Policy Experts

Theodore Arapis, PhD

Associate Professor and Chair of Public Administration | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Theodore Arapis, PhD, focuses on local government financial management and budgeting, fiscal performance measurement and transparency.

Dr Elisabeth Schimpfössl

Senior LecturerAston University

Dr Schimpfössl's research interests are the sociology of elites as well as power and social inequality.

Helen Wood

Professor in Media and Cultural StudiesAston University

Helen Wood is the author of numerous books and articles on media, gender and class formation.

Bob Ramsay

PresidentRamsay Inc

Helping clients think differently about what they want to show and tell the world.

Brett Riggs

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

A research archaeologist, Brett Riggs is a former deputy tribal historical preservation officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Jerry Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of SociologyBaylor University

Expert on the sociological study of religion, race, identity, culture & civic participation, with a focus on Asian-American religiosity.

Mark Lukasiewicz

Dean, The Lawrence Herbert School of CommunicationHofstra University

Dean Lukasiewicz is a veteran producer, journalist, and media executive. Before joining Hofstra, he was SVP of specials at NBC News.

Vilma Todri

Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Tom Seng

Assistant Professor of Professional PracticeTexas Christian University

Professor Seng, whose focus is on energy finance, has more than 30 years of experience in the natural gas industry.

Evan Lee

Emeritus Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: leee@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4820 / Office 342-200