community Experts

Kathleen Martin Ginis

Professor, School of Health and Exercise SciencesUniversity of British Columbia

Mental health benefits of exercise | Body Image | Exercise behaviour change |Disability | Women | Knowledge Translation

Bruce Hecht

CEO and CTOVG2PLAY

Bruce Hecht is an expert at advancing architectural and design methodologies in hardware, software, and systems.

Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi is an expert in the area of epidemiology and health economics for vaccine-preventable diseases.

Douglas P. Azar, MHA

Senior Vice President of Strategic Clinical IntegrationChristianaCare

Doug Azar is the SVP of Strategic Clinical Integration, executive director of eBrightHealth and president of CC's Health Initiatives.

Jingsi Christina Wu

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Matthew Edward Smith

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matthew Smith's research is focused on fungal systematics, ecology and evolution. Smith is an expert on fungal biodiversity and mushrooms.

Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Stephen Fenton, PE

Executive Vice President | Accident Reconstruction Practice LeadJ.S. Held LLC

Professional Engineer | Traffic Accident Reconstructionist | Expert Witness | Photogrammetry specialist | Engineering Technical Author

Cora Palma

Assistant Clinical ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Elliott Silverstein

Director, Government Relations, InsuranceCAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.