Alison Thompson is a humanitarian and disaster relief veteran. She is a nurse, math teacher, investment banker and filmmaker. Following the Asian tsunami 2004 disaster, she traveled to Sri Lanka for two weeks to volunteer and ended up staying for two years running a refugee camp and field hospital at Peraliya Village. There, she launched the Community Tsunami Early-warning Center (CTEC), the first and only center of its kind in Sri Lanka which she still runs and funds six years later. Upon her return from Asia, Thompson directed an award-winning documentary called “The Third Wave” about the volunteering tsunami experience. Follow her on Twitter @lightxxx

Blake Mycoskie is the Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes. With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One. Read his blog here

Bryn Mooser is the Country Director for Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) and lives and works in Haiti. He just helped open APJs secondary school in Port au Prince, the only free secondary school serving the slums. Bryn lived in a hut in West Africa for two and half years building school, then hitchhiked from Bangkok to Berlin. He speaks two African languages, Creole and parts of many more. Bryn is a musician, filmmaker and writer; he grew up in Los Angeles, New York City, Maine and Zimbabwe. Read Bryn’s blog here

Clare Munn and Maria Bello are partners in The CQ Matrix, or CQ: Expressive and Receptive Intelligence™.  Munn is also founder and Strategic Officer of tcg:agency and leads tcg with uncommon insight into persuasive communication and exceptional strategic and creative design. Bringing over 15 years of creative and entrepreneurial experience, she has background in start-up’s, philanthropy, and integrated brand and social media strategies. Her executive management experience spans learning online technologies (Playback Media and Employment Law Training) and multimedia development. Advertising experience includes LR Young and Rubicon and Tim Arnold, London. Board and Advisory board  includes; Artists for Literacy; pangeaday.org; environment 2000; Women’s HIV Program; 140 Women. Follow Clare Munn on Twitter @ClareMunn, Facebook and read her blog here

Barbara Guillaume is a human rights activist born and raised in Haiti. She is a popular Haitian folk song artist known for her social justice lyrics. In 2006, she ran for mayor of the poorest area of Haiti, Cité Soleil, and was arrested on the day of the elections. She has wide support in Cité Soleil as an advocate of the poor and is running again in April 2011. She runs an IDP camp in Cite Soleil of 5,000 people and immediately after the earthquake opened a women’s community and outreach center in Delmas 64 that services 100 women a day with NO funding. (You can learn more about our organization, We Advance, here).

Brian Sirgutz is the President of Causecast, an online destination for “all things Cause.” Brian has an extensive executive background encompassing the worlds of entertainment, technology and philanthropy. In his leadership role with the company, Brian wears multiple hats: strategist, business developer, emissary, ideator, and confidante – all the while using his wealth of experience for the greater good and effectiveness of the organization. With Brian’s guidance and vision, Causecast is positioned to become a powerful mechanism for social good. Follow him on Twitter @Sirgutz

Code Pink is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, and to redirect our resources into health care, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities.  Look at their site here, Follow them on Twitter @codepinkalert and Facebook

Michael Capponi is on the committee for a number of charitable events, including Vice Chair of Make A Wish nightclub for the InterContinental Make-a-Wish Ball; Honorary Chair of the Wellness Community Heart & Star Gala; Chair of Toast to United Way; Miami’s Starlight Gala (benefiting Bay Point schools); the inaugural Red Cross Dance Ball (at which he was the recipient of the “Trailblazer Award” and given the key to the city by then-mayor Niesen Kasdin for his efforts after the September 11 tragedy). He is also on the committee for the Bare Foot on the Beach Gala supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach and Vice Chair of Wellness Community. Find out more about Michael and follow him on Twitter @michaelcapponi

Stephenie Foster has over 25 years experience in domestic and international policy advocacy, government affairs, program development and training, and law. Since 1997, Stephenie has participated in numerous international programs and projects sponsored by the United States State Department, the Vital Voices Global Partnership, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) and others. Learn more about Stephenie here and follow her on Twitter @StephenieFoster

Nicholas Kristoff writes op-ed columns that appear twice each week in The New York Times, on Sundays and Thursdays. He still counts himself as an Oregonian, but has been at the Times since 1984, much of that time as a foreign correspondent in Asia. He’s had the column since 2001 and written three books with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn. The most recent book is “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.” Follow him on Twitter @NickKristof