education Experts

Michelle Leong Francis

Head ChatterBoxSpeak 2B Heard™

Gett'in Skinni? ... then Move Mountains!

Anatoly Zhuplev, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Luis Ricardo Fraga

Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame

Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.

DeAnna Leitzke, P.E., Ph.D.

Chair, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management DepartmentMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. DeAnna Leitzke is an expert in higher ed leadership and focuses her work on academic program partnerships and program innovations.

Susan Kilroy, PhD, RN, CHSE

Kreider Endowed Professor for Healthcare Simulation and InnovationVillanova University

Dr. Kilroy's research utilizes simulation-based education to evaluate collaborative practice, clinical skills, and community indicators.

Krista Jones

Managing Director, Work & LearningMaRS Discovery District

Bridging the gaps between people, technology and automation.

Nicole M. Joseph

Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Department of Teaching and LearningVanderbilt University

An expert in the barriers that Black women and girls face in the STEM field and STEM classroom.

Michael Nowatkowski, PhD

Professor; Director, AU Cyber InstituteAugusta University

A leading cybersecurity expert available to discuss online security, ransomware, and device security topics.

Magaly Lavadenz

Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair in Moral and Ethical Leadership & Executive Director, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL)Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Eric Baumgartner, Ph.D.

PresidentMilwaukee School of Engineering

Prior to joining academia, Dr. Eric Baumgartner spent 10 years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is an expert in higher ed leadership.