Authors

Lijia Zhang

Writer, Social Commentator, and Public Speaker
Lijia Zhang is a factory-worker-turned writer, social commentator and public speaker. One of the few Chinese who write regularly…
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Chris Morris

Writer and Former Correspondent, BBC News
Chris Morris is a writer based in London. He was a BBC correspondent for 30 years, based in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and the United…

Samir Mayekar

Chicago Deputy Mayor for Economic & Neighborhood Development

Laura Dawson

Timothy Snyder

Kara Daniels

Former Development Operations Manager
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Ife Kilimanjaro

Co-Executive Director
Ife Kilimanjaro, Ph.D. (she/her) is a grandmother, author, researcher, educator, activist, traditional healer and spirit warrior whose life and…
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Patrick Stover

Director, Texas A&M AgriLife IHA
Patrick Stover is the director of the Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture at Texas A&M AgriLife. He previously served as vice…
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Ellen Shanley

President, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Ellen Shanley is the president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and dietetics director of the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the…
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Rebecca Seguin-Fowler

Associate Director, Texas A&M AgriLife IHA
Rebecca Segiun-Fowler is an associate director for the Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture at Texas A&M AgriLife. She also…
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