Yolanda Ingram is the Director of Access to Law School of Education Programs at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law. After completing her B.A. in English, Yolanda attended Washburn University School of Law as a first-generation law student. She began her career at a mid-sized law firm and eventually became a professor at Temple University. Her journey led her to her current role supporting underrepresented students in applying to law school.

With 13 years of law school administration experience and 20 years of legal experience, Valerie D. James serves as the Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions, Financial Aid, and Diversity Initiatives at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. She previously served as an assistant dean at UC Davis as well as at the law schools at UNT Dallas (founding) and the University of Arkansas Little Rock (UALR). She holds a JD degree with honors from the UALR and an Arkansas attorney’s license (2008). Valerie’s professional career has focused on building and leading diverse, inclusive, equitable, and accessible higher education programs.

Tracy L Simmons is the Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs at Howard University School of Law. Prior to joining Howard Law, she worked for the University of San Diego School of Law as the Assistant Dean of Admissions, Financial Aid and Diversity Initiatives and she also worked for the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, as the Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions, Diversity Initiatives and Financial Aid. Most recently, Simmons is a co-founder of the Womxn of Color Collective for law schools professionals, co-chair of the Legal Professions Chapter of the National Association of Diversity Professional in Higher Education (NADOHE), and has joined USD Law’s Children’s Advocacy Institute Council for Children (CAI). Simmons has a BA in Psychology with a minor in African American Studies and MA Education with an emphasis Multicultural Counseling from San Diego State University and earned her J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law.

Michele Evard, Ph.D. is the founder of Evard Educational Consulting, where she helps students with homeschooling, high school, and college planning. She holds a Ph.D. from MIT, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Oregan, and a B.S. in Mathematics and B.A. in Computer Science from Andrews University.

Brandon Rhodes an experienced strategy and analytics professional with a track record of leading cross-functional strategic initiatives. He holds a B.S. in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University and has 8+ years of experience as an analyst. He is currently the Manager of Consumer Growth, Strategy, & GTM at Affirm.

Alice Kroutikova is a director specializing in intellectual property and litigation consulting at Elysium Digital, an Aon company. Alice holds a B.S.E degree in computer science from Princeton University. At Elysium Digital, she has worked as both a consulting expert and a testifying expert in a variety of technical areas, including database analysis, telecommunications, network traffic analysis, middleware applications, and machine learning.

Richard Thornton is an engineer by degree and a scientist in practice looking to find novel intersections between collective cell behaviors and bioprocess engineering. He is currently a Molecular Biology Ph.D. Candidate at Princeton University and holds his B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering from North Carolina A&T University.