Theme: If you know, you know

This year's theme is If You Know, You Know - brash slang that at first glance doesn’t seem fit for fruitful conversation, but nevertheless resonates with those who wish to bring light to stories held in the dark.
Referring to street smarts or an inside joke, If You Know You Know is typically a concise way of deflecting a conversation or keeping someone out of the loop and unaware of the matter at hand, either to their betterment or to their detriment. Only a select few understand the context of the situation, generating bitterness or confusion in the incognizant. This leads to precisely the purpose of this theme- to inform the uninformed and acquaint the unacquainted. If You Know, You Know reveals narratives of insider secrets, hardship, failure, and behind the scenes endeavors that would otherwise be invisible to onlookers. By talking about these topics, our audience will have a new perspective on exclusivity, identity, and vulnerability.
So.. do you know?

Probasco Auditorium
2839 Clifton Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220
United States

Alexandria Lubans-Otto

Alexandria Lubans-Otto is the Managing Attorney for the non-profit, pro bono Immigrant and Refugee Law Center (IRLC) in Cincinnati. She is also an Adjunct Faculty at the UC College of Law where she teaches Immigration Law and Policy as well as Asylum and Refugee Law. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law, Alex worked as a public defender, a special victim’s prosecutor and as a trial attorney at her own law firm before joining IRLC. Alexandria is originally from Boulder, Colorado and now lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband, Tom, and their menagerie of pets.

Kyle Key

Kyle holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education, both from the University of Cincinnati. He has worked in Higher Education for nearly a decade, and finds that his experience in the field of mental health is invaluable when working with students at major transition points in their lives. Modeling vulnerability has become a key facet in how he teaches, especially when it comes to difficult subjects. In addition to destigmatizing mental health struggles, he is also interested in the impact of social systems on groups of people—as well as how to make gradual, positive change to those systems over time. In his personal life, he is married to an incredible partner; together, they are always planning new travel adventures while still making meaningful time for friends and family.

Lina Itenberg

Lina is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati Medical Sciences program and a life-long learner. A big part of Lina’s identity is her twin sister, who has shaped her character and constantly exemplifies courage, selflessness, and perseverance (Lina sees her as more of an older sister than a twin). In the little spare time that she has, Lina enjoys running, dancing, cooking, baking, and yoga. The past few months, Lina has also picked back up playing piano and loves to compose original music and play some of her favorite songs.

Marianne Lewis

Dr. Marianne Lewis is the Dean of the University of Cincinnati Lindner College of Business and is a distinguished professor of management with a wealth of experience in higher education. Dr. Lewis also recently released her new book Both/And Thinking with Wendy Smith this past year.

Matt Chalmers

Dr. Matt Chalmers is a health and wellness expert, author, and speaker who specializes in the areas of long-term wellness, nutrition, women’s health, weight loss, athlete wellness, and holistic healing. With a client list that includes professional athletes, business executives, politicians, and celebrities, Dr. Chalmers takes a holistic-based approach with patients to identify and treat the source of their issues. Medical doctors regularly refer patients to Dr. Chalmers when traditional medications and treatments aren’t working with their patients. Dr. Chalmers works with patients to identify, treat and manage a wide variety of issues, including weight loss/gain, digestive problems, chronic fatigue, pain, injuries, celiac disease, chiropractic problems, fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, and plantar fasciitis. He also provides patients with hormone therapy guidance and treatment. Dr. Chalmers is the author of the bestselling book “Pillars of Wellness,” which helps readers cut through the information overload about wellness, exercise, and diet to figure out the actions they can take that will have the greatest impact. The book details how to fuel the body physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Olivia Riggs

Olivia Riggs is a graduating senior at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Pre-Law Criminal Justice with a minor in Africana Studies. Olivia is extremely involved on campus by being the CECH President, participating in B.A.C (Black Arts Collaborative) poetry and dance team, serving as the Vice President of the only black female honorary on the University of Cincinnati campus: The Lambda Society, and by being the Vice President of the United Black Student Association. She is also the 42nd Miss Black Cincinnati, a huge honor and commitment she is excited to assume. After graduation, Olivia plans to take two study abroad trips and then start her journey at law school. After law school, she wants to start her own business and mentor young black women in her community. Some of Olivia’s hobbies include painting, working out, reading, dancing, poetry, working on her mentorship programs, and producing her podcast "Uplifting With Liv", where she talks about real-world problems and her ideas as a black woman. Her favorite quote is “I am deliberate and afraid of nothing” by Audre Lorde.

Shanna Stryker

Dr. Shanna Stryker is a physician double-boarded in Family Medicine and Psychiatry who is a clinician and advocate serving Cincinnati's immigrant/refugee and LGBT communities. When not providing clinical care, she is involved in graduate medical education with the University of Cincinnati and in community-based participatory health equity research. She has been working collaboratively with the Immigrant & Refugee Law Center since 2019 to provide evaluations for clients seeking asylum or other legal assistance related to immigration.

Tatiana Tsoir

Tatiana is an award-winning Accountant, bestselling Author, Speaker and Business Expert. A fervent believer that the key to happiness lies in entrepreneurship, Tatiana encourages and empowers entrepreneurship and side-hustles at every age. Over the last 18+ years, Tatiana has used her expertise in tax planning and price psychology to help hundreds of businesses become more profitable, stabilize cash flow, and pay less in taxes through a combination of no-cost growth strategies, tax reduction, operational planning, and commitment to excellence. Tatiana now focuses on supporting individuals in building a business that changes lives, including their own. Tatiana is a frequent speaker at conferences, is the author of "Dream Bold, Start Smart: Be Your Own Boss & Make Money Doing What You Love" and host of the podcast Talk to Tatiana in which she has conversations with world experts about their entrepreneurial journey. Tatiana has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, US News & Report, Business Insider, GoBankingRates, Bankrate, CBS, The List, The Daily CPA, NTD, Thrive Insider, and National Speaker Association.

UC Vocaholics

Founded in 2014, the Vocaholics are the University of Cincinnati's premier a cappella group. Composed of students with a burning passion for performing and making music, our members come from all years of school and from almost every college at the University. We pride ourselves on being a self-run machine; by doing our own choreography, writing our own scores, and producing our own videos. We engage our audience through an emotional journey of music. Although each song you witness means something a little different to each member, we pride ourselves in giving you the dynamic, united performance of a lifetime.