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Danny Powers

Danny Powers is from Kansas City and has always had a deep passion for the oceans. He is currently a junior, majoring in Marketing and Economics at Xavier University. Danny's drive for innovating and finding new solutions to problems is something he hopes to bring to the issue of global climate change. He plays for the Xavier Ice Hockey team and is an avid spike-ball player.

David Constantine

David Constantine is an entrepreneur out of Buffalo, NY. With his entrepreneurial mindset, he is determined to make a difference in one of the world's biggest ongoing issues. David is a junior entrepreneurial business major at Xavier University. He is vice president of the university's squash team and is a dedicated Buffalo sports fan.

Michael Arens

Michael Arens is a social entrepreneur from St. Louis. He is currently a junior Entrepreneurial Business major at Xavier University. Michael would like to dedicate his career toward developing innovative and creative solution to some of the world's most complex environmental problems. He plays for the Xavier ice hockey team and is a fan of new music and films.

Rhea Elcock

Rhea Elcock challenges her audience to see mathematics differently from the way it is usually portrayed. Originally from Honolulu Hawaii, she attended Xavier University where she received her B.A in Mathematics and engaged in a yearlong study of how culture plays a role in understanding mathematics with the Bruggeman Fellow. Passionate about solving problems like racism, sexism and classism, Rhea seeks to use her lense as a mathematician to nurture a better world.

Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher

Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher has been an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Xavier University since 2017. Being a German citizen, he received his B.A. in Economics from Bamberg University in 2008 and completed his M.Sc. in International Economics and Economic Policy at Frankfurt University in 2010. He also earned a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Georgia. His research interests are broad, ranging from Development Economics to Health Economics. The common denominator in all his work is the pursuit of causal relationships, rather than correlations.