community Experts

Yong Chen

Professor, HistoryUC Irvine

Yong Chen is Professor of Hist. He also served as the Associate Dean of Curricular and Student Services in the School of Humanities.

Stephen Fenton, PE

Executive Vice President | Accident Reconstruction Practice LeadJ.S. Held LLC

Professional Engineer | Traffic Accident Reconstructionist | Expert Witness | Photogrammetry specialist | Engineering Technical Author

Vicki Szabo

Associate Professor, Darth Vader Chair of Ancient and Medieval HistoryWestern Carolina University

Vicki Szabo's research focuses on medieval environmental history, the medieval North Atlantic and the history of whaling.

Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Amy Woodson-Boulton

Professor of HistoryLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Elliott Silverstein

Director, Government Relations, InsuranceCAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.

Wayne Langley

PresidentVarsity Branding

Has a combination of strategy development capability & operational execution to help clients achieve their organizations’ objectives.

Cora Palma

Assistant Clinical ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Jim Mendez, PhD

Clinical Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Jim Mendez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, is an expert in lung disease and transplantation, pharmacology and clinical ethics.

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

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

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.