Kim is a senior program manager for the Youth Entrepreneurship team within Edson E+I. Her background is in K12 education and finance. She has been a certified CTE business teacher since 2008.

Vanos is an associate professor in climate & human health addressing adaptation to extreme heat in a changing climate and impacts of extreme heat & air pollution on human health. She is PI of the Human Biometeorology Lab.

Krystal Tsosie (Diné/Navajo Nation), PhD, MPH, MA is an Indigenous geneticist-bioethicist at Arizona State University. Research: ethical engagement with Indigenous communities in precision health and genomic medicine.

Working at the local, state and national level extending from nonprofit work, hospital systems, primary and higher education and state government with a focus on underserved and under represented communities.

Verdecias’ research aims to develop tailored evidence-based interventions to reduce the severity of social needs to improve diabetes self-management and reduce comorbidity risk among marginalized populations.