JoAnn K. Chase,
Consultant
jkcmandan@aol.com
JoAnn Chase, a Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Indian, was born and raised on
the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in central North Dakota. After a stellar
academic career that included undergraduate work at Boston University, a legislative
fellowship with Congresswoman Barbara Boxer and law school and law review
editorial board at the University of New Mexico School of Law, she had a distinguished
law career devoted to legal advocacy to promote and protect the rights of
tribal nations and their citizens. JoAnn served as the Executive Director
for the National Congress of American Indians, the oldest and largest national
Indian organization. During her tenure, the organization’s membership
and budget tripled and NCAI enjoyed unprecedented visibility and viability.
JoAnn left NCAI to become Executive Director of the National Network of Grantmakers,
an organization dedicated to moving more philanthropic dollars to economic
and social justice initiatives. After her tenure there, she started The Chase
Group where she puts together strategic funding partnerships with foundations,
major donors and others to advance equity and social justice.
William Cordery
Development Director, Project South
Atlanta, GA
will@projectsouth.org
(404) 622-0602
Will is the Development Director for Project South an organization dedicated to using popular education to build grassroots leaders. Project South’s training approach is focused on building a stronger movement for social and economic justice by connecting local organizing efforts to consciousness, vision, and strategy. As an organizer, Will has worked with a variety of organizations dedicated to pursuing progressive social change and to building the leadership opportunities for young people with a particular emphasis on African American youth in the South.
Linda F. Delaney
President
PMA World, LLC
Marion, AR
info@pmaworld.com
(870) 225-1103
Linda is the President of PMA World, LLC, a consulting agency. She is a sought-after speaker, trainer, and workshop leader. She is the author of two books: Stewardship: A Matter of Principle and In the Shadows of Greatness. Ms. Delaney has more than 13 years of organizational and employee development, leadership, and management experience. She brings expertise to her clients in program evaluation, asset mapping, proposal/technical writing skills, strategic planning and implementation, facilitation, and skill/principle-based training. She has been an advocate and supporter of programs that serve communities of color and low-skilled/asset residents. PMA World, LLC and its conglomerate of associates serve organizations in the nonprofit and government sectors of the economy. This client base also includes a select number of corporate and business sector clients.
Iris Diaz
Senior Media Advocacy Trainer, Berkeley Media Studies Group
Berkeley, CA
diaz@bmsg.org
(510) 204-9700
Iris designs and conducts media advocacy training for community groups and young people working in violence prevention in California. Co-author of News For A Change: An Advocates Guide to Working with the Media, Diaz often speaks at national conferences and writes articles about media advocacy. Diaz has been an AIDS Counselor for the Shanti Project in San Francisco, and producer of children's programming, documentaries and specials at KRON-TV, KPIX-TV, and KQED-TV in San Francisco, and health-care related videos at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California.