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.

Dan is an Executive Director of Next Lab and the Lead Design Architect of Next Generation Learning at ASU Enterprise Technology.

Jazzy Quick is a longtime marketing consultant, writer, and educator, who now teaches students to analyze brands and their digital audiences.

Abby Johnson is the Communications Specialist for SolarSPELL, a global education initiative providing digital libraries of localized content and the training to build information and digital literacy in offline environments.

Critically acclaimed performer, author and social engagement artist, RobertFaridKarimi, designs interactive immersive game-performance experiences to spark players to imagine worlds of mutual community nourishment.

Sujin Kim explores poetic cinematic expressions and alternative storytelling in animation, drawing inspiration from historical memories and collective traumas reverberating in the contemporary world.

Nonny de la Peña is the program director of ASU’s Los Angeles-based Center for Emerging Media and Narrative.