Hugh Calkins, MD Dr. Hugh Calkins is Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is an internationally recognized expert on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/ cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) and arrhythmia management.  

He received his MD from Harvard before training in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and in cardiology and electrophysiology at Johns Hopkins. After completion of his cardiology fellowship he joined the faculty and received further training from Dr Fred Morady at the University of Michigan.

Samuel Sears, PhD Leading authority in the world on the psychological care and quality of life outcomes of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Sam is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Cardiovascular Sciences at East Carolina University, and serves as the Director of Doctoral Studies in the Department of Psychology. In 2013 he was awarded the highest honor bestowed by the Governors of the University of North Carolina, the O. Max Gardner Award, given to the faculty member who has made the greatest impact to the welfare of the human race in the past year. 

Susan Hwang, MAPP Susan Hwang is an experienced leadership advisor and executive coach. She's worked closely with senior executives across technology, health care and financial services for more than 15 years. Her engagements with leaders at both large firms and startups benefit from her practical business acumen and background in behavioral psychology. Susan leverages years of experience as an executive helping grow SNL Financial, a young SAAS data platform, into a thriving multi-national. Susan is currently an investor and adviser to a number of startups and a Director at the Alliance of CEOs. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Virginia, where she was an Echols Scholar, and a Master's Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on positive organizational leadership and behavioral science.

Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD Author, researcher, speaker, and public science communicator. Scott is a humanistic psychologist at Barnard College, Columbia University where he explores the depths of human potential and teaches The Science of Living Well (Beginning Sp. 2019). Scott writes the weekly column Beautiful Minds for Scientific American, and hosts The Psychology Podcast,. Scott is the author and/or editor of 8 books, including Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, and Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and Harvard Business Review. In 2015, Scott was named one of “50 Groundbreaking Scientists who are changing the way we see the world” by Business Insider.

Jan Stanley, MAPP Business strategist who has developed leaders with Fortune 100 companies, Silicon Valley, universities, the US Army, NASA and Harvard Business School. Jan helps leaders and organizations identify and live their values while placing purpose and ethics at the center of their leadership actions. The result— leaders who inspire those around them to excellence in all they do. Jan spent seven years as a facilitator with the Penn Resilience Program developed by the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked with the United States Armed Forces training leaders in resilience skills to foster optimal individual and organizational performance.

Daniel Tomasulo, PhD Author and international speaker on mental health, group dynamics, intellectual disabilities, and positive psychology. Dan is a faculty member with the Spirit Mind Body Institute (SMBI) at Teachers College, Columbia University, and assistant instructor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology program. He is a regular contributor and resident expert for Psychology Today and PsychCentral.com, and in 2016 was honored as one of the top ten online influencers on the topic of depression.

Carlton Galbreath, MAPP Business professor, entrepreneur, growth (sales, marketing, & strategy) consultant, and the CEO of a virtual incubator program that focuses specifically on positive psychology ventures. His professional background is a mix of sales and finance. His formal education is comprised of an undergraduate degree in Marketing and Finance from Gonzaga University and a MAPP degree from Penn. He’s held roles at Boeing’s Defense Space and Security department in finance, at Tableau Software in small business and enterprise sales, at HubSpot in enterprise sales, in his own venture as a Co-Founder & CEO, and at Missoula College as a Program Director and tenure-track Professor.

Donna Hemmert, MAPP Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Positive Voices, a platform delivering science-backed, self-help strategies and practices via video and other media. She spent over 20 years in the Internet industry driving marketing programs, forming strategic multi-million-dollar partnerships, and leading high-tech companies (including Internet pioneers: Netscape Communication, PSINet, and InterCon). In 2012, she co-founded Positive Business DC, a 700-member organization dedicated to informing and inspiring leaders to increase well-being in the workplace. Donna has received her Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania. She embraces Michael Argast’s philosophy: “The difference between adventure and adversity is attitude.” and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children investigating the world.