Policy Experts

Deborah Cullinan

Chief Executive OfficerYBCA

Deborah is a leading advocate on the pivotal role artists & cultural organizations play in shaping our social & political landscape.

S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor and Director of Field EducationUniversity of Connecticut School of Social Work

Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.

Christopher McCarty

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Christopher McCarty has expertise in social network analysis with an emphasis on personal networks.

Allison Stock, PhD

Senior Vice President, Environmental, Health & SafetyJ.S. Held LLC

Toxicologist & Epidemiologist | Public Health Risk Expert | NIOSH Fellowship | CDC Fellowship

Lawrence Levy

Associate Vice President and Executive Dean of the National Center for SurburbanHofstra University

Dean Levy works close with Hofstra’s academic community to shape an innovative agenda for suburban study

Jason Matzke

ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Jason Matzke is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mary Washington.

Lauren Morrison

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology | Psychological ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Patti Takacs

LibrarianUniversity of Florida

Patricia Takacs' research focuses on information literacy and trust and credibility in media and politics.

Cara Lisa Berg Powers

Executive DirectorTransformative Culture Project

Innovative Solutions for a Changing World

Isabella Weber

Associate Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Economist Isabella Weber has gained international attention and accolades for her ground-breaking ideas on price controls and inflation.