Deshauna Barber has a multitude of talents. She was crowned the first Miss USA to actively serve in the U.S. military. Barber partnered with the USA, Smiletrain, Best Buddies, Operation Homefront, and other organizations that focus on bettering people around the world. Her passions have led her to inspire the people around her to persevere through the struggles of life.... read full bio
Daniela Andrade is best known for her acoustic covers and originals on YouTube. With an accumulated over 300 million streams and following of over 1 million YouTube subscribers, it is easy to say Andrade is a star. Notably, her cover of Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” charted at number one on The Hype Machina and received airtime on the USA network drama,... read full bio
Danika and The Jeb are an acoustic duo from Nashville, Tennessee that consists of Danika and Jeb Hart. They are known for their lighthearted, fun, and upbeat music. The duo write their own music and believe that well written music and performing it in the most beautiful way is the true meaning of being an artist. Jeb is the grand-nephew... read full bio
Daniel Dennett is an author and professor at Tufts University. Dennett has taught at a variety of schools, including Harvard and Oxford. Dennetts first book, Content and Consciousness, was published several decades ago, and Dennett later published a variety of different books covering topics like atheism, creative thinking, philosophy, and artificial intelligence. Dennett has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Fellowship... read full bio
Dr. Benedetta Berti is a foreign policy advisor and consultant. In addition to her governmental roles, Berti also shares her knowledge with audiences around the world as an Eisenhower Global Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow. She is an expert in human security, internal conflict, armed groups, peace-building, violence prevention, and crisis management. Her work has appeared in a variety... read full bio
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is an American academic, commentator, activist, television host, journalist, and author. Hill is host of BET News, hosted HuffPost Live for Huffington Post, and was a political contributor for Fox News, MSNBC, Court TV, and CNN. Hill went to college at Temple University where he received his B.S. in education and Spanish, and later received his... read full bio
Drew Dudley is known as one of the most inspirational TED Talks keynote speakers of all time. Focusing on leadership and motivational topics, Dudley has also been voted by Time, Business Insider, and INC. magazines as a speaker who will make you a better leader. Dudley is currently the founder of Day One Leadership, but prior to his position at... read full bio
David Wenham is an Australian actor who acts on stage, in film, and television. He is known for roles as Faramir in “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy, Carl in “Van Helsing”, Dilios in “300” and it’s sequel, and Lieutenant John Scarfield in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Wenham studied at the University of Western... read full bio
Carlos Trevino, better known as DJ Promote, is a very successful DJ from Texas who has traveled all around the world with artists such as Lecrae, Chris Tomlin, Propaganda, and more. Apart from his own work, DJ Promote also works with other DJ’s for a collective named TableTurners. DJ Promote found faith along the way and now performs for a... read full bio
Deborah Allen is an American country singer-songwriter, producer, author, and actress who really does it all. Allen has released 10 studio albums with two of them, ‘Let Me Be the First’, and ‘Delta Dreamland’, gaining the most popularity and peaking in the Billboard US Country charts. Allen has seen more success as a songwriter and has written number 1 songs... read full bio
Dave Hollister is an American R&B singer who was apart of the vocal group Blackstreet but went on to start a solo career. Hollister is currently a gospel singer and preacher and is sometimes known as The Black Angel, and The Ghetto Preacher. Hollister has released nine studio albums, his most popular being Chicago 85_ The Movie, which is gold-certified.... read full bio
Daniel Rossen is the singer and songwriter for the band Grizzly Bear. He plays many instruments and is extremely multitalented. He plays the guitar, piano, keyboards, banjo, cello, bass guitar, and even the drums. He is also a member of the band Department of Eagles. He has released full CD's with both bands as well as a solo EP called... read full bio
At the tender age of eighteen, Dr. Fran Walfish started her career as a professional staff member of the Julia Ann Singer Preschool Psychiatric Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. As a psychotherapist, she helped emotionally disturbed children and their families by offering individual, group, and family treatment. She continued on to earn her doctorate in clinical psychology from Ryokan... read full bio
D.J. Pierce, or better known as stage name Shangela Laquifa Wadley, is an American drag queen, television personality, and actor best known for competing on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”. Pierce started dressing in drag during high school for creative projects and ended up growing a passion for it. He went on to participate in RuPaul’s Drag Race for three seasons and... read full bio
Day26 is a male R&B music group from the United States that was selected by Sean "Diddy" Combs during the final episode of MTV's Making the Band 4. Michael McCluney, Willie Taylor, Brian Angel, Qwanell Mosley, and Robert Curry make up the group. The name honors the day that Angel, McCluney, Mosely, Curry, and Taylor became celebrities from nothing. The... read full bio
Dillon Carmichael is a well-known country music performer hailing from the United States and originating from Burgin, Kentucky. The artist Eddie Montgomery and musician John Michael Montgomery are his uncle and aunt, respectively. He collaborated with producer Dave Cobb, who is a winner of multiple Grammy awards, and the two of them released his debut album together under the title... read full bio
Philadelphia-born Dave P. is a futuristic sound pioneer, producer and DJ. His entire life has been devoted to the unrelenting pursuit of futuristic musical transcendence. As a DJ, warrior of the night, and selector, you put a lot of effort into delving deeply into electronic music and transforming its sounds into universally accessible music that complements theory. In actuality, when you... read full bio
Dale Hawerchuk is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, and an ice hockey coach. It’s been said that Hawerchuk was skating before he was walking and was a pro at the sport almost immediately. He started his career playing for the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, became Rookie of the Year and helped them win... read full bio
Daniel Briere is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played centre. Before playing professionally, Briere was already having a successful junior hockey career earning three trophies and QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year. He was then drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL draft. Other teams he’s played in include, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, SC Bern, Eisbaren Berlin,... read full bio
Derek Klena is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Eddie Birdlace in the off-Broadway production of ‘Dogfight’ and for playing Fiyero Tigelaar in the Broadway production of ‘Wicked’. Klena’s other Broadway credits include playing Michael in ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ and Dmitry in ‘Anastasia’. He’s also been in the off-Broadway production of ‘Carrie’ and... read full bio
