National Advisory Committee TRACEY BEAVERS Tracy Rene` Hayes-Beavers is the executive director of People in Partnership, a non-profit that focuses on non-traditional mental health services and programs by building the capacity of its customers to solve personal and community problems in Houston, TX. A gifted writer with several web-published works and a dynamic motivational speaker, Tracy is a strategic thinker with strong verbal and written communication skills. The mother of two she also does life coaching for young people and women. KIRK CLAY Kirk Clay is director of the Electoral College Reform Project for Common Cause in Washington, D.C. The project seeks to bring about nationwide popular election of the U.S. president through organizing, voter education and advocacy. Prior to that, he was deputy director of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, where he managed daily operations and was involved with efforts to mobilize members, activists, community leaders, clergy and state legislators in grassroots issue campaigns to affect public policy. Kirk is the former deputy director of People for the American Way's field department. He developed the African American Ministers Leadership Council, a national network of clergy, and managed the Partners for Public Education program, a joint project with the NAACP that mobilizes community support for public education. Kirk is a former White House intern and holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Cincinnati. RHONDA GLOVER Rhonda M. Glover is a supervisory special agent with the FBI. She graduated from Old Dominion University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. She has a master's in management from the Johns Hopkins University and she holds a certificate in Nonprofit Executive Management from Georgetown University. She is a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a Life Member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) where she was elected to the NOBLE Executive Board from 1997-2002 as its National Parliamentarian. She currently serves as the NOBLE National Youth Initiative Chairperson. D'ANN MORRIS D’Ann Morris is the deputy neighborhood officer for Health and Housing for the Los Angeles Urban League. Previously she was the manager for Children’s Health & Wellness Department for Crystal Stairs, Inc. She received her master’s degree in public administration/human resources from Pepperdine University and has a bachelor’s in public administration from California State University Dominguez Hills. D’Ann serves as a city commissioner for the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. SHEILA SAVANNAH Sheila Savannah, MA is the bureau chief of Human Services for the City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services. She formerly served as senior staff for City Council Member Ada Edwards and as executive director of a community-based organization that designed and operated programs to address behavioral health, youth development and family self-sufficiency. Sheila has over 25 years experience in policy and programming; holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Texas and a master's degree in psychology from the University of Houston Clear Lake. She has written both children's books and nationally presented training curricula in the areas of cultural competency and community capacity building.