Clara M. Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University Library.  Email: cmchu at llinois.edu
Interests related to Cuba: Information needs and use, cultural heritage and cultural identity of Chinese diaspora

Barbara J. Ford, Mortenson Distinguished Professor Emerita, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University Library.  Email: bjford at llinois.edu
Interests: libraries and information

Faye V. Harrison, Professor of African American Studies & Anthropology
Interests related to Cuba: racial and gender disparities, Afrofeminismo, and expressions of “citizenship from below,” African diasporic and pan-Caribbean identity among Afro-Cuban women

Helaine Silverman, Professor, Department of Anthropology & Director, CHAMP (Collaborative for Cultural Heritage Management and Policy).  Email: email: helaine at illinois.edu
Interests related to Cuba: cultural heritage, heritage management, World Heritage cities

Antonio Sotomayor, Assistant Professor and Librarian of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.  Email: asotomay at illinois.edu
Interests related to Cuba: History of Cuba concerning religion, sport, U.S. imperialism, and relation with Puerto Rico during the first half of the twentieth century.