Patricia Todd – Alabama State Representative, House District 54. Patricia has socially and professionally advocated for public policies relevant to social justice, HIV/AIDS, healthcare and a wide range of issues affecting the entire community in Birmingham for the past twenty years. After a contentious serious of political races in 2006 that garnered state and national attention, Patricia was elected to the Alabama Legislature as the State Representative for House District 54 making her the first elected public official who is openly gay in the history of Alabama.

Virginia Volker – is a retired biologist from UAB and long-term member of the Birmingham Board of Education representing District 2. She was most recently reelected in 2009. Volker earned a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology from the University of Alabama, a master's degree in human anatomy from the University Of Alabama School Of Medicine and a master's in public administration from Harvard University. Before leaving UAB she directed the UAB Titusville 2000 community partnership project.

Jefferson County Department of Health – Staff from the JCDH’s sexually transmitted disease division will discuss comprehensive sex ed from a public health perspective.

Barbara Buchanan – CEO, Planned Parenthood of Alabama.