Lola Vision Systems

Tayo Adesanya is the Founder and CEO of Lola Vision Systems, a fabless semiconductor
company building mission-critical AI chiplet architectures for defense, aerospace, and
autonomous systems. As a proud Purdue University alumnus, former track and field Big Ten
Champion and NCAA All-American athlete, Tayo leads the development of advanced modular SoCs
that integrate secure RF communications, multimodal sensor fusion, and high-performance AI
compute to enable autonomy in contested environments.

Under his leadership, Lola Vision Systems has forged strategic partnerships with U.S. defense
innovation hubs and industry leaders, including a multi-year CRADA with NSWC Crane Division,
letters of support from major primes, and collaborations across the Microelectronics Commons.
Tayo’s vision extends beyond defense: he is spearheading efforts to diversify semiconductor
design talent through workforce development initiatives in Africa, beginning in Nigeria.

A technologist and ecosystem builder, Tayo blends deep technical expertise with strategic
vision — driving the convergence of AI, secure edge compute, and sovereign semiconductor
manufacturing to shape the future of resilient autonomy.

Lumina Foundation

Erin Archer is Vice President, Finance & Investments, and Chief Financial Officer at Lumina Foundation, where she oversees the foundation’s $1.5 billion endowment. Previously, she worked at several higher education institutions, first as Director of Investments, then as Treasurer, and finally as CFO. Before joining the non-profit sector, Erin worked as an equity analyst at various banks in the US, the UK and South Africa. She has an AB and an MBA from the University of Chicago and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Cummins, Inc.

Paul Bautista leads the Enterprise Platforms organization and is responsible for the end-to-end technical foundation of Cummins internal and externally facing digital systems. Prior to this role Paul served as the Executive Director for Digital Software Engineering, responsible for the design and development of customer-facing software that enhances the capability of our products. He served from 2018-2021 as the Executive Director of the IT Operations Team where he was responsible for Enterprise IT operations for all Business Units, Functions and India, China and Latin America regions across Cummins. He joined Cummins in 2016 as a divisional CIO as the Executive Director of Power Systems and Corporate Engineering IT where he drove and delivered business enabling IT solutions for the then newly formed Power Systems Business Unit.

Paul is a 2021 graduate of the Cummins Executive Development Program, which is a multi-year, intensive leadership development program that is intended to help prepare leaders to face the major challenges and opportunities of senior leadership at Cummins. Prior to joining Cummins Paul was with GE for 15 years holding executive leadership roles of increasing responsibility in the information technology, engineering, and supply chain functions with his last 8 years in the Power Systems, Aviation, Oil & Gas and Transportation business units. Paul is Six Sigma Black Belt with more than 30 years’ experience in business transformation, hybrid cloud solutions, architecture, application development and engineering. In addition, Paul has founded and grown 3 successful businesses as an entrepreneur over the course of the first 10 years of his career.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Xavier University.

Purdue University

Stephen P. (Steve) Beaudoin is a professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, where he serves as co-lead of the Purdue Engineering Initiative in Defense Innovation (PEI in DI) from the College of Engineering, and as the Founding Director of the Purdue Energetics Research Center (PERC). Under his guidance, PERC has grown to have more than 200 ITAR-eligible student, faculty, and staff participants, and is the largest academic research center of its kind in the U.S. Beaudoin is known for his work on powder and particle adhesion. He has published more than 100 manuscripts in the refereed literature and made more than 200 technical presentations in this area. His current focus is adhesion, mixing/formulation, manufacturing, and additive manufacturing, all targeting energetic materials. Beaudoin has developed multiple educational programs on defense-related topics to serve various DoD partners. Beaudoin earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT in 1988, an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1995.

Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Bian specializes in biomedical informatics and health data science — interdisciplinary fields
focused on leveraging data, information and knowledge to drive scientific discovery, problem-
solving and decision-making — all aimed at improving human health. He has a diverse
background in data harmonization and integration, AI/machine learning, causal AI, natural
language processing, ontology development and evaluation and software engineering. Dr. Bian
brings extensive experience in developing real-world data infrastructure, informatics tools and
systems, as well as applying advanced AI and data science methods to analyze and interpret
multimodal clinical and biomedical data. His work is unified by a focus on harnessing
heterogeneous data and knowledge resources and translating them into actionable applications
that enhance human health.

