Brandon Hankins
Professional paragliding pilot and founder of the Santee Certified Farmers Market, dedicated to finding those dopamine hits IRL through both high-altitude adventure and meaningful community connection.
Megan Sherer
Megan Sherer is a somatic therapist and self-care expert, author, speaker and founder of women's health platform The Self Care Space.
Alex Becker
Alex Becker is a researcher, former elementary school teacher, and mom focused on helping families protect childhood and navigate an increasingly digital world. She heads up Delco Unplugged and is Co-Leader of PA Unplugged.
Chris Sciullo
Chris Sciullo is a tech advisor for GDU, father of 4, the founder of Wildly Well and the H.E.A.L. method (Habits, Environment, Alternatives, and Limits), a modern digital wellness brand helping families live less online and more in real life.
Mia Ljunberg Nevado
Mia Ljungberg Nevado is Founder of the Look Up Movement, Global Representative for Scandinavia, and coordinator of amazing phone free experiences in Scandinavia
Emma Lembke
Speaker and youth digital advocate. Founder of LOG OFF Movement , and Co-Founder of Design it for Us and Tech(nically) Politics, Board Member with the Sustainable Media Center.
Kyler Kubik
Youth digital advisor. High school Senior, online gaming expert, TikTok challenge survivor, reformed hacker turned anti-cheat solutions specialist.
Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at The City University of New York and Founder of Wise Therapeutics, a digital therapeutics company translating cutting-edge science into digital tools for behavioral health such as the app, Personal Zen.
Kelley Cours-Anderson
Marketing professor at the College of Charleston, Researcher – Teacher – Consultant in Digital and Social Media Wellness.
Catherine Price
Science journalist, speaker, consultant and author of books including The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again. Catherine is also the founder of ScreenLifeBalance.com
Scilla Andreen
Author of Creative Coping Toolkit, Director and or Executive Producer of social impact films, Angst, LIKE & The Upstanders, Screenagers, Nevertheless, CEO & Co-Founder IndieFlix & founder IndieFlix Foundation.
Rodney Campbell
More In Common co-founder, corporate culture consultant, podcast host and business development manager at Microsoft
Larissa “Larz” May
Founder, #HalfTheStory non-profit organization and social media strategy consultant
Keith Richardson
More In Common co-founder, corporate culture consultant, podcast host and business development manager at Microsoft
Tiffany Shlain
Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards and author of the best-selling book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day A Week.
Tommy Sobel
Creator of the Phone Smart® Method and Superconscious Healing™,to help people unlock their highest purpose, prosperity, and peace.
Kim Anenberg Cavallo
Co-Executive Director of Operations & Development
Board Member
With 25 years experience raising money for nonprofit organizations, event planning and building community, Kim Anenberg Cavallo has been passionately focused on the intersection of social impact and digital wellbeing since she founded lilspace in 2016 — where the Unplug for a Cause® concept was born. Now a part of Unplug Collaborative, this program inspires people to spend their time offline being of service and is being incorporated in schools across the country through Unplug-A-Thons and a partnership with a fundraising platform that has helped schools raise over $2M.
In addition to serving as the Unplug Collaborative’s Board of Director’s, Executive Director, Kim works part-time, for her husband’s artist management and music production companies.
Claudia Erickson
Co-Executive Director of Programs & Partnerships
Board Member
Claudia Erickson is Co-Founder, Co-Executive Director of Programs and Partnerships and serves as the Board President. With a bachelor’s degree in social work and master’s in public health Claudia has over 30 years’ experience working in maternal child health for businesses such as San Diego State University, Scripps, Children’s Hospital, the San Diego Police Foundation and the San Diego Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her work experience spans various public health issues from STD prevention, immunization education, breastfeeding, cyber-safety and literacy. She started the Unplugged Village®, now an initiative of the Unplug Collaborative, to empower people to mobilize their communities to spend less time with technology, and more time increasing authentic human connection. Activities and events have included everything from craft and trivia nights, pop up comedy shows to unplugged dining nights and scavenger hunts. Claudia is available for digital well-being speaking engagements (online or in-person) as well as event activations. Contact her HERE for more information.
Becky Tahel
Brand and Marketing Director
With a background as a writer, producer, and performer, Becky Tahel has collaborated with top creators like Jay Shetty, Gabby Bernstein, Jake Paul, and Eric Andre, generating over 40 million views for brands worldwide. She’s the director/producer/host of the award-winning documentary American Birthright and co-runs Mannafest Media, where she helps brands clarify their essence and occupy unique impact spaces through strategic storytelling. A global speaker on content creation and self-actualization, Becky’s approach blends mindful tech use with ethical content creation, and she proudly wears the hat of “brand helicopter mom” for the Global Day of Unplugging. In her role as Brand and Marketing Director, she’s dedicated to amplifying the movement’s mission to reconnect people offline for real-world impact, fueled by her passion for human connection and digital well-being.
Jay Van Dyke
Technology Systems Manager
Jay Van Dyke is a musician, teacher, and technologist whose enlightening projects bring people together, forge new paths of understanding between divergent perspectives and celebrate the thrill of collaborative music. Jay is currently working as a freelance web designer and a technology / computer science teacher. In addition, he is an actively performing musician, songwriter, and recording artist who has worked with Grammy nominated artists and appeared on platinum-selling records. Previously, he was part of a team that created the Sand Noise Device (SND), an augmented reality musical sandbox. Jay began working with us as a web designer and has recently expanded his role to work on all things tech for NDU.