University Experts

Ella F. Washington

Professor in the Practice of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Bijan Zakeri

Global Technical Marketing ManagerBASF

Bijan Zakeri is a pharmaceutical industry professional with a strong business acumen, scientific expertise and technical marketing.

Lauren Fisher

Manager, Government RelationsCAA Club Group

Media spokesperson and subject matter expert on government relations efforts in Ontario.

Mitchell Hamilton, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Nevin Markwart

Chief Information Security OfficerFutureVault

Nevin Markwart is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 309 games in the National Hockey League.

Rachel Décoste

Motivational Speaker, Immigration Policy and Political PunditIndependent

Rachel Décoste is a media critic, educator, and public speaker who has been involved in community activism since her youth.

Adam Buckley

Vice President, OperationsVBI Vaccines

Adam Buckley is an expert in the biotechnology industry, specializing in the areas vaccines, technology transfer and drug development.

Teresa Di Felice

Assistant Vice President, Government and Community RelationsCAA South Central Ontario

Teresa oversees CAA SCO's advocacy and community relations efforts in Ontario.

Mahsa Ebrahim

Associate Professor of Mechanical EngineeringLoyola Marymount University

Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Mitra Fakhrashrafi

Curator and ArchivistMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Mitra Fakhrashrafi (she/her) is an independent curator and librarian interested in sanctuary and indebted to border abolition organizing.