Community Experts

Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Author and award-winning journalist whose work on race, women, culture and social justice has appeared in dozens of media outlets.

JournalismMedia AnalysisSocial Justice IssuesPoliticsRace and Gender Relations

Director of Community Health and Social Care IntegrationChristianaCare

Sherry Mendez is the director of Community Health and Social Care Integration at ChristianaCare.

Social WorkSocial Determinants of HealthPublic HealthPopulation HealthCommunity Health

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public PolicyUC Irvine

Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.

Global climate change policyEnvironmental PlanningPublic PolicyLegislative RelationsClimate Change

Associate Professor of Communication StudiesVanderbilt University

Medical humanities expert who specializes in health, citizenship, LGBT/queer studies, cultural studies and rhetorical theory and criticism.

Queer HealthcareQueer vernacularLGBTQ HealthHIV PreventionHIV & AIDS

Clinical Associate Professor of MarketingBaylor University

Top consumer behavior and attitudes expert specializing in multicultural media & advertising, empowered storytelling & experiential learning

Storytelling In Advertising and MarketingEmpowered Storytelling In AdvertisingThe Business of HollywoodMediaWomen & Girls As Consumers

Department Chair and Professor in College of Allied Health SciencesAugusta University

Dr. Behr is the program director of AU’s nationally recognized medical illustration program.

Medical IllustrationVisuals for Patient EducationDesign and Print Production3D Modeling and AnimationTraditional Illustration Media

Expert on hurricanes and other disturbances and their ecological impactFlorida Gulf Coast University

Edwin Everham is an expert in ecological modeling and restoration ecology.

Restoration EcologyHurricane Impacts on EcosystemsDisturbance EcologyEcological ModelingEcological Monitoring

Managing Director at MaRS Cleantech Fund I, L.P.MaRS Cleantech

Experienced, bare-knucked approach to cleantech, finance, policy, climate science and associated global economic opportunities and risks.

Carbon and Climate Science: Industrial Endgame?CleantechClimate ChangeClean EnergyEconomics

Chief Operating OfficerFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Carol is a cultural destination strategist and nonprofit executive who transforms mission-driven organizations into world-class attractions.

Service CultureDestination MarketingCommunity ImpactPublic EngagementCultural Destination Strategy

ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Slack's is an expert on social, economic, and demographic change with a special focus on rural people and places.

Social Stratification & PovertyCommunity & EnvironmentSocial DemographyRural Sociology

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