Rebecca Friedman: From History to Public Humanities
DR. REBECCA FRIEDMAN is the Founding Director of the Public Humanities Lab (PHL) and a Professor of History at Florida International University.
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Underwater with Dr. Shelby Thomas
Dr. SHELBY THOMAS, PhD (b.1996) is the CEO & Founder of Ocean Rescue Alliance International (OCAI). Dr. Thomas is an ocean solutionist who specializes in marine conservation and restoration.
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The Goldman Touch
JANET GOLDMAN is the Founder and Chairwoman Emeritus of Goldman Properties. She is also an artist, teacher, and the founder of Janet Golman Designs, which morphed into FRAGMENTS.
JESSICA GOLDMAN SREBNICK is the co-chair of Goldman Properties, the creative real estate firm with a storied history in developing thriving global destinations across the United States such as SoHo in New York City, Center City Philadelphia, Miami Beach, and Wynwood.
Xavier Cortada: A Socially Engaged Artist in 2025
Miami’s pioneer eco-artist, XAVIER CORTADA, has created more than 150 public artworks, installations, and collaborative murals across six continents. The Florida Artists Hall of Fame inductee is the only artist to create work at both of the Earth’s poles.
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Joy Glidden: From DUMBO to CPAL
JOY GLIDDEN is best known as the co-founder of the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival (1997) and the founder of the DUMBO Arts Center (1998). She was the director of New Orleans-based nonprofit Louisiana ArtWorks (2007–2010), founding director of PBS Art Index TV (2010–present),and senior advisor to the Northern New England Museum of Contemporary Art (NNE MoCA) as well as the Northern New England Artist Legacy Project (NNE ALP) (2017–2020). Glidden is the founder of the Center for the Preservation of Artists’ Legacies (CPAL) (2020–present)
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