Thought Force Members
- Wynne Brown, Chief Medical Officer, Southside United Health Center
- Joe Crocker, Director, Poor & Needy Division, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
- Superintendent Beverly Emory, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
- Rev. Todd Fulton, President, Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity
- Robert Garcia, Vice President, Hispanic League
- Lee Garrity, City Manager, City of Winston-Salem
- Art Gibel, President & CEO, Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina
- Cindy Gordineer, President & CEO, United Way of Forsyth County
- Dr. Gary Gunderson, Vice President of Faith & Health Ministries, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Marlon Hunter, Forsyth County Director of Public Health
- Linda Jackson-Barnes, Director, Mayor's Office, City of Winston-Salem
- Dr. Rogan Kersh, Provost, Wake Forest University (Chairman)
- Sen. Paul Lowe, Jr., North Carolina Senate, District 32
- Commissioner Walter Marshall, Forsyth County Commissioners
- Nakida R. McDaniel, Organizing Manager, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
- Council Member Derwin Montgomery, City of Winston-Salem
- Dr. Kenneth Peacock, Retired Chancellor, Appalachian State University
- Evan Raleigh, Director, Office of Business Inclusion and Advancement, City of Winston-Salem
- Dr. Elwood Robinson, Chancellor, Winston-Salem State University
- Michael Suggs, President, Goler Community Development Corp.
- Keisha Wisley, Cleveland Avenue Transformation Team
- Larry Woods, CEO, Housing Authority of Winston-Salem