Richard “Lennon” Audrain (Shawnee/Cherokee) leads innovation and policy for ASU’s Next Education Workforce and is a research professor focused on team-based educator staffing, policy, and workforce system design.

Paisley M. Benaza, MBA is a culture & communications strategist and PhD student researching intersectional identity, technology, and socio-economic justice in the business of media, entertainment & sport in a digital world.

Rhodes is a science and technical writer, data visualist, graphic designer, editorial artist and instructor of technical/visual communication.