leadership Experts

Julie Pirsch, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Teaching and Programs; Associate Faculty Director, Center for Marketing & Consumer Insights; Teaching Professor, Marketing & Business Law | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Julie Pirsch, PhD, is an expert in product marketing, new product development, and innovating teaching and learning.

Saeri Dobson

Head of the Graphic Design Area (since 2010-present)Loyola Marymount University

Chair and Professor

Mike Wojciechowski, Ed.D.

Senior Entrepreneurship Lecturer, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Part-time Faculty

Stephanie Raible

Associate Professor of EntrepreneurshipUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Raible is an entrepreneurship specialist with over 10+ years of experience teaching social, cultural and creative entrepreneurship.

Deanne McCarthy

CEOSwiftsure Innovations

Improving patient outcomes by preventing hospital acquired infections.

Wendy Overbeck Dunham

Director of HorticultureFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Wendy oversees care and presentation of Meijer Gardens’ living collections—connecting guests to art, design, and the natural environment.

David Wells

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Mike Reed

Technical EvangelistMobileIron

Technology Evangelist at MobileIron

Babak Baban, PhD

Associate Dean for Research, Dental College of GeorgiaAugusta University

Babak Baban, PhD, is a professor, immunologist and associate dean for research at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University.

Kevin Jones, Ed.D.

Dean, Assistant Professor of EducationCedarville University

A visionary leader in education who leads Cedarville University's School of Education