 826-6339 Program Overview: Booth Number: 335 Daniel Trust is a Rwandan Genocide Survivor, Youth

Motivational Speaker and Human Rights Advocate. His survival story of the Rwandan Genocide and coming out story are experiences students and educators will not soon forget. Daniel Trust became an orphan 1994 when he witnessed the killing of his mother, lost his father and two sisters during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide that killed approximately 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Booking: Cuttting Edge Entertainment 888-221- 6538. ** Contact: robert jockel Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (860) 693-9116

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Program Title/Artist: ANDY KAROL Performance Program Title/Artist: Enki Bello - “Colombian Poet pioneer of the Electric Harp” Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Gender Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, National Origin, Orientation & Sexuality Religion, Social Change/Justice Price Range: Under $1000 Price Range: $1000-$1499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Performance poet ANDY KAROL spins imagery into Everyone in the world has a talent... How to discover woven structures that reach audiences on multiple yours? Impact that education had on my life choice and levels. Her poetry’s themes include gender, sexuality, performing career. The Cultural and Historical parenting, love and loss, artistic endeavors, and mental Development of the Harp and its parallel in Colombia illness. Audiences leave Andy’s performance feeling and Venezuela. Enki’s invention of Electronic music and inspired to reach their authentic selves and live the life Harp and a history of the Electric Harp. The power of beyond who they have only imagined up until that attraction in our lives. Why being unique is all you need. moment. Uniqueness and thinking outside the box will make you Contact: George Hornick successful. Email: [email protected] Contact: George Hornick Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Email: [email protected] Booth Number: 411 Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth Number: 411 Program Title/Artist: Esteban Gast - Entertainment for Social Change Program Title/Artist: CHRISTINA "Poet" Agency: Wally's World of Etertainment WILLIAMSON, CHANGE IS POSSIBLE! Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Price Range: $1000-$1499 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, ESTEBAN GAST is a multi-faceted multi-cultural Inclusion, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Suicide comedian who is comfortable performing stand-up, Awareness & Prevention improv and sketch comedy, playing guitar and piano, Price Range: $1500-$2499 hosting talk shows, and emceeing events. Esteban is Program Overview: very involved in the world of education. He teaches ENG CHRISTINA "Poet" WILLIAMSON “Change Is Possible!” 333/598: Creativity, Innovation and Vision in the College An interactive session that will show students how to of Engineering at the University of Illinois. Esteban change any area of their life in order to obtain success. issues a call to action for us to realize the power of story The i-Wanna Series - The term “i-wanna” is an acronym -use storytelling and entertainment for social change. which stands for your “Inner Wish and Nagging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVqZflq-BA Aspiration”. Poetic Expressions - Through inspirational Contact: George Hornick lyrics and a poetic students will be inspired and Email: [email protected] motivated to stay positive in a world that’s always Phone Number: (800) 476-0442 changing. Poetry is entertaining and therapeutic. Booth Number: 411 Contact: Geogre Hornick Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth Number: 411

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: 411 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: 411 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: 411 Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Booth Number: 411

Program Title/Artist: Shattered Glass, Program Title/Artist: Melissa Shoshahi stand up Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment comedy Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Agency: Metropolis Management and Safety, Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Race Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual Immigration, Indigenous Heritage Health, Suicide Awareness & Prevention Price Range: $1000-$1499 Price Range: $2500-4999 Program Overview: Program Overview: Melissa Shoshahi is an Iranian-American stand up Shattered Glass is a multimedia stage presentation and comedienne and actress based in Los Angeles. Melissa workshop facilitated by author Shaunelle Curry and knows no limits when it comes to comedy - culture, artist Kelley Nicole. Addressing sexism, misogyny, politics, race and gender are all fair game! Melissa also domestic violence and rape through spoken word, brings insight and humor regarding her own unique dramatization, live music, and art. Shattered Glass upbringing as a child of immigrant parents. Melissa's engages the use of art for successfully overcoming comedy show would be great entertainment for a oppression and finding strength, healing, and Diversity Event. empowerment in life. Works of art as therapeutic tools Contact: Joyce Jiawan helps build and develop core social-emotional Email: [email protected] competencies that ultimately lead to improved self- Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 image and productive action. Booth Number: 412 and 416 Contact: George Hornick Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Samson Koletkar - Stand Phone Number: (615) 824-8453 Up/Storytelling Booth Number: 411 Agency: Metropolis Management Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Title/Artist: BILL MILLER, Native Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, American Indian National Origin, Religion Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment Price Range: $1000-$1499 Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness Program Overview: and Safety, Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Race Samson Koletkar was born in Mumbai and raised (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, Jewish. Growing up in the world's most crowded city, he Mental Illness, Religion, Social Change/Justice spent most of his childhood years burning the midnight Price Range: $5000 and above candles for earning a Masters in Computer Software, Program Overview: thereby fulfilling his parent's dreams. He then moved Center for American Indian Studies: Bill opens his half-way across the world, to the technology lecture / presentation in song with a hand drum or headquarters and a hotbed for emerging comics - San native flute. Art Lecture: “Three Elements In Native Francisco. American Art” Bill shares his historical and cultural Contact: Joyce Jiawan overview of Native America. Religion: A classroom Email: [email protected] presentation on Religion and the effects on Native Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 American Indians. Health and Wellness in Native Booth Number: 412 and 416 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

