NAME | TITLE | INSTITUTION |
| Abumaye, Mohamed | PhD Student | UC San Diego |
| Agunbiade, Tolulope | Assistant Instructional Professor | University of Florida |
| Ahlman, Jeffrey | Professor of History; Chair of African Studies Program | Smith College |
| Alasade, Inka | CAS Outreach Coordinator | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Ali, Nazma | Researcher/Librarian | Bloomington, IL, Public Library |
| Alvarez-Gutierrez, Eduardo | Graduate Student | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Artry-Diouf, Esailama | Associate Director of the Creative Corps | San Francisco Foundation |
| Asiedu, Christobel | Associate Professor | Louisiana Tech University |
| Beymer, Betsy | Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography | University of Kentucky |
| Birch, Stephanie | Research Services Librarian, Africana and African Studies | University of Connecticut |
| Biswalo, Tage | Assistant Professor | The Aga Khan University |
| Brahim Chakrani | Assistant Professor | Michigan State University |
| Brege, Casey | 4th Grade Teacher | Bay City Academy, MI |
| Breithaupt, Peter | PhD student in Ethnomusicology | Kalamazoo, MI |
| Brian Ndumila | Phd Student | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Bronson, Megan | Epidemiologist | Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta |
| Butler, Jacob | Professor | University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. |
| Carlson, Robert | Population & Public Health Director, Professor Emeritus | Wright State University |
| Cha-Jua, Sundiata | Director of African American Studies & Research Program, Associate Professor | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Clinard, Andrew | Bassist/Vocalist | Cuyama Mama & the Hot Flashes |
| Cook, Nicolas | Congressional Research Service, Specialist in African Affairs | The Wilson Center |
| Corr, Elizabeth | Director of Art Partnerships | NRDC |
| Coulter, Kathryn | Project Manager | Rural Support Partners ( Nonprofit) |
| Cuguano, Yaa Opare | Chief Operating Officer | Ringier Ghana |
| D'Alisera, JoAnn | Associate Professor | University of Arkansas |
| Davis, Terri | 10th Grade Counselor | University of Chicago Charter School |
| Deja, Richard | Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology | University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Derby, Doris | Retired Professor, Civil Rights Documentary Photographer, Filmmaker, Co-Founder | Free Southern Theatre |
| Diaz, April | Assistant Professor | Park University |
| Djata, Sundiata | Professor | Northern Illinois University |
| Downing, Laura | Professor | University of Gothenburg |
| Drackley, Patrick | unknown | |
| Ellenwood, David | Social Sciences & Business Librarian | Seattle Central College |
| Epouhe, O. Faustin | Economist | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
| Essien, Kwame | Assistant Professor | Lehigh University |
| Fangyong Kuma | Unknown | |
| Floess, Peter | Paralegal Student | Parkland College, Champaign, IL |
| Flores, Ambar | unknown | |
| Gueye, Mor | Assistant Professor | Gaston Berger University |
| Guiebre-Some, Esther | Senior Lecturer, Department of Secondary Education | Ecole Normale Supérieure, Koudougou, Burkina Faso |
| Gyasi Nkita-Mayala, Kwadwo | Partner | Ember Charter Schools, Brooklyn, New York |
| Hawkes, Nicole | Chief of Staff, Office of the President | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
| Heath, Carla | Associate Professor in the Department of Communication | Randolph-Macon Woman's College |
| Henry, Anna | Assistant Director of Advising and Student Support | Berkeley Study Abroad |
| Hill, Erica | Associate Professor | Delaware County Community College |
| Hodza, Fay | Regional Coordinator | Education for Development (VVOB) Kigali, Rwanda |
| Hollie, Morgan | Senior Associate, Africa Division | Human Rights Watch |
| Horn, Jessica | unknown | |
| Jobe, Fatou | PhD Student | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Kanter, Jane | Librarian/Archivist | The Adler Planetarium, Chicago |
| Kempton, Daniel | Professor Emeritus of Political Science | Franciscan University of Steubenville |
| King, Leslie | Professor of Sociology; Director of Honors, Sociology | Smith College |
| Kinwa-Muzinga, Annie | Professor & Department Head Applied Agriculture & Food Studies | Morningside University, Iowa |
| Kiramba, Lydiah | Assistant Professor | University of Nebraska at Lincoln |
| Kothor, Djifa Kothor | Executive Director | Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services |
| Kuperus, Tracy | Professor | Calvin College |
| Lamers, Nicole | Director of Business Study Abroad | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Lampkins, Shawn | Senior Quantitative User Experience Researcher | Google |
| Lance Larkin | Anthropologist | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory |
