Coexist-Documentary Film Outreach Project

Board of Advisors

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Coexist Circle of Advisors

Dr. Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. She has been involved as a third party in numerous unofficial diplomatic conflict resolution efforts including projects in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Cuba, and Northern Ireland. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Dignity: The Essential Role It Plays in Resolving Conflict.

Chico Colvard received his J.D. from Boston College Law School. He currently teaches “Race, Law & Media” related courses at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is a former Filmmaker-in- Residence at WGBH, Firelight Media Producers’ Lab Graduate and Sundance Institute Creative Producing Fellow. Chico’s feature-length documentary, FAMILY AFFAIR, premiered in competition at Sundance and has since won several awards and screened around the world. FAMILY AFFAIR is the first documentary acquired by Oprah Winfrey for her new cable channel, OWN. Chico’s current film project is a love story about the people who consume, manufacture and assume the identities of black memorabilia.

Robert Koenig is an Emmy Award nominated producer, writer and documentary filmmaker and President of Adventure Production Pictures based in Atlanta, Georgia. He also serves as Producer for Coexist.

Dick Olsen has several decades of experience as a strategic planner and fundraising consultant. He lives in Southern California