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Mary Greer is a musicologist and conductor. Recent publications include articles on the St. Matthew Passion, Freemasonry and members of the Bach family, and Bach's copy of the Calov Bible Commentary. Ms. Greer was the inaugural Christopher Hogwood Research Fellow at the Handel and Haydn Society, and has founded two Bach cantata series: "Cantatas in Context" in New York City and "The Bach Experience" with H+H.

As a marine biologist and an underwater videographer, Josh has studied and filmed mantas around the world. For his degree in marine biology, Josh spent several years studying coral recruitment on historic shipwrecks in the Dominican Republic. It was during one of these projects that he saw his first manta ray, and was instantly taken by the beauty and grace of these amazing animals. As a Rolex Scholar, Josh spent a year travelling the world, working with leading filmmakers, biologists and conservationists to gain a current, real-world perspective on the most pressing marine conservation issues of our day. Despite working with other charismatic megafauna such as great white sharks, Josh was drawn to mantas once again after his time in the Maldives, and is now dedicated to understanding and protecting these amazing creatures. Josh has filmed for National Geographic and Animal Planet, as well as producing a number of independent documentaries and video shorts, one of which earned him the Australian Geographic Spirit of Adventure Award in 2010. He is currently a PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and is being supported by a National Science Foundation Fellowship for his research on manta rays. (Photo: [Manta Trust](http://www.mantatrust.org/about-us/the-manta-team/#Josh\_Stewart "Photo"))

**Amir Tibon** is an award winning Israeli journalist, who filmed the first-ever Israeli TV report from inside Syria's civil war. He is the diplomatic correspondent for Walla News, Israel's most widely-read news website, where he is responsible for covering Israel's foreign relations and the Prime Minister's office. Tibon has been a guest on CNN, MSNBC and Al-Jazeera, and has reported from 12 different countries in the last 2 years.

Joe Bergantino is the executive director and co-founder of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news outlet dedicated to holding the powerful accountable and training a new generation of watchdog journalists. He was an I-Team reporter for WBZ-TV in Boston for 22 years and an ABC News correspondent for five years.

Tracey Shelton is an Australian multimedia journalist stationed in Turkey. She works predominantly for GlobalPost and GroundTruth as a reporter, photojournalist and video documentary producer. She has covered conflict and the legacy of war in eight countries most notably Libya, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Tracey was awarded an Overseas Press Club Honor for her coverage of Gaddafi’s fall in Libya and a George Polk Award for video coverage of the Syrian conflict.

Schachter’s own experience as a field correspondent included Middle East reporting for The World for eight years. He covered the second Palestinian Intifada, reporting extensively from Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Schachter had the good timing to be in Iraq when the Hussein family was caught – Uday and Qusay during summer 2003, and father Saddam that December. He’s also reported stories from throughout Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. His stories have won awards from the duPont Columbia School of Journalism and the Scripps Howard Institute. Before joining The World, Schachter worked in Los Angeles as editor, reporter, and host of the Marketplace Morning Report, and as a reporter for the Los Angeles bureau of National Public Radio. Schachter has served as a reporter and anchor at Colorado public radio in Denver, WBUR in Boston and WFCR, New England Public Radio, in Amherst, MA. When not chained to his desk or being the perfect father to his two boys, Schachter enjoys attempting to mountain bike, hike, backcountry ski and other hard guy activities he has no business participating in.

Tim currently serves as Vice President of Digital Strategy & Enterprise Platforms for Entercom. Entercom is one of the five largest radio broadcasting companies in the United States, with a nationwide portfolio in excess of 100 stations in 23 markets, including San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Sacramento and Kansas City. As VP of Digital Strategy & Enterprise Platforms, Tim is charged with deepening Entercom’s engagement between its fans and its brands through web, mobile, social, and digital platforms so that Entercom can grow its ratings, create more impressions, expand its ad channels, generate more & richer selling occasions, prove the efficacy of radio, position its sales force as marketing consultants competing for broader swatch of local direct dollars, grow its database and generate profitability against digital initiatives. Prior to Tim’s current role, he was General Manager of Entercom Boston. In that role, Murphy oversaw all digital initiatives for Entercom Boston. Additionally, he spearheaded sales strategy and processes, day-to-day business operations and oversaw engineering and IT operations on all radio initiatives. Murphy also led Entercom’s eCommerce and database marketing initiatives, including the popular and successful PERKs program. Tim oversaw the re-launch and re-branding of the new WEEI.com and Tim also served as the Chairman of Entercom’s Digital Leadership Council which was accountable for defining the corporate digital strategy. Prior to joining Entercom, Murphy worked at the Golf Channel as the Director of Sales & Marketing for Digital Media. Murphy also served as Vice President of Strategic Marketing for Monster.com, as well as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Boston Globe Media, overseeing Ad Sales & Marketing across traditional and digital distribution platforms. Murphy has also held positions at Boston Globe Media, BostonWorks and Titleist and Footjoy Worldwide. Murphy is a graduate of Hamilton College with a degree in History.

Kerri Hoffman is the COO of PRX, an award-winning nonprofit whose mission is to harness technology to bring significant stories to millions of people. This year PRX was named one of the most innovative media companies in the world. PRX distributes programs to public radio station, through mobile apps, websites, partnerships and directly to consumers. Kerri has been responsible for Radiotopia - PRX's podcast network featuring 99% Invisible, Criminal, Strangers and other popular podcasts. Currently, Radiotopia holds the record as the most successful journalism project in Kickstarter history. Kerri has worked for PRX since its founding in 2003.

Dave Kellam’s professional career began at the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife where he created a statewide angler education program called Go FishIN. He moved eastward with his family to become the Executive Director of the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center in Manchester, NH. His career continued to move seaward as he managed communications for an estuary management group at the University of New Hampshire and for an ocean science and policy group in Boston. Dave lives in Exeter, NH with his wife and teenage daughter.

Award-winning environmental educator with an eclectic past as a juggler, magician, middle school science teacher, naturalist and AmeriCorps volunteer. He coordinated the Adopt a Salmon science education program in Massachusetts and helped develop the fisheries management and restoration curriculum at the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center in Manchester, NH. Clay currently coordinates an outreach program for Lakes Region Community College and teaches courses on social media and internet marketing. He lives in the White Mountains in Conway, NH, with his wife and two daughters.

A mathematician and seasoned technology executive, **George Corugedo** has more than 20 years of business and technical expertise. As co-founder and CTO, George is responsible for leading the development of the RedPoint’s technology products. A former math professor, George left academia to co-found Accenture’s Customer Insight Practice, which specialized in strategic data utilization, analytics and customer strategy. Previous positions included Director Client Delivery at ClarityBlue, Inc., a provider of hosted customer intelligence solutions, and COO/CIO of Riscuity, a receivables management company specializing in the utilization of analytics to drive collections.

**Alex Speier** is a sports reporter for the Boston Globe. He joined the Globe in January 2015, after six years as a senior writer covering the Red Sox for WEEI.com and 13 total seasons covering the Red Sox for a variety of publications. His past professional lives included detours into academic administration at Harvard University and time spent as a writer and editor for Let's Go Travel Guides, for whom he explored such far-flung regions as Germany, South Africa, and Cleveland.