Tanya M. Odom, Ed.M., is a global consultant, writer, coach, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, Civil Rights thought leader and mindfulness practitioner. She has worked globally for over 20+ years, in over 40 countries.

Tanya’s areas of expertise include Wellbeing, mindfulness, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Leadership Coaching, Educational Equity, Philanthropy among others.

Tanya’s unique portfolio career has allowed her to work in the education, private sector/corporate, not-for-profit/NGO, law enforcement, and in university/college arenas.

Tanya is the co-author of "Evaluation in the Field of Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance". Her work and commentary has also appeared in several publications including Diversity Woman Magazine, CNN.com, Bloomberg News, Fortune, the Huffington Post, theGrio, among others.

Entrepreneur Magazine featured Tanya as one of the "3 Women Entrepreneurs Who Unleash Their Energy for the Greater Good". Tanya was also named one of the "2022 Top 15 Coaches in NYC" by Influence Digest.

Birgit Smith Burton is the Chief Executive Officer of AADO, the African American Development Officers Network, which she founded at Georgia Tech in 1999 to provide professional development, education, employment support, mentorship, and networking opportunities for fundraisers of color. She is a well-regarded speaker on the topics of fundraising and diversity and has authored articles on diversity in the fundraising profession. Birgit co-authored the book, The Philanthropic Covenant with Black America, contributed to the book Five Minutes for Fundraising, A Collection of Expert Advice, and tells her personal story in the book Collecting Courage, which shares the lived experiences of Black women and men working in the nonprofit and charitable space (published fall 2020).

During her 26-year career at Georgia Tech she led her team in raising over $700M from private philanthropic foundations to support programs, scholarships, and capital projects. Birgit was selected to participate in the first cohort of Leading Women @ Tech and was a recipient of the team award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development for the Marcus Center for Therapeutic Cell Characterization and Manufacturing.

For nearly a decade, she has served on the global board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and has the distinction of being the first African American woman in AFP’s 62- year history to be voted chair of the AFP Global Board. Birgit received the Opportunity and Inclusion Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education which recognized her leadership in fostering inclusion and diversity within the fundraising profession. In 2020 the R.I.S.E. Fund was established in Birgit’s honor with a mission to advance women of color in fundraising by providing Resources, Inspiration, Support, and Education.

In addition to serving as chair of the A.E. Lowe Grice Scholarship Fund, which honors her grandmother, Birgit serves on the advisory council for Somos El Poder (A National Latinx Fundraising Institute) and the advisory committee for Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC). She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

EShe holds a bachelor's degree in media communications from Medaille University in Buffalo, New York.

Mike Geiger is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), representing individuals and organizations that raise more than $100 billion in charitable contributions every year around the world for countless causes.

Prior to accepting the President & CEO role for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Mr. Geiger served for seven years, from 2010 - 2017, as Executive Director of the Chief Executives Organization, Inc (CEO) an international membership organization with a focus on education. In the role, Mike directed CEO's day-to-day global operations, while supporting the Board of Directors and all organizational committees.

Mr. Geiger previously served for six years as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a non-partisan international think tank and grant making organization.

Mr. Geiger was also Chief Financial Officer for seven years at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a non-partisan international policy research think tank organization.

Prior to his non-profit experience, Mr. Geiger held Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance positions in the Washington, DC and Virginia areas in the hospital/medical provider industry.

Mr. Geiger sits on the board of the Romanian American Fund and the Romanian American Enterprise Fund - two organizations created by a 1995 act of the United States Congress.

Born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, Mr. Geiger is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond and a Master's in Business Administration from Northeastern University. Mike moved to the U.S. to attend college and put his roots down, along with his family, in northern Virginia.