Prince Kayigire is an author, entrepreneur, speaker, and visionary. Prince is the founder of Cultivar, drawing on his childhood farming roots to create a corner café at Denver’s historic Molly Brown House—a dynamic space for connection and gatherings. He is the author of Prince: Beauty for Ashes, a courageous and inspiring memoir of his survival amid the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Prince is trained in Business and Sustainable Development from Brandeis University and is a 2014 World Bank Scholar.

Sandy Douglas is a steward at Jordan Chapel AME Church, loving the work she does for God in various ministries. Holding a graduate degree in nonprofit management, Sandy has played an instrumental role in numerous organizations in Northeast Denver including GRASP, where she currently works to get young people outdoors. Sandy was a key visionary for Mile High Ministries’ Clara Brown Commons community. Sandy’s great joy is life as a mother with her children and grandchildren.

Ray and Marilyn Stranske are widely recognized as pioneers and practitioners in affordable housing development in Denver. Together they founded and directed Hope Communities, an affordable housing non-profit with an emphasis on community building—creating thousands of residences across the Denver area. Having served as a program director and community organizer at national, state and local levels, Marilyn currently focuses her work on individual and collective trauma healing. Ray was raised in Sudan and met Marilyn in a small local church in Denver’s Baker neighborhood. As a young couple they found their calling helping neighbors who were being evicted. A recipient of numerous awards, Ray is now Principal at RaiseHomes LLC, offering project development assistance to affordable housing organizations.