{"id":13,"date":"2023-03-22T19:03:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T19:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-05-08T19:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:27:00","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-215bc38e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"215bc38e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e692ea2\" data-id=\"4e692ea2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2df989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2df989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Speakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32e4e55f p elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32e4e55f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d3e9949\" data-id=\"6d3e9949\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71da49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f71da49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>** Partial Speaker List<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-56ff6966 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56ff6966\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a74e74\" data-id=\"8a74e74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb3257 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"4eb3257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-4eb3257\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Valarie.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Valerie White<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Senior Director <br \/>LISC NY<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dd5237c\" data-id=\"5dd5237c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37c40a eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"b37c40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-b37c40a\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Janice-Haughton-Turner-Construction-Director-Community-Citizenship.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Janice Haughton<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"> Turner Construction,  Director, Community &amp; Citizenship<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66572e8\" data-id=\"66572e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be49370 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"be49370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-be49370\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Speaker-_0007_David-Adefeso-HEADSHOT.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">David Adefeso<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">CEO of The Pacific Group<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a77cd0\" data-id=\"4a77cd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b82b49 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"7b82b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-7b82b49\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Speaker-_0001_Martha-Underwood-Head-PRISMMjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Martha Underwood <\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Founder and CEO of Prismm<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ce21e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ce21e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc042d\" data-id=\"5cc042d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244a9a0 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"244a9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-244a9a0\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/L-Lewis.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Leyden Lewis<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Leyden Lewis Design Studio<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d281e45\" data-id=\"d281e45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c10c1 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"95c10c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-95c10c1\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Speaker-_0000_Micah.-Hunter-HEADSHOT-jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Micah Hunter <\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Project Manager at<br \/>The NHP Foundation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ec6ce8\" data-id=\"7ec6ce8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d7f2c eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"72d7f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-72d7f2c\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Venus-Quates.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Venus Quates <\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">President &amp; CEO of<br \/>LaunchTech<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b94c4f8\" data-id=\"b94c4f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de9187 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"6de9187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-6de9187\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Anglela-Tharpe-\u2013-Collier-Companies-Chief-of-Staff.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Angela Tharpe<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Collier Companies Chief of Staff<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ff969e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ff969e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d074c1c\" data-id=\"d074c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b66dac eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"2b66dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-2b66dac\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pascal-Sabalan.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Pascale Sablan<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Adjaye Associates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-892b2a5\" data-id=\"892b2a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9726e59 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"9726e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-9726e59\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Paula-K-Watts-\u2013-Government-Procurement-Innovators-GPI.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Paula K. Watts<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"> Government Procurement Innovators (GPI)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eccd8c\" data-id=\"1eccd8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bd1e7 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"e5bd1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-e5bd1e7\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Storm-Leroy-The-Employed-Millionaire.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Storm Leroy<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">The Employed Millionaire<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d34d1e8\" data-id=\"d34d1e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb4eeb eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"adb4eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-adb4eeb\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Krysta-Pate-CEO-of-The-Ownership-Initiative.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Krysta Pate<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">CEO of The Ownership Initiative<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a3f1de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a3f1de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b8f0c1\" data-id=\"3b8f0c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac615e eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"2ac615e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-2ac615e\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/April-de-Simone.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">April de Simone <\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Architect<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77562cc\" data-id=\"77562cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e07ba2 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"0e07ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-0e07ba2\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Keita-Turner.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Keita Turner<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Keita Turner Design<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30af742\" data-id=\"30af742\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9873924 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"9873924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-9873924\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Phil-Taitt.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Phil Taitt<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">ABC News<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77b538b\" data-id=\"77b538b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521293f eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"521293f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-521293f\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andre-Perry.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Andre Perry<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Brookings Institute<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d69b4f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d69b4f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6775abc\" data-id=\"6775abc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cbdde eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"44cbdde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-44cbdde\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Diana-Lynch.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Diana Lynch<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Lawyer, real estate developer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be4cdf8\" data-id=\"be4cdf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09269f1 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"09269f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-09269f1\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-Shakeena-Williams.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Dr. Shakenna Williams<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Babson College<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-404a238\" data-id=\"404a238\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b301d7 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"0b301d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-0b301d7\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Francilia-Wilkins-Rahim.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Francilia Wilkins Rahim<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">R.F. Wilkins Consultants, Inc. (RFW) and AYO Labs. RFW<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbd1690\" data-id=\"cbd1690\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75214f6 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"75214f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-75214f6\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Herman-Dolce.