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
Paul Whelton, MD
Show Chwan Endowed Professor · Tulane University
Expert in high blood pressure, cardiovascular and renal diseases
Global Cardiovascular Health Hypertension Clinical Trials Policy Hypertension guidelines Prevention of Cardiovascular and Renal Disease
Erica Shifflet-Chila
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work · Michigan State University
Professor Shifflet-Chila focuses on public policy, homelessness, technology, and social work.
Social Work Homelessness Public Policy Technology
Seth Cohen
Professor · UC San Diego
Seth Cohen's research and experience include drug development, advance materials, and science policy.
Drug Discovery Metal Organic Frameworks Bioinorganic Chemistry Synthesis Inorganic Chemistry
John Koch
Senior Lecturer and Director of Debate · Vanderbilt University
Expert in debate, including argumentation analysis, persuasive techniques and rhetorical theory.
Policy Debate Presidential Debate Political debate Debate Presidential Rhetoric
Rick Blickstead
President and CEO · Diabetes Canada
Rick is a senior executive with experience in both the Canadian and American public and private sectors.
Strategic Planning Volunteer Management Public Speaking Policy Development Community Outreach
Mary Kelly, PhD
Associate Chair and Assistant Professor of Economics | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University
Mary Kelly, PhD, is an expert in economics, cable and the telecommunications industry
Comcast Job Satisfaction Public Policy Telecommunication Industrial Organization and Regulation
Catherine Morris
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Human & Social Development · University of Victoria
Catherine Morris is involved in education, research and advocacy on international human rights, peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
Thailand Higher Education Research Policy Analysis Cambodia
Micah Officer, Ph.D.
Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
micah.officer@lmu.edu | (310) 338-7658
Stockholder Voting Rights Business Economics Dividend Policy Capital Structure Corporate Governance
Bettina Tweardy Riveros, J.D.
Chief Public Affairs Officer and Chief Health Equity Officer · ChristianaCare
Leads health equity and government affairs strategies to advance ChristianaCare's vision and mission to serve the community.
Community Engagement Health Policy Strategy Vision Government Affairs
Jennifer Freeland
Academic and Professional Success Lecturer · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contact: freelandjennifer@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4642
Legal Writing Legal Research Litigation Public Policy Student Success
Patricia Zell, JD
Board Secretary · Fielding Graduate University
Partner at Zell & Cox Law, P.C. specializing in the laws affecting American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians
Legislation and Administrative Law Legislative Advocacy Public Policy Legal Advice Mediation
Allison Kays
Assistant Professor in the Practice of Accounting · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Professor Kays’ primary research interest is the efficiency and effectiveness of tax authority policies
Tax Policy
Steve Palmer
Chair · CATAAlliance Public Safety Advisory Board
Steve Palmer is a Life Member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
Strategic Communications Public Safety Strategy Strategic Planning Security
Christianne Wilhelmson
Executive Director · Georgia Strait Alliance
Non-profit leader in ocean conservation in urban British Columbia, where 75 per cent of the province's population lives, works and plays.
Ocean Conservation Whale protection Habitat protection Marine planning Salmon Aquaculture
Swarup Joshi
Assistant Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Labor Economics Public Policy Education Economics Crime Health Economics
Elizabeth Reilly
Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration
Educational Leaders Educational Policy Urban Leaders
Christopher Redding
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Christopher Redding conducts research using survey and administrative data that focuses on the policies and educator labor market.
School Turnaround Educational Policy Teacher Quality
Chris Jackson
Visiting Assistant Professor in International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
International Relations Comparative Politics Peace Foreign Policy Negotiations
S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor and Director of Field Education · University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.
refugees and asylum seekers vicarious trauma and resilience human rights approach to social work co-ocurring health and mental health conditions post torture and genocide Trauma and Recovery