G.R.A.C.E.
Guide to Resources for Annual Campus Events
Diversity Guide—West Region
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: DJ Demers
Agency: H2F Comedy Prods.
Program Title/Artist: Your History Doesn't
Determine Your Destiny
Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau
Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental)
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
D.J. Demers is a funny guy who happens to wear hearing
aids. After his stand-up performance on Conan garnered
over 700,000 views in its first two days online, D.J.
conducted an AMA on Reddit that quickly shot to the
front page. He was a finalist in NBC’s Stand-up For
Diversity and was the winner of the 2014 Homegrown
Comics Competition at the prestigious Just For Laughs
festival in Montreal.
Contact: Barbara Holliday
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (818) 845-9721
Booth: 107
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Mental Illness
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
You wouldn't expect a 6'2 ex-gang-banger from L.A. to
be creating a space of love and inclusion; but that's
exactly what Preston Smiles is all about. He's seen his
friends shot, go to jail and succumb to drugs, Preston
preaches that your past does not define your future.
Escaping his circumstances, Preston received a Master's
Degree and is now an author and speaker helping others
overcome their challenges and shine their light in the
world.
Contact: Matt Sacks
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (647) 997-4081
Booth: 109
Program Title/Artist: Girls Night IN
Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau
Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety, Ethnicity
& Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender
Identity/Expression, Mental Illness, Sexual Health,
Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Your friends should always be there to support you, no
matter what. We know this isn't always the case; Nova
Browning-Rutherford learnt this the hard way. The
whispers, back-stabbing and two-face approach
happens all too often. Nova brings the girls together to
speak about how they can support one another through
the challenges they will all face. Nova takes a big-sister
approach to talk about the tough issues, creating a
healthy community of women.
Contact: Matt Sacks
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (647) 997-4081
Booth: 109
Program Title/Artist: Boy Meets Depression Kevin Breel Speaking Tour
Agency: Disruptt Speakers Bureau
Diversity Topic: Mental Illness, Suicide Awareness &
Prevention
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
Bringing warmth and unparalleled honesty in to a topic
people tend not to talk about, Kevin delivers a heartfelt
dialogue about mental health. Opening up with humour
before diving into difficult topics of depression, suicide
and addiction., Kevin brings an uplifting perspective and
an empowering message of honesty, hope, and help.
Kevin speaks out to break the stigma surrounding
mental health and help continue the conversation.
Contact: Matt Sacks
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (647) 997-4081
Booth: 109
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Program Title/Artist: DO COOL SHI*T
Agency: Disruptt Speakers Burea
Program Title/Artist: Comedian KC Arora
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender
Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Socieconomic Status
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
Do Cool Sh*t is a growing community of passionate
DOers. It started off as a best-selling book by serial
social entrepreneur, Miki Agrawal, published by Harper
Collins on entrepreneurship and lifestyle design. It hit #1
on Amazon Bestsellers list. Miki is an identical twin, halfJapanese, half-Indian French Canadian, former
professional women's soccer player and graduate of
Cornell University who teaches young people, how to
stand up, follow their passions and rocket ship anyones
big idea.
Contact: Matt Sacks
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (647) 997-4081
Booth: 109
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Politics
Price Range: $1000-$1499
Program Overview:
Comedian KC Arora is from Queens, but one look at him
has complete strangers asking, “But where are you
REALLY from?” KC shares his hilarious insights on being
first generation Indian-American while navigating the
ins and outs of relationships with women and the
internet. KC has performed at several exclusive comedy
festivals and is a regular on the New York Comedy scene
and is making his way across the nation. Which nation?
America, you racist.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
Program Title/Artist: "Asian Dreamers: Brown Is
Funny" by Comedian Gibran Saleem
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Omid Singh Presents:
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Comedian Gibran Saleem was born in North Carolina
and raised in Virginia in a Pakistani household. Growing
up in the South as the "only brown kid" from
kindergarten throughout high school, no one
understands minority better than Gibran. Racial
stereotypes are Gibran's pet peeve so his jokes come
from experiences where he purposely challenges
people's perception of skin color. Gibran's performed in
multiple comedy festivals and has been featured on
MTV, and AXS Gotham Live.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration
Price Range: Under $1000
Program Overview:
Omid Singh is an American touring stand-up comedian,
based in Los Angeles. Raised in a multicultural family
(half Indian, half Iranian), he has lived in more than a
dozen different cities across two continents. From the
suburbs of Orange County to Texas to Dubai, his unique
upbringing—and rapidly growing facial hair— have
influenced his comedy, making him a diverse performer
who enjoys connecting with every type of audience.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
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Program Title/Artist: Corey Pieper: From
Milwaukee To The Islands
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Shane Romero: The
NeighborHOOD Kid
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Corey Pieper is a Native Pacific Islander pop artist who
hails from Hawaii but is based out of Milwaukee.
Blending a mix of top 40, clean hip-hop, and ukulele
island vibes, Corey delivers a top-notch energetic
performance. Corey has performed at SXSW,
Summerfest among other festivals and venues. He's
opened for: TimeFlies, SoMo, Aaron Carter, Jojo and
Outasight. With his Youtube channel at 1.5 million views
(and counting), Corey is on the rise to stardom.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression,
Immigration, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic
Status
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Shane Romero is a writer, poet, and model from
Brooklyn. His poetry is a reflection of his personal life.
He addresses issues of the inner city-race, violence,
uphill battle of love, and his efforts of bettering himself
as a Hispanic male that grew up in poverty. When
Shane's not touring nationally or doing workshops, he
runs an organization called "Man Up!" which helps
young men of color to grow into men that reach higher
success.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
Program Title/Artist: Dumbbelles LIVE!
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: T. Miller Presents: Black,
Queer & UNAPOLOGETIC.
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental),
Gender Identity/Expression, Mental Illness, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
DumbBelles LIVE! is more than your typical standup
comedy show, it's a journey comediennes (and best
friends) Robyn and Emma take their audience on while
answering life's toughest questions hands on, so you
don't have to. Both girls were diagnosed and struggled
with learning disabilities but refused to let their
disabilities hold them back from graduating college and
pursuing comedy. Their variety show combines clips
from their web-series "Dumbbelles", a Q&A and
separate standup performances.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender
Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Natasha "T. Miller" is a poet, author, activist, film
producer, and three-time world poetry slam top five
finalist. She has published two books including "Coming
out of Nowhere", a social networking memoir about
homosexuality and cyber bullying that is being studied
in different Universities. Her recent film, “Treasure:
From Tragedy to TransJustice” was accepted into the
2015 LA film festival. T. Miller captivates the audience
as she shares her personal story through poetry and
performance.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
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Program Title/Artist: The Black Unicorn: British
Comedian Chris James
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: ETC: The Eat TRASH!
Campaign (to End Food Waste)
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Immigration,
Indigenous Heritage, National Origin
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Chris James will tell you he is a British-American, NOT
British African-American because he does not hail from
Africa. Although Chris isn't from Africa, he has
performed there and shares the cultural differences
along with his experiences growing up in the UK in his
refreshing and unique standup comedy. In addition to
his 2 million YouTube views, this ex-model and actor has
become a college favorite and is known for his 100%
clean, college-friendly sets.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice, Socieconomic Status, Activism, Environmental Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Every year in America, we throw away 96 billion pounds
of food. This is something that we can change in our
lifetime. Inspired by filmmaker Jeremy Seifert's
documentary DIVE!, ETC will awaken, challenge,
educate, and empower individuals to reduce waste in
their everyday lives as well as highlight the correlation
that food waste "politics" have in relation to hunger,
poverty and waste. Program includes: a screening of
Dive!, Q&A w/Jeremy, Eat Trash T-shirts and more.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
Program Title/Artist: The Three Amigos of
Comedy: A Columbian Comedy Show
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: The Rudy Currence
Chronicles
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage,
National Origin
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
New York City comedians Oscar Collazos, Alex Carabaño
and Carlos Gonzalez make up the Three Amigos of
Comedy. Their brand of humor stems from being
immigrants that grew up in Colombian households
within the United States. Their show consists of 90
minutes of college-friendly comedy. (Oscar, Alex or
Carlos can also do solo 60 minute performances.) While
many Colombian references are visited, the show is in
English however, it *can* be performed in Spanish!
