community Experts

Russell T. Keen, EdD

PresidentAugusta University

Dr. Russell T. Keen is an administrator with more than 20 years of experience in leadership and fostering partnerships in higher education.

Elliott Silverstein

Director, Government Relations, InsuranceCAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.

Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi is an expert in the area of epidemiology and health economics for vaccine-preventable diseases.

Douglas P. Azar, MHA

Senior Vice President of Strategic Clinical IntegrationChristianaCare

Doug Azar is the SVP of Strategic Clinical Integration, executive director of eBrightHealth and president of CC's Health Initiatives.

Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Jingsi Christina Wu

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Matthew Edward Smith

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matthew Smith's research is focused on fungal systematics, ecology and evolution. Smith is an expert on fungal biodiversity and mushrooms.

Cora Palma

Assistant Clinical ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Vicki Szabo

Associate Professor, Darth Vader Chair of Ancient and Medieval HistoryWestern Carolina University

Vicki Szabo's research focuses on medieval environmental history, the medieval North Atlantic and the history of whaling.

Stephen Fenton, PE

Executive Vice President | Accident Reconstruction Practice LeadJ.S. Held LLC

Professional Engineer | Traffic Accident Reconstructionist | Expert Witness | Photogrammetry specialist | Engineering Technical Author