Micah Officer, Ph.D.

Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Associate Chair, Department of Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Finance Corporate Governance Business Economics Capital Structure

Bettina Tweardy Riveros, J.D.

Chief Public Affairs Officer and Chief Health Equity Officer · ChristianaCare

Leads health equity and government affairs strategies to advance ChristianaCare's vision and mission to serve the community.

Community Engagement Health Policy Strategy Vision Government Affairs

Jennifer Freeland

Academic and Professional Success Lecturer · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contact: freelandjennifer@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4642

Legal Writing Legal Research Litigation Public Policy Student Success

Professor Marina Novelli

Professor of Tourism and International Development · University of Brighton

She is committed to generating new knowledge on ways in which tourism can play a key role in sustainable development.

Travel Policy Tourism in Africa International Tourism Sustainable Tourism International Development

David Webb

Chief Financial Officer · Deer Park ISD

Experienced, thought-provoking and dynamic speaker on the history and current status of Texas school finance

Legislation Public Funds Investment Public Education School Risk Management

Christianne Wilhelmson

Executive Director · Georgia Strait Alliance

Non-profit leader in ocean conservation in urban British Columbia, where 75 per cent of the province's population lives, works and plays.

Ocean Conservation Whale protection Habitat protection Marine planning Salmon Aquaculture

Steve Palmer

Chair · CATAAlliance Public Safety Advisory Board

Steve Palmer is a Life Member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

Strategic Communications Public Safety Strategy Strategic Planning Security

Swarup Joshi

Assistant Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Crime Public Policy Education Economics Labor Economics Health Economics

Christopher Redding

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Christopher Redding conducts research using survey and administrative data that focuses on the policies and educator labor market.

School Turnaround Educational Policy Teacher Quality

Chris Jackson

Instructor in International Relations · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

International Relations Comparative Politics Peace Foreign Policy Negotiations

Justin Taillon

Assistant Professor · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship

Prior to returning joining academia Justin worked for six years in the hotels, two years in F&B, and one year in event management.

Community Branding Market-Based Conservation Socio-Cultural Sustainability Sustainable Tourism Volunteer Tourism

Matt Zierler

Associate Professor of International Relations · Michigan State University

An expert in U.S. foreign policy, international security, international relations theory, international law and international cooperation.

International Relations Libya France Terrorism Turkey

Brian Pirvu

Government Relations Consultant · CAA Club Group

Media spokesperson and subject matter expert on government relations efforts in Ontario.

Transportation Logistics Community & Government Relations Road Safety Government Relations Communications

Sheila Colla

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies · York University

Dr. Colla is an interdisciplinary Conservation Biologist interested in pollinator conservation and evidence-based policy.

Conservation Biology Pollination Ecology Environmental Policy Wildlife Management

Manoj Viswanathan

Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: viswanathanm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4694 / Office 314-200

Tax Policy Economic Development The Regulation of Tax Exempt Organizations Community Development

Jonathan Gilligan

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · Vanderbilt University

Expert on the impact of human behavior and public policy on climate, with a focus on how small changes add up to make big differences.

Atmospheric Science Environmental Policy Climate Change Water Conservation Risk Management

Torrey Trust

Professor of Learning Technology, College of Education · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Torrey Trust is one of the world's leading scholars addressing the use of generative AI, including ChatGPT in teaching and learning.

Educational Technology Student Learning Learning Tools Chat GPT Edtech

Gulam Juma

Advisor · Tech4Life Enterprises

Chief Operating Officer at World Academy & World Trade Advisors Group.

Planning Implementation Reorganization Policy Development Staff Hiring Budget Consolidation

James Williams, PhD

Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics · Soka University

Professor Williams examines education using Baudrillard's perspective on consumerism and simulacra

Clasical Rhetoric Psycholinguistics Assessment Neoliberalism Higher Education

Alexander MacDonald

Director - Emerging Space Office · NASA

Alexander MacDonald is recognized as an expert on the economic history of American space exploration.

Commercial Spaceflight Future of Space Exploration Space Policy