Julie Lawson

CEO · Sentient Strategy

Julie Lawson has 20 years' experience as a CEO, leadership trainer, strategy consultant and women's leadership expert.

Women's Conference Health & Healing Social Ventures Victimization Leadership Development

Adam W. McKinney

Assistant Professor of Dance · Texas Christian University

Adam McKinney is an expert in dance and trauma studies, as well as artistic practice dealing with issues of race, identity and history.

Artistic Practice and Identity Dance and Trauma Studies Dance and Cultural Studies Dance in Community Settings Artistic Practice and Race

Krystyn Moon

Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Moon is an expert in U.S. immigration history, popular culture, race and ethnic studies, foodways, gender and sexuality, & consumerism.

Consumerism Foodways Popular Culture U.S. Immigration History Race and Ethnic Studies

Emily Fisher

Professor | Co-Academic Program Director, School Psychology Program | Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Action Committee · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Social Justice Solution-Focused Brief Counseling School Supports for LGBTQ Youth Counseling Children & Adolescents Positive Psychology

Isabella Velicogna

Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion · UC Irvine

Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Physical Climate Sea Level Rise GRACE Satellite Climate Change

Neil MacKinnon, PhD

Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs · Augusta University

Dr. Neil MacKinnon is a senior university administrator, academic health leader and an expert in population health and public health.

Opioid agonist maintenance treatment (i.e. addictions treatment via Methadone and Suboxone) Opioid Abuse Rural Health Care Access & Delivery Rural Health Medication Error

Elena Muslar

Lecturer · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Theatre Arts and Dance

Alicia Walf

Senior Lecturer, Cognitive Science · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Neuroscientist with extensive research into body, brain, and mind relationships related to brain health, social cognition and emotions.

Brain Health Emotion Memory Neuroplasticity Well-Being

Brian Moss

Senior Lecturer of Studio Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Studio Arts

Linda Sharkey

Executive Director · Executive Networks, Inc.

HR specialist who develops high potential leaders through proven talent processes that yield improved capabilities and business results

Executive Development and Staffing Six Sigma Leadership Strategies Leadership Development Performance Management Innovative Approaches to Resource Constraints

Jan D. Hirsch

Founding Dean, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences · UC Irvine

Jan Hirsch's research interests are focused in the areas of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research.

Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) Medication Therapy Management Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacoeconomics Drug Development

Jeff Joseph

Senior Partner · Joseph Immigration Law Firm, P.C.

Expert on Immigration Law and Policy

Worksite Enforcement and I-9 Compliance Immigration Law Deportation

Michael Sacks

Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management, Goizueta Business School; Professor of Sociology (by courtesy), Emory College of Arts & Sciences; Faculty Director, Woodruff Leadership Academy, Woodruff Health Sciences Center · Emory University

Executive Education Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Strategic Thinking Strategic Alignment Organizational Change

Pankaj Karande

Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Focuses on engineering peptides as novel drugs, drug carriers, affinity agents, and biomaterials for medical applications

Diagnostics Vaccine Design Drug Delivery Drug Discovery Peptide Engineering

Roxane Cohen Silver

Professor of Psychological Science · UC Irvine

Roxane Cohen Silver studies stress and coping, especially the psychological and physical reactions to stressful life experiences.

Health Psychology Stress Traumatic Events Coping Social Psychology

Patrick Noonan

Professor Emeritus in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations Management · Goizueta Business School

Professor Noonan came to Goizueta in 1993 from the faculty of the Harvard Business School, where he earned his Ph.D. in Decision Sciences.

Decision & Risk Analysis Game Theory Negotiation & Strategic Thinking Data Analysis

David Sinclair

Director · International Longevity Centre

Particular interests in older consumers, adult vaccination, active ageing, financial services, & the role of technology in an ageing society

Ageing Local Government Stakeholder Engagement Public Policy Policy Analysis

Morris Ratner

Academic Dean and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: ratnerm@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8853 / Office 354-200

Higher Education Administration Civil Procedure Legal Ethics Law Practice Management Complex Litigation

Melissa Gonzales

Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences · Tulane University

Dr. Gonzalez is an expert in epidemiology, biostatistics and preventive medicine.

Environmental Epidemiology Clinical Reasoning Biostatistics Epidemiology Preventive Medicine