Frank DeAngelis

Frank DeAngelis Frank DeAngelis has been the principal of Columbine High School since 1996, but he began teaching at Columbine in 1979. In addition to coaching the boys baseball team and leading them to two state championships, he helped create…
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TJ Leyden

Turning Away from Hate TJ grew up in a close-knit Irish-Catholic family in Fontana, CA. Life began to unravel for him when his parents got divorced, and he began listening to punk rock and venting his rage by slam-dancing and…
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Mayor Richard Riordan

When lawyer, businessman, former Los Angeles Mayor and former California Secretary for Education Richard J. Riordan created The Riordan Foundation in 1981, his goal was simple: to enable people to acquire the skills necessary to compete successfully in society. To…
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Ken Deasy

“Father Ken” Deasy is a dynamic and personable native Californian Catholic Priest known throughout the Los Angeles area as an open, energetic, humorous, compassionate, athletic, all-inclusive guy who, at the same time, loves to serve and bring an experience of…
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Living on One Dollar

Living on One is a production and social impact studio that creates films and educational videos to raise awareness and inspire action around extreme poverty. PUSHING THE LIMITS Our journey began in 2010 when, as four university students, we took…
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President Jimmy Carter

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 - 1981, and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the…
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Yogi Roth

Adventure-preneur, athlete, coach, sports analyst, TV and radio host, best-selling author, dreamer, motivational speaker, actor, producer, director and mapmaker, Yogi Roth is that rare performer whose talents extend on both sides of the camera, and whose performing ability comes directly…
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Amit Dodani

My name is Amit and I am a 14 year old boy from Los Angeles, California. I have gone to both middle school and now high school at a local school in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and am now…
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Sonya Lyubomirsky

SONJA LYUBOMIRSKY Professor, University of California, Riverside Ph.D. Stanford University, 1994 The majority of my research career has been devoted to studying human happiness. Why is the scientific study of happiness important? In short, because most people believe that happiness…
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Susan Abraham

Academic Background: M.A., Catholic Theological Union M.A., University of Mumbai Ph.D., Harvard Divinity School Current Areas of Research: Dr. Abraham’s teaching and research explores postcolonial and feminist theological practices invigorating contemporary communities of faith. Her ongoing research projects include issues…
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