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Judges & Mentors

WMGIC x NATO is pleased to announce the following distinguished judges and mentors for this Countering Disinformation Challenge.

In a nutshell, mentors will rotate through several university teams to give expert advice, offer feedback, and answer questions. Judges will evaluate a series of presentations using the following criteria: feasibility & effectiveness, creativity, privacy, sustainability, and fiscal pragmatism.

It is an honor to have these judges and mentors with us.

	Alex Anvari Alpine Race Coach, Stratton Mountain, VT
	Fabio Biondi Researcher and Director of the Operational Cyber Int. Course, NATO CCDCOE
	Lindsay Blount Project and Business Manager, Military and Veterans Affairs, William & Mary
	Eric Brown Senior Research Scientist, Global Research Institute, William & Mary
	Chris Burdett Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University
	Michael Dick Visiting Professor of Practice, Lewis B. Puller, Jr., Veterans Benefits Clinic, William & Mary Law School
	JD Due Executive Director, Center for Military Transition, School of Business, William & Mary
	Robin El Kady Data Scientist, Information Environment Assessment Team, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO Headquarters
	Amy Ertan Cyber and Hybrid Policy Officer, NATO Headquarters
	Kay Floyd Director, Whole of Government Center of Excellence, William & Mary
	Kira Graves Director of Critical Thinking Enterprise, G-2, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
	Christine Hines Vice President for Artificial Intelligence, Analytics and Automation, ManTech
	Vladimíra Hladíková Assistant Professor, Faculty of Mass Media Communication, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius
	Margaret Hu Professor of Law and Director, Digital Democracy Lab, William & Mary Law School
	Anna Hurajova University Lecturer and Researcher, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius
	Kathleen Jabs Special Assistant for Military & Veteran Affairs, William & Mary
	John G.L.J. Jacobs Director, Atlantic Forum
	Bernie Kaussler Professor of Political Science, James Madison University
	John Linantud Professor and Coordinator of Political Science, University of Houston-Downtown
	Teresa Longo Associate Provost for International Affairs and Executive Director of  the Reves Center for International Studies, William & Mary
	Elizabeth Losh Professor, American Studies, William & Mary
	Oana Lungescu Principal Spokesperson, NATO Headquarters
	Trish Martinelli Executive Director, Defense Entrepreneurs Forum
	Keith Masback Owner & Principal Consultant, Plum Run LLC
	Robert McMath Senior Analyst, Information, Intelligence, Cyber, Electromagnetic Warfare, and Space (I2CEWS) Operations and Technologies, Janus Research Group
	Ben Miller CWMD & CBRNE Senior Manager, Defense Mission Area, Noblis
	Dobril Radoslavov State Expert, Defense Policy Directorate, Ministry of Defense, Bulgaria
	Paula Redondo Programme Officer for Russia and Central Asia, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO Headquarters
	John Ringquist Senior Defense Officer/Defense Attaché for Angola and Sao Tomé and Principe, United States Army
	David Rowe Fulbright NATO Security Studies Scholar and Visiting Fellow, German Marshall Fund
	John Scherpereel Professor of Political Science, Coordinator of the Modern European Studies Minor, James Madison University
	John Scott COO and President, Ion Channel
	Chris Shenefiel Adjunct Lecturer, Applied Cybersecurity, Computer Science Department, William & Mary,  Security Research Principal Engineer, Cisco Systems
	Daniel Shin Cybersecurity Researcher, Center for Legal and Court Technology's (CLCT), William & Mary Law School
	Anthony Stefanidis Professor of Computer Science, William & Mary
	Elis Vllasi Lecturer, Simon Fraser University and NATO Field School
	Jonathan Ward Retired U.S. Diplomat, U.S. Departments of State and Commerce
	Anna Wheeler Strategic Initiatives Lead, Leidos
	Roger Yee Managing Partner, outcome/one

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