Mildred Antenor is an experienced communicator, writer and journalist. She served as co-creator and co-host of the WLIB weekly radio cal-in talk show entitled L'Ecole Sans Mur (School Without Walls). The show focuses on political, economic and social issues facing immigrants in the community, including education, domestic violence, and abortion rights. Media experience includes: The O'Reilly Factor, CW11-Morning News and Good Day Street Talk.

Brooke Axtell is a writer and advocate for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. She is a member of the speaker's bureau for Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN), the largest anti-sexual assault organization in the United States. Brooke is the Creator of SHE: Survivor Healing and Empowerment, a healing community for survivors of rape, abuse and sex-trafficking, as well as their allies. She regularly gives interviews and speeches on gender violence and recovery. Media experience includes: Fox News, Pacifica Radio and CBS Radio.

Deb Bailey is a long-time advocate for women and the founder of Women of Power Next Door TV Show where she serves as the editor, producer and publisher as well as radio talk show and TV show host. Topics range from Rape, Domestic Violence, Marriage, Work, Children, Divorce, Money, Eating Disorders, Chronic Illnesses and much more. Media experience includes: Power Women Radio Show, Blot Talk Radio and Women of Power Next Door TV Show.

Belinda Cooper is a Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute, where she directs the program on Turkey: Democratization, Human Rights and Security, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs. Cooper, an expert on human rights and international and transitional justice, is the editor of “War Crimes: The Legacy of Nuremberg,” which explores the interconnections between the Nuremberg tribunal and today’s international criminal courts. Cooper has taken part in women’s rights fact-finding missions to Armenia, Uzbekistan and Tanzania and coauthored reports on domestic violence in those countries. Media experience includes: The New York Times, World Policy Journal, and Christian Science Monitor

A vocal advocate for ending violence against women, Paige Flink is the Executive Director of The Family Place, the Dallas area’s leading organization delivering proven programs that address emotional and physical abuse and incest. When The Family Place began its work in family violence, there were no laws in Dallas protecting battered women, no policies for the arrest of batterers, and no shelters to save lives. Today Dallas is a national model for its integrated response to domestic violence victims, and Paige has been instrumental in changing public perception and the community’s response. Media experience includes: The Dallas Morning News, WFAA (ABC Affiliate) and KTXT Dallas (CBS Affiliate).

Madeline Garcia Bigelow is the Associate Executive Director and Director of the Domestic Violence Project at the Urban Justice Center, an advocacy and direct legal service organization dedicated to serving New York City’s most vulnerable residents. She founded the Project in 2003, assembling a team of attorneys, social workers, and advocates who work cohesively to address the issues confronted by victims of domestic violence in both a legal and non-legal context. Media experience includes: WPXN-TV, News 12, New York Daily New and Telemundo

Karyn Grossman Gershon is the Executive Director of Project Kesher, an organization that supports a network of 200 women's groups and 90 interfaith coalitions in Belarus, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine working to build civil society, advance the status of women and promote tolerance. Originally conceived as a vehicle to help rebuild Jewish life in the region, today Project Kesher supports initiatives that bring together people, non-profits and government institutions to address such issues as religious tolerance, bullying, domestic violence, trafficking in women and women's health. Media experience includes: The Chicago Tribune, WBEZ in Chicago, and WBAI in New York.

A lawyer and policy advocate, Shivana Jorawar currently directs reproductive justice priorities for the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), the country's only national organization dedicated to social justice and human rights for Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls. She is a co-founder of Jahajee Sisters, a grassroots organization based in New York City creating a safer and more equitable society for Indo-Carbbean women through dialogue, arts, leadership development and grassroots organizing. Shivana is passionate about uplifting the status of marginalized communities, especially women of color, and has a background in legal advocacy and community education around issues of gender-based inequity and violence. Media experience includes: Associated PRess, RH Reality Check and Angry Asian Man

Jackie Kallen is known as “The First Lady of Boxing” and she was the inspiration for the Meg Ryan film “Against the Ropes” She is the author of “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and the ucoming “Between the Ropes”. She has been a boxing manager, sports publicist, writer, and promoter for the past three dozen years. She is an expert at Making it in a Man’s World, juggling family and career, domestic violence and positive thinking. Media experience includes: The View, The Today Show and The Daily Show.

Independent scholar and consultant, Anju Kanwar is an experienced educator who has worked extensively on promoting excellence in building learning communities within both traditional and online formats in an international milieu.Dr. Kanwar’s relationship with India, and the South Asia region, is ongoing, and is evident in her fiction/non-fiction writing, as well as her numerous speaking engagements. Among other things, Dr. Kanwar has been committed to raising awareness about healthcare, education, domestic violence, and other issues regarding the condition of women from this region—whether living in their native lands or in the US—and strategizing for their empowerment.

Hon. Judy Harris Kluger assumed the role of Executive Director of Sanctuary for Families after 25 years as a judge in New York State, most recently as Chief of Policy and Planning for the court system. In that role, she oversaw 300 problem-solving courts and helped develop innovative policies and strategies to improve the delivery of justice, particularly in the area of gender violence. Most recently, she led the effort to open the state’s Human Trafficking Intervention Courts. During her tenure with the Court, Judge Kluger was also responsible for the statewide implementation of the Integrated Domestic Violence Courts, a one family/one judge model for the adjudication of domestic violence cases. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she headed the Domestic Violence Bureau in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. Media experience includes: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Huffington Post

Paula Kweskin is an attorney specializing in international humanitarian and human rights law. She is producer of Honor Diaries, an award-winning documentary film focused on women's rights and gender empowerment. Paula has worked on various human rights projects including corporate social responsibilty and micro-credit initiatives in Argentina, advocacy on behalf of victims of extraordinary rendition, and relief for victims of domestic violence. Media experience includes: Voice of America, HuffPo Live, and WUNC.

L.Y. Marlow's story involves four generations of mothers and daughters who survived more than 60 years of domestic violence. When L.Y. discovered that her 22-year-old daughter and granddaughter, a little girl named Promise, now the fifth generation, were trapped in an abusive relationship, she founded Saving Promise with the intention of saving Promise which blossomed into a vision for the nation. Spurred by her family’s legacy, L.Y. authored the award-winning novel Color Me Butterfly, the compelling and heart wrenching story that inspired Saving Promise. Media experience includes: MSNBC, HuffPost Live, and Fox News.

Maralee Mclean is a child advocate, speaker, expert witness, and author of PROSECUTED BUT NOT SILENCED. Maralee’s passion developed over a two decades of living a mother’s worse nightmare. Fighting the system both body and soul, she gained the insight that this was not her nightmare alone. She has been involved in legislative work and testified before Congress, she speaks at law schools and conferences in several states, and is with RAINN speaker bureau. Her degree is B.S. in science but has spent 25 years in social issues concerning child abuse. Maralee is also a member of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence of a Lifespan (NPEIV). She is expert witness in courts on “PAS” Parental Alienation Theory” and domestic violence. Media experience includes: CNN International News, 7 News Colorado, and Rocky Mountain News/Denver Post.

Samhita Mukhopadhyay is a writer and digital strategist from NY. Prior to joining Purpose, she worked as a web strategist for grassroots organizing groups, designing, developing and implementing their online strategies. She’s also an editor at Feministing.com, an online resource and blog dedicated to women’s voices, politics and activism. In 2011, she released her first book Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life. She is also on the board of directors for Sakhi, a New York City based group that fights domestic violence in the South Asian community, and at the Center for Media Justice, an organization that focuses on justice communications and media ownership. Media experience includes: The Nation, American Prospect, and Alternet.

Karen Musalo is a nationally-recognized expert on gender-based asylum law, which includes practices such as female genital cutting (FGC), “honor” killing, human trafficking for prostitution or sexual slavery, domestic violence, forced marriage, forced abortion or reproductive sterilization, and rape or other sexual violence. Karen represented Fauziya Kassindja in Matter of Kasinga, the 1996 landmark legal ruling that women who suffer serious violations of their fundamental human rights because of their gender are entitled to refugee status in the U.S. Ms. Musalo currently represents Rodi Alvarado, the leading case in the U.S. that will determine asylum eligibility for women fleeing domestic violence in their home countries. Media experience includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post and NPR.

