Dr. Tanya O. Williams is a visionary educator and social justice advocate creating spaces where authenticity thrives and equity flourishes. With over thirty years of experience, she's made meaningful contributions to higher education through positions at UMass Amherst, Mount Holyoke College, and Union Theological Seminary, earning her doctorate in Social Justice Education.
Guided by integrity, compassion, and unwavering belief in human potential, Tanya partners with diverse organizations—from Ivy League universities to nonprofits worldwide—as a sought-after equity coach and Dare To Lead facilitator. She empowers individuals and teams to cultivate courageous leadership while teaching courses on social diversity, intergroup dialogue, and the psychology of racism.
A breast cancer thriver, photographer, and arts enthusiast, Tanya embodies the resilience and authenticity she champions. Her life's work demonstrates how education, dialogue, and community build a more just world where every person can be seen, appreciated, and empowered to live fully and authentically.
Lunch will be served buffet style, before the Keynote, from 11:30am-12:15pm. View the buffet menu below.
Chicken Chimchurri (GF)
Ingredients: Chicken Breast Boneless Halal Random(Halal Boneless Chicken Breast), Oil Canola, Red Wine Vinegar(Red wine vinegar and filtered water.), Parsley, Peppers Fresh Jalapeno, Fresh Cilantro, Garlic Fresh Prepeeled (1), Juice Lime (1)(Lime Juice), Kosher Salt(Salt.), Spice Cumin Ground(Ground Cumin), Crushed Red Pepper Flakes(Red Pepper), Sugar Granulated (1)(Granulated Sugar.), Spice Pepper Black Ground (1)(Black pepper.), Spice Coriander Ground(Coriander), Oregano Fresh
Samosas (V)
Ingredients: Samosa Indian Vegan(Shell (Wheat Flour, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt), Vegetable Blend (Potatoes, Green Peas, Soybean Oil, Oil, Green Chili, Spices, Ginger, Salt).), Oil Canola
Contains: Soy, Wheat/Barley/Rye
Cilantro Lime White Rice (GF / V)
Ingredients: Cool Tap Water, Rice Long Grain(Parboiled long grain rice enriched with iron (ferric phosphate), niacin, thiamine, mononitrate, & folic acid.), Limes(Limes.), Yellow Onions(Yellow Onions.), Lime Juice(Lime Juice), Soup Base Vegetable Concentrate(Vegetable Juice Concentrates (Tomato, Mushroom, Onion, Carrot, Celery), Sugar, Maltodextrin, Salt, Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum, and Natural Flavor.), Fresh Cilantro, Garlic, Kosher Salt(Salt.), Ground White Pepper(White Pepper.), Dried Whole Oregano Leaves(Oregano.)
Italian Green Beans (GF / V)
Ingredients: Trimmed Green Beans(Green beans.), Yellow Onions(Yellow Onions.), Peppers Mixed Bell, Oil Canola, Pasteurized Lemon Juice(Lemon Juice), Garlic, Parsley Italian Flat, Kosher Salt(Salt.), Oregano Fresh, Ground Black Pepper(Black pepper.)
Vegan Raspberry Bar
Ingredients: Preserves Raspberry Seedless(sugar, red raspberries (red raspberries, red raspberry puree from concentrate), glucose syrup, glucose, water, sorbitol, apple pectin, coloring foods (concentrates of sweet potato, carrot, apple, radish, and pumpkin), citric acid, sodium citrate, artificial raspberry flavor, potassium sorbate, sunflower oil, polyphosphate, calcium citrate), Flour All Purpose (1)(Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Enzyme, Folic Acid.), Margarine Whey Free Blocks 1#(Palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, contains less than 2% of soy lecithin, vegetable mono & diglycerides, potassium sorbate (a preservative), citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate added.), Granulated Sugar (1)(Granulated Sugar.), Sugar Powdered(granulated sugar, corn starch (to prevent caking)), Milk Oat Silk Original(Oatmilk (Filtered Water, Oat Concentrate), Contains 2% or less of: Sunflower Oil, Vitamin and Mineral Blend (Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, Riboflavin [B2], Vitamin B12), Dipotassium Phosphate, Sea Salt, Gellan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C To Protect Freshness), Natural Flavor.), Kosher Salt(Salt.), Pan Coating Sunflower Vegalene(Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Flavor, and Propellant), Flavoring Imitation Vanilla Extract(Water, artificial flavor, caramel color, citric acid, sodium benzoate.)
Contains: Oats, Soy, Wheat/Barley/Rye
