team Experts

Lisa Briggs

Professor, Director of Emergency and Disaster ManagementWestern Carolina University

Lisa Briggs specializes in forensic based criminology with a focus on missing persons, as well as the use of scent detection K9s.

Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.

Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and VaccinologyUniversity of Connecticut

Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)

Christina Baum, MBA, PMP

Vice President of Digital TransformationUtah Valley University

Baum is passionate about using technology to find elegant solutions to business problems.

Paul Labarge

Board Chair, CATAAlliance // Founding PartnerLaBarge Weinstein LLP

Paul C. LaBarge, C.M. is a founding partner of LaBarge Weinstein LLP, a corporate law boutique nestled in the nation’s capital since 1997.

Patricia G. Martínez, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Todd Digby

Department Chair | University LibrarianUniversity of Florida

Todd Digby leads a department that researches, develops, optimizes and supports advanced library information systems.

Emma "Mickey" MacKie

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Mickey MacKie uses geophysical observations and machine learning techniques to study the topography, geology and hydrology of glaciers.

Amanda Cooper, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Cooper's research interests fall at the intersection of interpersonal, family, and health communication.

Marsha Redmon

Founder & CEOMarsha Redmon Communications

Accomplished Lawyer and TV journalist helping lawyers retain clients and gain recognition through communications and business coaching

Ivan Lee

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Ivan Lee develops mobile and personalized health solutions.