college Experts

Bexta Tierney (MC Bexta)

Presenter & MCB-PROactive FZE

MC & Presenter - British - Female

Tim DeSchriver

Associate Professor of Sport Management; Area Head - Sport ManagementUniversity of Delaware

Prof. DeSchriver’s research is in sport finance, economics and marketing; specifically professional sport and collegiate athletics.

Emily Bianchi

Associate Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

John Kraft

DeanGeorgia Southern University

John Kraft is the interim head of the college of behavioral and social sciences and has written about human social behavior.

Wei Chen

Associate Professor, College of BusinessUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Chen is an expert on international business and entrepreneurship.

Brian Gleason, CTP

Senior Managing DirectorJ.S. Held LLC

Corporate Turnaround Leader | Restructuring Advisor | Crisis Management Expert | Corporate Operations Strategist

Eric Seiber

Associate Professor I Health Services Management and PolicyThe Ohio State University

Dr. Seiber’s research interests focus on health care financing for vulnerable populations.

Daniel Smith-Christopher

Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Aaron Kruse-Diehr, PhD

Chair, Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Dr. Kruse-Diehr’s research focuses on closing the gap between evidence and practice in healthcare settings.

Jan Lacina

Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education | Interim Director of Starpoint and KinderFrogs SchoolsTexas Christian University

Dr. Lacina's teaching and research interests focus on literacy leadership, children's literature, and early childhood teacher preparation.