Meet our directors

Before entering the world of academia and business, Calvin Walker was known as an award-winning musician,producer and director. He joined the board of 1 World Chorus in 2019. days for students who are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university. He is a retention coach, encouraging students to balance their school life, work life, and academic life so that they can be successful. In addition to being employed by Mt. Hood as an Academic Adviser for the last 13 years, Calvin was also Development Director for KMHD 89.1, the college’s internationally known jazz station, for 5 years. He also served as coordinator for the Mt. Hood Community Foundation. Prior to his work at Mt. Hood Community College, Mr. Walker worked for the American Federation of Musicians /Local 99 as a regional organizer. The assignment involved introducing musicians of all ages to the ideology of collective bargaining. Prior to his work at Mt. Hood Community College, Mr. Walker worked for the American Federation of Musicians /Local 99 as a regional organizer. The assignment involved introducing musicians of all ages to the ideology of collective bargaining..

Jewel is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-°©‐songwriter.From the remote ranch of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, the three-°©‐time Grammy nominee, hailed by the New York Times as a “songwriter bursting with talents” has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists. Whether alone with her guitar or fronting a band of ace musicians, Jewel has always been a charismatic live performer, earning the respect of other singer-°©‐songwriters such as Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, who, not only invited her to open their shows, but mentored her in the early phases of her career. Her singular style and beauty continuously land her on the covers of such diverse magazines as Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, In Style, Glamour and Seventeen. Stuff listed her among its '102 Sexiest Women in the World’ while Blender went further, crowning her 'rock’s sexiest poet.‘ After a tremendous amount of success as a singer-°©‐songwriter and over 27 million albums sold, Jewel returned to her roots with the release of her debut country album Perfectly Clear in June 2008, which garnered her a spot at #1 on the Billboard country album charts. Perfectly Clear was the debut release on the Nashville-°©‐based independent label The Valory Music Co. Shortly after Perfectly Clear, Jewel debuted her first-°©‐ever independent release, Lullaby, in a partnership with Fisher-°©‐Price® and Somerset Entertainment. Lullaby was produced by Jewel and recorded at her home studio in Stephenville, TX. The 15-°©‐track album features 10 self-°©‐penned songs and a few standards including beautiful renditions of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” The acoustic record is reminiscent of Jewel’s twelve-°©‐time platinum album Pieces of You.

Lorna Wainwright attended Jamaica Institute of Management, Excelsior and Bishop Gibson high school and did voice and speech training at CPTC, Kingston. In 1979 Ms. Wainwright started working for Mrs Rita Marley's Foundation and also worked for Ziggy Marley's URGE Foundation. She is a member of the trio called The Mamas Who are a part of reggae legend, Chinna Smith's High Time players. Mamas have provided harmonies on several studio projects including for Alpha Blondy, Gilberto Gill and King Sounds. Lorna Wainwright is also the founder of Ida and Rufus,a company that distributes black jamaican castor oil and cold pressed coconut oil. She is also personal manager for her son and up and coming reggae star, Immanuel 'Ras-I' Kerr. Ms. Wainwright also does volunteer work with Anted Humanitarian, Stepney Basic school in St. Ann, and Lacoochee Elementary School in Pasco County, Florida. 

Ann Weaver Hart previously served as president of the University of New Hampshire and provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Claremont Graduate University, in Claremont, California. Her prior appointments include professor of educational leadership, dean of the Graduate School and special assistant to the president at the University of Utah. She received B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Utah. Her research interests include leadership succession and development, work redesign and organizational behavior in educational organizations, and academic freedom. She has published more than 85 articles and book chapters, and five books and edited volumes. Throughout her career, Dr. Hart has been actively involved in leadership roles in numerous professional and service organizations. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Public and Land-°©‐Grant Universities (APLU) and as a member of APLU's Commission on International Programs, which she previously chaired. She currently serves on the executive committee of the Board of Directors of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Chamber's CEO Council for Growth. She is a member of the boards of Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where she serves as chair of the Human Resource and Compensation Committee the Philadelphia African American Museum; the Avenue of the Arts, Inc.; and the Pennsylvania Women's Forum. Dr. Hart co-°©‐chairs Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter's Council for College and Career Success. In addition to her academic and administrative work, Dr. Hart has been a consultant to many educational institutions, universities and nonprofit organizations both nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of a number of professional and community service awards, including the Jack Culbertson Award in Educational Administration from the  University Council for Educational Administration; the Outstanding Professional Award from the Business and Professional Women's Foundation; the PoWeR Award from the Professional Women's Roundtable; the 2009 Champion of Diversity and Access Award from the Urban STEM Strategy Group; and the Outstanding Community Service Award from the Network for TeachingEntrepreneurship