Wordsmith, also known as Anthony Parker, serves as the President of Rise With a Purpose and has held the position of Artistic Partner at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Wordsmith is a Grammy Voting Member with The Recording Academy and works as a music licensor with both APM Music and Songtradr. Wordsmith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts from Salisbury University, where studies were completed between July 2000 and 2002, and previously studied Mass Communication with a focus on Radio and Television at Morgan State University from 1998 to 2000.