Vernita Perkins, PhD and Leonard A. Jason, PhD

Vernita Perkins, Ph.D., is an Industrial Organizational Psychologist, an American Psychological Association member, and Founder and Chief Scientist of Omnigi Research, a collaborative of social scientists and practitioners committed to an equitable, meaningful world. Dr. Perkins has worked in multiple industries, utilizing her leadership and management expertise and self-development practices to address social and civilizational injustice.

Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at DePaul University and the Director of the Center for Community Research. Jason is a former president of the Division of Community Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Jason has edited or written 30 books, and he has published over 800 articles and 100 book chapters. He has served on the editorial boards of 10 psychological journals. Jason has served on review committees of the National Institutes of Health, and he has received over $46,500,000 in federal research grants.