design Experts

S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor and Director of Field EducationUniversity of Connecticut School of Social Work

Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.

Karen Ward

Founder + Managing PartnerCuriosity Inc.

Dynamic speaker that connects the power and importance of curiosity to leadership, innovation and growth.

Ofer Sharone

Associate Professor of SociologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Ofer Sharone is a nationally recognized expert on unemployment, work and career transitions.

Dr. Ilse Treurnicht

CEOMaRS

This extraordinary CEO and Rhodes Scholar leads an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Canadian growth companies

Vicki J. Magley, Ph.D.

Professor of PsychologyUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Magley researches sexual harassment coping at individual and organizational levels

Marc Ensign

CEOSound-n-Vision

Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Musician and All Around Do-Gooder

John Emberger, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, CPHQ

Director of Respiratory CareChristianaCare

John Emberger is the respiratory therapist and the critical care coordinator for ChristianaCare’s Respiratory Department.

Anna Erickson

Associate Professor, Mechanical EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Dr. Erickson's research focuses on advanced nuclear reactor design and nuclear security and nonproliferation.

Lawrence Kalbers, Ph.D., CPA

Emeritus Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

John Chandy, Ph.D.

Professor, School of EngineeringUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on cybersecurity, computer hacking, Internet of Things, systems engineering, and computer hardware security.