Amir Jackson, a USAF veteran and Weber State Alum, is the Founder and Director of Nurture the Creative Mind, the previous nonprofit that empowered and established self-value in youth through the vehicle of creativity. Since 2007, Amir through his work with Nurture the Creative Mind, has positively impacted more than 25,000 young people. Amir is now a community and business culture consultant and local business owner. Amir has received numerous awards including two Ogden Mayor's Awards, The Newman Civic Fellows Award, The Red Cross Hero's Recognition Award, Governor's Change Leder, and the WSU Salutes Award. Amir is a TEDx fellow, one of the founding members of TEDx Ogden and former TEDx Project Manager, Former Ogden Arts Festival Director, Former Founder/Director of Dia De Los Muertos Ogden, Co-Founder of the NAACP WSU Chapter, current Board member of WSU Alumni Board, former Board Member of ACLU Utah, and Former Board Member of Visit Ogden, and Former Board Member of WESTAF.