Dr. Bian previously served as the Chief Data Scientist and Chief Research Information Officer for
University of Florida Health, as well as the Chief Data Scientist for the OneFlorida+ Clinical
Research Consortium, among other notable roles.

Google

Rex Brown is a Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager at Google. He proactively engages
with governments and has led scaled AI partnerships including public-private partnerships
focused on free AI training. He has represented Google in speaking engagements with policymakers, regulators, think tanksand industry groups in the US, EU, and APAC on issues including generative AI.

He has 15+ years of experience at leading technology companies. Prior to Google, he held global
policy, partnerships, and product management roles at Meta and Pinterest. Rex is completing a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence at Purdue University (expected December 2025) and holds a B.S. in Business Management from San Diego State University.

Purdue University

Ignacio Ciampitti, a quantitative agronomist with a focus on the integration of digital agriculture in the context of complex farming systems, he is currently serving as the co-director of the Institute for Digital and Advanced Agricultural Systems (IDAAS) and a full professor in the agronomy department. With a strong academic foundation and industry experience, Ciampitti’s research explores integration of plant processes within the agricultural systems with data science, remote sensing, crop modeling and developing of digital agricultural tools. In addition to his full-time position, Ciampitti is an editor for European Journal of Agronomy, a technical editor for Crop Science Journal and serves on the editorial board for Field Crops Research, Remote Sensing, npj Sustainable Agriculture, and Nature Scientific Data journals.

Senior Data Science Manager at Corteva Agriscience

Navin Elango is a Senior Data Science Manager at Corteva Agriscience. He leads the Advanced
Modeling and Artificial Intelligence team in Corteva R&D, focusing on building transformative
data science and AI solutions that accelerate innovation in seed and crop protection product
development. He is passionate about leveraging data and AI to solve complex agricultural
challenges and enhance global food security.

Navin holds an M.S. in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics. With over two decades
of experience in data science, he has led multiple high-impact AI/ML initiatives that have
empowered both the Seed and Crop Protection businesses. These include gene discovery,
formulation development, predictive safety, bioprocess optimization, and manufacturing. His
contributions earned him the distinction of Corteva Laureate — a recognition of his exceptional
impact on the company’s digital innovation efforts.

Augustana University

Peter Folliard leads Augustana University’s innovation portfolio, driving the integration of generative AI, immersive technologies, and digital transformation across the institution. His work bridges technology, academic leadership, and organizational change to advance student success and faculty innovation. An accomplished conductor and recording producer, Folliard has held positions with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and the United States Air Force Band, and has produced more than 40 commercially released albums. At Augustana, he teaches a first-year seminar, Welcome to the Future, which challenges students to earn Google Cloud certifications while experimenting with and reflecting on emerging technologies, including AI, VR, and quantum computing.

AgriGates

Daniel Foy is the Co-Founder and CEO of AgriGates, a US-based company pioneering precision
livestock technologies that combine wearable, camera, and audio data with edge computing
and machine learning to improve animal welfare, sustainability, and data value at the farm level.
He is also the Chair of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) Working Group on
Sensor and Standards Development for Research Activities (SENSTARA), where he leads an
international team of researchers developing and communicating standard operating
procedures and data frameworks to enhance the accuracy, reproducibility, and interoperability
of behavioral and biometric data in farmed animals.

Originally from rural Ireland and a graduate in Applied Pharmacology (the study of
drugs/nutrition interactions with living systems) from University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Daniel
is now based in Philadelphia and is a US citizen. He brings a unique perspective, having grown
up in farming and food systems and worked for over a decade in AgriTech. Through AgriGates,
he now advances cutting-edge data infrastructure and a deeper understanding of livestock
animals in new and more comprehensive ways, paving the way for the future of AI on the farm.
His work spans collaborations with leading universities, research centers, and industry partners
across North America and Europe, establishing trusted, farmer-centric data systems that
support sustainable production, welfare auditing, and digital supply chain transparency.

