Speakers

Karen Allen
Regional Director

Alex Apostle
MCPS Superintendent

Susan Ash
President, Partners Creative

Michelle Beatty
MCPS Teacher, Willard Alternative Program

Jane Bennett
Principal, Willard Alternative HS

Samir Bitar
UM Lecturer, Arabic Language and Culture, Department of Anthropology, Assistant Director of Outreach – Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center

Lisa Blank
UM Professor, PJW College of Education and Human Services

Lesli Brassfield
MCPS, Director of Public Affairs

Perry Brown
UM Provost

Scott Chook
MCPS Teacher, CS Porter Middle School

Matt Clausen
MCPS, Director of Creativity, Innovation, and Technology

Shawn Clouse
UM, Associate Professor, Management Information Systems

John Combs
MCPS, Fine Arts Supervisor

Robert Currie
Montana Digital Academy, Executive Directo,

Heather Davis-Schmidt
MCPS, Regional Director

Kasey Dirnberger
Meadow Hill MS, Teacher

Robert DoBell
Stevensville High School, Vice Principal

Bob Ellenbecker
MCPS, Teacher, Big Sky HS

John Engen
Mayor, Missoula

Royce Engstrom
UM President

Roberta Evans
PJW College of Education and Human Sciences, Dean

Joe Fanguy
UM, Chief Commercialization Officer

James Foley
UM, Vice President for External Relations

Jennifer Fowler
UM, Borealis Program Director, Physics Instructional Lab Coordinator,  Physics Outreach Program Coordinator

Steven Gaskill
UM, Professor, Exercise Physiology & HHP

Frank Gruden
MSPS, Career & Technical Educator & Building Science Advocate

Tracy Hardy
Teacher, Cold Springs Elementary

Andrij Holian
UM, Professor and Director, Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Rick Hughes
UM, Professor, Director, School of Media Arts, Director of Academic Affairs for UM Online

Karen A. Kaufmann
UM, Professor, Artistic Director, CoMotion in Dance

Sean Kiffe
Bonner School, Teacher,

Otto Koester
UM, Associate Director, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center

Bradley Layton
UM CoT, Assistant Professor, Director, UM COT Energy Technology Program

Hatton Littman
UM, Lecturer, School of Media Arts

Brian Lofink
UM, International Programs

Wendy Lofthouse
Paxson Elementary, Teacher

Michal Malouf
MCPS, Teacher, Hellgate HS

Nancy Marra
UM, PJW College of Education and Human Sciences, Director of Field Experiences

Susan Maruca
SimBio, Project Manager

Michael McGill
Missoula Children’s Theater, Inc., Executive Director

Brigitta Miranda-Freer
Missoula Economic Partnership, Director of Business Development

Jakki Mohr
UM, Regents Professor of Marketing

Jason Neiffer
Montana Digital Academy, Curriculum Director

Michele Nokleby
MCPS, Librarian, Hawthorne Elementary

Rebecca Norman
MCPS, Student, Sentinel HS

Kye Nuttal
MCPS, Teacher, CS Porter MS

Dave Oberbillig
MCPS, Teacher and Einstein Distinguished Education Fellow, US Department of Energy

Erika Palmer
UM, Assistant to the Vice President for External Relations

Margaret Petty
MCPS, Teacher, Lewis & Clark Elementary

Melissa Riley
MCPS, Teacher, Big Sky High School

Kevin Ritchlin
MCPS, Teacher, Big Sky High School, International Baccalaureate Coordinator

Cindy Schultz
MCPS, Business & Technology Department Chair, Sentinel High School

Steven Seder
UM Student

Nick Shepherd
MCPS, Teacher, CS Porter MS

Jessica Stamler
UM, Teacher Candidate

James Stephens
Blue Marble, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Science Office

Mark Thane
MCPS, Regional Director

Lisa Waller
MCPS, Teacher, Willard Alternative HS

Tony Ward
UM, Assistant  Professor, Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Steele Williams
UM Student

Crystal Wood
UM Student