communities Experts

Lea Deesing

Assistant City Manager, former CIOCity of Riverside

Motivate staff and spark innovation. Encourage kids to pursue STEM fields. Increase government transparency and improve cyber security.

Tom Rand

Managing Director at MaRS Cleantech Fund I, L.P.MaRS Cleantech

Experienced, bare-knucked approach to cleantech, finance, policy, climate science and associated global economic opportunities and risks.

Jeffrey Bates, Pharm.D.

Dean and Professor of Pharmacy PracticeCedarville University

Pharmacy educator specializing in pharmacy practice, student success, geriatric care and interprofessional education.

Mark Wilson

Associate Area AgentLouisiana State University

Mark Wilson’s extension work focuses on consumer horticulture, ornamental and edible landscape management.

Erin Tolley

Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race and Inclusive PoliticsCarleton University

Award-winning researcher whose work focuses on the connection between diversity, political institutions and electoral politics.

Özgecan Koçak

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Director, PhD ProgramEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Dr. Kevin McCormick

PresidentHuntington University

A champion for education, a humanitarian of distinction, an active volunteer and community builder, and a true global citizen.

Amanda Paluch

Assistant Professor of KinesiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Amanda Paluch is a physical activity epidemiologist and kinesiologist with a focus on advancing the measurement of physical activity.

Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social WorkUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Wilson is a recognized Latina scholar and expert in health disparities and cultural humility working with Latino families.

David Scott, Ph.D.

ProfessorUtah Valley University

Scott is an expert in mass communication, communication theory, free expression, and media and culture