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Religion
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Rudy Currence is a Grammy and Dove Award winning
producer, singer, songwriter and musician. After hearing
his soulful voice, it’s obvious that Rudy was raised
singing in the church. The smooth combination of old
school r&b, pop and gospel is why Rudy's fans call his
performances an experience! In addition to his three
million YouTube views and college tours, Rudy has made
several national television appearances including: ABC’s
“The View” and BET’s “106th” and Park”.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (267) 606-0386
Booth: 116
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Program Title/Artist: The Semicolon Project: Destigmatizing Mental Health Disorders
Agency: EVO Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Get Out Of Your Bubble!
Agency: Dialogues on Diversity
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender
Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous
Heritage, Mental Illness, National Origin, Politics,
Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status,
Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality,
Orientation
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Part Game Show! Part Stand-Up! Part Dialogue! “Get
Out Of Your Bubble!” shows students a slice of the
changing and diverse world that they went to college to
prepare themselves for. GOOYB introduces students to a
new way to look at difference and how taking
advantage of all of the resources offered at their
institution will make them more knowledgeable, diverse,
and marketable in a far more competitive world.
Contact: Larry Tish
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (617) 792-5053
Booth: 121
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Inclusion, Mental
Illness, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Suicide
Awareness & Prevention
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
"A semicolon represents a sentence the author could
have ended but chose not to. The sentence is your life
and the author is you.” Amy Bleuel is the
founder/president of The Semicolon Project: the global,
faith-based, non-profit, movement that's dedicated to
presenting hope and love to those who are struggling
with mental health disorders. Amy shares her dark past
and how through her pain and resilience came
inspiration and a deeper love for others.
Contact: Marie Monroe
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (240) 313-5309
Booth: 116
Program Title/Artist: Dialogues On Diversity
Workshops
Agency: Dialogues On Diversity
Program Title/Artist: The Black-Jew Dialogues
Agency: Dialogues On Diversity
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Disability (Acquired or
Developmental), Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression,
Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage, Mental
Illness, National Origin, Politics, Religion, Social
Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
These on-your-feet, fun, and engaging workshops
illustrate the shifting face of America. Students will
explore the necessity to engage difference not just for
the sake of understanding cultures beyond your own,
but to see diversity as an emerging philosophy, which
will help individuals deal with the very nature of change
itself. DOD Workshops help participants see how having
a greater sense of diversity can turn perceived obstacles
into opportunities to engage an emerging world.
Contact: Larry Tish
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (617) 792-5053
Booth: 121
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender
Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, Indigenous
Heritage, Mental Illness, National Origin, Politics,
Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status,
Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
The Black-Jew Dialogues is a hilarious two-person
comedy that brings light and knowledge to the often
times complex topics of race, difference, and diversity.
The show is the winner Campus Activities Magazine and
APCA "Best Diversity Program" Award for 2014. Much
like "Key & Peele" the program uses provocative
sketches and video to help students see there are forces
in play that conspire to make us believe difference is a
threat. Discussion follows the performance.
Contact: Larry Tish
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (617) 792-5053
Booth: 121
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Program Title/Artist: The Movement - 50 Years of
Love and Struggle
Agency: Dialogues on Diversity
Program Title/Artist: Anna David
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Sexual Health,
Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Writer, addiction expert and television personality Anna
David takes the information she's gleaned primarily
from her own personal experience as an addict who's
been sober nearly a decade — and breaks alcoholism,
addiction and recovery into simple and relatable
concepts. SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN AN ADDICTIVE
SOCIETY will appeal to anyone who wants to learn how
to cope with a society that's always gunning for more.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), National Origin,
Religion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status,
African American History
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
One Actor – 10 Characters – A Half Century of Race
Relations. “The Movement” is a high powered and
inspirational one-man show through the past 50 years
of the Black experience in America – from LBJ to today.
Emmy-award winning actor Ron Jones examines this
journey through a range of characters, original video,
stock footage, historical landmarks and some of the best
music of the last generation. The 85-minute
performance is followed by audience discussion.
Contact: Larry Tish
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (617) 792-5053
Booth: 121
Program Title/Artist: Anthony Trucks: Trust Your
Hustle
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Soci-economic Status
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
You’re destined to fail in life. This is what the world told
Anthony growing up in foster care before he decided to
be the exception to the rule. He applied a unique set of
skills to become what no one believed he could be.
Anthony is a former NFL player, runs a successful gym
business, works as an international speaker, consults
with multi-million dollar companies, and is a father to
three amazing kids.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Program Title/Artist: "Respect This: Safer Saner
Sex in College" - Cindy Pierce
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Sexual Health
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
In this informative and hilarious program, Cindy uses
anecdotes and her social research to demystify sex,
relationships, and the hook-up scene. With unfiltered
honesty, she addresses how media and porn culture
skew sexual expectations for men and women,
particularly around female pleasure. Cindy’s stories
encourage students to look more closely at the role of
alcohol in decision-making and how excessive drinking
actually undermines the development of social and
sexual health.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
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Program Title/Artist: Ash Beckham
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Program Title/Artist: Brian C. Johnson
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
With an arresting blend of urgency and humor, Ash
takes on topics like the crippling experience of being
trapped in a closet, the difference between tolerance
and acceptance, and the need to remove the word “gay”
as a pejorative from our lexicon. With funny and
poignant stories, and a tough yet deeply compassionate
stance, Ash tells us how to take off the armor and be our
authentic selves. She tells us how to get REAL.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice, Media
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
“Diversity” is one of the most challenging subjects for
many students to grasp. Brian’s creative keynote, Reel
Diversity, frames the diversity conversation through
modern film. By sharing clips of well-known films and
discussing the messages they consciously or
unconsciously give, Brian allows every student to see
himself or herself as diverse. Students laugh and
remember some of their favorite movies, and from
there, an interactive keynote about multiculturalism can
begin.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Program Title/Artist: Barry Scott
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Program Title/Artist: Daniel Hernandez
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Barry Scott created his tribute to Dr. King to teach a
generation of students about one of America’s most
violent and inspiring times and the man who mobilized a
generation of people and changed the world. In this
hour long program, Mr. Scott discusses Dr. Martin
Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement in his lecture
and actually becomes Dr. King recreating some of his
most inspiring speeches.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Disability (Acquired or
Developmental), Inclusion, Politics, Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
A first generation college student, he was a
congressional intern for the office of Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona’s Eighth Congressional
District. Daniel took actions for which he is widely
credited with saving the life of the congresswoman after
a gunman shot her and 18 other people. His medical
training, quick thinking, and brave actions on that day
have caused him to be celebrated as a true American
hero.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
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Program Title/Artist: Dean Obeidallah: "I Want to
Be Your Muslim Friend"
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Program Title/Artist: Jessica Pettitt
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice,
Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Jessica Pettitt is the "diversity educator" your family
warned you about. She is easy to work with, accessible,
and brings VERY simple concepts that are really hard to
incorporate into our lives. Nominated for three years by
Campus Activities Magazine for Best Diversity Artist,
Jessica's programs are direct, customized, and highly
interactive. She takes participants on a journey weaving
together politics, theory, current events, and story
telling with large doses of humor.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Religion, Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Dean Obeidallah is a former lawyer turned comedian,
writer, and lecturer. He’s the host of SiriusXM radio’s
new weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,”
which is the first national radio show to look at issues of
the week from the Muslim American point of view. Dean
co-directed the comedy documentary, “The Muslims Are
Coming!”, that uses comedy to counter anti-Muslim
bigotry and features celebrities like The Daily Show’s Jon
Stewart.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Program Title/Artist: John Corvino: The Gay
Moralist
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Program Title/Artist: Jason DeShaw: Serenity in
the Storm
Agency: Kirkland Productions, Inc.
Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Politics, Religion, Social
Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
John Corvino, a.k.a “The Gay Moralist,” is an author,
speaker, and philosophy professor. For over 20 years he
has traveled the country to speak at over 200 campuses
on sexuality, ethics, and marriage. Combining
philosophical rigor with sensitivity and humor, he
challenges all sides of the debate to rethink easy
assumptions. In addition to sexual ethics, LGBT rights
and the culture wars, his research interests include
business ethics and the existence of God.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Mental Illness,
Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Jason is a cowboy from Montana and a national awardwinning mental health speaker. He has toured as a
professional singer and songwriter across the US,
Canada, and Europe. In 2010, after suffering a severe
mania while on tour, doctors diagnosed him as having
bipolar disorder and alcoholism. As he began to recover,
DeShaw became an advocate for mental illness and
recovery by combining his story and songs into a
presentation entitled Serenity in the Storm.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
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Program Title/Artist: Kimberly Dark
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Program Title/Artist: Ron Placone: Madness in
the Message
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression,
Inclusion, Social Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status,
Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Kimberly Dark is a speaker who helps audiences discover
that we are creating the world, even as it creates us.
She’s the author of a number of educational programs
regarding the body in culture — how appearances and
identities influence our experiences in the world related
to gender, race, body type/size, beauty, ability, etc. She
uses humor and intimacy to prompt audiences to
discover their influences and reclaim their power as
social creators.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Madness in the Message: Start Talking is a provocative
multimedia one-man show/performance lecture on
media policy by Ron Placone.Describing the show “as
The Daily Show meets the BBC series How TV Ruined
Your Life with an academic edge,” Ron takes the
audience on a tour through a contemporary media
landscape where advertisers, owners and special
interest groups come first and the general public comes
dead last.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Program Title/Artist: Ryan Bell: Finding Meaning
and Purpose Beyond Belief: Lessons from My Year
Without God
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Program Title/Artist: Moe Spencer - Smoke
Screen: Under the Influence of Marijuana Politics
& Power
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Religion
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Ryan Bell was a pastor and educator serving
communities, universities, and seminaries from
suburban Philadelphia to Los Angeles. In 2013, he left
the church and began a journey exploring the limits of
theism and the atheist landscape that he documented in
his blog, www.YearWithoutGod.com. CNN, the BBC, and
the LA Times covered his spiritual journey, the eventual
shift in his beliefs, and how to find meaning and purpose
in a world beyond faith and religion.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Social Change/Justice,
Soci-economic Status
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Merwin Moe Spencer is a marijuana attorney and will
introduce you to the history of marijuana growth and its
use in the US, the political reasons for why it became
illegal, and the origins of its classification as a Schedule
1 Narcotic. The climate is changing and people are
divided on this issue. Moe equips his audiences with the
historical and legal facts to make up their own mind on
this controversial topic.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
10
Program Title/Artist: Stevie Tran: Transgender
Inclusion and Title IX
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Program Title/Artist: Jessica Pettitt: I am...Safe
Zone
Agency: Kirkland Productions, Inc.
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion,
Legal Issues
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Stevie Tran is an attorney, published author, and
speaker whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of
diversity litigation and social issues in the transgender
community. Her experience will provide a critical yet
welcoming perspective to conversations of inclusion and
diversity. She is ideally situated to help you, your
organization, and your campus find a way for all
interested students to have a fulfilling college
experience and to access the benefits and activities on
campus.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion,
Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
We know there is a problem. Homophobia, Biphobia,
Transphobia – the irrational fear of anything perceived
to not be heterosexual and/or gender conforming.
Heteronormativity encompasses the privilege of straight
male-bodied men expressing themselves in a masculine
manner in relationship with straight female-bodied
women expressing themselves in a feminine manner.
LGBT Ally Development programs are developed to help
build supportive climates, offer educated referral
services, and provide compassionate listeners to those in
need.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Program Title/Artist: The Muslims Are Coming!
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Program Title/Artist: Jonathan Rauch
Agency: Kirkland Productions
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Religion, Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
The Muslims Are Coming! is an 83-minute documentary
screening followed by a Q&A from one or more of the
film’s key subjects, Dean Obediallah, Negin Farsad, Aron
Kader, or Kareem Omary. All are also professional
comedians who have appeared on numerous TV shows.
The Muslims are Coming!, like most films with a social
activist agenda, offers something to learn and
something to think about, but unlike most, it will also
make you laugh. A lot.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Inclusion, Politics,
Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
Jonathan Rauch is one of the country’s most versatile
and original writers on government, public policy, and
gay marriage, among other subjects. A guest scholar at
the Brookings Institution in Washington, he is the author
of five books and many articles and has received the
magazine industry’s two leading prizes—the National
Magazine Award (the industry’s equivalent of the
Pulitzer Prize) and the National Headliner Award.
Contact: Gina Kirkland
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (866) 769-9037
Booth: 201
Program Title/Artist: Neil Hilborn
Agency: The College Agency
Diversity Topic: Mental Illness
Price Range: Under $1000
Program Overview:
Neil's poem, OCD is the most viewed poem on YouTube!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
11
Program Title/Artist: Carlos Andres Gomez
Agency: The College Agency
Program Title/Artist: Gabriela Garcia Medina
Agency: The College Agency
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Carlos Andres Gomez's poetry touches on everything
from Social Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Gabriela Garcia Medina's poetry touches on everything
from Social Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
Program Title/Artist: Jon Goode
Agency: The College Agency
Program Title/Artist: Ebony Stewart
Agency: The College Agency
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Politics, Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Jon Goode's poetry touches on everything from Social
Justice to Inclusion and Ethnicity!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
Diversity Topic: Sexual Health
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Ebony's show has a lot of poetry about love and Sexual
Health as she used to be a Sex Ed Teacher!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
Program Title/Artist: Emma Willmann
Agency: The College Agency
Program Title/Artist: Katie Wirsing
Agency: The College Agency
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual
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: 204
Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental),
Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion, Mental Illness,
Social Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Katie Wirsing's poetry touches on everything from
Sexual Orientation to Social Justice to Inclusion!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
12
Program Title/Artist: Salsa Magic
Agency: The College Agency
Program Title/Artist: Lijie
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Salsa Magic is an interactive, Latin Dance party that is
perfect for Hispanic Heritage month!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
Divrsity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: Under $1000
Program Overview:
At the age of 5, Lijie and her mother moved from China
to the US to be with her father and she began building
her musical foundation with lessons on piano. Lijie's
Chinese roots have inspired her music, and the sad
songs she often writes.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Program Title/Artist: Joe and Bil - When the Gays
Move In to Mr Rogers' Neighborhood
Agency: The College Agency
Program Title/Artist: José Canta
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion,
Sexual Orientation & Sexuality, Suicide Awareness &
Prevention
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Joe and Bil have a number of programs that range from
Social Justice to Bullying - they are high energy and
Student Affairs Professionals themselves!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Mental Illness, Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $1000-$1499
Program Overview:
José Canta has a philosophy that none of us have to hold
onto our suffering. Through poetry, José has overcome
socio-economic oppression and emotional depression.
