achievement Experts

Jess Weiler

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Jess Weiler's research focuses upon leadership competence and educator-teaming for equitable and socially just schools.

Adam Little

Mentor | CBASELifeLearn, Inc.

Adam is a veterinarian and entrepreneur with a passion for applying his diverse experience towards tackling big problems.

Michelle Kelly, PhD

Co-director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment and Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, is an expert in children's health, neonatal intensive care and long-term health effects of premature birth.

Barry Balleck

Professor and Chair, Political Science and International StudiesGeorgia Southern University

Barry Balleck's research interests include human rights issues and the rhetoric of international relations.

Patricia Gauthier

Global Commercialization Lead, Rare Diseases and Latent VirusModerna

Patricia Gauthier is actively involved in organizations that are committed to rethinking innovation and inspiring leadership.

Kathryn Bender

Assistant Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Delaware

Research focuses on the economic pedagogy as well as the economics of food waste, experimental economics and consumer behavior.

Vu Nguyen

Co-director of Carnegie Mellon Robotics AcademyCarnegie Mellon University

Susan Tsu

Bessie F Anathan Professor of Design & University ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

As a costume designer, Tsu has spent a lifetime examining the human condition and the semiotics of what others don.

Dexter Gabriel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Dexter Gabriel's research interests include the history of slavery, resistance, and freedom in the Black Atlantic.

Bismark Del Villar

PresidentThe Bismark Group

CEO, Corporate Trainer, Entrepreneur & Motivational Speaker