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David Robertson

Senior lecturer

MIT

Phoebe Morgan

Editor/author

HarperCollins Publishers

Steve Chicoine

Former oilman

Management consultant

Andy Kessler

Inside View columnist

Wall Street Journal

John Livesay

Speaker, author

‘The Successful Pitch’

Harley Manning

VP, customer experience

Forrester Research

Maisie Sparks

Writer/editor/project manager

The Sparks Group

Kent Politsch

Ret. public affairs chief

USDA Farm Service Agency

Lise Dominique

Broadcaster, author

HarveyDoodle Productions

Anne Valente

Acclaimed author

Professor, Hamilton College

Erin Carlson

Editor in chief

The Nob Hill Gazette

Mark Adams

Best-selling author

‘Turn Right at Machu Picchu’

Qiana Woodard

Consultant, strategist, author

Based in Chicago

Gene Kritsky

Dean

Mt. St. Joseph University

Mike Bushman

Author

Former DI editor-in-chief

Josey Miller

Actress, singer, writer

WCIA alum

Jessie Ann Foley

Novelist

HarperCollins

Junior Burke

Professor, novelist

‘Something Gorgeous’ (2005)

Jane Unrue

Award-winning novelist

Harvard writing professor

Sam Kellerhals

Healthcare consultant

SJK Consulting, Denver

Ray Lauk

Founder/owner

Dr. Ray’s Toffee

Sheela Raja

Clinical psychologist

HuffPost Live blogger

Lisa Dieker

Lockheed Martin scholar

Distinguished Alumni Award

Lorraine Devon Wilke

Actress/singer

Huff Post contributor