This Advisory Committee comprises the following individuals who intentionally represent a range of lived and professional experiences throughout Western New York:
- Naila Ansari –Â Assistant Professor in Theater and Africana Studies, SUNY Buffalo State; Dance Director, Ujima Company; Interfaith America fellow for the Black Interfaith Project
- Linda Franke – Executive Director, Shake on the Lake; former Grants and Educational Outreach Coordinator, Arts Council for Wyoming County
- Noah Goodling – Director of Programs, Nonprofit Support Group, former Project Director, The Capacity Lab
- Yuki Numata Resnick – Director of Arts and Culture, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo; Co-founder and former Executive Director, Buffalo String Works
- Lynette Printup – Executive Director, Bundled Arrows