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An alumna of Future Generations University, the Honorable Chido Madiwa has 25+ years’ experience working in the civil service, culminating in a position as director of gender. Currently, she holds a seat in Parliament and serves as chairperson for the Parliamentary Portfolio on Women’s Affairs and the Parliamentary Portfolio on Small and Medium Enterprises, as well as serving as a member of the Environment Committee and the Local Government Committee.
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Bill Grant served in many senior positions at DAI between 1986 and 2025, always focusing on cutting edge approaches to economic development. During his last 20 years he was a leader in the promotion and tehnical delivery of Market Systems Development. Bill’s family has been involved in leading new trends in international health and economic development for more than 120 years, so it is not surprising that Bill has followed in the family footsteps. Since joining DAI he has been focused on bringing new models of
market-led, sustainable economic development to bear around the world. During this time he has worked in more than 50 countries, including 35 in Africa, concentrating on
designing, evaluating, and implementing market driven solutions leading to broad-based, pro-poor development. He applies market systems development methodologies (value chain and M4P) to identify the major systemic constraints that are handicapping equitable economic growth and then design and implement market led solutions. He is currently advising ten systemic development programs for USAID, DFID, the Swiss Development Agency for Cooperation (SDC), and private corporations to link major investment
opportunities into sectors with strong pro-poor growth potential.
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Nick Bhatt is a medical doctor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His businesses include nursing homes, home health services, pharmacy, senior living facilities, community centers, and a medical facility that treats substance use. His businesses are located in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Tennessee. Nick graduated from Sardar Patel University with degrees in medicine and surgery (MBBS). In addition, he has a masters degree in nursing from Excelsior University.
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Rupin is a graduate from Dartmouth College with a degree in Film Studies and Environmental Studies. He is the Managing Director of Wilderness Films for 35+ years, creating awareness on conservation issues, and is an expert on Himalayan Botany.
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A native of Clarksburg, West Virginia, Ms. Hunt retired from the Claude Worthington
Benedum Foundation as program director for community and economic development in 2022 after 23 years. Previous to her time at Benedum, she worked in both government, at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, and the private sector, at Toyota, where she held management roles with responsibilities in finance, human resources, and general administration. Mary realized in her career that philanthropy alone would never be the answer, so she built partnerships and invited others to add resources with nationally-recognized success. She played such a pivotal role in helping communities help themselves that in 2019 she was recognized by West Virginia Living Magazine as West Virginian of the Year. Her work models how philanthropy can invest in growing rural intermediaries and create the right environment for true systems change.
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Deepak Gopalakrishna is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in
leadership and research within the consulting and scientific sectors. Currently serving as Vice President and Principal at ICF since July 2014, Deepak has effectively contributed to various initiatives in this role. Prior to this, Deepak held the position of Principal Research Scientist and Program Manager at Battelle from August 2001 to July 2014, demonstrating a strong background in scientific research and program management. Deepak’s academic credentials include education at The Ohio State University from 1999 to 2001 and a degree from BITS-Pilani, highlighting a solid foundation in technical expertise.
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Kimberly Pettigrew is a Future Generations University alumna(Class of 2025) and director of healthy communities for United Way of Greater Knoxville.
She has nearly two decades of healthy community experience, including a background in nutrition, journalism, and applied community development. She currently serves as staff support for the Knoxville-Knox County Food Policy Chair, on the Tennessee Department of Health’s Nutrition Security Coalition and Steering Committee, on the University of Tennessee’s Community Engaged Scholarship Bylaws and Engaged Research Taskforce, and leads the Knoxville Emergency Management Food and Water Committee.
Kimberly also values providing mentorship and support for up-and-coming leaders and organizations, with a focus on building shared collaborative leadership, collective governance, and technical assistance and capacity building opportunities.
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Dr. Chuck Terrell was President at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) from July 2010 to June 2021. Eastern is recognized for innovation and its entrepreneurial culture. Dr. Terrell began in his community college journey at Southside Virginia Community College in 1986 in student services and later transitioned to Virginia Western Community College as Vice-President of Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning.
From meeting with White House and Congressional staff to presenting at innovation and entrepreneurial conferences like SXSW and National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship, Dr. Terrell speaks about leadership, entrepreneurship, and opportunity. In 2016, Dr. Terrell was voted the most entrepreneurial community college president by his peers.
After serving forty-years in public service, Dr. Terrell started a new journey in 2021 as the President and CEO of Advancement and Innovation Strategies, LLC. He believes learning is fun and makes every effort to incorporate it in all academic, workforce and lifelong learning experiences.
Dr. Terrell and his wife, Michele celebrated their 36th anniversary in June 2025 and have two sons, Cory and Noah. He enjoys gardening, biking, camping, traveling, and experiencing new cultures.
Patterson earned a Master of Arts degree in Applied Community Change and Conservation from Future Generations University in 2005. Additionally, he obtained his MA in Sociology from Marshall University and his BA in Sociology from WV Institute of Technology.
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