Andreea Nica is a media strategist, writer, and scholar. She is the Founder of OrganiCommunications empowering startups and social enterprises in media strategy and content development. A long-standing egalitarian and activist, she has counseled women of domestic violence and sexual assault at organizations within the U.S., Romania, and Mexico. Media experience includes: PolicyMic, Huffington Post and The Examiner

Andrea Quijada is the Executive Director of the Media Literacy Project. Quijada is an expert in media literacy education, media justice policy and violence prevention. She has more than a decade of experience as a media literacy trainer and an anti-violence educator, coupled with 20 years as a community organizer. Quijada also has a long history in the anti-violence movement and is currently an advisor to Enlace Comunitario, an organization created to eliminate domestic violence and advance immigrant rights. Prior to working at MLP, she served as a Community Educator at the Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center for five years. While there, she began the Queer Women’s Project to create a comprehensive community response to address interpersonal violence in queer relationships. Media experience includes: Kaboo Community Radio and TEDx.

A widely sought speaker on issues of public policy affecting women, professional ethics, and lesbian/gay rights, Rev. Katherine Ragsdale is on the bi-national advisory board of The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence as well as serving as Executive Director of the progressive Political Research Associates. She also serves as Vicar of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Pepperell, MA. Media experience includes: The New York Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal

Debjani Roy has been an advocate for women’s rights and equality in the US and UK for ten years. She serves as Deputy Director of Hollaback!, a movement to end street harassment powered by a network of local activists around the world. She has worked on issues including domestic violence, sexual assault, forced marriage, 'honor' based violence, sexual trafficking/forced prostitution, widows’ rights and immigrant rights. Media experience includes: Fox News, Al Jazeera America and The Daily Show.

Chaitra Shenoy is the co-founder of Collective Action for Safe Spaces, a community-based, volunteer run organization whose aim is to educate and address public sexual harassment and assault in the DC Metro area. She also drafted national and local policies on dating violence and sexual violence for school districts to adopt. Chai also worked at the Manhattan Borough President’s Office as the Domestic Violence Policy Analyst. Media experience includes: Hyphen Magazine, NPR, and The Washington Post

Esta Soler founded the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) 26 years ago and made it one of the world’s leading violence prevention agencies. Under Soler’s direction, the FVPF was a driving force behind passage of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 – the nation’s first comprehensive federal response to the violence that plagues our families and communities. Congress reauthorized and expanded the law in 2000 and again in 2005. Media experience includes: San Francisco Chronicle, National Public Radio, and The Washington Post

Dr. Alice Laurel Driver is an independent journalist and translator specializing in Latin America with a focus on Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border. She writes about violence against women, femicide, immigration, and poverty, and her work has been featured in a variety of media outlets, including Ms. Magazine, Women’s Media Center, Salon, Open Democracy , and The Feminist Wire. he just finished a short film titled If Images Could Fill Our Empty Spaces that follows the work of four photojournalists in Juárez, Mexico and examines issues of violence, gender, and the sensationalist nature of the news cycle. Media experience includes: CBS Radio, National Geographic, Ms. Magazine

Jacquelyn Aluotto is a producer, director, and activist dedicated to saving shelters for homeless people through the eradication of poverty, violence, and abuse across America. She directed and produced the Award Winning Documentary “Not In My Backyard” with never seen before powerful footage of abused and homeless women and children. Media experience includes: Style Network, Telemundo, Life and Living Show.

Soraya Chemaly is a feminist writer, media critic and activist whose work focuses on women’s rights and the role of gender in politics, religion and popular culture. She is a regular contributor to Salon, The Huffington Post, RHRealityCheck, Fem2.0, Role Reboot, The Feminist Wire and other online media. Her writing also appears in The Guardian, Ms. Magazine and CNN. She is a frequent radio and online commentator with Al-Jazeera, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC, Voice of Russia and has appeared on NPR’s Talk of the Nation. Most recently, Ms. Chemaly was one of the primary organizers of a successful social media campaign demanding that Facebook recognize misogynistic content as hate speech. Her media experience includes: The Huffington Post, The Guardian, RH Reality Check, The Feminist Wire and Fem 2.0