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Program Title/Artist: Aman Ali Program Title/Artist: Jay Dukes - Host / Emcee / Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Stand Up Speaks Agency: Metropolis Management Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Racial/Multi-Racial) Religion, Social Change/Justice Price Range: $1500-$2499 Price Range: $1500-$2499 Program Overview: Program Overview: Repeat comments about Jay have been, “You were He is recognized for being the co-creator of the social exactly what we needed” and “Jay is a funny and great media phenomenon 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a 25,000 guy”. He stays connected with his supporters on social mile road trip he took to all 50 states in the U.S. with the networks daily, which helps him incorporate what’s mission of telling groundbreaking and profound stories funny, to your students, right now. Jay is now taking about Muslims in America. hosting dates, as well as, bookings for his full one-hour Contact: Joyce Jiawan college comedy special, appropriately titled, “The Laugh Email: [email protected] and Learn Tour”. Jay is a great option for a diversity Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 event! Booth Number: 412 and 416 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Program Title/Artist: Bobby Jo Valentine - Singer Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 / Songwriter / Activist Booth Number: 412 and 416 Agency: Metropolis Management Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Program Title/Artist: Jinahie spoken word poet Orientation & Sexuality, Suicide Awareness & Prevention and speaker Price Range: $1500-$2499 Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman Program Overview: Speaks Bobby Jo Valentine is an award-winning Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- singer/songwriter based in San Francisco, is known for Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, his honest, raw and lyrically strong sound. Bobby Jo is an Immigration, National Origin, Social Change/Justice, influential part of the LGBT community, even performing Sexual Health as a headliner at San Diego Pride 2013. Price Range: $1500-$2499 Contact: Joyce Jiawan Program Overview: Email: [email protected] Jinahie is an extraordinarily gifted Egyptian-American Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 spoken word poet. Her lecture focuses on living Booth Number: 412 and 416 authentically and includes stories from her own journey as an Egyption-American student on campus. Jinahie takes the passion evident in her poetry and puts it in a format students can relate to and learn from. A diverse range of subjects are represented in Jinahie’s work, as she displays a mastery of the art form with precision, skill and grace. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected]

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Program Title/Artist: Kenneth "Xclusive" Paryo Program Title/Artist: Nash Fung - Mind-Bending Agency: Metropolis Management Magic Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Agency: Metropolis Management Racial/Multi-Racial), Soci-economic Status Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage, Price Range: $1500-$2499 Assimilation Program Overview: Price Range: $1500-$2499 Xclusive makes appearances on network television and Program Overview: tours college campuses nationwide, combining his talent Magician Nash Fung brings to you an ultimate as a dancer with a charming sense of humor that always performance mixing original magic, psychology, sharp seems to loosen up even the stiffest of audiences and humor & inspirational messages. His spectacular show make even those of us who can’t dance bob our heads begins with large-scale mind tricks that ALL students can and smile. His act includes stories from his childhood participate in from their seats. During his act, Nash that relate to diversity. Great entertainment option for discusses cultural assimilation. He is great for Asian Black History Month and other diversity events. student groups and other diversity events. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number: 412 and 416 Booth Number: 412 and 416

