Kate Nevin
A portfolio manager and arts-spaces creator, who founded Enough Pie, a nonprofit that supports creative placemaking and community development. See Art Is My Soap Box.
Ben Navarro
Founder and CEO of Sherman Financial Group, whose philanthropic venture, Meeting Street Academy, provides college-prep education to under-resourced students in South Carolina. See Schoolhouse Rock – Changing Status Quo.
Vince Musi
An award-winning photographer for National Geographic and other international magazines, whose wit, knowledge, and reverence for photography history make him a popular teacher and emcee. See Beauty and the Beast – Taming the Wild.
Hunter Legerton
Academic Magnet High School student whose love for the natural environment and sustainable engineering has led him to design a cutting-edge, modular green roof. See Your Roof and the Environment – What Green Is the New Black.
Derreck Kayongo
Founder of the Global Soap Project, a child refugee who grew up to be an innovative leader for international, social change, and was named a CNN Hero in 2011. See Hard Days, Bright Ideas – The Power of Life Changing Events.
Ron Daise
Author, performing artist, former Chairman of the federal Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, and current Vice President for Creative Education at Brookgreen Gardens. See Gullah Geechee: The Me I Tried to Flee.
Heather Collins
A cognitive neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist, and biostatistician, passionate about communicating science to the public. See Successful Thinking: It’s a Know Brainer.
Jill Chalsty
Filmmaker, writer, award-winning expert in conflict resolution, and founder of Community for Education Foundation bringing its Overcoming Obstacles Life Skills Program to millions of students. See Teach Life Skills and Change Our World.
Laura Ball
A music director, composer, vocalist, collaborative pianist, teacher and performer, who founded and serves as creative director of the UNED!TED Interdisciplinary Arts Concert Series. See Rock n’ Ripple.
Annex Dance Company
A classical modern dance company with an edge, that supports and promotes all the arts through performance, collaboration, education and outreach. See Common Denominator.