Jill Sonke
Research Director/Research Associate Professor · University of Florida
Jill Sonke is active in research, teaching, and international cultural exchange.
Telehealth Global Health Arts Arts in Medicine Dance
Noreen Golfman
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) · Memorial University
Dr. Golfman is an experienced, multi-dimensional scholar and academic leader who is actively engaged in cultural issues.
Film Graduate Studies Academic & Administrative Leadership Arts and Culture Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Tanya Saunders
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Tanya Saunders is interested in the ways in which the African Diaspora, throughout the Americas, use the arts as a tool for social change.
Sociology of Culture Social Identity Latin American and Caribbean Studies Comparative Sociology African Diaspora Studies
Joshua W. Walker, PhD
President & CEO · Japan Society
Walker leads Japan Society to create deep bonds between the US & Japan through programs in culture, education, business, policy & technology
UN Conflict Diplomacy Asia Minor Japanese Language
Cara Lisa Berg Powers
Executive Director · Transformative Culture Project
Innovative Solutions for a Changing World
Arts and Education Activism Policy Media Youth Development Arts and Culture
Deborah Cullinan
Chief Executive Officer · YBCA
Deborah is a leading advocate on the pivotal role artists & cultural organizations play in shaping our social & political landscape.
Nonprofit Management Civic Engagement COVID Recovery Unemployment Philanthropy
Eric L. Muller, J.D.
Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law in Jurisprudence and Ethics, School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law in Jurisprudence and Ethics
Civil Rights Legal History Criminal Law - Juries Constitutional Law National Security Law
Rachel Parker
Assistant Professor of Arts Admin / Director of Arts Admin · Southern Utah University
Specializing in arts administration, grant writing, and leadership
Arts Administration Art Advocacy in Rural Communities Arts Education Rural Communities Leadership Leadership in the Arts
Scott Thorp
Associate Vice President for Research / Chair, Depart of Art and Design · Augusta University
At Augusta University, Scott Thorp seeks to create a creative community around a nationally ranked art and design department.
User-Centered Design Concept Development Contemporary Art Digital Photography Creativity Research
Tim Brodhead
Senior Fellow (SiG National) · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
A non-profit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation
Philanthropy Non-Profit Management Social Innovation Social Finance Sustainability
Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia
President & CEO · Digital Nova Scotia
Multilingual senior level ICT executive with over 20 years in the private, public and academic sectors, spanning five geographic regions.
ICT/Digtal Startups, SMEs & Multinational Corporations Diversity, Inclusion, Immigration & Global Talent Public Speaking & Presentation STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) Education Stakeholder & Government Relations
Kurt Dewhurst
Director, Curator, and Professor · Michigan State University
Expert on: Museum Studies, Folklore, Folk Art, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Cultural Policy, International Cultural Engagement
Cultural Heritage Practice International Engagement Cultural Policy Folklore and Folklife Museum Studies
Craige Hoover
Director of Retail Services · Equitable Property Company, LLC
Placemaker
Entertainment Production Event Management Mixed-Use Development
Chérie Rivers Ndaliko, Ph.D., A.M., B.M.
Associate Professor, Department of Geography; College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
An interdisciplinary scholar, Ndaliko studies arts interventions in conflict regions of Africa.
Ethnomusicology Black Atlantic Culture Social Engagement Sociopolitical Transformation Cultural Theory
Brian Moss
Senior Lecturer of Studio Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Lecturer of Studio Arts