Andrew Crummy
Artist, Illustrator, Muralist, and Tapestry Creator
Dr Andrew Crummy MBE is a Scottish artist who is well known for designing and drawing large scale community arts projects such as The Great Tapestry of Scotland. He has also completed over 80 murals, these are community based that involve many people. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art Dundee, then Glasgow School of Art. He became an illustrator and then a muralist. Since 2010 he has designed many community based tapestries. His most recent project is the Cancer Tapestry, which aims to collect thousands of stories of how cancer impacted.on their lives.
David Ellison
Educator, Administrator, Mentor, Writer, and Community Activist
During his thirty-six-year career, David Ellison was a teacher, mentor teacher, school
administrator, education columnist and community activist. He worked in schools foreign
and domestic, public and private, grades four through college. He served as the New
Haven Unified and the American Council of School Administrators Region VI Teacher of
the Year in 1996. He has published four books including Bloodletting: Why Education
Reform is Killing America’s Schools.
Debi Lynes
Ph.D., Psychologist, Counselor, Interior Design and Aging in Place
Dr. Debi Lynes has an extensive career exploring the relationship between the physical environment and its influence on health and wellness. She has combined her 30 years of experience as an interior designer and 20 years in private counseling to hone her practice and is now respected as an expert in her fields. She is also a well-regarded television host of Lynes on Design, airing for 15 years, and Healthy Living, on-air for the last 8 years, and Girl Talk. Dr. Lynes completed her Ph.D. in Human Services and Counseling Psychology with an emphasis on counseling psychology, facilitative and supportive design as well as eating disorders and child and adolescent behavior. She is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI) in the field of sleep disorders and insomnia.
Fraser MacLean
Animation Skills Coordinator and Educator
In addition to being Animation Skills Coordinator at Escuela Escena, Fraser is also the author of “Setting The Scene: The Art & Evolution of Animation Layout” which was described by Total Film Magazine as, “….a museum, a film school and an art gallery all in one”. He has been working in commercial animation since 1987 and his screen credits include “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, “Space Jam” and Disney’s “Tarzan”. Fraser currently lives in Guadalajara and has taught at a wide range of different universities, colleges and art schools in a number of different countries - including Costa Rica, Norway, Scotland, Lebanon, Ireland and Austria.
Jose Cochegrus
Computer Scientist
esús Cochegrús is a Computer Science Engineer with +20 years of experience leading companies in video games, animation, and advertising. He worked on projects for Coca-Cola, Nike, Nintendo, and Audi (among many others). He directed the first Mexican company certified by Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation, and his team launched the first Latin American game to reach #1 on iTunes Mexico. Jesús has delivered +400 keynotes in 24 countries (America / Europe) for renowned management conferences (WOBI, MDRT, TEDx, YPO) and top international brands like Disney, BVLGARI, Coca-Cola, HSBC, SAP, and Walmart, among many others. His purpose: helping others become GAME-CHANGERS… the heroes of their own video game.
Kat Miller
Expert on Aging Gracefully and Fully
Kat Miller, MA, is passionate about promoting authentic aging. Dedicated to dismantling ageist narratives, she empowers individuals to embrace the inherent beauty of growing older. As the founder of Age Freely, she offers counseling, event speaking, and podcast guesting. Kat inspires us to cultivate fresh approaches to aging and dying that prioritize joy and inner freedom while acknowledging the true losses of aging. She is also the co-creator of the conversational card game, Older: A Renewable Life, available on Amazon.
Kat O'Sullivan
Transition Coach, Author, Speaker, and Podcast Host
Kat O’Sullivan is an author, speaker, podcast host, and transition coach. She is known for doing the seemingly impossible and helping others do the same. For over 25 years, Kat worked across sectors -- corporate, nonprofit, education, and privately owned businesses, providing a roadmap, support, and tools to bring their vision to life. Her new book, From Doubt to Do: Navigating Your Pathway to Possibility supports people wanting to make a significant transition to move toward the future just waiting for them to say, “Hell, YES!” to dreaming big, living boldly and creating a fulfilling life they will love.
Michael Nuschke
Retirement Futurist and Mexico Relocation Expert
Michael Nuschke is a Retirement Futurist and a “Retire in Mexico” expert.
Michael enjoyed a 35 year career as an investment and retirement advisor. He writes and
speaks about the future of retirement via his company RetirementSingularity.com
He is author of “The End of Retirement As We Know It” and chapters in two books about the
future including, “Anticipating 2025” and “The Future of Business: Critical Insights into a Rapidly
Changing World from 60 Future Thinkers”. He lives in Mexico and Canada, and is co-owner of FocusOnMexico.com – a business that helps educate people about moving to Mexico.