Jane A. Torres M.A. L.M.F.T.
Community Outreach Lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Safety and previously President of Catalyst International, Inc., a consulting company specializing in human resource development.  Ms. Torres is also a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Miami and the founder of the Florida Breast Cancer Research Foundation. She has been a university lecturer and has designed and implemented training programs for corporations and governmental organizations, both overseas and in the United States, on conflict resolution, managing diversity, team development, cross cultural relations, stress management, supervisory development, cross-cultural communication strategies, and police/community relations. She has authored numerous articles and is cited in Who's Who in the South and Southeast,in Who's Who Among Human Services Professionalsand in the National Distinguished Service Registry.   She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  She received her graduate degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma.  She was recently honored by the Mayor of Miami-Dade County who proclaimed March 31, 1998, “Jane A. Torres Day”.  Ms. Torres was also selected by MAMM magazine as one of the “50 Who Make a Difference”.

Fred and Maria José Wright
Fred and Maria’s son, Jerry Wright, was killed along with 48 others in the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL on June 12, 2016. Almost immediately, they began speaking out against the scourge of gun violence in all its forms. They traveled to Washington D.C. to speak with national lawmakers to mark the one-month anniversary of Jerry’s death. Since then they have spoken to crowds at Orlando Pride, March of Science Miami, March for Our Lives Miami Beach, Wear Orange events on National Gun Violence Awareness Day, vigils and educational programs promoting gun safety education. They have met with leaders and elected officials in Miami, Tallahassee, and around the country advocating for safer gun laws, given numerous media interviews and written opinion pieces for many publications.
While fully respecting the Second Amendment, they strongly believe more could be done to keep our communities and our loved ones safer and it has become their life’s work to raise awareness to the gun violence epidemic that is lashing our country and taking lives every single day. They feel strongly that this is the best way to honor their beloved son and all victims of gun violence. Fred and Maria Jose are Fellowes of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention group in the nation. They are also Leads in the Miami chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Lately they have been focusing efforts in developing coalitions with local groups working in the most impacted communities and trying to find what steps can be taken to help keep young people safer and empower these communities to use their voice.

Elliott Jones

Elliott Jones is a community organizer and philanthropist who has lived in Miami since 2010.  During his first year in Miami, while working with the Miami Children’s Initiative, he observed the repetitive cycle of gun violence, that plagued communities of color, and would often ensnare children.  To honor these children, Jones with a group of talented artist, produced the mural that adorns Sherdavia Jenkins Peace Park in Liberty City Miami. The mural contains stars for every child that was lost gun violence during Sherdavia’s life, and has led to the revitalization of the Park.

Recently, Jones has worked toward the preservation of African American history in Miami. He is currently engaged with the City of Miami for the rehabilitation of the DA Dorsey Library in Overtown. His philanthropy is focused on his grandmother’s namesake school, Maya Angelou Elementary in Allapattah and The Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation, that provides scholarships to all students who aspire to attend historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s).