His shows are more than entertainment, they are lifechanging events. José Canta is a nationally acclaimed,
award-winning spoken-word artist who has inspired
thousands with his powerful message: we are all divine
and have the ability to transform the most tragic of
moments in our lives into beauty through artistic
expression.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Program Title/Artist: Kelly and Becca
Agency: The College Agency
Diversity Topic: Sexual Health
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Kelly and Becca have two programs that are great to
consider for Sexual Assault Awareness and Sexual
Health Education!
Contact: Sue Boxrud
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (651) 222-9669
Booth: 204
13
Program Title/Artist: Azhar Usman
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Dykes of Hazard
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Azhar Usman considers himself a “citizen of the world,”
and describes himself variously as follows: “Intellectually
White; Emotionally Japanese; Spiritually Indian;
Psychically Persian; Physically Arab; Artistically
Southeast Asian; Romantically Latino; and
Psychologically Black.” Today, Azhar is a global standup
comedian and co-founder of the “Allah Made Me
Funny—Official Muslim Comedy Tour” which has toured
over 20 countries.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Dykes of Hazard Comedy is a mix of sketch and stand-up
comedy, music, dance and burlesque and offers a
unique LGBT perspective. But if you happen to be
straight, don’t let the name scare you away. Dykes of
Hazard Comedy produces material about issues that all
genders, races and sexual orientation can connect with.
Whether you’re gay, straight or someone in between,
you’re likely to have a ball at Dykes of Hazard Comedy.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Program Title/Artist: Elizabeth Acevedo
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Ben Rosenfeld
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
ELIZABETH ACEVEDO was born and raised in New York
City and her poetry is infused with her Dominican
parents’ bolero music and her native city’s tough grit.
Acevedo has been a featured performer on BET, Centric
and Mun2, as well as delivered a TED talk that aired
spring of 2013. She has graced stages nationally and
internationally including State Theatre in South Africa,
Madison Square Garden, and the Kennedy Center of the
Performing Arts.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Religion
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian
Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical
beliefs, political observations and unique characters.
Ben’s first comedy album, Neuro Comedy, is available on
iTunes and Pandora. Ben also created the illustrated
coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery
Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 Best
Seller in Humor.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
14
Program Title/Artist: G Yamazawa
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Lacey Roop
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Born in Durham, NC and raised by Japanese immigrants,
George Masao Yamazawa, Jr. is widely considered one
of the top young spoken word artists in the country. G
also has extensive experience as a teaching artist
facilitating writing/performance workshops for inner
city youth in the Washington, DC public school system
through Split This Rock, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization with a focus in political poetry.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Queer and women's activist, Lacey Roop offers spoken
word performances and writing workshops. An
advocate and ally, Lacey's work discusses gender &
sexuality, marginalized voices, women-empowerment,
as well as finding the magic & hope that exists in our
every day. It is through Lacey's endearing weaving of
personal narrative and poetics that delivers a powerful
performance to the LGBTQ community and allies alike.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Program Title/Artist: Hypnotic Intoxication
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Legally Homeless
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Hypnotic Intoxication volunteers believe they have
unlimited access to the most potent alcohol, but they
will only be drinking bottled water. The volunteers will
be passing out, stumbling around and slurring speech,
allowing viewers to see how bad a situation can
potentially be. After the volunteers are taken out of
hypnosis, Keith Karkut delivers a powerful message that
encourages students to rethink some of their decisions
and realize what their future holds for them.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Mohammed "Mo" Amer is an established standup
comedian. He was the first and only Arab-American
refugee comic to perform for U.S. and coalition troops
overseas, as well as with "Allah Made Me Funny—The
Official Muslim Comedy Tour." His cultural and familial
background uniquely situates him to speak from the
heart about the absurd problems of religion, terror, and
the politics of our age through the lens of honest,
endearing, personal stories.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
15
Program Title/Artist: Sextegrity
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Believe in Yourself
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Orientation &
Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Barbara Lee "The Sex Minister" equips students to: Acclimate to the college environment while separating
fact from fiction -Build healthy relationships and set safe
boundaries -Recognize the value of diversity - gender,
orientation, race, and religion -Create a sexual ethic that
celebrates sex and treats it with moral integrity Sextegrity -Understand Title IX and the role of
bystanders Barabara helps her audience to celebrate
sexuality and treat it with moral integrity – Sextegrity.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice, Women's Issues
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
BELIEVE In Yourself addresses the challenges
associated with self -defeating beliefs and nonproductive lifestyle patterns that detour brilliant
women from reaching their full potential. Speaker and
Comedian, Wendi Fox uses straight-forward,
nontraditional methods of reinvention, and equips
audiences with the tools that they need to unlock their
hidden truths, respect their authenticity, foster their
brilliance, and break through fears. BELIEVE In
Yourself, is on mission to spotlight the power of
personal truth and positive choices.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Program Title/Artist: The Unauthorized Biography
Series
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: K-von
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
K-von's diverse show involves standup, parody songs, &
expert audience interaction with material ranging from
dating to the hilarious adventures of growing up with a
Dad from the Middle-East & Mom from Middle-America.
He recently wrote/directed a documentary "NOWRUZ:
Lost & Found"...a comedic Journey into the Persian New
Year, where he retraces the roots he never knew and
discover the dancing, food, clothing & traditions
involved in the Persian New Year.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
The Unauthorized Biography Series is a critically
acclaimed musical project that celebrates the world’s
greatest cultural icons through biographical rap songs –
Repackaging History through Hip Hop. Each chapter of
the series captures the legacy of an influential iconic
figure in a documentary-style music video. Icons
featured in the series include Bob Marley, Muhammad
Ali, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, MLK Jr./Obama, Oprah,
Sean Combs, Tupac, Bruce Lee, Nelson Mandela and
more.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
16
Program Title/Artist: Maximize Your Buzz
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Zero Shades of Grey
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Let’s face it: traditional alcohol education doesn’t work.
Let’s change behaviors by shifting perceptions: “Alcohol
Is Not About Drinking; It’s About Who You Are.” If you
HATE lectures, you’ll LOVE this! · This is NOT a “Don’t
Drink” experience, but rather about personal values and
choices. · A high-energy and interactive event that helps
students understand why they drink. · Fully-customized,
including your own campus alcohol policy. · A positive
and empowering approach versus the typical alcohol
education.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Divrsity Topic: Sexual Health, Sexual Assault Awareness
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
This sexual assault program sets the tone that sexual
assault is black and white. There are no disclaimers, no
clauses, and no fine print when it comes to how people
feel about being sexually assaulted or raped. It’s serious
to the victim, and this seminar takes it even more
seriously with everyone else to help educate them that
this isn’t a victim problem, it’s a problem on all levels.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
Program Title/Artist: Andrew Fisher
Agency: Sophie K Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental)
Price Range: Under $1000
Program Overview:
Andrew Fisher is an unexpected comedian performing
unexpected comedy. Born deaf and hilarious, he has put
his unique perspective to work as one of the most
captivating comedians on the New York scene. Though it
may seem unexpected for all audiences to be able to
enjoy jokes told in American Sign Language, a
combination of flawless physical comedy and expertly
timed delivery, Andrew will make you rethink everything
about what makes comedy work.
andrewfishercomedy.com
Contact: Kate Magill
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (212) 268-9583
Booth: 213
Program Title/Artist: TRASHED: A Shot of Reality
Agency: Neon Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness
and Safety
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
TRASHED focuses on “The Campus Party Scene” and
what we can do to make sure students enjoy their
college experience without compromising their safety.
