Elliott Silverstein
Director, Government Relations, Insurance · CAA Club Group
Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.
Government Relations & Public Affairs Issues Management Legislation Policy Analysis Strategic Advocacy
Jeffrey M. Hirsch, J.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Geneva Yeargan Rand Distinguished Professor of Law, School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Geneva Yeargan Rand Distinguished Professor of Law
Unions/Union Organizing Collective Bargaining Employment Discrimination Employment Law
D. Kelly Weisberg
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: weisberg@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4678 / Office 348-200
Children and the Law Domestic Violence Juvenile Justice Family Law Wills and Trust
Gerald Gamm
Professor of Political Science and History · University of Rochester
Gamm is an expert in U.S and urban politics
Congress State Politics U.S. Politics Urban Politics State Legislatures
Sandra Ka Hon Chu
Director of Research and Advocacy · Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network / Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida
Human rights advocate for people living with, affected by and vulnerable to HIV.
Hiv / Aids Prison health Drug Policy Harm Reduction Sex Work and Prostitution Law
David Webb
Chief Financial Officer · Deer Park ISD
Experienced, thought-provoking and dynamic speaker on the history and current status of Texas school finance
Legislation Public Funds Investment Public Education School Risk Management
John Kraft
Dean · Georgia Southern University
John Kraft is the interim head of the college of behavioral and social sciences and has written about human social behavior.
Ethics in Psychology Conflict Resolution Program Development Human Behavior Social Psychology
Charles Venator-Santiago, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Dr. Venator-Santiago is an expert in US territorial law and policy with a focus on the history of citizenship
Nation-State building in the Americas Political Theory Latino Politics Puerto Rico/US Law Territorial Legal History Public Law
Keith J. Hand
Associate Dean for Global Programs, Professor of Law, and Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: handk@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4803 / Office 378-200
Chinese Law East Asian Legal Systems Contract Law Chinese Culture Human Rights Law
Jeremy M. Wilson
Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in brand protection, product counterfeiting, police staffing, police consolidation and violence prevention.
Internal Security Community Policing Police Consolidation Product Counterfeiting Brand Protection
Mark Miller
Professor of History · Southern Utah University
Specializing in Native American identity and citizenship, wars of independence, and the economic history of the American midwest
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Twentieth Century U.S. History Environmental History American West U.S. Mexico Borderlands
Robert Mikos
Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.
Hemp Law Sanctuary Cities Opioid Abuse Marijuana legalization Marijuana Law and Policy
Rona Birenbaum
Founder and President · Caring for Clients
Personal Finance Expert, Entrepreneur, Working Mom
Financial Planning Personal Finance Personal Insurance Investment Advisor Best Practices Investment Advisory
Dr Steve Wright
Senior Research Fellow in Avionics and Aircraft Systems · UWE Bristol
He has worked in the aerospace industry for 25 years and now studies drones, electric vertical take-off and more.
Flight Safety Avionics Aerospace Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Drones
Neil MacKinnon, PhD
Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs · Augusta University
Dr. Neil MacKinnon is a senior university administrator, academic health leader and an expert in population health and public health.
Opioid agonist maintenance treatment (i.e. addictions treatment via Methadone and Suboxone) Opioid Abuse Rural Health Care Access & Delivery Rural Health Medication Error
Comila Shahani-Denning
Professor of Psychology; Director, M.A. Program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology · Hofstra University
Expert in workplace issues and behavior, hiring practices, leadership development, human resource management
Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace Workplace Civility Human Resource Development Workplace Behavior Leadership Development
Michael Gerhardt, J.D.
Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor in Constitutional Law · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor Gerhardt specializes in constitutional conflicts
Impeachment Law Discrimination Media Law Legislation Legal Theory
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization
Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying
Linda Godel
Partner, Business Law Group · Torkin Manes LLP
Extensive experience advising charities and not-for-profit organizations — Chair of the firm’s Not-for-Profit & Charities Law Practice Group
Directors' Duties of Not For Profits and Charities Mergers of Not For Profit and Charities Governance of Not for Profits and Charities Charities Not for Profits
Manoj Viswanathan
Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: viswanathanm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4694 / Office 314-200
Tax Policy Economic Development The Regulation of Tax Exempt Organizations Community Development