next we have julian dotson, the president and ceo of the d.c. urban league, urban debate league. he coaches are will debate teams in the public and private schools in the d.c. area. he taught english and debate for 14 years until they finally devoted his time to expanding the debate league in the metropolitan region. he'pc screen writer, graphic designer, lyricist and poet an avid fisherman who loves to tackle -- ha ha -- tough ideas and approach education with a worldview. this jack of all trades credits his father for forcing them to do what it takes to be self-sufficient. his mother for teaching how to honor his wife come and his wife of 12 years for seeing the good in humans be. he has three children who all attend the my angel of school in temple so marilyn. and last but not least robin lingo. robin brims almost 15 years of youth empowerment nonprofit management curriculum development and your facilitation experience to her role as executive director. she's a native of the washington, d.c. area, just passionate about providing authentic spaces for d.c. youth to investigate,