Our Board

Dr. Dwayne M. Rosenburgh

Research Scientist & Engineer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Dr. Rosenburgh is also an adjunct professor at Howard Community College and the University of Maryland. He is skilled in Algorithms, Cybersecurity, Decision Theory (including AI/ML & Data Science), Electronics, Physics, Telecommunications, and Wireless Technologies. Dr. Rosenburgh has also performed research for the Department of Defense and Morgan State University. He holds a B.S. in Physics from Morgan State and a D.Sc from George Washington University. More info on LinkedIn

Peter B. Meyer, PhD

President and Chief Economist of The E.P. Systems Group, Inc.
Dr. Meyer is Professor Emeritus of Urban Policy and Economics at the University of Louisville, an expert in Environmental Policy and Management. His company promotes sustainable development through data collection, analysis, and information dissemination about the ecosystem’s economic, social, and environmental consequences, climate change, and possible ameliorative private and public policy responses. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in Economics from The University of Wisconsin-Madison. More Info on LinkedIn

Sara E. Thompson

Associate Attorney
Ms. Thompson is a practicing attorney specializing in civil litigation with over 15 years of multi-sector experience. Ms. Thompson has previous experience in real estate management and a background in education as a licensed (K-12) ESL teacher in NYC public schools. Ms. Thompson holds a B.S. in Spanish and Literature from the University of Colorado at Denver, an M.S. in Education and Linguistics from The City College of New York, and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. More Info on LinkedIn

Marcia Stepanek

Journalist, Media Professor and CEO, BrandStories, Inc.
As a strategic communications agency founder, CEO and creative director, Ms. Stepanek has helped public and private sector leaders create new leadership and fundraising strategies and develop internal and external communications strategies to increase community engagement, public awareness and public/private resources for support. For the past 15 years, she has also designed and taught core communications and marketing classes for graduate nonprofit management and fundraising students at New York University and Columbia University. As a journalist earlier in her career, she won a variety of national awards, including a George Polk Award for Consumer Reporting and a National Press Club Award for Washington Correspondence. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. She holds a Master’s in journalism and communications from the University of Illinois and was a Knight Fellow in Communications at Stanford University.
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Anna Salim

Policy Advisor for the Association of Startup and SMEs Enablers of Kenya
Anne specializes in ICT for education, research consulting in monitoring and evaluation, project management, and product development. As an ICT for education specialist, she studies the growth and management of ICT Education implementation in mobile, eLearning, and offline learning. She was previously the Chief of Operations at Eneza Education and pioneered the R&D team. Ms. Salim holds a bachelor’s degree in business information technology from Strathmore University. Ms. Salim is currently pursuing graduate study in Education Innovation and Learning at the University of South Wales. She will earn her master’s degree in 2020. More info on LinkedIn

Larry Birch

Architect and Professor
Mr. Birch has more than 30 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing international development assistance programs. He previously served as Managing Director of Development at IREX. Mr. Birch has also served with USAID. Mr. Birch was an Associate Professor of Architecture and directed the Experimental Low-Cost Construction Unit at Florida A&M University. Mr. Birch has taught as a visiting professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and recently retired as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Mr. Birch Holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture Service from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. More info on LinkedIn