Program Title/Artist: Kid Ace - Illusionist Program Title/Artist: Panama Soweto spoken Agency: Metropolis Management word poet and speaker Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, , Ethnicity & Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial) Speaks Price Range: $1500-$2499 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Program Overview: Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice Kid Ace is an international illusionist who is recognized Price Range: $1500-$2499 as one of magic’s rising stars. Great entertainment Program Overview: option for Black History Month or other diversity Panama Soweto is a performance writer, recording programming. artist and educator. Soweto is a 2006 National Poetry Contact: Joyce Jiawan Slam Champion. He is the co-founder of Slam Nuba, the Email: [email protected] 2011 National Poetry Slam Champions. The YouTube Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 performance of his poem, Scott, is currently taught in Booth Number: 412 and 416 schools in The U.S. and around the world. Panama challenges ideas about bullying, single-parenthood, Program Title/Artist: Lions Ambition sexual abuse, self-advocacy, and discrimination through Agency: Metropolis Management his mastery of spoken word. Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Contact: Joyce Jiawan Racial/Multi-Racial) Email: [email protected] Price Range: $1500-$2499 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Program Overview: Booth Number: 412 and 416 Seattle based Lions Ambition brings a one of a kind experience to the stage. The group blends together skilled lyricism and soulful vocals with innovative melodies that entertain and captivate audiences. With 7 ethnically diverse members embodying eclectic music styles - -this band could pump up any diversity event!

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Program Title/Artist: Prashanth Program Title/Artist: David Garcia - Life Change Venkataramanujam Specialist Agency: Metropolis Management Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Diversity Topic: Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Soci- Speaks economic Status Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $1500-$2499 Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Inclusion, National Program Overview: Origin, Social Change/Justice Prasanth brings humor to the issues faced by a child of Price Range: $2500-4999 immigrant parents. With material covering an Program Overview: expansive range of his suburban roots, quick-witted David empathizes with diverse students who face banter about social conventions, the political challenges because he was once considered an "at-risk atmosphere, racial tensions, with an added pinch of student" himself before defying the odds and adolescent sarcasm, Prashanth is able to strike a chord graduating with a bachelor's degree and then earning that resonates with all audience members during his his Master’s Degree. He has motivated all ages in some show. Prasanth's comedy show is a great entertainment of the greatest metropolitan cities of the world: Los option for a Diversity Event. Angeles, New York, Sao Paulo, Paris, and London. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number: 412 and 416 Booth Number: 412 and 416

Program Title/Artist: Chantal Chamberland - Jazz Program Title/Artist: Delatorro McNeal - Musician / Activist Leadership Speaker Agency: Metropolis Management Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual Speaks Orientation & Sexuality Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Price Range: $2500-4999 Racial/Multi-Racial), Soci-economic Status Program Overview: Price Range: $2500-4999 Whether it's crooning to tens of thousands at festivals Program Overview: such as the Toronto or Montreal International Jazz DELATORRO L. MCNEAL, II is a Student Success Expert, Festival or serenading crowds at discerning nightclubs Motivational Speaker & Best Selling Author. He is the and theaters across North America and abroad, President and CEO of CRUSH University. Delatorro Chantel's performances are poignant reminders of how earned his BA and MS degrees with honors in 5 years intoxicating her on stage presence can be. Great total, with a 4.0 GPA, and ZERO Student Loan Debt. entertainment option for pride event. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number: 412 and 416 Booth Number: 412 and 416

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: 412 and 416 school and in life. Contact: Joyce Jiawan Program Title/Artist: Kevin Y. Brown Email: [email protected] Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Speaks Booth Number: 412 and 416 Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice, Soci- Program Title/Artist: Joshua Fredenburg - economic Status Diversity / Leadership Speaker Price Range: $2500-4999 Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman Program Overview: Speaks As a former New York City fashion industry marketer Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- and MTV Host Kevin has impacted audiences from all Racial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, over the United States to the shores of Osaka, Japan. Soci-economic Status Through his traveling motivational series Create Your Price Range: $2500-4999 Life and live event performances Kevin motivates Program Overview: audiences across the world to live the life they desire by Joshua Fredenburg is a nationally recognized speaker, maximizing their potential and resources. Kevin is an author, and leadership consultant. He provides expert expert on the subjects of Leadership, Diversity and advice on leadership, diversity, and healthy college finance. relationships. His approach is practical, engaging, Contact: Joyce Jiawan applicable, inspiring, and dynamic! He has reached Email: [email protected] thousands of emerging and seasoned leaders across the Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 nation as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, and Booth Number: 412 and 416 leadership trainer Contact: Joyce Jiawan Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (877) 536-5374 Booth Number: 412 and 416

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Program Title/Artist: Marvin Lee Agency: G G Greg Agency Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including Bi- Racial/Multi-Racial) Price Range: $1000-$1499 Program Overview: Life can be interesting growing up in a bi-racial household in the deep South but also full of laughs. With the exception of Asian, Marvin Lee has been mistaken for every minority living in the U.S. to the final conclusion of "What are you?".... Hilarious is the answer. In school, Marvin became the unofficial ambassador between all the races. This could have been a noble calling if Marvin didn't enjoy screwing with people’s heads. Contact: G G Greg Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (440) 266-1732 Booth Number: 432-436

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