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Pablo Acosta

Senior economist

The World Bank

Matt Brickman

Meteorologist

WNBC-TV

Dave Briglio

Leadership trainer

Athletic Legacy Gameplan

Jon Lee Brody

LA-based filmmaker

Iron Will Productions

Bryan ‘Flea’ Engel

Head athletic trainer

Green Bay Packers

Rachel Fowler

Managing editor

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

Perry Beaumont

Lecturer, Columbia U

Head of data and actuarial science, Distinguished Programs

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Emily (Klopf) Gardner

MillerCoors local media manager

2017 Homecoming Comeback Award winner

Jim Gaspar

President

Attune Foods

Michael Gunderson

Professor/Director, Center for Food & Agricultural Business

Purdue University

Rini Krishnan

Operations director

Fischler Hockey Service

David Lassner

President

University of Hawaii

Mary Jo Meisner

Veteran newspaper editor

3-time Pulitzer juror

Malik Nevels

Executive project manager

Safer Foundation

Larry Pearlman

Senior VP

Marsh Risk Consulting

KarenLee Poter

Dating coach, Internet talk show host

‘The KarenLee Poter Show’

Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan

Professor, human sciences

Ohio State

Alice (Gorman) Singer

Director, artists division

Ford Models, Inc.

Bob Starkell

11 seasons leading women’s gymnastics

2009 National Coach of the Year

Michele Steele

Anchor/reporter

ESPN

Pam Strobel

Former Exelon CAO

UI trustee, 2009-14

Marko Tomic

Production coordinator

Bravo Media

Brian Wesselman

Expedia manager

Business Intelligence

Brian Wilson

World Series of Poker

$700,000-plus in winnings

Joice Wirkus

Vice president, marketing

Petsmart