A recognized voice in the field, merging the data and tech world with the agriculture domain as
we prepare for greater use of AI, Daniel also serves as an Industry Representative to the
Precision Livestock Farming Study Commission at EAAP, and He is an active contributor to the
National Institute of Animal Agriculture.

Director of UpSkill America

Haley Glover is the director of UpSkill America, an initiative of the Aspen InstitutemEconomic Opportunities Program. Prior to joining the Institute in July 2022, Glover was a senior program manager at
Amazon, where she led college programming for associates on Amazon’s Career Choice team, supporting associates to earn a college degree.

Before January 2022, Glover served as Lumina Foundation’s strategy director for state action and equity. In that role, she led Lumina’s efforts to mobilize states to support student success and reduce racial disparities in credential attainment.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary education, English, and American history from Franklin College in Indiana. She earned a master’s in liberal arts from St. John’s College Graduate Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a master’s in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University

Indiana Department of Transportation

Alison Grand is the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Legal Counsel at the Indiana Department of
Transportation. Alison is the executive sponsor of INDOT’s AI initiatives. She also has private
sector experience working with technology firms in a variety of positions including, Chief
Financial Officer, General Counsel, and Vice President of Regulatory and Legal Affairs. Alison
holds a Bachelor of Music in classical flute performance from Vanderbilt University and a Juris
Doctor from Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

Director of Data Science Hub, Digital Farming Solutions, Bayer Crop Science

Her passion to help solve the most challenging problems in agriculture by helping farmers meet the
demands of the growing population without bringing new land into cultivation has fueled Guerin’s nearly
twenty-year career applying data-driven solutions at Bayer Crop Science. She earned a PhD in
Biostatistics and has been a leader at Bayer Crop Science in the Regulatory Sciences team, Global
Commercial organization, and now Digital Farming where she leads the development of statistical and
AI-driven predictive analytics for precision agriculture tools. These tools provide farmers with an entirely
new kind of product experience which can help them increase yield and improve profitability, farm more
efficiently, and manage risk

VP IT, Chief Enterprise Business Architect
Eli Lilly and Company

As the Chief Enterprise Business Architect for Lilly’s global Tech team, Charlie defines and drives the tech strategy to accelerate delivery of high-value and innovative tech solutions that power Lilly’s business growth. He leads a talented team of innovative technologists who leverage AI and enterprise tech capabilities to create and shape solutions that improve customer experience, accelerate research and development, enhance data analytics, and increase operational efficiency.

During his more than 30 years at Lilly, Charlie has been a software leader focused on delivering digital innovations in pharmaceutical drug development across many therapeutic areas. Most recently, he was responsible for enabling excellent patient experiences through clinically-relevant, digital health software and devices. He has also led technology programs in R&D and Global Infrastructure, and is a Six Sigma Blackbelt.

Charlie earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Systems Analysis from Miami University. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife and they have three grown children.

Purdue University

Dr. Lindsay Hamm is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Sociology at Purdue
University. With a Ph.D. in Sociology from North Carolina State University, Dr. Hamm specializes
in advancing pedagogical practices that prioritize critical thinking, ideological diversity, and
student voices. Her recent work explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and education,
including projects on leveraging AI for enhancing student feedback, classroom engagement, and
faculty-student partnerships. Dr. Hamm recently served as Purdue’s Innovation Hub AI Fellow,
with extensive experience leading initiatives on AI literacy and its ethical integration into
learning spaces. Her contributions to AI in education have been featured in Purdue News,
EDUCAUSE, and Government Technology. Beyond her research, Dr. Hamm has received several
awards for teaching excellence, including the 2025 Purdue College of Liberal Arts Award for
Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher.

Director of Engineering – Artificial Intelligence

Jim Katter has worked at Caterpillar for over 28 years in various engineering and manufacturing
roles. He is currently the Director of Engineering – Artificial Intelligence. Jim leads a team that
creates Artificial Intelligence solutions for the product development and manufacturing
environments in Caterpillar. Jim holds 3 degrees from Purdue University (BSEE 1992, MSIE
1994, and PhD IE 1997) and is also currently a mentor for a Purdue Data Mine project (LLM-
powered product data analyzer).

