Director

With the introduction of legislation in both houses of Congress that would enlarge the Department of Housing and Development's concept of homelessness, we FEATURE Jacquelyn Aluotto. Jacquelyn is founder and creator or RBRW.ORG, Pick It Up Pictures, and her non-profit Break The Cycle. She is a producer, director, and activist dedicated to saving shelters for homeless people through the eradication of poverty, violence, and abuse across America. She is the host of Jacquelyn Aluotto on WHCR 90.3, and director and producer of "Not in My Backyard" that provides never before seen powerful images of abused and homeless women and children. She is the go to girl for celebrities and media includes: Dstripped Magazine, The Huffington Post, Hollywood in Toto, Millennial Magazine, Life and Living Show, Telemundo and Style Network.

Partner, Internet, Intellectual Property and Technology

As the Federal Communication Commission prepares to consider a new net neutrality proposal this week, we FEATURE Christina Gagnier, a partner at Gagnier Margossian. Christina consults technology companies on policy issues ranging from patent law reform to communications issues, like Network Neutrality. Primarily, her research concerns issues of cyber rights and the intersection of on and offline action. Christina is one of Broadband for America’s Faces of Innovation and led the digital literacy startup TRAIL to the 2013 TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. She is frequently invited to sit on panels and has spoken on critical issues such as international data privacy before the International Telecommunications Union and at a conferences such as SXSW Interactive. She has been interviewed by MSNBC, The Atlantic, Politico, Ars Technica, Inc.com and The New York Times and has been a guest commentator on TV shows like Russia Today's CrossTalk, CCTV's Biz Asia America and NBC's Press: Here.

Executive Director

With President Obama's expected $4 trillion budget proposal going to Congress, we FEATURE Danielle Brian. Danielle is the executive director of the ProjectOnGovernmentOversight (POGO), a nonprofit independent watchdog that works to expose government misconduct, corruption, and conflicts of interest. Danielle has led numerous investigations that have exposed wasteful government spending and helped precipitate policy reforms improving certain government programs. Brian frequently testifies before Congress and appears in major national news outlets, including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USA TODAY and National Public Radio.

Executive Director/Director of Health and Community Initiatives

The American Heart Association's 12th annual National Wear Red Day is Friday, February 6th. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined, and to discuss this issue, we FEATURE Dr. Sharon Allison Ottey. Dr. Allison Ottey serves as the Executive Director of Health and Community Initiatives of The COSHAR Foundation, an organization focused on impacting the health of the world, one community at a time. Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey is active with numerous medical, political and civic organizations. She has served on the Board of Trustees of the National Medical Association (NMA) and as Chair of the Council on the Concerns of Women Physicians. She was a founding board member of the Partnership for Clear Health Communications which focused on improving health literacy in the United States. Her affiliations include the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Geriatric Society, International AIDS Society. She has also been quoted and interviewed by Redbook, Essence, Heart and Soul, Jet, Ebony, USA Today, Black Enterprise, and The Wall Street Journal.