Our Team

Meet the Team

Louis Finney

Director and Co-founder
B.S. Electrical Engineering ’20
Would give a TEDTalk about what he learned from heart disease. Recommends Simon Sinek’s “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.”

Yasmeen Atta

Associate Director
B.S. Nursing ’21
Would give a TED Talk on how Palestinian children are impacted under the current occupation. Recommends Amal Kassir’s “The Muslim on the Airplane.”

Elizabeth McLaren

Associate Director
M.A. Communication ’20
Would give a TED Talk on using TED Talks in the ELA classroom. Recommends Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Danger of a Single Story.”

Parker Dow

Student Advisor and Co-founder
B.S. Mechanical Engineering ’20
Would give his TEDTalk on triplet identity. Recommends Scott Tillema’s “The Secrets of Hostage Negotiators.”

Chris King

Community Development
B.A. Business Administration ’22
Would give a TED Talk about the effect of media on childhood development.   Recommends Brene Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability.”

Megan Socha

Community Development
B.S. Biomedical Engineering ’20
Would give a TEDTalk on why social justice matters. Recommends Simon Sinek’s “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.”

Michael Chitko

Events and Logistics Chair
B.B.A Operations and Supply Chain Management ’19
Would give a TEDTalk called “The Core of Happiness.” Recommends Justin Baldoni’s “Why I’m Done Trying to be Man Enough.”

Veronica Maniak

Marketing Co-Chair
Biomedical Sciences ‘21
Would give a TED Talk on social media’s affect on human connection. Recommends Tim Urban’s “Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator.”

Katherine Reis

Marketing Co-Chair
B.A. Marketing & International Business ’20
Would give a TED Talk about why everyone should care about environmental conservation & climate change. Recommends Mel Robbins’s “How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over.”

Alex Malitas

Finance
Finance and Business Analytics ‘21
Would give a TEDTalk on the impact of individual and group culture on success. Recommends Steven Kotler’s “How to Open up the Next Level of Human Performance.”

Alexis Ramirez

Speakers Co-Chair

Cierra Griffin

Speakers Co-Chair

Kelsey Otero

Faculty Advisor
Associate Director, Social Innovation at Marquette’s 707 Hub

As of September 2019, we are not seeking additional team members. Check back later!