Wendi Fox, professional stand-up comedian and former
high-risk drinker, has been known for many years as the
anti-lecture artist. She doesn’t pressure students to stop
drinking. Instead, she asks questions that provoke
thought and create change, inspiring students to find
something in life they love more than getting drunk.
Contact: Scott Talarico
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (716) 836-6366
Booth: 207
17
Program Title/Artist: Raneir Pollard
Agency: Sophie K Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Kevin Yee
Agency: Sophie K Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1000-$1499
Program Overview:
Comedian Raneir Pollard is a rambunctious Miami
Native that has been a notable class clown since he
could remember. As a gay youth growing up in a
traditionally Baptist Caribbean family, Raneir quickly
learned to find the funny in this often times challenging
world. His cynical views, naughty sense of humor and
flair for physical comedy led him to a world of improv &
sketch performance.
Contact: Kate Magill
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (212) 268-9583
Booth: 213
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Kevin Yee and his original comedy songs have been
making people laugh across America and beyond! He is
a recovering Broadway chorus boy (MARY POPPINS,
WICKED, and MAMMA MIA), and a former member of
Quincy Jones’ boy band YOUTH ASYLUM. He has several
viral youtube music videos, and shares his sassy coming
out story in the official IT GETS BETTER book published
by Penguin books. http://www.kevinyee.com
Contact: Kate Magill
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (212) 268-9583
Booth: 213
Program Title/Artist: Gloria Bigelow
Agency: Sophie K Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Hari Kondabolu
Agency: Sophie K Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression, Social
Change/Justice, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Subtle, disarming and witty- Gloria Bigelow is a comic
who doses out humor in bite sized chunks, easy for the
listener to swallow but relentless nonetheless. With
issues of sexuality, race, and gender at the forefront of
her work, her comedy has the ability to unite a diverse
group of people with laughter.
Contact: Kate Magill
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (212) 268-9583
Booth: 213
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Politics, Religion, Social
Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based, Queens-raised
comic who the NY Times has called “one of the most
exciting political comics in stand-up today.” Hari has
done standup on the Late Show with David Letterman ,
Conan , Jimmy Kimmel Live, Live at Gotham and John
Oliver’s New York Standup Show. He was also a writer
and correspondent for the Chris Rock-produced Totally
Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX.
Contact: Kate Magill
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (212) 268-9583
Booth: 213
18
Program Title/Artist: Pete Dominick
Agency: Sophie K Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Eliot Chang
Agency: Sophie K Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Politics, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
In early 2008 shortly after the SIRIUSXM merger, Pete
made the leap to political commentary, starting his own
talk show, Pete’s Big Mouth. Pete continues to host a 3hour daily discussion on SIRIUSXM, now called Stand Up!
with Pete Dominick, which regularly features some of
the biggest names in politics,journalism,academia and
Entertainiment.
http://standupwithpetedominick.com/comedy/
Contact: Kate Magill
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (212) 268-9583
Booth: 213
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
Comedian/Youtuber Eliot Chang has been seen on his
own Comedy Central Half Hour special, Chelsea Lately
and his Youtube Channel with over 5 million views. The
comedy show can be Rated PG or Rated R upon request.
Eliot also offers his Q&A diversity workshop "Asians in
the Media" (optional) which covers how minorities have
been portrayed in TV & Film and the media's influence
on America. The night is fun blend of entertainment and
education.
Contact: Kate Magill
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (212) 268-9583
Booth: 213
Program Title/Artist: Stand Up NBC
Agency: Sophie K Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Jeffrey Jay
Agency: Summit Comedy
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
StandUp NBC is a nationwide search for stand-up
comedians of diverse backgrounds, which started in
2003. This initiative allows comedians from across the
country to showcase for key industry players at NBC and
industry-wide. Top recipient(s) receive an NBC Talent
Holding Deal, meeting with NBC Casting execs and an
invitation to join the Stand Up for Diversity College Tour.
Contact: Kate Magill
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (212) 268-9583
Booth: 213
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Inclusion,
Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1000-$1499
Program Overview:
Jeffrey Jay does a wonderfully lighthearted presentation
of an important topic. Jeffrey show and then comedy
Q&A on Transgender is done in an inclusive
environment. Jeffrey stays until he's talked with every
student and is a wonderful resource for peer and ally
training as well.
Contact: Melissa Beer
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (800) 947-0651
Booth: 0
19
Program Title/Artist: Arvin Mitchell
Agency: Summit Comedy
Program Title/Artist: Francisco Ramos
Agency: Summit Comedy
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
With an array of impressions, stories, gestures and
faces, Arvin's comedy performance is sure to please. As
the former cohost of BET's Club Comic View, Arvin has
been featured on Kevin Heart's "One Mic Stand", Tony
Rocks "The Funny Spot" as well as entertaining our
troops abroad. Nominated as one of NBC's Stand Up for
Diversity top comics Arvin continues to tour colleges,
clubs, cruise ships & churches.
Contact: Melissa Beer
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (800) 947-0651
Booth: 300-302
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Francisco Ramos is a bicultural and bilingual comedian,
having performed in both English and Spanish.
Originally from Venezuela, Francisco moved to the
States as a teenager. Francisco was in the top 10 of the
most recent season of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." He’s
also in Steve Carrel’s new show “Tribeca,” airing this fall
on TBS. Francisco has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel
Live.
Contact: Melissa Beer
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (800) 947-0651
Booth: 300-302
Program Title/Artist: Chloe Hilliard
Agency: Summit Comedy
Program Title/Artist: Kevin Bozeman
Agency: Summit Comedy
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Chloé Hilliard is a larger than life comedian. She was
recently made her national TV debut on NBC’s smash hit
“Last Comic Standing” appeared on AXSTV’s “Gotham
Comedy Live” and is a frequent panel guest on “The
Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”.
Contact: Melissa Beer
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (800) 947-0651
Booth: 300-302
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Kevin Bozeman has been seen on Comedy Central, CBS,
Fox and NBC. With over 10 NACA showcases, Kevin's
easy going style and infectious smile, makes him an
instant crowd pleaser. Smart, clever and edgy, Kevin's
recently released 3rd CD, 'Life Coach' has been both a
critical and commercial success. No subject is sacred
from Kevin's hilarious truths.
Contact: Melissa Beer
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (800) 947-0651
Booth: 300-302
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Program Title/Artist: Tracey Ashley
Agency: Summit Comedy
Program Title/Artist: Carlos Robson
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Becoming a college favorite comedian, Tracey was
nominated by Campus Activities Magazine as Best
Female Performer. Tracey was a semi-finalist on NBC’s
Last Comic Standing in 2014, has appeared as a Co-host
on TVLANDS Prime Movies and was honored to appear
on The OWN Networks comedy special, “Wanda Sykes
Presents: HERLARIOUS.”
