Reena Evers-Everette is the daughter of civil-rights activists Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams. Born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. She is the executive director of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute (MMEI) in Jackson, Miss. MMEI is non-profit that is committed to strengthening communities throughout the United States through programming that supports increased civic engagement. Reena’s civic and volunteer involvements include being the former chairman of the board of directors of the Claremont Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the City of Claremont’s Committees on Dialogue and Human Relations. She is highly regarded public speaker, and she is currently a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network fellow.