Michael Lane Smith is an ardent backpacker and hobbyist nature photographer living in Southern California. Michael spent his childhood in Virginia, Michigan, California, and Hawaii before settling in Washington for High School where he first learned about Servant Leadership. Michael is a Senior Counselor at the Association of Washington Student Leaders' Mt. Adams Leadership Camp, which focuses its curriculum for students around the Servant Leadership model, and for work, Michael recruits lawyers for a leading data management company called Elastic.

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Antonio Grate is an Emotional Strategist, professional speaker, author, minister, husband, and father of four. His willingness and strong desire to pour into the lives of those who are in the foster care system, title 1 school students, juvenile detention youth, and church youth groups, stems from his passion to serve this generation and the next. It is his mission to tell his story of how he has overcome insurmountable odds to now live a life of joy, peace, happiness, and love.

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Doug Baldwin Jr — Managing Director of Vault89 Ventures and Founder of the Family First Community Center Foundation. Doug is a philanthropic activist with a passion for creating empathic solutions to complex problems. As the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr Medal of Distinguished Service Award and the Paul G. Allen Humanitarian Award, the former Seattle Seahawk and Super Bowl Champion is, most importantly, a devoted husband and father.

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Eugene Hamilton, is a renowned speaker, educational consultant and authority on social-emotional learning and leadership development. Mr. Hamilton has received numerous awards to include: Excellence in Community Service Award from California’s 35th Congressional District and Civilian of the Year Award from the City of North Charleston. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Eugene Hamilton Group, a PreK-12 professional development and education consulting firm. He shares his life with his lovely wife, Traci and energetic 2 year old son, Justin. He will be joining us only on March 16th for Middle Schools.

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