Speakers 2019
Bishop Horace E. Smith, M.D.
Senior Pastor, Apostolic Faith Church Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL
Bishop James B. Walker
The Presiding Prelate of the Seventh Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC
Reverend Dr. Renita J. Weems
Biblical Scholar, a Writer, an Ordained Minister, and a Public Intellectual
Dr. Rayvann Kee II
Owner and Principle Psychologist at EmpowerMeant Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting, LLC
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH
Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Reverend Dr. Nathaniel T. Brooks
Senior Pastor of the Greater Saint John Baptist Church, Birmingham, VA
Suzette Oyeku, MD, MPH
Chief of the Division of Academic General Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM)
Rev. Samuel L. Green, Jr.
Director of Christian Education for the Seventh Episcopal District of the AME Church
Dr. Donna Carstens
Respiratory Medical Director in US Medical Affairs at Glaxo Smith Kline in Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Marsha B. Henderson
Former Associate Commissioner for Women’s Health at the Food and Drug Administration
Jonathan Jackson, PhD
Founding Director Community Access, Recruitment, and Engagement (CARE) Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Claudia Hardy, MPA
Program Director at O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rev. E. Taylor Doctor
Author, Lecturer and Director of Programs for National Black Justice Coalition
Rev. Dr. Garland F. Pierce
Executive Director of Christian Education of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Donna Mitchell
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and President/CEO of Covenant Counseling & Consultation Services, LLC
Dr. Simon Blanc
Cancer Researcher and board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology/hematology with special interest in public policy, patient advocacy and cancer care delivery to patients
Dr. Derek S. Hicks
Researcher, author and co-chair of the Religion and Food Group at the American Academy of Religion
Dr. Sherrie Flynt Wallington, PhD
Assistant Professor Specializing in Health Disparities and Oncology at the George Washington University
Sheila Wright
Health Ministry Coordinator for the Faith Community Health Ministry department at Atrium Health
Rev. Gay Tompson Steele, MDiv
Pastor of Faith Mission, Christian Fellowship Church, in Camarillo, California
Patrick Feron
Field Medical Director with Pfizer Rare Disease Amyloidosis Therapeutic team in the Southeast
Nicci Gilbert
Founding member of the Grammy nominated group Brownstone and host of new empowering late night series She Speaks Live
Dr. Ravi Karra
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at Duke University School of Medicine
Alice Freeman
Trailblazer and Registered Naturopath with the American Naturopathic Medical Certification Board
Dr. Omar F. AbouEzzeddine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
