Rachel Parker
Associate Professor of Arts Administration · Southern Utah University
Specializing in arts administration, grant writing, and leadership
Arts Administration Leadership Leadership in the Arts Grant Writing Marketing the Arts
Jill Sonke
Research Director/Research Associate Professor · University of Florida
Jill Sonke is active in research, teaching, and international cultural exchange.
Telehealth Global Health Arts Arts in Medicine Dance
Laurel Butler
Lecturer of Studio Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Lecturer of Studio Arts
Creative Youth Development Arts Education Social Justice
Linda Naiman
Founder & President · Creativity at Work
Design Thinking, Arts in Business, Leadership Development, Creativity and Innovation skills development, Coaching, Training, Facilitating
Creativity Innovation Design Thinking arts based learning Leadership Development
Professor Persephone S. Sextou
Professor · Leeds Beckett
Persephone Sextou is a leading expert in applied theatre for health and wellbeing.
Wellbeing Performing Arts NHS Community Digital Arts
Marjorie Och
Professor, Art and Art History · University of Mary Washington
Professor of Art and Art History, Specialization in Baroque and Renaissance Artists
Renaissance Art Baroque Art Art Patronage 16th Century Art 17th Century Art
Jessica Kinsey
Director and Curator of the Southern Utah Museum of Art · Southern Utah University
Specializing in community outreach and engagement, museum exhibition curation, and collection management
Art as Architecture Experiential Learning - Arts Administration Community Outreach Through Arts K-12 Art Education Fine Art
Thomas Smith
Professor in the Practice of Finance; Academic Director, Master of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Cultural Economics Economics of the Arts Economics of Sports Economics of Religion Urban and Real Estate Economics
Deborah Cullinan
Chief Executive Officer · YBCA
Deborah is a leading advocate on the pivotal role artists & cultural organizations play in shaping our social & political landscape.
Nonprofit Management Civic Engagement COVID Recovery Unemployment Philanthropy
Professor Claire Surr
Professor of Dementia Studies and Director of the Centre for Dementia Research · Leeds Beckett University
Her research addresses care and support for people living with dementia and those who care for them.
General Hospitals Social Care Patient Support Carers Dementia
Nikki Koontz
Assistant Vice President of Marketing Communication · Southern Utah University
Specializing in branding, integrated marketing and communication planning, and crisis communication
Higher Education Marketing Crisis & Emergency Management Crisis Communication Strategic Marketing and Communications Reputation Management
Romana Mirza
PhD Candidate · Romana B. Mirza
PhD Candidate | Brand Strategist | Scholar | Educator
Brand Strategy Social Media
Gregory Jones
Teaching Fellow · Loyola Marymount University
MFA Teaching Fellow, Performance Pedagogy
Speech and Accents, Shakespeare, Improvisation, Visual Gestural Communication
Helen Odell-Miller
Professor of Music Therapy · Anglia Ruskin University
Helen is the lead researcher for HOMESIDE, an RCT trial for home-based music therapy for people with dementia & their family carer.
Personality Disorder Adult Mental Health Music Therapy Dementia Arts Therapies
Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.
Professor of History · University of Connecticut
Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.
African American Studies U.S. Popular Culture Black Nationalism Social History Twentieth-Century United States
Lynn Vartan
Professor of Music · Southern Utah University
Known for her dynamic athleticism and exciting energy on stage, Dr. Vartan brings that same passion for music into her classroom.
Percussion Music Drumline Conducting Percussion Pedagogy
Professor Claire Surr
Professor · Leeds Beckett University
Her research addresses care and support for people living with dementia and those who care for them.
General Hospitals Social Care Patient Support Carers Dementia
Matthew Hall
Managing Director · ARTIFEX ADVISORS
Managing Director at ARTIFEX ADVISORS
Disruptive Innovation Big Data Privacy Privacy and Security for Online Companies Privacy and Security of Health Information
Zach Kelehear, EdD
Vice Provost, Instruction & Innovation · Augusta University
An educator with more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Zach Kelehear is a thought-leader on organizational change.
Instructional Leadership Organizational Change Personnel
Katharine Noon
Professor of Theatre Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Professor of Theatre Arts
Theatre Arts Playwriting Acting Voice Movement