Technology Experts

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.

J.D. Swerzenski

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Swerzenski's research focuses on the effects of digital media production technology on cultural values and understanding,

Michael Bumbach

Clinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Michael Bumbach's research focus includes the use of advanced technology related to nursing education and patient education/health literacy.

Peter Krapp

Professor, Film & Media StudiesUC Irvine

Expertise in: Secret communications & cryptologic history; cultural memory and media history; history of computing & simulations

Sherry Truhlar

PresidentRed Apple Auctions

Benefit auctioneer & mentor to PTA Moms and savvy volunteers planning school auctions & charity auctions that raise MORE money.

Dave Mawhinney

Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Dave Mawhinney is a teaching professor of entrepreneurship and the founding executive director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship.

Sandy Jap

Sarah Beth Brown Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Global expert on partnering relationships, B2B routes-to-market, omnichannel, franchise, and ecommerce management

LuAnn Bean, Ph.D.

Professor | Nathan M. Bisk College of BusinessFlorida Tech

David Weintraub

Professor of Astronomy; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director of Program in Communication of Science & TechnologyVanderbilt University

Expert in astrophysics who also writes about extraterrestrial life, human space travel and space colonization.

Rob Ferl

Assistant Vice President | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Rob Ferl studies how plants respond to spaceflight and gravity to support future space exploration and biological research in space.