Dr. Claire Nelson is Chief Ideation Leader of The Futures Forum, a research and education practice specializing in bringing the power of strategic foresight, and the discipline of sustainability engineering to challenges facing organizations and communities. Nelson, named on Forbes as one of the top 50 female futurists in the world, is author of the game-changing book “SMART Futures for a Flourishing World: A Paradigm for Advancing Global Sustainability”.
Sarah Brady is an accomplished actress, storyteller, teaching artist, and writer whose
rich backgrounds in theatre and education shape her dynamic approach to storytelling.
Before fully embracing the storytelling world, she taught communication and theatre at
several universities and transitioned into solo performance work. Her journey has taken
her across the United States and the United Kingdom, where she lived for three years,
deepening her connection to narrative traditions and cultivating a love for British folklore
and history.
Jeremy Keith Hunter is one of the dopest artists you’ll ever meet. Talented in a vast array of mediums; Jeremy Keith is a multi-disciplinary creative, primarily focused in theatre-making. As a playwright, his work has been featured at the Kennedy Center, Anacostia Playhouse, 1st Stage Theatre, Theatre J, and Solas Nua. Recent credits include: Young Playwrights Theatre: Silence is Violence: Wish Me Well (Asst.
For the Peabody-award winning Children’s Radio Theater Cary Goldweber both acted in and contributed original scripts including REM and the Henry Penny Review. For Source Theater Festival, he contributed a number of ten minute plays. As a member of the LaughMasters, he was a regular contributor of political satire to NPR’s All Things Considered.
Recently, his short play “You’re It” was chosen by Queens Theater (NYC) to be part of the 2025 Bird Theater Festival 17 in Tottori City, Japan. Cary lives in Washington , D.C.
a multi-talented creative with a passion for modeling, fashion design, and painting. As a model, I love bringing concepts to life—whether it’s high-fashion elegance or bold, artistic expression. In fashion design, I create statement pieces that celebrate individuality and challenge creative boundaries. My paintings are filled with vibrant colors, textures, and stories, capturing emotion and culture in a way that connects deeply with people.
Jon Eric is an American, contemporary stationary artist and a writer with publications in philosophy, art theory and poetry. His artistic works utilizes simple, precise lines and angles paired along mixed mediums to create the illusion of space. Eric’s minimalist abstract and surrealist styles often feature subjects of myth and societal commentary meant to play with your visual and worldly perspectives. Often borrowing influence from the natural world and masters like DaVinci and shakespeare.
Regie Cabico is a spoken word pioneer who won the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam. Mr. Cabico was a featured poet at the 2022 Whitney Biennial and received the 2006 Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers. Television credits include The Poet Speaks, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TEDx & NPR’s Snap Judgement. He is a teaching artist at the Kennedy Center for the Arts and one of the inaugural recipients of the 2023 James Baldwin Fellowship from La Maison Baldwin, Paris, France. His work appears in over 50 anthologies, including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
Miriam Whitehead is a poet, motivational speaker, author, playwright, and producer who transforms personal experience into powerful advocacy. Diagnosed with HIV in 2000, she champions “Life After Diagnosis,” using her creative gifts to uplift those impacted by HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health challenges. Her works include My Mimi and HIV and Mind Over Matter, both soon to be released in audio and video formats. Through her podcast and talk show, The Person Across From Me, Miriam shares stories of resilience to inspire healing.
I am Robert John “Robbie” Ierubino, Jr., a US-born, autistic artist who emigrated to Vienna, Austria, when I was 14. I hold a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in Graphic Design and a Master of Arts in Arts and Creative Technologies, both from the University of Staffordshire in Stoke-on-Trent, England. I have completed a graphic design internship with the wendy.network and at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) in Vienna, Austria. But in May 2024, I moved to Ocean City, Maryland, to find a job as a US citizen by reason.
Theatrical Mining Company has produced two of Susan Middaugh's full-length plays for the Baltimore Playwrights Festival: A Modern Pas de Deux and Black Widows. Next Stage Press has published Black Widows. 18 of her short plays have been produced by 34 mostly community theaters in the U.S., Canada and England.