Abdul-Aliy A. Muhammad is a Philadelphia born writer, organizer, and co-founder of the Black and Brown Workers Co-op. In their work, they often trouble ideas of medical surveillance, bodily autonomy, and Blackness. They have over a decade of nonprofit experience, an understanding of cooperatives, and anti-oppressive praxis that informs all of their work.

Amy Faulring is the proud parent of two elementary-age Philadelphia public school students and longtime organizer for economic, racial, and environmental justice. Her current day job includes coaching executive directors and leaders of social change organizations in equitable, sustainable, and results-driven management. She has previously led national organizing and electoral campaigns with organizations like MoveOn.org and Greenpeace. Amy has been involved in local Philadelphia organizing for nearly a decade, including campaigns to transform school building facilities; increase school budgets; and elect progressive leaders to city and state-wide office. Amy also serves on the board for the Alliance for Youth Action, a national organization that unites young people to strengthen our democracy, fix our economy & fight injustice.

Dr. Christopher McGinley has been an activist educator from the earliest days of his tenure when he worked tirelessly to advocate on behalf of children with disabilities. His involvement in leadership activities in the School District of Philadelphia led him to become an elementary school principal at Adaire School at the age of 30. While working in Philadelphia, he was promoted to the positions of middle school principal at Austin Meehan, cluster leader, and executive director of leadership development. He was responsible for planning professional development and preparing new principals. In 1999, Dr. McGinley became the assistant superintendent and then became superintendent of the School District of Cheltenham Township in 2003. He worked with the University of Pennsylvania to establish the Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium (Delaware Valley Center for Equity and Excellence), an organization dedicated to closing the achievement gap. In 2008, Dr. McGinley became the superintendent of Lower Merion School District, a district routinely recognized as one of the top school districts in the nation. He concluded his service in Lower Merion in 2014. Dr. McGinley has also been a strong advocate for inclusive practices in special education.

Jamie Kudera is a West Philadelphia native with a lifelong relationship to the School District of Philadelphia shaped by her experiences as a student, parent, and daughter of a teacher and active PFT member. She taught her own children civic engagement and advocacy through trips to City Hall and Harrisburg to lobby for needs as basic as a full-time nurse in their elementary school. Professionally, Jamie has directed marketing, communications, proposal writing, strategic planning, and program development efforts in health and social services organizations and higher education. Much of her current freelance work focuses on communicating complex medical information and research findings to lay audiences. A strong believer in the power of the people’s voice and voting, Jamie has served as a committee person in the 46th Ward since 2012. She is a former board member of the University City Arts League, the Penn Alexander Home and School Association, and Dancefusion Modern Dance Company. She is a founding member of the Central High School Anti-Racism Network, a parent group created in 2020 in response to student concerns about racism and inequity. Jamie is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Brandeis University (B.A.) and Yale University (M.B.A.).

Jordan Konell, Esq., is a native of Northeast Philadelphia with a deep commitment to harnessing law and policy at the local level to create a more just and equitable city. The son of a single mother who worked as a Philadelphia public school teacher for 40 years, Jordan is dedicated to using his privilege to support the work of organizers who labor and campaign for economic and education justice. Jordan currently works as a union-side labor attorney in Philadelphia, providing legal assistance to public and private sector labor unions and their workers as they organize, negotiate, and advocate for fair pay and better working conditions. He previously worked as Legislative Aide to Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym, where he focused on labor, housing, juvenile justice, and education policy. He is a graduate of Central High School, Yale College, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he founded the Philadelphia Community Organizing Pro Bono Project, a pro bono project providing legal support to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania-based community organizers, and the Philadelphia Fair Lease Project, which is working to produce a model rental lease for the City of Philadelphia. He also studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.