Theme: Green Light

A 'Green Light' commonly signals the idea "GO!", which initiates movement, allowing for new paths to be traveled, and promoting action.

525 E University Street
Wooster, Ohio, 44691
United States

Ansley Coale

Professor and Entrepreneur

Ansley has taught a graduate seminar on Tacitus’ Histories and Roman Numismatics at UC Berkeley, served as apprentice to a dhow-builder on Lamu, walked from Lahoul to Cham, renovated Victorian buildings in San Francisco, co-founded the Germain-Robin distillery/brand, performed Argentine tango before paying audiences, founded the marketing company Craft Distillers, participated in the creation of the Maison Surrenne, Mezcalero, and Low Gap brands, and walked three times from Oaxaca to Juquila. Ansley is a real renaissance man, who is constantly reinventing himself. He currently lives on Eagle Rock Ranch in Mendocino County with his beloved son Augustín.

Bruce Hendrick

CEO of RBB Systems and Author of "On My Own, Recollections of an Unlikely CEO"

The author of "On My Own, Recollections of an Unlikely CEO", Bruce grew up facing significant mental illness in his family. He spent his life learning to cope with and then to overcome these challenges. His book is an honest and often humorous retelling of the boyhood adventures that led to the resiliency and resourcefulness that prepared him to lead others. Bruce has spent 15 years at RBB Systems where he is CEO and owner. He is an honoree of the 2015 Smart Business Magazine "Smart 50 in NEO." Bruce serves on the boards of a number of private and public organizations.

Hannah Jackson

Slam-Poet, Writing Consultant

Hannah Jackson, known to the Wooster community as 'Bird', is a sophomore English major and Africana Studies minor from Newark, New Jersey. Bird works in the Writing Center as both a front desk receptionist and a Writing Consultant, providing advice to students seeking help with their written assignments. She currently acts as Co-President of the on-campus poetry organization, "Word of Mouth", as the Co-Historian of Women of Images, and as a veteran performer in Wooster's resident slam poetry team, "KnoEye Slam".

Kyle Sleeper

Co-Founder Now Labs

Kyle's background is in Science, Technology and Society, with focuses on nuclear energy and civic epistemology. He is the Co-Founder of San Francisco- based Now Labs, a strategy firm helping companies identify and validate market opportunities and launch new products from concept to commercial success. He is an entrepreneur at heart, having started three companies, a chapter of a fraternity, and serving as an advisor to several funded startups. He is interested in global capital flows, nutrition, energy technologies, curing digital isolation, and making. shit. happen.

Marvin Mathew

CEO of StartupMIG

Marvin Mathew is an American entrepreneur, startup adviser, and student of Mixed Martial Arts. He is the CEO of StartupMIG, where he builds companies for people with ideas that don't want to leave their day jobs. Marvin actively supports ecosystems of innovation and entrepreneurship in cities and has worked with the United Nations on this mission.

Mike Lauber

Owner of Tusco Display

Mike Lauber is a native of Massillon OH, graduated from the College of Wooster in 1980 (Economics/English) and later earned his MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. After brief internships with Smuckers and Mellon Bank, Mike joined the family manufacturing business, buying one of the divisions from the family in 1992. Today, Tusco Display is a leading designer, engineer and producer of custom store fixtures for retailers like Land’s End, Victoria’s Secret, Toys’R’Us, Panera Bread and Meijer as well as brands like Michelin, Carhartt, American Greetings, Therma-Tru Door and Primo Water. Mike has received numerous awards, including: the 1991 US Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) Award for his “leadership in HIV/AIDS education in the workplace”; named 2005 Tuscarawas County Citizen of the Year and inducted into the Point of Purchase Advertising Hall of Fame in 2008.

Paroma Palchoudhuri

Physics and Mathematics Major at The College of Wooster, BioBus Volunteer

Paroma Palchoudhuri is an international student at The College of Wooster from Calcuta, India. Paroma is about to complete her undergraduate degrees in Physics and Mathematics at the college. While studying the sciences, she has completed various research internships at premier science research laboratories such as the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN. In addition to her love for research, she remotely volunteers at BioBus, a non profit organization that engages young minds with an immersive laboratory environment to facilitate scientific engagement.

Prathama Nabi

Campaignmanager for Black Male Achievement's Accelerator

Prathama manages the Campaign for Black Male Achievement's Accelerator - the nation's only accelerator supporting high performing organizations working to improve the life outcomes of black men and boys. She leads the Accelerator's operations and program implementation, cultivates external relationships and collaborates with funders and major stakeholders in the field of black male achievement. Her other work has involved building a life outcomes dashboard for black men and boys, authoring social impact case studies, and providing strategic recommendations to consulting clients on performance measurement and financial sustainability strategies. Prathama is a Bangladesh transplant living in Boston since 2007. She came for college, fell in love with the city, and never left.