development Experts

Lance Laking

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Advisory ServicesMaRS Cleantech

Entrepreneur, Advisor, Angel Investor, Board Director in technology-based businesses

Valerie Mehlschau

Lecturer of ScreenwritingLoyola Marymount University

Christopher Foltz

Communication Strategy - President at Christopher Foltz & Company - Motivational SpeakerChristopher Foltz & Company

Christopher S. Foltz is a Chicago based publicist, noted motivational speaker, and managing partner of Christopher Foltz & Company

Missy LeBlanc

CuratorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Missy LeBlanc is a curator and writer of Métis, Nēhiyaw, and Polish decent currently based in Moh’kins’stis (Calgary).

Larry Fennigkoh, Ph.D.

Professor EmeritusMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Larry Fenningkoh's areas of expertise include forensic engineering, control of medical error and medical instrumentation design.

Massimo Faggioli, PhD

Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Massimo Faggioli, PhD, is an expert on the history and administrative inner workings of the Catholic Church and of the papacy.

Nadya Shalamova, Ph.D.

Professor, Program DirectorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Nadya Shalamova is a professor, program director and expert in user experience (UX).

Gregg Fields, Ph.D.

Executive DirectorFlorida Atlantic University

Gregg Fields uses chemistry to answer biological questions, many of which assist in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.

Lorenzo Valdevit

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Director, Institute for Design and Manufacturing InnovationUC Irvine

Lorenzo Valdevit’s research is in the general area of mechanics of materials and structures and additive manufacturing

Gonzalo Casals

Director of Education and Public ProgramsEl Museo del Barrio

Nonprofit and Arts Administrator, Cultural Organizer, Civic Engager, Radical Collaborator.