Rashida Gilmore

Rashida Gilmore
Rashida Gilmore

Rashida Gilmore

Rashida Gilmore is a creative strategist, brand storyteller, and digital disruptor passionate about amplifying the voices of women of color. As Sr. Director of Social Media & Brand Engagement for Women of Color Unite (WOCU), Rashida leads the charge in shaping the organization’s digital presence, cultivating inclusive narratives, and building community through compelling content.

With over a decade of experience in marketing and communications, Rashida has developed impactful campaigns across higher education, real estate, nonprofit, and entertainment sectors. Her work centers on authenticity, accessibility, and cultural resonance, driving engagement and advancing equity-driven storytelling.

A fierce advocate for representation, Rashida fuses strategy with soul to spotlight underrepresented voices, shift paradigms, and spark change—one post, one reel, one story at a time.

Cheryl L. Bedford

Headshot of Cheryl L. Bedford, a Black woman with long curly hair, wearing glasses, necklaces and a tan top.
Headshot of Cheryl L. Bedford, a Black woman with long curly hair, wearing glasses, necklaces and a tan top.

Cheryl L. Bedford

Cheryl L. Bedford, a NAACP Image Award Nominee for “Dark Girls” and Baltimore native, holds a BFA from NYU’s TSOA and MFA in Producing from AFI. She is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. As a Production Manager, Line Producer, and Producer, Cheryl has worked on countless film/tv/digital projects, including 16 Independent Features. Ms. Bedford served as CFO and Supervising Producer for a boutique studio. She was formerly Chair of diversity Development and a Producing Instructor at a New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, California. As Chair, Ms. Bedford developed the Diversity Series, the Industry Lab (creating a bridge from school to work), among other initiatives.

She has also taught The Art of Line Producing at UCLA Extension in Westwood, CA. Ms. Bedford formed her own company, Cheryl L. Bedford Productions, in January of 2001. In her spare time, she judges film festivals.

In 2018, Ms. Bedford founded Women of Color Unite, her 501(c)(3), which purpose is to help WOC get Hired, their projects Funded and their content Distributed. From the members of WOC Unite, Cheryl created The JTC List. Never again will someone be able to say, they can’t find any WOC for any job above or below the line. The list is named after her mother, Joan Theresa Curtis, an activist, warrior and Ms. Bedford’s biggest fan, who passed away in 2016.