training Experts

Kelly Ottman, Ph.D.

ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Kelly Ottman is an expert in facilitation of boards, strategic planning, and leadership development and coaching.

Marion Grobb Finkelstein

COMMUNICATION CATALYSTMarionSpeaks

Communicate to Connect (raise morale, confidence and productivity by changing how you communicate)

Sophie Bjork-James

Assistant Professor of the Practice in AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert on the U.S.-based religious right and the white nationalist movement, particularly online communities.

Cleotilde Gonzalez

Professor of Social & Decision SciencesCarnegie Mellon University

Cleotilde Gonzalez studies human decision making in dynamic environments and how humans interact with technology.

Laurie Daschuk

Association Executive / Event ManagerIntegra International / Stop the Presses

Professional Development, Events, Association Management and Social Media Marketing with a focus on member engagement and board development.

Aprinda Indahlastari Queen

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Aprinda Indahlastari focuses on achieving precision medicine by improving existing medical devices/intervention methods.

Polina Durneva, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Zachary Lipton

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Zachary Lipton's research spans machine learning methods and their applications in healthcare and natural language processing.

Liz Walker

Managing DirectorYouth Wellbeing Project

Educator and advocate responding to porn harms. Author and professional speaker.

Melanie Gainey

STEM LibrarianCarnegie Mellon University

Melanie Gainey is a trained neuroscientist and spent over 10 years studying the plasticity of neural circuits in sensory cortex.