Gary Goldman, Chief Executive Officer of Global Humanity, LLC and KidzAmerica has an M.A. in Organization Development, is a nationally-recognized leader in education reform and youth empowerment and he is the coauthor of the book, “Empowering Students to Transform Schools”.  

Mr. Goldman has been featured in the media including radio, newspaper, and multiple TV stations and is a founding member of the National Learning Foundation in Washington, DC. 

 An internationally-recognized film producer and leadership training speaker, whose Motivational Media Assemblies programs have appeared before 75 million students and teachers. Jim also serves as the President of the National Alliance for Youth Development. 

Jim is a recognized national leader in drug prevention and community service. He helped start the Office of Substance Abuse in Washington, D.C. and started the World Food Day Challenge event which, to date, has contributed over 50 million cans of food to food banks across the country. Jim was one of the contributors to the first Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul book and speaks at student leadership conferences around

the world. Among his accomplishments, he was an Olympic track coach, received a B.A. degree from California State University at Los Angeles, and has four great children.  

Learn more about NAYD on their official website: www.nationalallianceusa.org

Over 25 years working with students, schools, churches, nonprofits and community leaders across America and Europe; Greg also has over 10 years experience in for profit business.  As a specialist in business and organizational development leveraging his mastery in behavioral psychology and human collaboration, Greg has facilitated massive growth of organizations, and coordinated the growth and restructuring of both startups and entrenched  multi-million dollar companies across multiple industries with an emphasis in technology and human services.   

Greg has launched and sold three small businesses of his own and is founder of the ministry www.Harmony.Bible which guides seekers and disciples in their personal growth and service through a 3.5 year study in the Harmony of the Gospels. 

Greg is a visionary, teacher, coach, strategist, and catalyst.  A native of California, past resident of NoVa, Greg now resides in Orlando FL,   

Mr. John Rico is founder, President and CEO of Rico Computers Enterprises, Inc. a 32 year old family owned technology business.  Headquartered in Chicago, Rico is one of the oldest Minority Technology Firms in the Midwest. Mr. Rico has more than 38 years of experience in manufacturing and process management, automated production, systems design, quality control, customization and installation. 

In addition to his work at Rico Computers Enterprises, Inc., Mr. Rico has been been a champion for KidzAmerica and is active in various community and civic organizations. He has been an active member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce since 1991 and has served on its board for the last twenty years.

Mr. Rico is a partner of Illinois IT Learning Exchange Board of Directors which is the oldest private sector incubator in the USA. He has been recently elected as Chair to the National Association of State Workforce Board Chairs (50 states).

Dr. William Spady has devoted his fifty-year career in education to expanding

conventional thinking and practices regarding learning, human potential,

learner empowerment, leadership development, models of education,

strategic visioning, and paradigm change. He consults extensively across the

world on all of these issues, but is acclaimed for his transformational work on Outcome-Based Education which is reflected in dozens of published

articles and eleven books; the latest two – Bringing Heart and Soul to

Education (2014) and Outcome-Based Education’s Empowering Essence

(2020) – are available on Amazon.com.

Bill grew up in Oregon; received three degrees from the University of Chicago,

including a Ph.D. in the Sociology of Education; and taught on the graduate

faculties of Harvard University and the University of Toronto. He has had

three doctoral dissertations written about his career and work as a

transformational change agent in education.

More information is available on his website, williamspady.com.

James has had a successful professional career spanning four decades in Chicago, DC, and Orlando in various capacities of the Human Development Field including: Education, Sports, Violence prevention, Leadership and Youth development. 

James' personal values of loyalty, well being, collaboration, discipline and diplomacy has led to his success allowing him to assist and mentor youth, young adults, adults, communities, families, organizations and businesses with their optimal Holistic Developments and achievements. 

Well regarded as both men's and women's  basketball coach, his "PCF skill prowess system" has guided many players over the years including a number who have been NBA and IBL professional players.  Since 1970 James has also expressed his creativty with a soulful fusion and a loose form impasto technique in abstract art which you can see his site: www.jamesewilliamsartist.com 

Born and raised in a few of Chicago’s Westside communities, James Graduated from Shaw University (1974) with a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities. 

Mike is a masterful communication & marketing specialist helping companies with public relations, marketing, social media, branding,  content, online engagement, and online campaigns. 

Among Mike's most notable achievements and successes he managed Seminar Promotions for -Anthony Robbins for over 7 years; and since 1998 he has run All Press Wire - a virtual press release distribution service that acts as a hybrid PR agency and news post utilizing rss feeds, social media, email and other formats to reach reporters at media outlets. Mike has also been providing coaching for CEOs; and technology training for teachers who give so much to our communities and children's well being. 

Mike earned his Doctorate in Higher Education  (2018) from Western Institute for Social Research, Berkeley, CA;  his Masters degree in Education   (2006) Cambridge College, Cambridge, MA.; and his Bachelors in Marketing Communicatio n from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL.  Learn more about Mike on his main website: www.mikeratner.com