- Mark L. Louden, Professor of German Linguistics and Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Naomi Nagy, Professor of Linguistics, University of Toronto
- Antje Petty, Associate Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Mike Putnam, Associate Professor of German and Linguistics, Penn State University, Pennsylvania
- Joe Salmons, Lester W.J. “Smoky” Seifert Professor of Germanic Linguistics and Director of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Maralyn Wellauer-Lenius, an internationally known author, columnist, and professional genealogist (with a special interest in Swiss migration) who has lectured extensively throughout the United States and Canada.
- Beth Zurbuchen, Director/CEO of the Swiss Center of North America, New Glarus, Wisconsin