As the owner and lead practitioner of Vida Acupuncture & Wellness, Rebeca integrates two distinct disciplines, Psychotherapy and Acupuncture, within her sessions to address mental health issues. Her unique treatment model is the only one of its kind in the State of Michigan. Combining talk therapy with body-centered therapies such as full-body acupuncture, acupressure, along with guided meditations has shown significant results in mental wellness. The body keeps memories of past traumas even if the mind blocks them. Thus, an integrated approach heals the mind, body, and spirit to address the root cause of an ailment so that persons can live their fullest Vida.

Rebeca Davila is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Michigan and Illinois, and a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) in Michigan where she currently resides. She enjoys urban farming with her husband and son and believes in the importance of having a personal connection to food as part of a healthy lifestyle. She also loves to travel nationally and internationally and has visited over a dozen different countries.

Marlise Gilliam is from the metro Detroit area, born and raised in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She recently graduated from Michigan State University, earning her Bachelor's degree in Special Education with a concentration in Language Arts for Elementary Education. At MSU, she was involved with the Urban Education Cohort Program, which prepares future educators with the resources and skills to work in urban communities. Ms. Gilliam’s passion for social justice and equity work earned her a role as an intercultural aide and peer educator in the residence hall. After she graduated from MSU, she started working as a paraprofessional at Red Cedar Elementary for East Lansing Public Schools. During her time at Red Cedar, she had the opportunity to build meaningful relationships along with providing academic and emotional support for students with learning disabilities. In her free time, she loves to spend time outside, reading, crafting, and exploring hidden gems around the city such as coffee shops and local restaurants, and spending time with family and friends.

Professor Lamphiere's undergraduate degree is in Interdisciplinary Studies in Public Policy from Michigan State University, and her law degree is from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She externed at the Cook County State's Attorney's office while in law school, and clerked with a judge in the Chancery Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County upon graduation from law school. She then practiced law in a large firm for a short time, then a small firm for many years, where she practiced in the area of business transactions and business litigation, advising businesses, individuals, and non-profits. She has also worked in-house as a Contracts Associate for Brilliance Publishing (an Amazon company), and for LexisNexis as an Attorney Advisor in the Commercial Transactions area of Lexis Practice Advisor.

Professor Lamphiere has taught at Grand Valley State University, where she began teaching in the Integrative, Religious, and Intercultural Studies Department, Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, in Spring 2019. Courses she’s taught include Diversity in the United States, Human Traffic and Trafficking, Leadership for Social Change, Life Journeys, and Reflect, Connect, Engage, as needed. She began teaching in the GVSU School of Criminal Justice in Winter 2016, where she served as the Legal Studies Internship Coordinator and taught the Legal Studies Internship course, and also taught the Property and Probate Law course and Constitutional Rights and Civil Liberties course, as needed. Professor Lamphiere started her teaching career at Davenport University in the Legal Studies department in 2010, where courses she has taught include Advanced Litigation, Business Law, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law/Civil Liberties, Employment and Labor Law, Human Resource Management, Intellectual Property, Legal Aspects of Sport Management, Legal Ethics and Certificate Review, Litigation, and Real Estate Law, as needed. She also serves as Board Vice President for Migrant Legal Aid (https://migrantlegalaid.org/), as Board Secretary for the Grand Rapids Film Festival (https://www.grandrapidsfilmfestival.com/), and as a Board Vice President for The Diatribe (https://thediatribe.org/).

Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP, is a human trafficking survivor. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Clinically Certified Human Trafficking Victims Services Provider. She is a School of Social Work Program Adjunct Professor at Grand Valley State University teaching classes on human trafficking. Katie has her own therapy private practice with Life Support Counseling and Coaching, LLC in Grand Rapids, MI. She has a passion working with victims and survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence and other forms of abuse. Her specialty is working with teens and adults who have a history of trauma, eating disorders, substance abuse, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. She serves as the Vice President of the board of Sacred Beginnings in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sacred Beginnings is a safe haven for victims of human trafficking. Katie is highly involved with her local Human Trafficking Task Force in Kent County, Michigan. She contracts with Kent Intermediate School Districtýs to provide education to students about human trafficking as part of the Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education grant. Katie graduated from Florida State University with her Bachelors and Masters of Social Work in 2006.

Terry J. Stockton is an award winning instructor and educational scholar whose work focuses on anti-bias program development. He has spent the last 30 years building more inclusive environments within classrooms, communities, non-profit organizations, and business. His work aims to reduce opportunity gaps by teaching culturally responsive and sustaining practices helping groups engage in growth mindsets and racial identity development to dismantle the mechanisms that perpetuate implicit bias and discrimination.

A teacher, public speaker/lecturer, published scholar, panel discussion expert, professional development advisor and diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant for conferences, professional environments, classrooms, and communities. His Ph.D. is in Educational Studies with an emphasis in Urban Education. Terry lives in Grand Rapids with his wife, Rebecca. They have three children, Anthony, Gavin and Greyson.