Monika Hudson, EdD, DBA, is an associate professor at the University of San Francisco, School of Management and is director of USF’s Gellert Family Business Resources Center. She is currently enrolled in the CFBA program, and her professional development is contributing towards the creation of a new Next Generation Institute at USF.

Tsitsi Mutendi, CFBA/CFWA, is an award-winning businesswoman with over twelve years of experience building her own successful businesses. Tsitsi is recognized globally for her business acumen and world class delivery. She is currently committed to working with African family businesses’ transition from generational wealth to generational legacies. Tsitsi was the 2020 recipient of the Waesche Family Scholarship.

Luz Leyda Vega-Rosado, PhD, is a full professor at Inter American University. Luz has been invited to participate in various research projects, including STEP (The STEP Project for Family Enterprising) and as Visiting Researcher at Monterrey TEC. Her books include Family Businesses in Puerto Rico: Challenges, best practices, and recommendations (Las empresas familiars en Puerto Rico: retos, prácticas exitosas y recomendaciones).

Lauren Bass, MBA, is the coordinator of the Family Business Institute at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business. She is a third-generation family business stakeholder, and she represented their firm in Hong Kong from 2003-2014. Lauren received her MBA from UVM’s globally recognized Sustainable Innovation MBA. She regularly consults for the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) to support early-stage entrepreneurs craft their own sustainability strategies and succession plans.