Danielle Conley served as Deputy Counsel to the President in the Office of White House Counsel. In that role, she advised the President, Vice President and other senior White House officials on a wide array of legal issues related to voting and democracy, policing and criminal justice reform, reproductive rights, tech accountability, and judicial nominations. She established and led the first-ever White House Counsel’s Office team dedicated to civil rights and advancing racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity.

In 1966, Dr. Labat became the first African-American undergraduate to graduate from Newcomb College. In addition to earning her Bachelor of Science in biology, she also earned a Master of Science degree in biology in 1969. Labat has had a significant career in higher education. Before her retirement, she served as the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana.

Lynda Benglis (born October 25, 1941) is an American sculptor and visual artist known especially for her wax paintings and poured latex sculptures. She maintains residences in New York City, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Kastellorizo, Greece, and Ahmedabad, India.

Acclaimed Broadway, television, and film actress Olga Merediz graduated from Newcomb in 1978, and in the decades that have followed, she has built a prolific career on the stage and on screen. Merediz made her film debut in 1984's The Brother from Another Planet and went on to not only star in numerous films and plays (Man of La Mancha, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!) that followed, but also land the featured lead in 2008's Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights.

Rosa Freeman Keller spent her life fighting for equal rights for all New Orleans citizens, including the desegregation of the New Orleans public transportation system, school system, and libraries.

Victoria Anne Kennedy (née Reggie; born February 26, 1954) is an American diplomat, attorney, and activist who has served as the United States Ambassador to Austria since 2022. She is the widow and the second wife of longtime U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.

Nora Keita Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. Her debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, and the subsequent books in her Inheritance Trilogy received critical acclaim. She has won several awards for her work, including the Locus Award. The three books of her Broken Earth series made her the first author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years, as well as the first to win for all three novels in a trilogy.

After graduating from Newcomb, Robyn received her J.D. and became a non-profit executive focused on gender and family justice issues. Currently, Robyn is the Director of Gender and Family Justice Initiatives at the Center for Court Innovation in New York City. She specializes in strategic program planning and implementation and development of complex, large-scale programs such as the national domestic violence homicide prevention resource center. Robyn also is an expert speaker providing training across the U.S.

Tina Nguyen (she/her) is a Vietnamese-American New Orleans native. She graduated magna cum laude from Tulane University with a B.A. in Gender and Sexuality Studies in 2018. She is currently a medical student at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and aspires to be an obstetrician and gynecologist. Tina is passionate about providing comprehensive and competent reproductive healthcare and understanding and addressing health disparities that might prevent patients from accessing that care.

Allyson is a deeply curious and creative information scientist with over 15 years of experience and a diverse background in sociology, public health, product innovation, technology services & software development, agile coaching, and design thinking. She thrives in a fast-paced environment that couples experimentation with collaboration.