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<div class="schedule">
      <div class="box-title"> Title 1 </div>
      <div class="schedule-item-assignees">
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 1"> Crap here </div>
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 2"> Crap here </div>
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 3"> Crap here </div>
      </div>
  </div>

  <div class="schedule">
      <div class="box-title"> Title 2 </div>
      <div class="schedule-item-assignees">
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 1"> Crap here </div>
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 2"> Crap here </div>
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 3"> Crap here </div>
      </div>
  </div>

  <div class="schedule">
      <div class="box-title"> Title 3 </div>
      <div class="schedule-item-assignees">
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 1"> Crap here </div>
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 2"> Crap here </div>
          <div class="schedule-item-assignee" value="Person's Name 3"> Crap here </div>
      </div>
  </div>


Script

"type" is basically an option that is chosen from the select box, in this case its the ".box-title"

var typeTitle = $('div.schedule:has(.box-title:contains(' + type + '))');
                        $('div.schedule:has(.box-title:contains(' + type + '))').each(function(index) {
                                newSpeakerListArr[y] = typeTitle.find('.schedule-item-assignee').attr('value');

                                alert(newSpeakerListArr[y]);

                                $('#selectSpeaker').append($('<option>' + newSpeakerListArr[y] + '</option>'));
                                y++;
                        });