David Berri

Department Chair and Professor of Economics · Southern Utah University

Specializing in evaluations of players and coaches in sports, gender issues in sports, and competitive balance in sports

Distrubution of Wealth and Power Unpaid Athletes in the NCAA NBA Salary Caps Sports Economics NCAA

Andrea Hlady

President · Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition

Andrea Hlady is the president of a grassroots conservation group that advocates for protection of the Castle Wildland area (SW Alberta).

Philanthropic Investments Fundraising Leadership

Allyson Hewitt

Director, SiG@MaRS and Director, Social Entrepreneurship · MaRS Discovery District

Creating the conditions that expand the realm of entrepreneurship so it incorporates a strong social component is what SiG@MaRS achieves

Social Innovation Social Finance Nonprofit Management Fundraising Social Enterprise

Maya Stanfield-Mazzi

Professor · University of Florida

Maya Stanfield-Mazzi is an art historian specializing in art of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, especially that of colonial Peru.

Art and History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America Latin American Studies

Germán Gutiérrez

Professor of Orchestral Studies · Texas Christian University

Germán Augusto Gutiérrez serves as director of TCU’s Latin American Music Center and biennial Latin American Music Festival since 1996.

Music Education to Prevent Kids from Joining Gangs in Columbia Latin American Music Symphony Orchestras

Tammara Kennelly

President · FriesenPress

Banking and foreign exchange expert, turned book publisher, with a passion for helping authors share their story with the world.

Self-Publishing Leadership Development Mergers and Acquisitions career pathing, coaching for performance Leadership, culture development, succession planning, organizational development

Candace Keller

Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture · Michigan State University

Candace M. Keller is an expert in African art and West African photography

West African Photography African Arts

Vince Rozario

Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners

Vince Rozario is an curator focusing on issues of decolonizing the canon, multiple modernities, queer diasporas, and transnational futures.

Canadian Art History Community Organization Writing Curation Art History

Michael Chiaverini

Lecturer of Theatre Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Theatre Arts

Dr. Catharine Christof, PhD.

Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts · Loyola Marymount University

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Breath-Based forms of Meditation Kabbalah Renaissance Theatre Lived Religion Drama and the Sacred

Brian Edwards

Dean & Professor of English School of Liberal Arts · Tulane University

Brian Edwards examines U.S. literature and culture in a global context, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.

Middle East Studies Higher Education Administration

Anandhi Bharadwaj

Goizueta Endowed Chair in Electronic Commerce and Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Information systems expert bringing a wide range of development and executive training experience to the classroom.

Business Model Evolution Digital Business Strategy Internet commerce Business value of IT Digital Transformation

Mary Simoni

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

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

Sound Synthesis Interactive Electronics Music Education Music Theory Music Composition

Michelle Leong Francis

Head ChatterBox · Speak 2B Heard™

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

Advanced Masterminding Law Education Mental Health Real Estate Aquisitions

Ken Catania

Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University

Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.

spatial maps rodents Biological Sciences neural processing mammals

Joseph Bush, Ph.D.

Associate Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Pediatric Psychology; Child Pain; Parent-Child Interactions in Stressful Medical Situations; Psychological Effects of School Gardens

Health Psychology Pediatric Psychology Statistics Child Development Pain Assessment and Management

Keith Mellinger

Professor of Mathematics · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Mellinger blends mathematics and music.

Discrete Mathematics Coding Theory Geometry Math

Lawrence A. Tritle

Professor Emeritus of History · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Comparative War and Violence Vietnam War Impact of Violence On Culture and Society Greek and Roman History Study of War and Violence

Jongwoo Jeremy Kim

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Jongwoo Jeremy Kim is a specialist of modern and contemporary art addressing issues concerning gender, race and sexuality.

Male Bodies Contemporary Art Gender, Race, & Sexuality Modern Art

Taryn Vander Hoop

Assistant Professor of Dance · Loyola Marymount University

Professor of Dance

Yoga Arts Community Engagement Pedagogy Dance Choreography