Session 1: Understanding the Intersectionality of Change
Feb. 25
MODERATOR
Joshua Perry
Joshua Perry is a former Ohio State and NFL linebacker, who is now a Realtor and media personality on the Big Ten Network and 87.1 The Fan. Joshua was a member of the 2014 Ohio State National Championship team and played for the San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks.
PANELISTS
Kwame Agyemang
Kwame Agyemang is an associate professor of sport management in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. He has consulted professional athletes and sports organizations and topics concerning race and social justice.
Kim Doran
Kim Doran, director of Instructional Support Services and director of Instructional Support Services in Student-Athlete Support Services Office where she chairs the Gender subcommittee and serves on the LBGTQIA subcommittee. She also serves on the advisory board of Return of Inclusion and on the President & Provost Council of Women.
Yannick Kluch
Yannick Kluch, assistant professor in Rowan University’s sports communication and media program and a core team member of the Team USA Council on Racial and Social Justice. He has previously worked in the NCAA’s Office of Inclusion.
Max Rodney
Max Rodney, a freshman on the Ohio State fencing team and a member of Redefining Athletic Standards.
Session 2: Taking Action, Making Change
March 25
MODERATOR
Clark Kellogg
Clark played for Ohio State and was the No. 1 draft pick of the Indiana Pacers in 1982 playing five seasons before retiring. He is now the CBS Sports' NCAA Men's Basketball Championship analyst and the analyst for the Pacers broadcasts.
PANELISTS
Akilah Carter-Francique
Akilah is an executive director for the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change at San Jose State University. She is also an associate professor in the Department of African American studies, as well.
Anna Isaacson
Anna is the senior vice president of social responsibility for the NFL. She also oversees the work of the NFL Foundation, a non-profit organization
Gene Smith
Gene serves as the athletics director at The Ohio State University and is in his 15th year as the director. He has previously served as athletics director for Arizona State, Iowa State and Eastern Michigan.
Greg Taylor
Greg is the first executive director of the NBA foundation. He was formerly the senior vice president of player development. He oversees efforts to increase access and support for Black high school, college, job ready and mid-career men and women.
Session 3: Developing Narrative for Change
April 15
MODERATOR
Wendy Smooth
Wendy is the associate for dean, diversity, equity and inclusion for the College of Arts and Sciences and an associate professor at Ohio State.
PANELISTS
Nicole Auerbach
Nicole is a senior writer, covering college football for The Athletic.
Katie Barnes
Katie is an award winning journalist at ESPN, covering culture, LGBTQ issues, women’s basketball, collegiate softball and women’s combat sports.
Adrien Harraway
Adrien is the vice president and director of the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation.
Dante Washington
Dante is the Columbus Crew's director of team strategic partnerships and business development. Dante is a former player of the Columbus Crew and spent 6 seasons with the team.
Cyd Zeigler
Cyd is the co-founder of Outsports.com, a powerful media outlet that tells the stories of LGBT athletes.
Session 4: Reporting Out, Moving Forward
May 20
MODERATOR
Luke Fedlam
Luke leads the sports law practice group. As a non-agent sports attorney, he brings a well-rounded approach to the challenges athletes face at any phase of their career. Working with an athlete’s team of advisors, he provides the essential, objective and balanced counsel necessary to leverage the matter at hand.
Luke regularly advises a range of clients – from student athletes transitioning into professional sports, professional athletes navigating life on a team, to retiring athletes creating the game plan for their life after sports – on matters including marketing contract analysis, immigration issues, investment opportunity due diligence, asset protection, real estate development, brand and mark protection, as well as trust and estates.
PANELISTS
Akilah Carter-Francique
Akilah is an executive director for the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change at San Jose State University. She is also an associate professor in the Department of African American studies, as well.
Belkis Clark
Belkis started her career at the University of Central Florida where she received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. From there, she worked as the Academic Advisor for Football at Bowling Green State University. She joined The Ohio State University in July 2015 as senior athletic academic aounselor for football, and after some time away rejoined the staff as a assistant director for football in February 2019.
Donovan Hewitt
Donovan is an Ohio State gymnast and officer in Redefining Athletic Standards.
Moushaumi Robinson
A 2004 Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist, Moushaumi serves as USA Track & Field’s alternate on the USOC’s Athletes’ Advisory Committee.
Kevin Warren
Kevin Warren is the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. He joined the conference after serving as the Chief Operating Officer for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League where he had worked since 2005. He was the highest-ranking African American executive working on the business side for a team in the NFL and the first African American COO in NFL history.
