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Although our society has made much progress, there are still major challenges facing us today. Some of these challenges are well known, while many are not. However, there are those among us that recognize, react, and resolve those problems. These pioneers, acting in the spirit of ingenuity and altruism, have paved a path to help make the world a better place. They bring awareness to unseen obstacles, and offer creative solutions to tackle them. Innovational in nature and quick in thinking, these individuals strive to expand our horizons by breaking the facade for others to follow and demonstrating that one individual can make a difference.

National WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial
100 W 26th Street
kansas city, Missouri
United States

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Dakota Rosenfelt

Dakota Rosenfelt is a student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. Dakota founded HemoTool, a mobile app that allows individuals with bleeding disorders to better manage their health and order medications.

Gabrielle Wallace

Gabby Wallace, founder of Go Natural English, taught English as a Second Language for 10 years before creating the Go Natural English platform. She earned a Masters Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at a top university in the United States. Also, she has worked closely with learners from many different countries who include scholars preparing for the TOEFL and IELTS tests, professionals in research, marketing, sales, pharmaceutical sciences and business, and diplomats.

Mark Hoffman

Dr. Mark Hoffman is Director of the Center for Health Insights at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC), where he also serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics and the Department of Pediatrics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and performed post-doctoral research at the National Animal Disease Center in Ames Iowa. Before joining UMKC, he spent 16 years leading genomics, public health and research initiatives at Cerner Corporation, where he was a Vice President. In addition to his peer-reviewed publications, Mark is an inventor on 16 issued patents.

Mayor Sly James

Mayor Sly James was elected on March 22, 2011 and sworn in on May 1, 2011. He was born and raised in Kansas City and learned valuable lessons about resiliency and dedication watching his parents work hard to take care of their family. Despite the challenges they faced, Sly’s father, a chef, janitor, and small business owner; and his stepmother, who helped manage their business, still made sure that Sly and his brothers had the opportunity to go to a good school and follow their dreams. This laid the foundation for Mayor James’ commitment to education and ensuring every child receives a high-quality education regardless of where they live or their socio-economic background.

Reza Derakhshani

Dr. Reza Derakhshani is an Associate Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In addition to teaching, Dr. Derakhshani is also the Chief Scientist of EyeVerify.

Terri Friedline

Terri Friedline received her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on the long-term financial and educational advantages of savings accounts on young individuals. Dr. Friedline is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas.