 Dr. J Nathan Corbitt is the Co-founder
and President of BuildaBridge and a Professor of
Cross-Cultural Studies at Eastern
University. Dr.
Corbitt is also the Coordinator of the Arts in Transformation Concentration of
the new MA in Urban Studies at The Campolo College School for Social Change in Philadelphia. In 1999 he
co-founded BuildaBridge, an arts education and social service organization
committed to empowering artists, congregational leaders, and community workers
to engage the arts in service to others. He is author of The Global
Awareness Profile (2006); The Sound of the Harvest (Baker 1998) and
co-author of Taking it to the Streets: How the Arts Are Transforming
Communities (Baker Books 2003). Dr. Corbitt regularly consults and trains
on cross-cultural issues in education, urban studies, non-profit management and
evaluation, and overseas living and travel. He has lectured or researched in
over 35 countries. An interdisciplinary teacher and social entrepreneur,
Dr. Corbitt has held positions as a public school music teacher, youth worker,
minister, missionary, university professor, higher education administrator,
non-profit leader, and cross-cultural trainer and consultant. Most recently Dr.
Corbitt and his son Zach are developing online testing and resources for global
awareness and competence. Dr. Corbitt teaches the foundational course for the
Institute.
 Dr. Vivian Nix-Early is the Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of BuildaBridge and is currently Dean of the Campolo College
School for Social Change at Eastern
University. Dr. Nix-Early has over 30 years of work with youth in Philadelphia through her local church, and is currently completing a Certificate in Creative
Arts Therapy at Drexel University.
She is co-author of Taking it to the Streets: How the Arts Are
Transforming
Communities (Baker Books 2003). In
addition to her volunteer leadership at
BuildaBridge she is a primary faculty member of the BuildaBridge Institute, teaching in the areas of
curriculum writing and development, and arts,
creativity and human development. Dr. Nix-Early received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the University
of Pennsylvania in 1970 and a Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology from New York University
in 1979. She is a licensed psychologist in the states of Pennsylvania
and New York.
Before coming to Eastern University, Dr. Nix-Early served as the Interim Associate Provost at West
Chester University,
in West Chester, Pennsylvania. From 1991-1995, she served as the Assistant Vice
President for Academic Affairs. In her role at Eastern University,
Dr. Nix-Early has been responsible for the development of the Philadelphia campus of
Eastern University and its viable educational
systems including a charter school, a dual enrollment college program for high school students, and several
urban-based graduate and certificate
programs.
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 Derrick Gantt, author and publisher, is changing the face of
children’s literature. A native
Philadelphian, Gantt launched SONGHAI PRESS CORPORATION. In less than ten
years, his “baby project” has grown into a corporate powerhouse – attracting
the attention of learning institutions and a growing list of sponsors. Currently, thousands of children and families
are enjoying his publications such as, “Hey Pop-Pop!” “Eboni and the Dinosaur”
and “The Storyteller” Books I & II. Since 1996, the School District of Philadelphia
has purchased a copy of Gantt’s publication, “My First Week of School” for each
family with children entering kindergarten in the district. In addition to Gantt’s publications, he has
developed literacy and writing programs for children and families such as
“Raising Readers” a workshop designed to help parents make literacy a
centerpiece in the home, and “ The Young Publisher’s Program” to help children
write, edit, illustrate and publish books.
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