2026 Mentors

Tai Duncan ’04

Tai is Principal at Next Play Strategies, part-time Director of Strategic Partnerships at Swish House, and serves on the board of A Silver Lining Foundation. Formerly Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Cresco Labs.

Barb Baker

Barb is a seasoned professional with more than 30 years of experience in multiple areas of property-casualty insurance, marketing, advertising, curriculum development, training, management, and community relations.

Terri Brady ’79

Terri is a Principal, Leadership Development Consultant, and Executive Coach at 4sight Health. Her passion is developing agile and effective leaders. The many hats she has worn include attorney, entrepreneur, consultant, teacher, certified mediator, writer, podcaster, and leadership development coach.

Kathy Clemons-Beasley ’95

Kathy is Head of Leadership Development at BlackRock and serves on the boards of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education and of CHRIS180.

Robert Gehorsam ’76

Robert was a contributing author to the recent best-selling book The Carbon Almanac and continues to work in the climate area, advising venture funds and development organizations in the sector. He is an experienced senior executive, start-up founder, and advisor to early- stage companies and non-profits. He has also served as Executive Director for an educational non-profit and been an advisor to several government agencies in the national security arena on technology, education, and digital media.

 

2026 Judges

Anne Harris

President at Grinnell College.

JC Lopez

Vice President for Student Affairs at Grinnell College.

TBA

Third judge