development Experts

Rich Price

Chief Marketing and Strategic Partnerships OfficerWestern Carolina University

Nedra Cossa

Assistant ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Nedra Cossa researches children’s writing practices, teacher preparation, and professional development schools

Stephen Crocker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Associate Director of Neuroscience Graduate ProgramUniversity of Connecticut

Prof. Stephen Crocker is an expert on how the immune and nervous systems interact and how this balance is disrupted.

Bill Maurer

Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and LawUC Irvine

Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.

Regula (Reggie) Modlich

Urban PlannerToronto Women's City Alliance

Urban planner, focusing on gender issues, active in the Toronto Women's City Alliance

Edwin "Win" Everham, Ph.D.

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

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

Peter Ricci, Ed.D.

Clinical Professor and DirectorFlorida Atlantic University

Peter Ricci is an expert in food service, lodging, incentive travel, and destination marketing.

Peter Adams

Vice PresidentVielight

Innovation commercialization, Innovation acquisition, innovation community creation

Samuel Bautista

Program DirectorAIR21 Academy of Developmental Logistics

Speaker on the development of internationa trade practices on customs and tariff related matters.

Julie Niehoff

Speaker, Author, Marketing Leader, Educator, Small Business & Nonprofit AdvocateDistance Learning Media, LLC

Speaker, writer and marketing strategist with more than 20 years in small business & nonprofit education