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Sevgi Fernandez has worked as a diversity coach/consultant for the past 15 years both independently through her company Diverse World Coaching, and as Senior Vice President of Race and Cultural Diversity at ARMCGlobal. In 2016 Sevgi founded her nonprofit, Together We Stand, (TWS), which advocates for victims of racism, discrimination and police brutality nationwide. Through grassroots organizing, Sevgi has worked with individuals and organizations across the country empowering black and brown people to affect change in their lives and communities through advocacy, education and legislation. Sevgi has worked as a consultant providing workshops on race, racism and bias in a variety of settings from parenting groups to colleges and Fortune 500 corporations. Sevgi is also a published author with pieces in “Why Black Lives Matter Too,” “L.O.V.E is The Answer, How You Can Put Principles of Love Into Action to Build a Stronger Police-Community Marriage,” and “Multiculturalism: Inaugural Issue of the Journal of the Western Institute for Social Research.”

Email: michael@twsrevolution.org Phone: 510-591-3374

Michael Garcia-Picazo (he/him) is a Bay Area native with family roots in the Mission District of San Francisco. Growing up in Union City, he attended Hillview Crest Elementary School, Cesar Chavez Middle School, and James Logan High School. He has been a grassroots organizer in the Bay Area since the age of 12, building deep connections with various community groups and organizations. Michael is a former board member of Faith in Action East Bay (formerly Congregations Organizing For Renewal (COR)), Oakland Community Organization, and Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO). He also served as a Community Council Member of Union City Family Center (formerly Union City Kidz Zone).

Passionate about breaking down the stigma and barriers in behavioral health, Michael advocates for increased community services. On September 2, 2022, he tragically lost his fiancée to a fentanyl-laced drug overdose. In recovery since May 2, 2023, Michael is committed to his ongoing therapy and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) to address trauma and mental health challenges.

Michael currently serves as the Director of Behavioral Health and Vice-Chair of the Board for the nonprofit Together We Stand, striving to create a better society. His dedication to the community has earned him numerous recognitions, including:

- Recognition from Faith in Action East Bay
-Achievement for Outstanding Community Organizing by the National Association of Social Work
- Recognition for Outstanding Community Service by The Union City Family Center
- The Youth Warrior Award by the Carlos Presente Host Committee of H.O.M.E.Y.

Michael’s skills and knowledge are instrumental in supporting, pushing, and inspiring the community toward a better future.

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Heather Anderson is both a community-leading activist, and marketing strategist who’s passionate about fostering organic growth for businesses through strategic partnerships and engaging customers through storytelling. She’s the Founder of The Mamahood, the largest and most diverse support group for mothers in the San Francisco Bay Area, and The Club, a holistic support group for women entrepreneurs. The Club helps diverse women- and gender non-binary CEOs, Founders, Business Owners, Experts and Creatives succeed through exposure to potential customers, peer community, and curated resources. By moderating these forums through a lens of social justice, she has leaned heavily into her own anti-racism work while bringing her members along on the journey. Her talk, “Social Justice Within Online Communities: How to Moderate for Diversity and Inclusion” was featured at Facebook’s Community Summit 2019, and she contributed to activist Myisha T. Hill’s book, Check Your Privilege, released March 2020.

She’s also a writer, speaker, a songwriter for her band, Blue Rabbit, and a mother of five with a penchant for graphic novels and reading cookbooks without actually cooking. Her first memoir, Liar Liar Heart on Fire, was published in 2020, and the prequel is a musical memoir of love stories and lyrics, being published weekly on Substack. www.heatherlynnanderson.com (coming soon)

Anna Koskinaris is an educator, author, cross cultural communicator, mentor, emotional intelligence practitioner, holistic and sustainable wellness advocate, entrepreneur, professional dancer, marketing and outreach director, and investor. Anna’s operated and co-owned a private Montessori school, worked in Education in Sales, Marketing, Management, and as a teacher, technology, behavior therapist for children with special needs, and is a sought professional in customer facing roles. She enjoys volunteering her time for great causes such as social justice, civil rights, and most recently as a volunteer with CASA in support of youth and social justice. Anna is passionate about creative expression, the arts, the outdoors, science, animals, kids, exercise, playing tennis, travel, cooking, and having quality time with friends and loved ones. She has a rare knack for identifying and bringing out the best in others. Anna has traveled to 23 countries and speaks three languages. Anna has a B.A. in Marketing from DePaul University, an Associates in Early Childhood Education from University of Phoenix, and is certified in Montessori.

Anna believes supporting youth social justice, safety, and welfare is critically important.

Anna believes by supporting youth social justice, safety and welfare, individuals and organizations can help nurture the next generation of leaders who will work towards a fairer and more just world. 

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Paige Fernandez (she/her) works at the Center for Popular Democracy/CPD action as the National Organizing Manager for Justice Transformation. Prior to CPD/A she worked at the ACLU as its inaugural policing policy advocate where she developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to reduce the role, power, and resources of police across the country. Paige's approach to organizing places impacted communities at the forefront of the work and is based in an abolitionist framework, practices rooted in her grassroots experience. Born, raised, and living in Philly, Paige organizes with Reclaim Philadelphia and volunteers at her alma mater high school, CAPA.

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Dr. John P. Fernandez is the founder and president of Advanced Research Management Consultants Global, LLC. Dr. John P. Fernandez is the author of nine books, and has received critical acclaim as one of the world’s leading thinkers in areas of leadership, teambuilding, diversity, childcare, elder care and human resource management. He is currently working on a book about global Leadership, Diversity, Proactive Inclusion and GlobalTREEsm which focuses on building cross-cultural world-class teams. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from Harvard, John received his PhD from the University California at Berkeley. As a highly sought out speaker, John has appeared on CNBC, CNN and Marketplace on National Public Radio. John has taught at Yale, New York University, Antioch, and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Jacqueline is educated, hard working and successful. Sadly these are not the only reasons that brought us together. Jacqueline's son D'Londre was murdered, gunned down by the police, back turned and unarmed. Together We Stand met Jacqueline shortly after her son's death and we have been together ever since. Her determination, to get justice for her son is unparalleled and yet she still doesn't have it. This is why we do this work. To make sure mother's in the future have a chance at justice and to hopefully END these senseless killings. We welcome Jacqueline on board. Her experience is invaluable as we look to help others in her circumstances.

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Hamza is a multi-disciplined producer and vocalist based in the Bay Area. He has been an active member of the local hip hop scene between San Francisco and Oakland for the last decade and can be found on numerous projects including FNG’s Rent Check album as well as collaborations with Grammy nominated Jake One!