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Herman Dolce<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Bella Sloan Enterprises<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1ed2f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1ed2f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7843a1\" data-id=\"b7843a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808bca8 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"808bca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-808bca8\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Judith-Ojo.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Judith Ojo<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">HR Media &amp;Co<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea31d7b\" data-id=\"ea31d7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacca06 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"cacca06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-cacca06\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tawan-Davis.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Tawan Davis<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">The Steinbridge Group<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40ac61a\" data-id=\"40ac61a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aec856 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"1aec856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-1aec856\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Theresa-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Theresa Jones<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Evalv IQ<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d8dd9a\" data-id=\"3d8dd9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42ab4f eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"b42ab4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-b42ab4f\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vanessa-Freeman-News-Anchor-WPIX.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Vanessa Freeman<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">News Anchor WPIX<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4712d9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4712d9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db58029\" data-id=\"db58029\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089f7f2 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"089f7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-089f7f2\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kareem-Maddison.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Kareem Maddison<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">International Real Estate Developer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8d1bc1\" data-id=\"d8d1bc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d46d55 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"7d46d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-7d46d55\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kelle-Rozelle.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Kelle Rozelle<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Black Dollar Index<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b34432a\" data-id=\"b34432a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50d8cd eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"e50d8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-e50d8cd\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-Barbara-J.-Brown_-Founder-Owner-Unicorn-Healthcare.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Dr. Barbara J. Brown<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Unicorn Healthcare<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71489c7\" data-id=\"71489c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21368df eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"21368df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-21368df\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Karla-Hill.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Karla Hill<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Founder &amp; Chief Navigation Officer <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-451df41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"451df41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-761136a\" data-id=\"761136a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c31ac eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"57c31ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-57c31ac\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dr.-Sadie-Burton-Goss_-Babson-College.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Dr. Sadie Burton-Goss<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Babson College<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86becf4\" data-id=\"86becf4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17e10c eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"b17e10c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-b17e10c\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Felecia-Thatcher.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Felecia Hatcher<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">CEO of Pharrell Williams' Black Ambition Opportunity Inc.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-452548e\" data-id=\"452548e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb822c3 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"eb822c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-eb822c3\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Brandon-Gibson.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Brandon Gibson<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Co-Founder of<br \/>Flume INternet Inc.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9411d87\" data-id=\"9411d87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c723cc eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"1c723cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-1c723cc\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/nikki-merkerson.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Nikki Merkerson<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Pair Gap<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-762e4b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"762e4b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e175cf\" data-id=\"2e175cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae9461 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"4ae9461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-4ae9461\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Morgan-Cato-EVP-President-of-Player-Operations.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Morgan Cato<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">EVP Player Operations<br \/> NBPA (National Basketball Players Association)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66a941f\" data-id=\"66a941f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8aed11 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"a8aed11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-a8aed11\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Erika-Swilley.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Erika Swilley<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Executive Director of National Basketball Players Association <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88a3c36\" data-id=\"88a3c36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5775a eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"6b5775a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-6b5775a\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Brandon-Cooper.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Brandon Cooper<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Aphid<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe06d9a\" data-id=\"fe06d9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a589d eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"55a589d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-55a589d\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nicholas-Williams.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Nicholas Williams<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">NOW Interactives<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-620bf5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"620bf5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-762a4a5\" data-id=\"762a4a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f316e5c eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"f316e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-f316e5c\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Meiling-M.-Toro.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Meiling M. Toro<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Freedom Studios Inc.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f64bb7\" data-id=\"3f64bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2cca8 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"8c2cca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-8c2cca8\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Julia-Carias-Linares.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Julia Carias Linares<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Freedom Studios Inc.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-859bb1f\" data-id=\"859bb1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b184f05 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"b184f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-b184f05\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Shennell-Barnes.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Shennell Barnes<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Dear America Project<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24d53fa\" data-id=\"24d53fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d10229 eael-team-align-centered elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"4d10229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-4d10229\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-simple \">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yobadevelopment.com\/events\/fromthegroundup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Di-Santana.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Di Santana<\/h2><h3 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Attentive Wellness<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3152219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3152219\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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