Derek is a proactive teaching + learning specialist, instructor, and researcher with over a decade of experience working with courses and programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Maria Anguiano, is a senior executive and board member, serving as Senior Fellow for the University Design Institute.

Samantha Perkins is the assistant director of student success, co-director of InnovationSpace, and an Industrial Design Clinical Professor at The Design School. Her research focuses on equitable online learning experiences.