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Bruce Auster is NPR's Senior Director for the Collaborative Journalism Network. He is at the center of an effort to transform the public radio system and establish a new way for NPR and the newsrooms of hundreds of NPR Member Stations to work together.

Michael is a technology executive with 20 years of experience leading innovation teams and consulting in big tech (Apple, Samsung, SunPower, Google/Nest) and in startups (Dropcam, and Boulder-based minuteKEY).

The Reverend Marc D. Smith, Ph.D. is a retired Episcopal priest having served congregations in Colorado and Missouri. Following a 35-year career in health care academic and executive leadership, he was ordained priest in 2011, served two parishes in St. Louis, Missouri and was the bishop’s deputy for violence prevention in the Diocese of Missouri. Smith has published more the 60 articles, books and abstracts on health and medical care topics and is the recipient of $29 million in competitive research and educational grants. He also has consulted with the U.S. Senate, Republic of Latvia, corporations, and health care systems. Smith lives in Longmont, Colorado with his wife Debbie, an elder law and disability attorney.

Host, Executive Producer, Idea Man, and Top Dog of State of the Re:Union, Al Letson has received national recognition and built a devoted fan base with soul-stirring, interdisciplinary work. He established himself early in his career as a heavyweight in the Poetry Slam Movement, which garnered artistic credibility and renown. Performing on a number of national, regional and local stages including HBO's Def Poetry Jam, CBS's Final Four PreGame Showand commercial projects for Sony, the Florida Times Union, Adobe Software, and the Doorpost Film Project, Al has honed his professional voice and artistic sensibilities into a unique brand that is all his own. After winning the Public Radio Talent Quest, Al received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create three episodes of his public radio show concept State of the Re:Union. His company finished their first grant in August of 2009 and has just been awarded one of the largest public radio grants every given to a single project to produce a full season of shows.