advocacy Experts

Cathy Burrell

Consultant and Social Media EducatorCavern Retail Consulting

Currently a MEd student at UCalgary. I teach social media and entrepreneurship through Chinook Learning (Calgary Board of Education)

Kim Logue Ortega

Associate Vice PresidentJ.S. Held LLC

ESG Strategist | Environmental Risk & Compliance Expert | Environmental Management Systems Advisor

Eric Layland

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Layland bridges LGBTQ+ developmental research to community impact.

Ignacio Higareda

Associate ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Bassam Farah, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Genny Beemyn

Director of The Stonewall CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.

Michael Mendez

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public PolicyUC Irvine

Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.

Jonathan Brown

AuthorBuffalo Consulting

Family, life and values told in humorous eclectic stories about famous people, technology, government, America, and some surprises.

Melissa Powell, PhD

Professor of SociologyAugusta University

Dr. Powell-Williams' research interests include domestic violence victim advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carleen Carroll APR, FCPRS

Strategic Communications and Government Relations ConsultantCanadian Public Relations Society

One of Canada's leading municipal communicators building trustworthy relationships and great public policy through two-way communications