Jackie Easley McGhee, Community Advocate 

Kameron Middlebrooks, Community Leader

Kathy Hellstern, Small Business Owner and Community Leader

Mike Draper, Owner RayGun

Tiffany Johnson, Community Leader

Steve Villatoro, Community Leader

Robert Presswood, Owner of Platinum Kutz Barbershop

Kuuku Saah, Owner of Mars Cafe

Zakiya Jenkins, Small Business Owner

Rachelle Long, Small Business Owner

Louis Fountain, Community Leader

Shekinah Fountain, Community Leader

Heather Jones Brown, Community Advocate

Valora James, Young Women Empowerment Advocate. 

Dr. Mary Chapman, Community and Education Advocate

Dr. Jennifer Harvey, LGBTQ+ Advocate and Author

Sally Frank, Law School Professor 

Glen Hall, MercyOne Medical Center Board Member

Dave Miglin, Chair of Broadlawns Board of Trustees

Connie Ryan, Community Advocate 

Nermin Spahic, Bosnia Community Leader

Rev. Dr. Jonathan B. Whitfield, Corinthian Baptist Church Des Moines 

Rev. Dr. Frederick Gaddy, St. Paul AME Church

Pastor Josephine Wolder, Bethel AME Church

Rev. Monica Stovall, Bethel AME Church 

Bishop M.D. Eppright, Faith Tabernacle West Des Moines

Superintendent Gerald L. Hill, Evangelistic Missionary Church of God in Christ Des Moines

Pastor Moses A. Ward, Sr., Friendship Baptist Ames

Pastor Jordan P. Rabon, King of Kings Des Moines

Pastor Ike A. Brown, Sr., Our Savior’s Baptist Church Des Moines