development Experts

Magaly Lavadenz

Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair in Moral and Ethical Leadership & Executive Director, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL)Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Fr. Luis Proenca

Professor of ProductionLoyola Marymount University

Professor of Production Film & Television at Loyola Marymount University

Sijun Wang, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Michael Vandenbergh

Professor of LawVanderbilt University

Expert in environmental law and how private industry can help slow climate change.

Eric Strauss

Presidential Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Joel Levesque, APR, FCPRS

PrincipalPublic Affairs Counsel

Independent public-affairs counsellor specializing in strategic communications and government-relations management

Kyra Pearson

Associate Professor, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies & Associate Chair, Communication StudiesLMU College of Communication and Fine Arts

Vanessa Newell

Professor and Chair of ProductionLoyola Marymount University

Jason W. Davidson

Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Davidson specializes in U.S. foreign and security policy and global affairs. He's a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Jeffery W. McClurken

Professor of HistoryUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. McClurken's expertise blends history and technology.