Expo 2012 Speakers

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, has served as President of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County) since 1992. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation read more

David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
16th Surgeon General of the United States

David Satcher, MD, PhD is Director of The Satcher Health Leadership Institute which was established in 2006 at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. The mission of the Institute is to develop a diverse group of public health leaders, foster and support leadership read more

Rob Hardy
co-Founder of Rainforest Films

Rob Hardy is a director, writer, producer and co-founder of the Atlanta based production company, Rainforest Films. Along with his business partner, Will Packer, Hardy has catapulted Rainforest Films into mainstream success earning numerous honors and recognitions. In 2011 Hardy and Packer joined forces with Ambassador Andrew Young and and Martin Luther King III to launch BOUNCE TV read more

Isiah Warner, PhD
Vice Chancellor LSU

Professor Warner is an analytical chemist with over 300 refereed publications in a variety of journals relevant to his area of research. He has particular expertise in the area of fluorescence spectroscopy, where his research has focused for more than 35 years. He is considered one of the world’s experts in this area. For example, he is the corresponding author read more

William (“Bill”) Jenkins, M.S., Ph.D.
Formerly of CDC and Morehouse College

Dr. Bill Jenkins served for two decades as Supervisory Epidemiologist in the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and managed its read more

Expo 2012 Panelists

Captain Mae M. Pouget
Medical Corps, Navy Medicine Diversity Officer

Captain Pouget entered naval service through the Financial Assistance Program in 1995 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Grove City College, a Doctorate of Medicine from Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine. She completed her Family Medicine residency training at read more

C.J. Stewart
Former Chicago Cubs Outfielder

C.J. Stewart is an Atlanta native and a former Chicago Cubs outfielder. He has earned the recognition of being one of the top baseball player development professionals in the country. As the founder and CEO of Diamond Directors Player Development, C.J. has over 12 years of experience and has built an impressive client list that includes Jason Heyward read more

Isha Edwards
Founder of EPiC Measures, LLC

Isha Edwards is the owner of and a brand marketing consultant for EPiC Measures, LLC (EM). In part, Isha’s role at EM involves developing brand-driven marketing initiatives, which align with a company or individual’s core values. Executive producing the videos, Celebrating the Men that Lead and Today’s Leading Ladies are premier examples. read more

Peter E. Thomas Ph.D., M.P.H.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Peter Thomas is an epidemiologist and senior research scientist in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where he is a commissioned officer in the US Public Health read more

Dr. Bryant Marks
Assistant Professor at Morehouse College

Bryant Marks, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of psychology at Morehouse College, faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, where he received his Ph.D. and is head of the Morehouse Male Initiative. His research interests include: the psychological impact of the Black College experience, the impact of activated stereotypes on performance and behavior, gender stereotypes among African read more

Reggie Roberts
Vice President of Football Communications

Reggie Roberts begins his 20th season in the National Football League and his eighth as the team’s Vice President of Football Communications. He serves as the day-to-day spokesman for the Falcons on all football and non-football matters, and is responsible for coordinating all media and football read more

Ron Thomas
Director of Morehouse College’s Journalism and Sports Program and associate professor in the English Department.

Ron Thomas, a prolific sports writer and copy editor for more than three decades, is the first director of Morehouse’s Journalism and Sports Program. Prior to joining Morehouse, Thomas worked for 28 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. From read more

Christopher R. Edwards, M.D.
Leader in the Field of Adult Spinal Disorders

As a leader in the field of adult spinal disorders, Dr. Christopher R. Edwards brings exceptional skill and knowledge to the specialty of adult spine rehabilitation and reconstruction. He is widely respected as one of the foremost experts in the non-operative treatment of back and neck pain, using newer techniques that were designed initially to treat high performance athletes. In addition, he is considered an expert and pioneer in the read more

Glenn Arnold
Director of Programs Management, Infrastructure Management Group at EMC

Glenn Arnold is currently serving as Director of Programs Management, in the Infrastructure Management Group (IMG) at EMC. He is responsible for driving and program managing the delivery of EMC Ionix Network Management products to the market place. He facilitates the Product-Line read more

Dr. Wallace Sharif
Assistant Professor at Morehouse College

Wallace Sharif is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Sharif teaches General Biology and Biochemistry, and serves as an academic advisor to several on-campus science research scholarship programs. Dr. Sharif graduated from Morehouse College with read more

Kimberly K. Haynes, Esq.
Haynes Johnson LLC

Kimberly K. Haynes, Esq., Haynes Johnson LLC, is a dynamic trial lawyer and business entrepreneur who brings a tremendous amount of experience and personality to the company. Attorney Haynes is a marketing strategist who has worked with a variety of diverse clients in the sports and entertainment industry. As a hard working litigator, she has the knowledge and dedication it read more

Dr. Paul Q. Judge
Judge Ventures

Dr. Paul Q. Judge is a recognized authority on information security issues and currently leads Judge Ventures an Atlanta-based firm that invests in emerging companies. He is an inventor of over 20 patented and patent-pending computer security technologies and was featured in Black Enterprise’s list of read more

James Tarver, PhD
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals

James Tarver, Ph.D is the Associate Director in the Medicinal Chemistry department at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals. He attended Morehouse where he double majored in mathematics and chemistry and completed his doctorate degree in organic chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania where read more

Dr. Sinead N. Younge
Assistant Professor at Morehouse College

Sinead N. Younge, Ph.D. has served as an assistant professor of psychology at Morehouse College since 2007. Dr. Younge is an ecological community psychologist who examines health disparities with a focus on reproductive health including sexually transmitted infections. Dr. Younge was a Minority International Research Training Fellow, an read more