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LGBTQ LEADERS
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JESS leader. She has dedicated her career to creating a more connected and
Jess Gregan is a social-minded LGBTQ entrepreneur and nonprofit

GREGAN compassionate world. As a pioneer in the nature therapy movement, Jess
founded Philadelphia’s first forest therapy firm, Wild Philadelphia LLC.
Headquartered in Center City Philadelphia, Jess’ woman and LGBTQ-
owned business helps people cultivate greater self-awareness, deeper
listening skills, empathy and an understanding of our shared ecosystem.

BY 2030,
the climate crisis has started to reverse as individuals and
communities work to heal their imbalanced relationships
with the natural world through the revolutionary practice of Photo Credit BeauMonde Originals
forest therapy. SHE, HER, HERS
AGE 27

KEVIN HEARD

Kevin Heard, MBA, is a marketing specialist for the Detroit Free Press
where he is responsible for the development and execution of marketing
strategies to increase print and digital impressions. In 2013, Heard found-
ed the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce (DRLGBTCC)
with a vision to build an LGBT business district within the city of Detroit.

BY 2030,
I plan to have established a flourishing LGBTQ Business
District in the City of Detroit built by majority-minority
suppliers. #equity #lgbtbiz #inclusion @LGBTchamber
HE, HIM, HIS
AGE 31

DANIEL HERNANDEZ

BY 2030, Daniel R. Hernandez is a Social Entrepreneur bringing access to
tens of thousands of justice to families that once could not imagine affording an attorney. Fast
individuals will have forward through his years as an undergrad at Florida International Uni-
access to competent versity and law school at The John Marshall Law School to starting a law
legal representation firm with an innovative new business model to becoming a leader at the
and not be burdened intersection of his communities—this young man has accomplished a lot.
by its cost because
of innovative pricing Daniel says he never imagined a son of an immigrant truck driver would
models in the practice be a successful entrepreneur who actively serves his communities, but that Photo Credit Will Knight Photography
of law like the one used immigrant upbringing, and his first job at McDonald’s, are what he attri- HE, HIM, HIS
by Walczak Hernandez, butes his success to—he learned to work hard, persist and lead. AGE 30
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