Bio:   Dexter Wimbish is a judge, attorney, community activist, fundraiser and adjunct professor who has worked in civil and human rights for nearly three decades. He is member in good standing with the Georgia Bar Association and an experienced professional with proven ability to provide operational and strategic planning that promotes diversity, equity & inclusion in complex nonprofit organizations while being a staunch advocate for justice in America’s legal system. He is admitted to practice in the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia as well as the Georgia Court of Appeals. He has over 25 years of diversified managerial, legal, diversity, and governmental relations experience e working with progressive organizations to change public policy, promote diversity and inclusion, and create new inroads for future generations. He holds the distinction of being named the youngest General Counsel in the history of the National Southern Christian Leadership Conference (2004-2010). During his tenure, he provided legal oversight for the organization’s construction of a $3million SCLC International Headquarters and the $1million sale of historical SCLC Papers to Emory University in 2008. He has served as spokesperson for various nonprofit organizations while serving as a panelist of keynote speaker for nearly 100 conferences, conducted dozens of trainings on diversity, conflict resolution and preventing racism. In addition, He is an expert on racism and civil rights having appeared on various television and print outlets including MSNBC, CBS, The Tavis Smiley Show, Public Eye, and NPR. Mr. Wimbish holds a Jurist Doctorate and Masters Public Administration from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa where he completed a dual degree program as an Opperman Scholar. He is a former Presidential Scholar and 1994 Class Salutorian from Morris Brown College, one of the nation’s oldest historically black colleges and universities. He completed his doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership in 2022.l Hiss dissertation examined how for mentoring programs affect African American higher education job satisfaction and organizational commitment levels.