Authors
Deborah Campbell
Author, A Disappearance in Damascus
Scott Stern
Senior Manager, Trust and Safety Risk Intelligence, Meta Platforms, Inc.
Scott Stern, now a senior manager at Meta, was previously the director of innovation and insights at the American Marketing Association (AMA). He…

Jeff Pajauskas
Partner, Grant Thornton
Jeff Pajauskas is an audit partner at Grant Thornton LLP, where he has spent the past 15 years of his career. Pajauskas leverages his extensive…

Yamilé Molina
Associate Director of Community Engaged Research, University of Illinois Health Mile Square Health Center
Before her time at UI Health, Yamilé Molina was an associate professor with affiliations to the School of Public Health, Center for Research on…

Absera Melaku
Associate Director of Credential Programs, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
Absera Melaku is a public health practitioner and the program manager for the University of Chicago, previously for the Center for Global Health.…

Chris Lyons
President, Brooks Utility Products
Before joining Brooks, Chris Lyons was a vice president and general manager at Prince Castle, a foodservice equipment business within the Marmon…

Rebecca Lindsay-Ryan
Chief Schools Officer, Big Shoulders Fund
Working with the Big Shoulders Fund, Rebecca Lindsay-Ryan uses her education background and nonprofit management experience to help improve…

Emanuel Johnson
Senior Program Officer, Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Emanuel “Manny” Johnson joined the Robert R. McCormick Foundation in 2016, where he serves as the program officer for the Veterans Program,…