Google Public Sector

Colleen Lynn is an accomplished and innovative leader with a proven track record of driving
strategic initiatives and fostering collaboration across diverse teams. She is adept at
streamlining operations, enhancing service delivery, and implementing transformative
technology solutions, with expertise in navigating complex regulatory landscapes and managing
large-scale projects within the public sector. Her experience includes leadership roles at Google
Public Sector, the Colorado Office of Information Technology, the Colorado Department of LaborColleen Lynn is an accomplished and innovative leader with a proven track record of driving
strategic initiatives and fostering collaboration across diverse teams.

She is adept at streamlining operations, enhancing service delivery, and implementing transformative
technology solutions, with expertise in navigating complex regulatory landscapes and managing
large-scale projects within the public sector. Her experience includes leadership roles at Google
Public Sector, the Colorado Office of Information Technology, the Colorado Department of Labor
and Employment, and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.

Boeing

Dr. Dragos Margineantu is Boeing’s Senior Technical Fellow and Artificial Intelligence Chief Technologist, leading AI research and engineering across the company. His work focuses on AI for safety-critical systems, autonomous flight, anomaly detection, reasoning under uncertainty, and the assurance and certification of AI-based decision systems. A pioneer in ensemble and cost-sensitive learning, he has contributed foundational research to statistical testing of learned models and AI assurance methods. His recent work on certifiable AI systems for aviation safety was featured in Aviation Week & Space Technology (Sept. 2025). Dr. Margineantu has served as principal investigator on multiple DARPA projects, Action Editor for the Machine Learning Journal, and keynote speaker at the 2024 KDD Conference. He earned his Ph.D. in Machine Learning from Oregon State University.

Principal Fellow, Software Engineering
Advanced Capabilities Lead, L3Harris SAS Segment

Jason McDonald is a Principal Fellow with a focus on Software Engineering, specializing in
Software Architecture, DevOps, and Agile Development. Jason currently leads the Advanced
Capabilities group which includes cutting-edge AI/ML solutions for products and engineering
efficiencies, digital transformation and PLM, and embracing Model-Based and Agile Engineering
practices.

Previously, Jason spearheaded the Software Engineering strategy for L3Harris and oversaw more
than 1,500 software engineers who supported multiple sectors of the business, including Space
Systems, Robotics, Avionics, and Communications.
In addition to his strategic role, Jason is instrumental in driving the adoption of Agile
methodologies at L3Harris across the program lifecycle and value stream, fostering
collaboration and accelerating time to field.

Jason has been an NDIA ADAPT member for over 5 years and participated as a panel member
for the DoD Software Acquisition Pathway at the NDIA SE Conference in 2020 and the “Blending
the Best of Major Capability Acquisition and Software Acquisition Pathways” panel at the NDIA
SE Conference in 2025.

Director of Corporate Business Development for the Purdue College of
Agriculture

Dr. Samantha Miller is Director of Corporate Business Development for the Purdue College of
Agriculture where she works to connect the wider business community with Purdue’s elite
research teams through creative partnerships. Miller brings wide ranging experience across
many agricultural sectors together with direct experience in higher education to build effective
programs across the college.

Prior to joining Purdue University, Miller worked in regulatory and communications roles for Corteva
Agriscience and Beck’s Hybrids. Miller was previously tenure track faculty at Oklahoma State
University and also served as AAAS Congressional Fellow in the US Senate.
Miller earned her Ph.D. in Agronomy at Purdue University and her B.S. in Plant Science-Agronomy from the University of Florida. She was honored to be named Distinguished Agriculture Alumna by the
Purdue College of Agriculture in 2023.

