Lynn Blanchard, Ph.D.
Director, Carolina Center for Public Service · UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Director of the Carolina Center for Public Service at UNC
Community Engagement Civic Engagement Philanthropy Education Community and Team Building Public Service
Justin Taillon
Assistant Professor · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship
Prior to returning joining academia Justin worked for six years in the hotels, two years in F&B, and one year in event management.
Community Branding Market-Based Conservation Socio-Cultural Sustainability Sustainable Tourism Volunteer Tourism
Sheri Atwater
Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Cognition Individual and Group Counseling Sessions Pedagogy Clinical Counseling Emotion
Esther Lim
CEO and Chief Experience Architect · The Estuary, LLC
Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment
Transmedia Storytelling Digital Narratives: Co-Created Storyworld Communities Social Media Analytics Big Data Narrative Gamification
Dean Duncan, Ph.D., M.U.A.
Research Professor, UNC School of Social Work · UNC at Chapel Hill
Research Professor in the UNC-CH School of Social Work
Program Evaluation Management of Human Services Agencies Research Methods Community Collaboration The Achievement Gap
Diane Kratt, Ed.D.
Expert in expanded school mental health · Florida Gulf Coast University
Diane Kratt works to support student well-being and create inclusive classroom environments.
Teacher Training Professional Development Schools (PDS) Teacher's Role in Expanded School Mental Health Inclusive Classroom Environment Field Experience and Student Teaching
Teresa Márquez-López, EdD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Preparing educational leaders
Dual Language Education Teacher Leadership Administrator Leadership in School Organizations Parent, Teacher and Community Collaboration Teacher Induction and Retention
Suzanne Wenzel
Richard M. and Ann L. Thor Professor in Urban Social Development · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Interdisciplinary researcher, specializing in the health-related needs of vulnerable populations.
Substance abuse treatment sexual risk behavior and risk reduction Post-traumatic stress disorder in women Homelessness and homeless women HIV and AIDS
Sherri Green, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor Department of Maternal and Child Health, Research Fellow Sheps Center For Health Services Research · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor in the Gillings School of Public Health, with interests in substance use disorders and chronic health conditions rural populations
Rural Health Care Access Opioids Maternal and child health Drug Addiction and Treatment Public Health Policy Research
Anthony D. Cortese
President · Second Nature
Dynamic, thought-provoking speaker that addresses the need for a healthy, just sustainable world and the role of higher education