2022 Speakers
Meet the speakers for the 2022 National African Leadership Conference. Experts in their fields, the speakers span a wide range of topics, all with the common thread to strengthen African culture, finances, community, and health.
Keynote Speaker
Professor PLO Lumumba is the Founder of the PLO Foundationa and a consultant at Lumumba & Lumumba Advocates, a member of the Africa Justice Group (AJG). He is an Advocate of the High Courts of Kenya and Tanganyika and a certified mediator. He has written several books and is a recognized leading authority on Africa.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Verna Cornelia Price is an internationally known human potential expert who specializes in personal power, excellence, cross-cultural communications, leadership and change. As the CEO of The Power of People Consulting Group, a leadership and management consulting firm, Dr. Versa consults with clients around the world.
Main Stage Speaker
Eskinder Negash is the President and CEO of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), an organization founded in 1911 to protect the rights and address the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide and support their transition to a dignified life.
Main Stage Speaker
Lisa Zaspel is Chief Program Officer for Lifeworks Services, Inc. Lisa joined Lifeworks in 2015 as the VVice President of Services to lead Fiscal and In-Home Services. During her tenure, Fiscal Services at Lifeworks has grown, and her team recently met the goal of enrolling their 2,000th customer with Lifeworks.
Main Stage Speaker
Gertrude K. Matemba-Mutasa is President and CEO of Lifeworks Services, Inc. Gertrude comes to Lifeworks from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) where she served as Assistant Commissioner of Community Supports Administration. She also rejuvenated a N. Minneapolis legacy institution.
Main Stage Speaker
Muna Mohammed is Diversity and Inclusion Director at Lifeworks Services, Inc. She joined Lifeworks from an organizational development consultancy, where she supported clients in strategizing and maximizing their diversity, equality, and inclusion efforts.