Associate Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics at
Purdue University

Shaoshuai Mou is the Elmer Bruhn associate professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics at
Purdue University, and co-directs Purdue’s Institute for Control, Optimization and Networks
(ICON) with Shreyas Sundaram. With 100+ affiliated faculty members from 15+ departments
across Purdue University, ICON brings together leading experts to pursue innovative solutions to
grand challenges in autonomous and robotics systems, with applications in drones, self-driving
vehicles, precision agriculture, space autonomy, advanced manufacturing, intelligent
transportations, and so on.

Mou received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Yale in 2014, worked as a postdoc researcher at MIT, then joined Purdue University as a faculty member in 2015. His research has been focusing on advancing research in physical AI, autonomy and robotics, based on integration of control, optimization and networks with AI and machine learning. His research has contributed significantly to various projects funded by government agencies (ONR, DARPA, ARO, AFRL, NSF, NASA, DOE, DOT) and industry (Northrop Grumman, Rolls-Royce, Saab). Mou also serves as faculty co-lead for Purdue’s three new professional master’s programs, i.e. M.S. in Robotics, M.S. in Autonomy, and M.S. in IoT. 

Assistant Professor in the School of Applied and Creative
Computing Purdue University

Dr. Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski is an Assistant Professor in the School of Applied and Creative
Computing with a courtesy appointment in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue
University. Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the MIT Schwarzman College of
Computing’s Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) and in the MIT Media Lab’s
Personal Robots Group. Her work explores responsible design of robots and AI systems through
co-design and participatory design approaches, in industry and other contexts, working with
roboticists, co-designers, and policy thinkers. Anastasia received her PhD in media arts and
sciences from MIT, focused on equitable technology design, and received her bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan, focused on
engineering design processes and idea generation.

Regenstrief Institute

Dr. Patzer is the President and CEO of the Regenstrief Institute, a non-profit research organization that seeks to translate evidence-based research into the real world. In this role, she oversees the Regenstrief Center for Health Services Research, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Center for Aging Research, a Health Data Standards Office, and Regenstrief Data Services, which maintains exclusive access to research data for Indiana’s Health Information Exchange data. She also oversees the Regenstrief Office of Strategic Innovation focused on AI validation, safety, clinical adoption, and real-world evidence generation. Trained as an epidemiologist and health services researcher, Dr. Patzer has a strong focus on healthcare access, quality of healthcare delivery and healthcare outcomes. Her research investigations center around key areas such as healthcare quality, health systems interventions, and health policy evaluations.

Purdue University

Dimitrios Peroulis is the senior vice president for partnerships and online at Purdue University. In this role, he leads the offices of Industry Partnerships, Global Partnerships, Engagement, and online programs. He is also the Reilly Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 2019-23, he served as the Michael and Katherine Birck Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering and was a special advisor to the dean of engineering on online learning.

Peroulis’ research interests are focused on the areas of reconfigurable systems, plasma RF electronics and RF-assisted lyophilization. He has been a key contributor in developing high-quality, widely tunable filters and novel filter architectures based on miniaturized high-Q cavity-based resonators. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2008. He is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellow and has co-authored more than 450 journal and conference papers. In 2019, he received the Tatsuo Itoh Award, and in 2014, he received the Outstanding Young Engineer Award from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society. In 2012, he received the Outstanding Paper Award from the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (ferroelectrics section).

KnowledgeWorks Foundation

Katherine Prince leads KnowledgeWorks’ exploration of the future of learning and stewards the organization’s strategy around engaging people with education transformation. As Vice President, Foresight and Strategy, she leads a team of professional futurists who explore possibilities for education and help people grapple with change. Katherine also collaborates across KnowledgeWorks to define, implement and monitor the impact of KnowledgeWorks’ publication and engagement strategy. She holds a BA and an MA in English as well as an MBA and is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists and a Salzburg Global Fellow.

Vice President of Talent at TechPoint

Sally Reasoner is Vice President of Talent at TechPoint, one of the branded initiatives of the
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP). She first joined TechPoint early in her career,
where she launched the nationally recognized Xtern program. She went on to help build the
Ascend Network at Ascend Indiana, connecting thousands of Hoosiers to meaningful careers in
partnership with employers and higher-education institutions.

