rural Experts

John Covach

Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of MusicUniversity of Rochester

John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.

Kimberly Oremus

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Expert on oceans and fishery policy, as well as the ways humans can adapt and develop policy to target climate change

Nate Long

Director of MembershipStrategic Marketing Consultant

Digital Marketing Consultant (Social, Mobile, Content, PR) at Nate Long Marketing

Peter Roberts

Professor of Organization & Management; Executive Academic Director, Business & Society InstituteEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Ph.D.

Director of Teacher Education, Associate Professor of Curriculum and InstructionUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Dunn focuses her teaching, research, and service on urban education for social and racial justice.

Garth Frizzell

CEO, CouncillorTerra Cognita Software Systems, Inc.

Small Business, Local Government, and Technology: Coworking, collaboration, Community meet Award winning micro-Entrepreneur, City Councillor

Anandhi Bharadwaj

Goizueta Endowed Chair in Electronic Commerce and Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Information systems expert bringing a wide range of development and executive training experience to the classroom.

Clare Beer

Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Whitney Vosburgh

Interim CMOMcKesson

BRAND NEW PURPOSE | Strategy | Branding | Marketing | Community | Social Enterprises | Value Co-Creation | Collaboration | Sustainability

Viviane Yargeau

Professor, Department of Chemical EngineeringMcGill University

Yargeau's research focuses on the protection of water resources, wastewater treatment and monitoring of wastewater quality and contaminants.