Mekahlo Medina

Mekahlo Medina

by | Sep 4, 2015 | Speakers

Mekahlo Medina is the Emmy Award-winning technology and social media reporter for NBC4 Southern California. Joining the station in 2006, Medina can be seen weekdays on the NBC4 News at Noon as well as the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts. His most recent stories can be...

Ashton Lee

by | Sep 3, 2015 | Speakers

Ashton Lee is an 18-year-old transgender youth advocate and participant in TRUTH, Transgender Law Center and GSA Network’s youth-led storytelling campaign for trans and gender non-conforming youth and their families [http://transgenderlawcenter.org/truth]....
Trish Bendix

Trish Bendix

by | Sep 2, 2015 | Speakers

Trish Bendix is a writer and editor in Los Angeles, California. She is Editor in Chief of AfterEllen.com, the world’s largest site for and about lesbian and bi women in entertainment, media and pop culture, and has worked for the site since 2007. Trish’s...
Jason DeRose

Jason DeRose

by | Sep 2, 2015 | Speakers

Jason DeRose is Western Bureau Chief & Senior Editor for NPR News. He oversees news coverage from reporters and freelancers in the 13 Western states, where nearly one-third of NPR’s listeners live. These pieces air nationally on Morning Edition, All Things...
Dennis Herrera

Dennis Herrera

by | Sep 1, 2015 | Speakers

As City Attorney of San Francisco, Dennis Herrera leads what American Lawyer magazine described in 2004 as “one of the most aggressive and talented city law departments in the nation.” The first Latino ever to serve as San Francisco’s City Attorney, Herrera was...
Sonya Padgett

Sonya Padgett

by | Aug 31, 2015 | Speakers

Sonya Padgett, manager of corporate communications for MGM Resorts International, strengthens the brand of the company by promoting its reputation and leadership in social responsibility among targeted business, community, consumer and media audiences. Padgett,...