Most recently, Sally spent four years at The Heritage Group, leading enterprise-wide talent
transformation across a diverse family of businesses. Now back at TechPoint, she focuses on
working with employers across the state to understand their needs and create pathways that
connect people to high-wage jobs.

An Orr Fellowship alumna and graduate of DePauw University, Sally has built her career across
CICP’s initiatives with a consistent focus on employer-driven strategies that expand opportunity
and strengthen Indiana’s future.

Indiana Economic Development Corporation President

Josh Richardson serves as President of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation within the Indiana Commerce Vertical under Secretary David Adams. He previously served as Commissioner and Chief of Staff at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), where he held various leadership roles since rejoining the agency in March 2018.

Richardson has an extensive background in public service. He began his career with the State of Indiana, serving in multiple roles at DWD and in the Office of Governor Mitch Daniels as a Policy Director. Under Governors Mitch Daniels, Mike Pence and Eric Holcomb, he held several key positions within DWD, including Director of Indiana’s Unemployment Insurance System.

Between his two stints at DWD, Richardson worked at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies’ Integrity Center, where he advised states on reducing fraud and improper payments in unemployment insurance programs. A native of Blackford County, Richardson earned his undergraduate degree from Ball State University and his law degree from the McKinney School of Law.

Partners for Public Good

Denise Linn Riedl is the incoming Head of Public Sector Technology for the Partners for Public Good (PPG) where she will build a team to support IT/AI change management initiatives for state and local governments. Before joining PPG, Denise was the Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) for the City of South Bend under Mayors Pete Buttigieg and James Mueller. As South Bend’s CIO, she led IT, cybersecurity, data, digital services, smart city, and customer experience verticals. Under her tenure, South Bend achieved What Works Cities Gold status, a Mira Award, and recognition as the #1 Digital City in its population bracket. Earlier in her career, Riedl held roles at the City Tech Collaborative, the Smart Chicago Collaborative, and the Federal Communications Commission. Riedl received her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her M.P.P from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Executive Vice President, Data and AnalytiXIN

Darshan Shah serves as the executive vice president of Data and AnalytiXIN for the Central
Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP). Previously, Shah worked for CICP’s life sciences initiative
BioCrossroads as senior vice president and chief data officer where he strategically guided
healthcare and life sciences organizations with a variety of initiatives at the health-data
intersection.
Prior to joining CICP, Shah served as chief data officer for the State of Indiana and executive
director of the Management and Performance Hub (MPH). As a result of his leadership, MPH is
a national leader in transforming state government through the use of data and analytics. In
addition, he has held roles at OurHealth (now known as Marathon Health), Deloitte Consulting
and Eli Lilly and Company. Shah earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Indiana University Kelly School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Purdue University.

Google Workspace

Drew began his career as a Fulbright Fellow in Spain where he taught in a bilingual high school
and organized community service programs. He then moved to Fort Worth, Texas and taught
dual-language elementary school through Teach for America.
In 2014, Drew started his Google adventure, combining passions for education and technology
and working with K12 school districts to effectively deploy and utilize Google for Education
solutions. Today, he leads a team that partners and collaborates with k12 and higher education
organizations across North America to leverage Google tools to positively impact the way
students, faculty, and staff work and learn.

Ball State University

Brandon Smith is the Associate Vice President of Information Technology Strategy and Creative
Innovation at Ball State University, where he provides leadership for the Digital Corps and
University Media Services. He champions a culture of innovation and collaboration, aligning
multimedia and emerging technologies with the university’s strategic goals.

The Digital Corps is a student-led on-campus agency that provides a creative and collaborative
work environment for students, helping them develop professional skills in multimedia and
emerging technologies. Brandon has been a pivotal force in its development for nearly 20 years,
seeing it through tremendous grown and campus impact. In addition, University Media Services
provides professional video production and broadcast services to the university and the public,
creating a comprehensive media ecosystem for the entire campus community.

Brandon earned degrees from Ball State University and Temple University. His professional
experience includes a magical start with the Walt Disney Company, followed by an award-
winning role with Ball State’s Electronic Field Trips program producing educational television
programing at premier museums and national parks across the country.