Hilary Giovale is a mother, writer, and community organizer who lives at the foot of a sacred mountain in Flagstaff, Arizona.  She is a ninth-generation American settler, descended from Celtic, Germanic, Nordic, and Indigenous peoples of Ancient Europe. As a reparative philanthropist, her work is guided by intuition, love, and relationships. She divests from whiteness and bridges divides with truth, healing, apology, and forgiveness. Hilary seeks to follow Indigenous and Black leadership in support of human rights, environmental justice, and equitable futures. She is the author of Becoming a Good Relative: Calling White Settlers toward Truth, Healing, and Repair (Green Writers Press).

Alexis Bunten (Aleut/Yup’ik) co-directs the Bioneers Indigeneity Program.  She has served as a manager, consultant, and applied researcher for Indigenous, social, and environmental programming. After receiving a BA in Art History at Dartmouth College, Alexis worked at the Sealaska Heritage Institute, and the Alaska Native Heritage Center in programming. Subsequently, Alexis earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology at UCLA, and has served as the Project Ethnographer for the Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) project, and as a Senior Researcher at the FrameWorks Institute.

Alexis is an accomplished researcher, writer, media-maker, and curriculum developer. She has published widely about Indigenous and environmental issues. Alexis has contributed to several Indigenous-themed productions, including co-producing and writing the script for a documentary nominated for the Native American Film Awards. She has developed educational material for both formal and informal learning environments including university level-courses as well as lifelong learner curriculum.

Mizan Alkebulan-Abakah is the Co-Creator of Spearitwurx, an organization that inspires Intergenerational Wellness and Racial Healing through cultural arts, community events, strategic consulting and transformative educational experiences. Mizan is also a certified Healing Centered Engagement Trainer with Flourish Agenda and has a master’s degree in public health.

Mizan is a published author and has been a featured lecturer, keynote speaker, and workshop presenter at Universities and Conferences throughout the nation. She is an experiential artist and lead curator of the Experience Sankofa Project Living Museum. As Certified Therapeutic Yoga instructor, Mizan incorporates creative expression and dynamic mindfulness into her work for social transformation.

Sizwe Andrews-Abakah is an Educator, Radical Healer and Mentor and has worked throughout the Bay Area. He has supported African American Wellness through the National Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Oakland Freedom School, Flourish Agenda's Camp Akili, Oakland Unified School District's Manhood Development Program, and Determination Black Men's Group at United Roots to name a few.

As Co-Founder and Director of Cultural Engagement at Spearitwurx, he approaches the work with passion and insight. Sizwe believes that connectedness is our currency and building authentic intimacy is key in our relationships. The practice of being vulnerable with each other can help us get to a place of transformation and liberation.

Sizwe, also known as Spear of the Nation, is an MC and producer. He utilizes his skills as a performer to build awareness and connection and open doors to self-mastery.