Alysia Reiner
Artist, Activist

Alysia Reiner is best known as "FIG" on all 7 seasons of Orange Is the New Black, for which she won a SAG AWARD. She just wrapped her 5th season as Sunny on Peabody Award-winning Better Things on F/X x HULU,  as well as the first season of STARZ’s Shining Vale with Courtney Cox and Greg Kinnear. On the big screen, she just starred in Stampede Ventures' feature film, Going Places, and wrapped The Independent with John Cena, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Brian Cox.

You may also know her as Kiki Rains on HBO's The Deuce, or from starring in an and producing the Sundance Film Festival hit Equity, or the Tribeca Film Festival favorite Egg, which is 100% fresh on ROTTEN TOMATOES. A few other filmed adventures include getting married in the Oscar winning feature film Sideways, getting naked in an Emmy Award winning episode of Broad City, going head to head against Annalise on How To Get Away with Murder, and an upcoming secret project in the Marvel Universe which will air this summer...

Alysia loves working as a change maker for women, incarcerated and undocumented people, and is on the boards of the Geena Davis Institute for Gender Equality and The Earth Day Initiative, recently received a MUSE “MADE IN NY” AWARD from The Mayor's office, and is passionately committed to protecting the environment (see livariclothing.com!). @alysiareiner on instagram & twitter, www.alysiareiner.com.New Paragraph

Pamela Anchang
Moderator
Founder and Managing Editor, The Immigrant Magazine, Inc.

Pamela Asobo Anchang was born in Cameroon, Africa. Founder and Managing Editor of The Immigrant Magazine since 2003, Pamela is an ardent advocate for humane immigration reform and the movement to restore the misplaced dignity of immigrants. She has been profiled by The Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio (NPR), The Africa Channel, and VOA/Voice Of America.

The Immigrant Magazine is recognized by immigrant organizations, political leaders, immigrant advocates, and influencers as the legitimate inclusive voice for immigrants. Pamela is on a mission to change the negative perception of immigrants through her work by projecting the voices of marginalized immigrants in the USA as well as profiling immigrant achievers and celebrities.

Jeanette Arellano, VLDA

Jeanette Arellano is a Milwaukee based community activist artist. She dedicates her efforts with Milwaukee’s Latinx community, creating work on issues in cultural, social change, and immigration. Through her artwork, Jeanette collaborates with artist activist groups such as Voces De Los Artistas, Art Build Workers, and Raices Revolucionarias.

Juanita Monsalve, UWD
Senior Marketing and Creative Director, United We Dream

Juanita leads the network’s digital engagement of members, communication and narrative strategies, as well as culture change strategies to build the power of undocumented people in the U.S..

Rén Ayala is a first-generation daughter & mother from Michoacán, Mexico. They grew up with stories, legends, & medicines from back home. At a young age, she instinctively would work with her ancestral wisdom with cooking, dancing, writing, limpias, plants, water, & the overall earth elements. They now serve the portals of menstruation, postpartum, nutrition, spirituality, etc. all connected to her roots from Abya Yala (“The Americas.”)