Information Gone Wild: Conversations from the Field podcast is hosted by Maurice Coleman, Essraa Nawar, and Paul Signorelli.

Maurice Coleman

Maurice Coleman is an educator, keynote speaker, and podcast host based in Maryland. He has facilitated numerous training and leadership coaching sessions internationally for many organizations. His clients include the Sacramento Public Library, Lyrasis, the American Library Association, the California Library Association, Florida Library Webinars, Urban Libraries Unite, Library Works and the Ontario Library Association. Since 2008, Coleman has also hosted and produced the long-running empowerment podcast T is for Training.

Essraa Nawar

Essraa Nawar is a librarian, podcast host and the assistant dean for Library DEI Initiatives and Development at Chapman University in California. Her articles have been published in the Huffington Post and the Orange County Register, among other places, and she gave a popular TEDx Talk at the Technical University of Munich about how to feel empowered in a diverse world. Nawar has her own show, “Salon Essraa: The TV Show Telling Inspiring Stories One Egyptian Expat at a Time,” and Forbes recently selected her to be the face of its campaign celebrating Arab-American heritage. She’s a graduate of the San José State University School of Information.

Paul Signorelli

Paul Signorelli is a San Francisco-based writer and podcast host who facilitates interactive presentations and workshops on a variety of topics. He serves as library advocacy training project manager for the California Library Association, and is director of social media on the Association for Talent Development South Florida Chapter Board of Directors. Signorelli is the author of “Change the World Using Social Media,” and co-author of “Workplace Learning and Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers.“