Contact: Melissa Beer
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (800) 947-0651
Booth: 300-302
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Identity
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Carlos Robson is an award-winning spoken word poet,
playwright, and teaching artist. As a competitive
“slam”poet, he’s competed in local, regional, national
and international competitions, winning the National
Poetry Slam championship in 2007 and again in 2008 as
a member of the North Carolina based team, Slam
Charlotte.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 300-302
Program Title/Artist: Bluz
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Greg Baird
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Politics, , Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
From humble southern beginnings Boris Rogers aka Bluz
has risen through the ranks of spoken word
entertainment. He is the slam master and coach of
SlamCharlotte, a competitive team of poets whom he
led to back to back National Poetry Slam victories in
2007 and 2008, something that has not been done in
slam poetry for 15 years.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Gender
Identity/Expression, Politics, Social Change/Justice,
Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Greg R. Baird is a lecturer, educator, writer, filmmaker
and social advocate. An engaging speaker with heart
and humorous insight, Greg has spoken to audiences on
such topics as equal rights, diversity, acceptance,
community, bullying and hate crimes. In his informative
lecture, Greg delivers a powerful and unique perspective
on what it means to be gay in the 21st Century. An
important voice of the LGBTQ community, Greg’s lecture
is inclusive for all audiences.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
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Program Title/Artist: Kyla Lacey
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: C.L. Lindsay - Alcohol Parties
and the Law
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Domestic Abuse
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Kyla has facilitated poetry workshops for college and
high school age students and enjoys giving back to the
community. Her poetry is based off of her real life
experiences and she enjoys telling her story of
triumphing over tragedy. She likes short walks on the
beach and is an aspiring cat lady. When telling her story,
Kyla has the ability to make you laugh about even some
of the roughest times in life.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Diversity Topic: Alcohol Awareness and Safety
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Understand of the basics of the underage drinking laws
for their specific state and town Learn the penalties for
most alcohol related violations including jail time, fine
amounts, and loss of drivers licenses Be able to interact
with the police if they do show up at the party and get
the best possible outcome Understand the basics of
search and seizure law, including the myriad exceptions,
know how to proceed when confronted with an issue
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Program Title/Artist: Odd?Rod
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Matt Glowacki
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Age/Generation,
Ethnicity & Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial),
Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
-Odd?Rod inspires students to achieve their dreams, as
students see someone that had nothing handed to him
and earned everything by simply holding on to life
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Diversity Topic: Disability (Acquired or Developmental),
Inclusion, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
#1 Most-booked diversity program at colleges and
universities. Teaches students that diversity is not just
recognizing individual differences but learning from
them. Motivates students to engage in continual
dialogue and the exchange of diverse ideas, methods,
and perspectives. Emphasizes the importance of taking
an active role in their personal growth by thinking
critically about what they read, here, and watch on TV.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Program Title/Artist: Beat The Blame Game
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual
Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
BEAT THE BLAME GAME is designed to be the reality
check that interrupts this desensitization. It actively
engages audiences into a candid dialogue about why
there is a deep-seated, often self-protective need to
blame victims, but dismantles the false logic behind
those beliefs. The program highlights not only how
victim-blaming arguments lack any moral center, but
also how to respond effectively to those arguments
when they hear them being made by others.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
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Program Title/Artist: Me, My Mom, and Sharmila
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Preacher Moss
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender
Identity/Expression, Immigration, Inclusion, National
Origin, Politics, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Sexual
Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Dynamic writer-performer Fawzia Mirza chronicles her
struggle to connect with her mother as she grapples
with an emerging identity as a South Asian Queer
actress and activist. Voiced with humor and deep
insight, Fawzia’s journey of self-discovery carries her all
the way from childhood as a Pakistani Muslim in smalltown Canada to living out as an actress in the heart of
Chicago.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression,
Politics, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Armed with sincerity, intellect and rare comedic ability,
Preacher Moss is the “End of Racism” Comedy and
Lecture Tour. The “End of Racism” is not just the name
of the tour, but a commitment that we all share.
Preacher Moss knows how to deliver the goods on how
we see race through laughter, respect and the humility
of a man who felt the sting of racism.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Program Title/Artist: Sex Signals
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Sexual Health
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
A unique combination of improvisational comedy,
education and audience participation -Provides a
provocative, in-your-face look at issues surrounding
dating, sex, and date rape on college campuses Explores how mixed messages, gender role stereotypes,
and unrealistic fantasies contribute to
misunderstandings between the sexes
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Program Title/Artist: Michael Fosberg- Incognito
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice,
Soci-economic Status
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Incognito, Inc. is an arts-based diversity training
company led by author/actor/activist Michael Fosberg.
In his one-man comedy/drama, Michael portrays over a
dozen different characters in the course of an hour as he
tells the true story about the search for his biological
father and the discovery that he is biracial. The
performance is followed by Q & A in which Michael
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: 304-308
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Program Title/Artist: Shot Of Reality
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Mayhem Poets
Agency: Mayhem Poets
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness
and Safety
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
-Combines improv comedy, audience participation, and
education on alcohol awareness -Hilarious
improvisations keep the audience engaged and
entertained while educational sketches drive home
alcohol facts and statistics -Works well in conjunction
with new student orientation, Greek life programming,
and current alcohol awareness programs offered on
campus
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Children/Family
Programs, Ethnicity & Race (including Bi-Racial/MultiRacial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
"Let's go see a poetry show." That is a sentence rarely
proclaimed and usually responded to with cringes and
excuses. The Mayhem Poets are on a mission to change
that. Dubbed "an amazing ride" by the New York Times,
these theatre trained, comedically gifted, lyrical
virtuosos seamlessly blend raw elements of hip hop,
theatre, improv and stand up comedy to tell gut
wrenching truths that leave audiences forever changed.
Contact: Kyle Sutton
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (609) 468-3044
Booth: 305
Program Title/Artist: The Hook Up
Agency: Bass/Schuler Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Melissa Shoshahi stand up
comedy
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Health, Sexual Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
The Hook-Up engages audiences in a facilitated
discussion about hooking-up, sexual assault and
bystander intervention. The Hook-Up begins with a
discussion on how gender stereotypes contribute to rape
culture and harm survivors. Next, the program unpacks
the practice of hooking-up, and identifies the differences
between a healthy hook-up, a regretted hook-up and a
sexual assault. The program explores the research of Dr.
David Lasik and examines the norms of contemporary
hook-up culture.
Contact: Chris Schuler
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 481-2600
Booth: 304-308
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression,
Immigration, Indigenous Heritage
Price Range: $1000-$1499
Program Overview:
Melissa Shoshahi is an Iranian-American stand up
comedienne and actress based in Los Angeles. Melissa
knows no limits when it comes to comedy - culture,
politics, race and gender are all fair game! Melissa also
brings insight and humor regarding her own unique
upbringing as a child of immigrant parents. Melissa's
comedy show would be great entertainment for a
Diversity Event.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
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Program Title/Artist: Samson Koletkar - Stand Up
/ Storytelling
Agency: Metropolis Management
Program Title/Artist: Bobby Jo Valentine - Singer
/ Songwriter / Activist
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage,
National Origin, Religion
Price Range: $1000-$1499
Program Overview:
Samson Koletkar was born in Mumbai and raised
Jewish. Growing up in the world's most crowded city, he
spent most of his childhood years burning the midnight
candles for earning a Masters in Computer Software,
thereby fulfilling his parent's dreams. He then moved
half-way across the world, to the technology
headquarters and a hotbed for emerging comics - San
Francisco.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Diversity Topic: Gender Identity/Expression, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality, Suicide Awareness &
Prevention,
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Bobby Jo Valentine is an award-winning
singer/songwriter based in San Francisco, is known for
his honest, raw and lyrically strong sound. Bobby Jo is an
influential part of the LGBT community, even performing
as a headliner at San Diego Pride 2013.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Program Title/Artist: Aman Ali
Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman
Speaks
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Repeat comments about Jay have been, “You were
exactly what we needed” and “Jay is a funny and great
guy”. He stays connected with his supporters on social
networks daily, which helps him incorporate what’s
funny, to your students, right now. Jay is now taking
hosting dates, as well as, bookings for his full one-hour
college comedy special, appropriately titled, “The Laugh
and Learn Tour”. Jay is a great option for a diversity
event!
