Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award winning actress, producer, director, best-selling author and true childrenʼs advocate. She created The Goldie Hawn Foundation, a public charity with a mission to equip children with the social and emotional skills they need to lead smarter, healthier, happier and ultimately more productive lives. Alarmed by increases in school violence, […]
Dr. Zabina Bhasin
Dr. Zabina Bhasin, M.D. – The Global Champion for Youth Voices and Mental Well-being Dr. Zabina Bhasin, affectionately known as Dr. Zee, is not just an expert—she’s a movement. A Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, youth advocate, and global thought leader, she is redefining how we uplift and empower the next generation. As the visionary founder […]
Daniel Rowland
After receiving his undergraduate degree from Yale, Rowland studied history at Oxford University on a Marshall Scholarship, and returned to Yale for his Ph.D. He taught at the University of Kentucky from 1974 to 2012, and served as Director of the Gaines Center for the Humanities from 1997 to 2007. His teaching and research have […]
Natalie Liu
Natalie Liu is an award-winning journalist at Voice of America, based in Washington. Natalie researches and publishes in both English and Chinese, with an emphasis on diplomacy, geostrategic culture, and democratization. Prior to VOA, Natalie worked as CBS News’s Beijing Bureau Producer.
Dr. Kenneth M. Tyler
Kenneth Maurice Tyler is Professor of Educational Psychology, Department Chair of Educational, School, & Counseling Psychology, & Associate Dean of Inclusion & Internationalization in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky.
Dr. Robert Farley
Dr. Robert Farley has taught security and diplomacy courses at the Patterson School since 2005. He received his BS from the University of Oregon in 1997, and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 2004. Dr. Farley is the author of Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force (University Press of Kentucky, 2014), the Battleship Book (Wildside, […]
Ryan Cooper
Ryan M. Cooper, LEED GA, joined the Rubicon team as the Organics Recycling expert in October, 2015. Prior to implementing and managing organics recycling programs at Rubicon, Ryan worked at GreenBlue, where he was a Project Associate for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). In this role, he administered an EPA sustainable materials management grant project […]
Aaron Thompson
Dr. Aaron Thompson is a passionate advocate for higher education. As a first-generation college student from rural Clay County, Kentucky, he experienced first-hand the transformative power of a college credential. As President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, he works to ensure all Kentuckians have an equal opportunity to improve their lives through postsecondary […]
Nancy Santiago
Nancy is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the areas of education, economic development, federal policy, and philanthropy. She served for two terms in the Obama Administration and has been instrumental in the design and execution of key public policy and federal programs. Focused on aligning capital with justice, her leadership […]
Lin Yang
Lin Yang is a seasoned cross discipline, cross culture entrepreneur, executive, investor, advisor, and former TV News Anchor. Her career spans across policy, business and media. With her uniquely combined background in TV, VC and higher education, she created “The INNOVATORS”, the 1st virtual & visual innovation eco-system for academic thinkers, industry leaders, startup disruptors […]
Paola Serna
Paola Serna has over 16 years of experience in mass media and journalism including multiple roles such as producer, interviewer, event planner and public relations coordinator. During this time, she has cultivated good relations with sources and key contacts at all levels in order to do research to provide information for public news. Serna has […]