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William Hatcher, PhD, MPA

Chair of the Department of Social SciencesAugusta University

Dr. William Hatcher focuses on public administration and social, economic and political institutions in local communities.

Shawn (Sheng-Chieh) Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Shawn's research interests include airborne and liquid-borne nanoparticle filtration, NanoEHS, and indoor and urban air pollution control.

Mary Simoni

Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences & Professor, ArtsRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Works as a leading composer, author, teacher, pianist, and arts administrator

Sue Metzger

Professor of the Practice, Information Systems; Faculty Director, VU Women in Tech | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Sue Metzger, MS, is an expert in advancing women in technology, mobile app development and entrepreneurship, and enterprise computing.

Trevor Zink, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management and Sustainability, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Hashem Ashrafiuon, PhD

Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory (HAVLab); Director, Unmanned Surface and Underwater Vehicles | College of EngineeringVillanova University

Hashem Ashrafiuon, PhD, is an expert on robotics, autonomous vehicles and nonlinear dynamics and control.

Hawley Almstedt (on Sabbatical Fall 2025)

Professor of Health and Human SciencesLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Suzanne Grant

CEOCanadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance)

Suzanne Grant draws upon 30 years leadership experience, including a background in traversing emerging medical technology

Reuben Sandler

Corporate Advisory BoardInventionShare

Dr. Sandler has led development into technologies in optical sensing and instrumentation

Ruixin Niu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University.