Donna Walker-Kuhne is an award-winning thought leader, lawyer, scholar, educator, writer and strategist for community engagement, audience development and social justice. Acknowledged as the nation’s foremost expert on Audience Development by the Arts & Business Council, Donna Walker-Kuhne, an accomplished arts administrator and adult educator, has devoted her professional career to increasing the accessibility and connection to the arts for our nation’s rapidly growing multicultural population. She has raised over $23 million in earned income promoting the arts to diverse communities. ―I firmly believe that the arts are the only pure vehicle we have in today‘s society that cross cultural and ethnic barriers and allow people to transcend their differences.

She is founder and President of Walker International Communications Group, Inc. a thirty-five-year-old boutique marketing, press and audience development consulting agency. Her team has over 50 years of experiences specializing in multicultural marketing, group sales, multicultural press and promotional events. She has developed numerous marketers whose have not only contributed to the growth and success of the company but who have also transitioned to share their skills at the nation’s leading arts organizations including Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Public Theater, WNYC Radio, The Apollo Theater and more. Her transformative leadership enables her staff and mentees to be able to discover and master their skills to be a valuable asset to the projects the company manages. 

Donna Walker-Kuhne is an award-winning thought leader, lawyer, scholar, educator, writer and strategist for community engagement, audience development and social justice. Acknowledged as the nation’s foremost expert on Audience Development by the Arts & Business Council, Donna Walker-Kuhne, an accomplished arts administrator and adult educator, has devoted her professional career to increasing the accessibility and connection to the arts for our nation’s rapidly growing multicultural population. She has raised over $23 million in earned income promoting the arts to diverse communities. ―I firmly believe that the arts are the only pure vehicle we have in today‘s society that cross cultural and ethnic barriers and allow people to transcend their differences.

She is founder and President of Walker International Communications Group, Inc. a thirty-five-year-old boutique marketing, press and audience development consulting agency. Her team has over 50 years of experiences specializing in multicultural marketing, group sales, multicultural press and promotional events. She has developed numerous marketers whose have not only contributed to the growth and success of the company but who have also transitioned to share their skills at the nation’s leading arts organizations including Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Public Theater, WNYC Radio, The Apollo Theater and more. Her transformative leadership enables her staff and mentees to be able to discover and master their skills to be a valuable asset to the projects the company manages. 

Lisa P. Jackson is Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives. She oversees Apple’s efforts to minimize its impact on the environment by addressing climate change through renewable energy and energy efficiency, using greener materials, and inventing new ways to conserve precious resources.

She also leads Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, focused on education, economic empowerment, and criminal justice reform — and is responsible for Apple’s education policy programs, its product accessibility work, and its worldwide government affairs function.

From 2009 to 2013, Lisa served as Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the first Black person to hold the position. Appointed by President Barack Obama, she focused on reducing greenhouse gases, protecting air and water quality, preventing exposure to toxic contamination, and expanding outreach to communities on environmental issues.

She has also served as chief of staff to New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine and as commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection.

Lisa holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University. She serves as Board Chair of the Waverly Street Foundation. She also serves on the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and on the boards of Tulane, Conservation International, and the American Film Institute. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.