development Experts

Charles Burke

President & CEOFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Charles Burke champions the intersection of art, culture and nature to build healthy communities—a philosophy he embodies at Meijer Gardens.

Hal Gottfried

FounderLevel Up Labs

Strategic Coach, Mentor, Open Source Hardware Advocate, Educator and IT Ninja

Dr. Marianne Mader

Managing Director, Earth & Space/Fossils & Evolution, Royal Ontario MuseumCo-Founder & Board Member, STEAMLabs Community Makerspace

Cultivating curiosity. Inspiring passion for exploration. Empowering people to engage with science & tech. www.mariannemader.com

Alison Barth

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Alison Barth's work focuses on understanding how experience transforms the properties of neurons to encode memory.

Crystal Park, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut

Paul Fischbeck

Professor - EmeritusCarnegie Mellon University

Paul Fischbeck's research focuses on the quantification and communication of uncertainty.

Cristina Turdean

Associate Professor of Historic PreservationUniversity of Mary Washington

Turdean's expertise focuses on museum studies, and the intersection of technology and society.

Stephane Gaskin PhD, ACC, PPCC

Coaching, Speaking and WorkshopsCoachingSG

Professor: Dawson College and Concordia University; Personal, Professional Coaching.

Dayle M. Smith, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Olexandr Isayev

Assistant Professor, ChemistryCarnegie Mellon University

Olexandr Isayev's research focuses on solving fundamental chemical problems with machine learning, molecular modeling and quantum mechanics.