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Program Title/Artist: Jay Dukes - Host / Emcee /
Stand Up
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage,
Religion, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
He is recognized for being the co-creator of the social
media phenomenon 30 Mosques in 30 Days, a 25,000
mile road trip he took to all 50 states in the U.S. with the
mission of telling groundbreaking and profound stories
about Muslims in America.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
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Program Title/Artist: Jinahie spoken word poet
and speaker
Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman
Speaks
Program Title/Artist: Kid Ace - Illusionist
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity &
Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Kid Ace is an international illusionist who is recognized
as one of magic’s rising stars. Great entertainment
option for Black History Month or other diversity
programming.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression,
Immigration, National Origin, Social Change/Justice,
Sexual Health
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Jinahie is an extraordinarily gifted Egyptian-American
spoken word poet. Her lecture focuses on living
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]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Program Title/Artist: Lions Ambition
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
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!
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Program Title/Artist: Kenneth "Xclusive" Paryo
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Soci-economic Status
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Xclusive makes appearances on network television and
tours college campuses nationwide, combining his talent
as a dancer with a charming sense of humor that always
seems to loosen up even the stiffest of audiences and
make even those of us who can’t dance bob our heads
and smile. His act includes stories from his childhood
that relate to diversity. Great entertainment option for
Black History Month and other diversity events.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Program Title/Artist: Nash Fung - Mind-Bending
Magic
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Indigenous Heritage,
Assimilation
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Magician Nash Fung brings to you an ultimate
performance mixing original magic, psychology, sharp
humor & inspirational messages. His spectacular show
begins with large-scale mind tricks that ALL students can
participate in from their seats. During his act, Nash
discusses cultural assimilation. He is great for Asian
student groups and other diversity events.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
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Program Title/Artist: Panama Soweto spoken
word poet and speaker
Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman
Speaks
Program Title/Artist: Chantal Chamberland - Jazz
Musician / Activist
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity TopicGender Identity/Expression, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Whether it's crooning to tens of thousands at festivals
such as the Toronto or Montreal International Jazz
Festival or serenading crowds at discerning nightclubs
and theaters across North America and abroad,
Chantel's performances are poignant reminders of how
intoxicating her on stage presence can be. Great
entertainment option for pride event.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Panama Soweto is a performance writer, recording
artist and educator. Soweto is a 2006 National Poetry
Slam Champion. He is the co-founder of Slam Nuba, the
2011 National Poetry Slam Champions. The YouTube
performance of his poem, Scott, is currently taught in
schools in The U.S. and around the world. Panama
challenges ideas about bullying, single-parenthood,
sexual abuse, self-advocacy, and discrimination through
his mastery of spoken word.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Program Title/Artist: David Garcia - Life Change
Specialist
Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman
Speaks
Program Title/Artist: Prashanth
Venkataramanujam
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Inclusion, National
Origin, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
David empathizes with diverse students who face
challenges because he was once considered an "at-risk
student" himself before defying the odds and
graduating with a bachelor's degree and then earning
his Master’s Degree. He has motivated all ages in some
of the greatest metropolitan cities of the world: Los
Angeles, New York, Sao Paulo, Paris, and London.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Diversity Topic: Immigration, Indigenous Heritage, Socieconomic Status
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Prasanth brings humor to the issues faced by a child of
immigrant parents. With material covering an
expansive range of his suburban roots, quick-witted
banter about social conventions, the political
atmosphere, racial tensions, with an added pinch of
adolescent sarcasm, Prashanth is able to strike a chord
that resonates with all audience members during his
show. Prasanth's comedy show is a great entertainment
option for a Diversity Event.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
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Program Title/Artist: Delatorro McNeal Leadership Speaker
Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman
Speaks
Program Title/Artist: Joshua Fredenburg Diversity / Leadership Speaker
Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman
Speaks
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Soci-economic Status
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
DELATORRO L. MCNEAL, II is a Student Success Expert,
Motivational Speaker & Best Selling Author. He is the
President and CEO of CRUSH University. Delatorro
earned his BA and MS degrees with honors in 5 years
total, with a 4.0 GPA, and ZERO Student Loan Debt.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Social Change/Justice,
Soci-economic Status
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Joshua Fredenburg is a nationally recognized speaker,
author, and leadership consultant. He provides expert
advice on leadership, diversity, and healthy
relationships. His approach is practical, engaging,
applicable, inspiring, and dynamic! He has reached
thousands of emerging and seasoned leaders across the
nation as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, and
leadership trainer
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Program Title/Artist: Hoan Do motivational
speaker
Agency: Metropolis Management/Coleman
Speaks
Program Title/Artist: Kazual
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, Mental
Illness, National Origin
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Hoan Do is a success coach, author, and competitor in
American Ninja Warrior. From an early age, Hoan was
conscious of the sacrifices his parents had made in their
escape to the U.S. during the Vietnam War. With the
tremendous pressure Hoan placed on himself, he found
himself overwhelmed. His self-esteem reached an alltime low. He even contemplated suicide. He speaks at
colleges sharing advice that helps students succeed in
school and in life.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Using only their vocal instruments, Kazual’s sound is
smooth, rich,and refined. Blending beats with ballads,
these guys bring an audience to their feet. With crowdpleasing covers and original arrangements, Kazual is
serious entertainment for everyone! Great
entertainment option for Black History Month or other
diversity event!
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
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Program Title/Artist: Kevin Y. Brown
Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman
Speaks
Program Title/Artist: Sailesh (Speaker and
Hypnotist)
Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman
Speaks
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Social Change/Justice, Socieconomic Status
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
As a former New York City fashion industry marketer
and MTV Host Kevin has impacted audiences from all
over the United States to the shores of Osaka, Japan.
Through his traveling motivational series Create Your
Life and live event performances Kevin motivates
audiences across the world to live the life they desire by
maximizing their potential and resources. Kevin is an
expert on the subjects of Leadership, Diversity and
college finance.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, Indigenous Heritage,
National Origin
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
As an artist and business owner with over 20 years
within the college and university market, Sailesh is a
leader in the college and university market. Primarily
known as an entertainer, Sailesh believes in the positive
power of hypnosis and seeks to help people use hypnosis
to improve their lives. Sailesh immigrated to Canada
from Fiji as a child. He has first hand experience
overcoming obstacles that immigrants and minorities
face in the western world.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Program Title/Artist: Mitzi Sinnott / Snapshot
Agency: Metropolis Management / Coleman
Speaks
Program Title/Artist: Chicago Boyz, inspiring
dynamic all male acrobatic team.
Agency: Metropolis Management
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage, Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Booking her workshop and keynote address will provide
your campus community the opportunity to actively
explore key elements of leadership, identity, diversity,
and make realistic projections for the future. Mitzi
Sinnott's work supports the process of innovation as
well as educates and inspires.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity &
Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
Founded by professional gymnast Tim Shaw, these inner
city youth are taught discipline, respect, hard work,
integrity and teamwork. Members must remain in
school while maintaining a minimum of a C average in
school. Associating with gangs, drugs, alcohol or
tobacco is not permitted. Through Tim’s positive impact,
many members have not only become professional
gymnasts, but turned their lives around in the process.
Contact: Joyce Jiawan
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (877) 536-5374
Booth: 404-408
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Program Title/Artist: ANDY KAROL Performance
Poet
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Enki Bello - “Colombian
pioneer of the Electric Harp”
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Gender
Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual
Orientation & Sexuality
Price Range: Under $1000
Program Overview:
Performance poet ANDY KAROL spins imagery into
woven structures that reach audiences on multiple
levels. Her poetry’s themes include gender, sexuality,
parenting, love and loss, artistic endeavors, and mental
illness.
Audiences leave Andy’s performance feeling
inspired to reach their authentic selves and live the life
beyond who they have only imagined up until that
moment.
Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Immigration, National Origin,
Religion, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1000-$1499
Program Overview:
Everyone in the world has a talent... How to discover
yours? Impact that education had on my life choice and
performing career. The Cultural and Historical
Development of the Harp and its parallel in Colombia
and Venezuela. Enki’s invention of Electronic music and
Harp and a history of the Electric Harp. The power of
attraction in our lives. Why being unique is all you need.
Uniqueness and thinking outside the box will make you
successful.
Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
Program Title/Artist: Esteban Gast Entertainment for Social Change
Agency: Wally's World of Etertainment
Program Title/Artist: CHRISTINA "Poet"
WILLIAMSON, CHANGE IS POSSIBLE!
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1000-$1499
Program Overview:
ESTEBAN GAST is a multi-faceted multi-cultural
comedian who is comfortable performing stand-up,
improv and sketch comedy, playing guitar and piano,
hosting talk shows, and emceeing events. Esteban is
very involved in the world of education. He teaches ENG
333/598: Creativity, Innovation and Vision in the College
of Engineering at the University of Illinois. Esteban
issues a call to action for us to realize the power of story
-use storytelling and entertainment for social change.
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Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (800) 476-0442
Booth: 415
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Gender Identity/Expression,
Inclusion, Religion, Social Change/Justice, Suicide
Awareness & Prevention
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
CHRISTINA "Poet" WILLIAMSON “Change Is Possible!”
An interactive session that will show students how to
change any area of their life in order to obtain success.
The i-Wanna Series - The term “i-wanna” is an acronym
which stands for your “Inner Wish and Nagging
Aspiration”. Poetic Expressions - Through inspirational
lyrics and a poetic students will be inspired and
motivated to stay positive in a world that’s always
changing. Poetry is entertaining and therapeutic.
Contact: Geogre Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
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Program Title/Artist: ANNAMARIA, Ph.D. Latino
Affairs, Senior Social Scientist on an Army Human
Terrain Team
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: Joanna Maddox's Living
History Tour
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity &
Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Social
Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
With JOANNA MADDOX, you’ll meet the women who
accepted life challenges and made a difference. You will
travel the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman;
take an imaginary trip in space with Dr. Mae Jemison, or
“A Bus Ride with Rosa Parks.” Joanna brings each of
these characters to life. In "Life Lessons from the Divas,"
sings, impersonates and pays tribute to Tina Turner,
Diana Ross and Whitney Houston.
Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Disability
(Acquired or Developmental), Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage,
National Origin, Religion, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
A proud 18th-generation native of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, ANNAMARIA has made the preservation and
expression of her culture the cornerstone of her work.
Her academic achievements and musical success have
made national headlines. AnnaMaria spent time
working counterterrorism issues for the FBI at
Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp and was being
deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Being one of the few
Ph.D. cultural experts trained to deal with the real issues
facing these troubled people.
Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
Program Title/Artist: Matuto, Brazilian Percussion
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), National Origin, Social
Change/Justice, Soci-economic Status
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Matuto’s sound illustrates a modern perspective on the
shared colonial heritage of both North and South
America. This collision of Indigenous, European, and
African cultures has laid the foundation for all
Contemporary American Music. Workshop - Team
building events, the inspiration your group is looking for
to build a strong team presence. Build leaders; open the
flow of communication with a team building workshop
full of exercises, group activities and a strong leadership
development program.
Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
Program Title/Artist: COMETRY - G.R.A.V.
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Age/Generation, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender
Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
GRAV: Growth – Getting outside your comfort zone is
the best ways to grow. Research – We have the
opportunity to begin down the road of true respect and
appreciation. Approach-ability – Through comedy and
poetry, we exemplify this value personally as we open
up to students in order to show the connection that
occurs when approach ability is present. ValidationEvery special leader has the ability to make others in
their community/team better.
Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
31
Program Title/Artist: Shattered Glass,
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Program Title/Artist: The DEMIGODS Experience
Agency: The DEMIGODS
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness
and Safety, Children/Family Programs, , Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Gender
Identity/Expression, Social Change/Justice, Sexual
Health, Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Price Range: $2500-4999
Program Overview:
Shattered Glass is a multimedia stage presentation and
workshop facilitated by author Shaunelle Curry and
artist Kelley Nicole. Addressing sexism, misogyny,
domestic violence and rape through spoken word,
dramatization, live music, and art. Shattered Glass
engages the use of art for successfully overcoming
oppression and finding strength, healing, and
empowerment in life. Works of art as therapeutic tools
helps build and develop core social-emotional
competencies that ultimately lead to improved selfimage and productive action.
Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
Diversity TopicEthnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial), Inclusion, Soci-economic Status,
Sound Production, Collaboration, Music Industry Insight
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Both being from black & multi-racial backgrounds, their
music is soulful, electronic and powerful. The DEMIGODS
are a music duo (Stephen Mykal & Therapy) that bring a
new spin on Hip-hop. Their innovative style has
garnered them positive reviews from Grammy and
multi-platinum producers Poo-Bear, Focus…, Ken Lewis,
S1 and others. Their live performances embody themes
of self-empowerment and pursuing dreams. They also
use their music industry experience to deliver
informative talks and production demonstrations.
Contact: Michael Holt
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (213) 537-6209
Booth: 416
Program Title/Artist: Mystical Arts of Tibet
Agency: Mystical Arts of Tibet
Diversity Topic: Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity &
Race (including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous
Heritage, National Origin, Religion
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
The Mystical Arts of Tibet is a world tour endorsed by
His Holiness the Dalai Lama to promote world peace and
healing by sharing Tibet’s rich and authentic sacred
performing and visual arts with modern audiences. The
tours offer a rare opportunity to witness one of the
world’s most ancient sacred traditions presented by a
group of monk artists for whom these traditions are a
way of life.
Contact: Irene Lee
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (404) 982-6437
Booth: 509
Program Title/Artist: BILL MILLER, Native
American Indian
Agency: Wally's World of Entertainment
Diversity Topic: Addiction/Recovery, Alcohol Awareness
and Safety, Children/Family Programs, Ethnicity & Race
(including Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial), Indigenous Heritage,
Mental Illness, Religion, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
Center for American Indian Studies: Bill opens his
lecture / presentation in song with a hand drum or
native flute. Art Lecture: “Three Elements In Native
American Art” Bill shares his historical and cultural
overview of Native America. Religion: A classroom
presentation on Religion and the effects on Native
American Indians. Health and Wellness in Native
Communities: Bill would present a classroom discussion
for Holistic and Alternative Medicine. Performing Arts:
Part of your Performance Series
Contact: George Hornick
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (615) 824-8453
Booth: 415
32
Program Title/Artist: Jason Carney
Agency: Global Talent HQ
Program Title/Artist: Step Afrika!
Agency: Global Talent HQ
Diversity Topic: Inclusion, Social Change/Justice
Price Range: $1500-$2499
Program Overview:
Anti Hate activist Jason Carney has performed and
lectured at some of our nation’s finest colleges and
universities as well as high schools and juvenile
detention centers from California to Maine. His program
will speak about the culture and nature of hate and
what it takes to break the cycle on a societal level.
Contact: Greg Polvere
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (347) 385-6879
Booth: 513
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/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: 513
Program Title/Artist: MOLODI Live
Agency: Global Talent HQ
Diversity Topic: Ethnicity & Race (including BiRacial/Multi-Racial)
Price Range: $5000 and above
Program Overview:
Molodi is a performance ensemble that takes body
percussion to the extreme. Using only their bodies as
instruments, molodi blends stepping, tap, gumboots,
beatbox, poetry and hip hop dance with guerrilla
theatre and robust personalities that bring to life a highenergy, rhythmic experience.
Contact: Greg Polvere
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (347) 385-6879
Booth: 513
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