Emerging Leaders, Leading Now!

 

Duration: 75 Minutes

Presenters: Aaliyah Guillory-Nickens, Rondo Bonilla, Jaclyn Cirinna, Jamila Small & Jamaal Wornum 

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This dynamic and energizing session showcases the leadership of directly impacted youth changing the face of justice, advocacy, and healing in real time. From the courtroom to community organizing, this panel demonstrates how emerging leaders are building power, vision, and legacy—now.

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• Aaliyah Guillory-Nickens is a criminal justice reform advocate, Youth Represent campaign organizer, and founder of the Coalition of Passionate Youth. A Soul Sisters alum and Youth Speaker Institute graduate, she’s shaped policy on school discipline and juvenile justice.

• Michael "Rondo" Bonilla is the Gen Z Director of REFORM Alliance and a Justice-in-Education Scholar at Columbia University. A formerly incarcerated youth, he uses education for advocacy and systemic change.

• Jaclyn Cirinna is the Executive Director of Young Leaders Network and CEO of BreakFree LLC. A nationally recognized justice reform strategist, she consults for Georgetown University and the Center for Improving Youth Justice.

• Jamila Small is a student at Mercy College and an entrepreneur from Brownsville, Brooklyn. She turned her personal story of resilience into community empowerment, launching a braid salon at 16 and becoming a national voice for youth and justice.

• Jamaal Wornum born and raised in Boston. Jamaal has been tirelessly serving the youth of his community for over two decades, going above and beyond to enhance the lives of young people on and off the court. He founded One Love Sports Academy in 2014 in honor of his late brother Aaron.