Keynote:
Jotaka Eaddy

We’re honored to welcome Jotaka Eaddy, nationally recognized strategist, movement architect, and founder of Full Circle Strategies, as the keynote speaker for WREN’s 10-Year Anniversary Summit.

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Jotaka Eaddy

Full Circle Strategies

Shanika Aiken

Founder, SAFE (Self-esteem, Advocacy, Faith and Education) Organization

Marcus Amaker

Charleston’s first Poet Laureate

Radia Baxter

CEO, Louie B. & Co Consulting

Emily Bowerman

Creator of MatchBoard Tech

Andrea Boyd

Yoga Teacher, Doula, Author, Founder of Welcome AUM

Rhonda Bush

Veteran, Founder, Girl, Get Up Society

Katie Dattilio

Senior Legislative Affairs Associate, WREN

Kristin Dillensnyder

IVF Mindset Coach, Advocate, Founder of Empowered Infertility

Nicole Echols

CEO, South Carolina Cancer Alliance

Toni Etheridge, PhD

Founder and Principal Consultant, Collaborative Leadership Mindset

Phil Ford

Founder and CEO, The Ford & Ford Group

Stacey Hettes, PhD

Professor, Wofford College

Kendra Hutchens, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Appalachian Justice Research Center

Vanity Jenkins

Founder and Principal Consultant, ShiftED Consulting

Tiffany C. Johnson, MSW

Postpartum Doula

Amy Lachuk, PhD

Founder, GRANTed Professional Writing Services, LLC

Adrien Lake

Founder, Ju’Stice and Founder, Nexus Point Strategy Group

Lacey Layne

Mother, Counselor, and Founding Organizer of Community Advocates for Public Education

Vanessa Louis-Jean

Gen Z Community Advocate and Builder

Emily Mayer

Campaigns & Operations Director, The Ford & Ford Group

Ashley Olayinka

Founder and CEO, The Hive Community Circle

Lisel Petis, JD

Policy Director, R Street Institute

Ericka Plater

CEO and Principal, GroundWell Collective

Dominique Purdie

Interpersonal Violence Advocate, SAVIP – University of South Carolina

Ericka Pursley

Behavioral Health Specialist, Catawba Nation of SC

Beth Ruffin

Chief Engagement Officer, Richland Library and CEO, The Everyday Inclusionist

Patricia Seal, MD

OB/GYN, South Carolina Chair for the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

Tayler Simon

Owner, Liberation is Lit

Rho Sims

Founder and Director, BLK Maternal Health Collective & The Nurture Consulting Group

Emme Smith, LPCS-C

Founder and CEO, GraySpace Counseling Group

Emily Taylor, PhD

Independent Scholar and Writer, Creator, Hot Feminism: Letters from South Carolina Substack

Rachel Vicente

CEO and Founder, Rachel Vicente Consulting

Dafina Ward, JD

Nia Creative Solutions, LLC

Madalyn K. Wasilczuk, JD

Associate Professor of Law, University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Spencer Wetmore

House Representative for District 115, SC State House

Ladrea Williams-Briggs DrPH, MS

Public Health Leader, Maternal Health Advocate, Executive Director and Founder, #NotUsSC

Women of the River

Drum Group, Citizens of the Catawba Nation