Jacqueline Salomon

Jacque Salomon lives in the home of the Akimel O'odham and Piipaash people (Phoenix, AZ) where she founded Seeds to Inspire Foundation 501(c)(3). Ancestrally from Boriken (Puerto Rico) she grew up in the New York City Housing Authority's projects called Vladecks. Jacque received her Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies eCornell. She is also an ACLM Health Equity Achieved through Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) Initiative Committee Member, collaborator/supporter to Let Our Ancestors Rest Campaign, Board Member for Eat for the Earth 501(c)(3). She shares her work and healing journey as a Speaker and supports individuals as a Transformational Coach. Through Whole Plant Foods, meditation, yoga, and psycho-spiritual remediation, she arrested/reversed Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, GERD and shed 164 lbs. Realizing the power we have over health, she channels this into her work as a Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner and Intersectional Activist supporting historically marginalized communities and surrounding reservations in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Her work focuses on bringing Whole Plant Food Nutrition literacy, access/affordability and trauma-resiliency support to underfinanced, underserved communities in collaboration with grassroots organizations devoted to healing our most distressed zip codes.

Vanila Singh

Dr. Vanila Singh M.D., MACM, is the former Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Singh is a clinical associate professor of anesthesiology, peri-operative and pain medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the founder and president of Nevaria, LLC, a strategic health solutions company. She serves on the board of directors of both public and private health care companies and is a frequent contributor to FOX Business News, MSNBC, KTVU and other major media outlets. Recent published editorial works can be found in the Washington Post, the Hill, Stat News and others. Dr. Singh has expertise in acute and chronic pain management, the illicit drug crisis, the opioid epidemic, mental health, public policy and medicine. She has a background in molecular and cell biology and economics.

Laura Fine

Senator Laura Fine represents the 9th Senate District, which includes all or portions of Evanston, Glenview, Golf, Kenilworth, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette and Winnetka. Senator Fine currently serves as chair of the newly formed Behavioral and Mental Health Committee and sits on several other committees dealing with issues like healthcare affordability, protecting our environment, and expanding access to insurance coverage. Senator Fine is now serving her second term as State Senator. Previously, she served as the State Representative for the 17th District, an instructor in the Political Science Department at Northeastern Illinois University and served as the Clerk of Northfield Township. Senator Fine has also worked in radio and television news for various media outlets throughout the Midwest. Senator Fine holds a B.A. in telecommunications from Indiana University and an M.A. in political science from Northeastern Illinois University. She is a graduate of the Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership and the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development; she is also an Edgar Fellow and a Henry Toll Fellow. Senator Fine is a member of Kiwanis Club of Glenview-Northbrook, the Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise and the Glenview/Glencoe League of Women Voters. Senator Fine lives in Glenview with her husband, Michael, and their two sons, and is an active and involved resident of the community.

Eboo Patel

Named "one of America's best leaders" by US News and World Report, Eboo is Founder and President of Interfaith America (formerly Interfaith Youth Core), the leading interfaith organization in the United States. Under his leadership, Interfaith America has worked with governments, universities, private companies, and civic organizations to make faith a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division. He served on President Obama's Inaugural Faith Council, has given hundreds of keynote addresses, and has written five books, including "We Need to Build: Fieldnotes for Diverse Democracy" published in May 2022. He is an Ashoka Fellow and holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship. Eboo lives in Chicago with his wife, Shehnaz, and two sons.