| Madela, Bhekiseni | PhD Student | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Mahrt Tim | Software Engineer | Wovn Technologies |
| Maiden, Cherie | Professor of French and African Literature | Furman University |
| Maiga, Muga | PhD Student | Universit of Illinois at Urban-Champaign |
| Mata, Isamar | Advisory and Communications Analyst | Crown Family Philanthropies |
| Mayne, Dorothy | Assistant Director for the African Studies Program | UW-Madison |
| McCafferty, Shannon | Vice President, Contracts and Operations | Banyan Global |
| Miller, Joseph | Academic Programs Coordinator | Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) |
| Miller, Rebecca | unknown | |
| Mkhatshwa, Telamisile | lecturer | University of Eswatini |
| Mlay, Josh | Relocated to Tanzania/Education | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Moise, Imelda K. | Associate Professor | University of Miami |
| Moore, Nathaniel | IT Support Analyst | GROWMARK, Inc. |
| Muhati, Mukhutsi Peter | Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist | World Bank, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Mukewa-Lisanza, Esther | Assistant Professor | Howard University |
| Myerly, Scott | Adjunct Professor, Curator | University of Southern Indiana; Autry Museum of Western Heritage |
| Ngom, Stephanie | Senior Lecturer | CELOP at Boston University |
| Nicholson-Palaska | Associate Director | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Odden, David | Professor Emeritus | Ohio State University |
| Onyango, Letitia | Senior Researcher | Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Onyenekwu, Ifeyinwa (Ife) | Assistant Professor/Assistant Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs | Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine |
| Pelafas, Nicholas | Educator, Painter, and Bike Tour Guide | Art Makers, New York City |
| Philpott, Kristyn | unknown | |
| Pickett, Adrienne | Senior Director for Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education Pathways | Illinois Community College Board |
| Poppel, Zachary | Visiting Assistant Professor | History at Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon |
| Rakhmatou Kane | Educator | Higher Institute of English, Mauritania |
| Rivara, Anna | Associate Research Scientist in Epidemiology | Yale Institute for Global Health |
| Robinson, Ewan | Visiting Lecturer | Cornell University |
| Roth, Denise | Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer | Pregnancy and Infant Health Branch at the CDC & Prevention in Atlanta |
| Saho, Bala | Assistant Professor | University of Oklahoma |
| Salem, Ahmed Ali | Professor & Associate Dean | Zayed University’s Institute for Islamic World Studies |
| Scarborough, Amber | English Tutor | Tutor Doctor Sun Prairie, WI |
| Scheskie, Courtney | Office Manager for Zoology and Health Sciences | Denver Museum of Nature & Science |
| Sheriff, Ashley | Cataloging and Acquisitions Assistant | Lake Land College Library |
| Singhi, Sarina | Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse | St. Clare's Hospital |
| Some-Guiebre, Esther | Assistant Professor | University of Koudougou |
| Spencer, Katrina | Teaching Assistant | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Steiner (McGhee), Emily | Senior Programs Manager | CET Academic Programs |
| Stott, Amber | Founder | Food Literacy Center |
| Stuckey, Susan | MediaX Distinguished Visiting Scholar | Stanford University |
| Tami, Nicole | Executive Director of Global Education Initiatives | University of New Mexico |
| Tate, Lessie | Assistant Professor | Prairie View A&M University |
| Treece, Rick | Lecturer | University of Minnesota Twin Cities |
| Vaughn, Rebecca | Registrar and Collection Manager | David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) |
| Vavrus, Fran | Associate Professor and McKnight Presidential Fellow | University of Minnesota |
| Vrbancic, Emilie | Undergraduate Experience Librarian | University of Washington |
| Wane, Hapsatou | Assistant Professor of French | Georgia Southern University |
| Waterman, Christopher | Dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture | UCLA |
| Watson, Mattito | Senior Director of Child Protection | Save the Children US |
| Westgard, Bjorn | Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine | University of Minnesota Medical School |
| Williams, Beth | Senior Researcher | One Hope |
| Williams, Sherri | Educator in Charge, Public Programs and Engagement | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Witte de, Maarten | Master Diamond Cutter & Brand Builder | Diamond Foundry |
| Zilberg, Jonathan | Associate Research Scholar at the Center for African Studies | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Zitrides, Christine | Art Historian | Kutztown University |