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Stephanie Klixbull, M. STEM Edu. is an international, national, and state award winning elementary educator who spent over nine years in the classroom, educating students in science, math, and engineering. She started her career teaching science as a Performing Educator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Stephanie then moved to a formal education setting by teaching science and math for fourth and fifth grade students in a Title 1 school located in South Carolina. In 2017-2021, Stephanie then moved on to teach a special STEAM class called IDEA Lab to students in PreK-5th grade in Summerville, South Carolina. Stephanie taught elementary robotics and Computer Science as well. She was the creator and program director of the school’s K-12 hydroponic lab. Students received a farm to table experience by donating lab vegetables to the school’s cafeteria for implementation of healthier lunch options. In 2018, Stephanie received the Max E. Lundquest Outstanding Young STEM Educator Award from the International STEM Educator Association for her curriculum in early childhood STEM. That same year, she was also awarded as the state’s Teacher of the Year from the state of South Carolina Independent Schools Association. In 2021, Stephanie left the classroom to relocate to Washington D.C. as she was selected to complete a national fellowship through the Department of Energy as a Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. During her fellowship, Stephanie was placed with the Department of Defense at Carderock Naval Surface Warfare Center. For her 11-month term, Stephanie was the lead developer and creator of over 16 hands-on elementary science lessons and directed multiple educator professional development relative to DoD STEM careers and the realistic engineering solutions centered around the Navy. As a national educator fellow, Stephanie also contributed to initiating collaborations and partnerships among federal agencies about STEM education. Throughout her career, Stephanie has been an advocate for STEM education and the workforce to be equally accessible for all students, including students who have learning and physical disabilities. Stephanie struggled herself as a child due to her own learning disabilities. However as a young learner, Stephanie’s resource teachers helped promote her love for learning with hands-on science activities. Stephanie believes that her passion for STEM education and enthusiasm for learning derives from her own early childhood experiences. Thus has been the catalyst for her inspirational career as a STEM specialist. Currently, Stephanie is at the College of Education at Penn State University. As the Elementary STEM Specialist, Stephanie continues to develop STEM curriculum for students and promoting professional development opportunities for educators across the state of Pennsylvania. Stephanie enjoys being a motivational speaker to educators and to organizations who take charge in shaping the STEM Pipeline.
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Bo-Dean Sanders was born in Jacksonville, Florida where he and his siblings were raised by their single mother. He learned his values by attending his grandmother’s Baptist church. His love of sports began while watching college football on Saturdays and NFL games on Sundays. In 1981–1982, Bo-Dean represented Jean Ribault High, his all-Black high school, as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) athlete of the year in football. Bo-Dean started his college football career in 1984 as a walk-on at Cheyney University, the oldest Historically Black College-University (HBCU) in America. He transferred to Villanova University where he played football on a majority white team (Villanova had previously dropped football after the 1980 season but reinstated it in 1984.) In 1989, he earned his varsity jacket and ring and became the only male on his mother’s side of the family to receive a four-year, Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Lieutenant Colonel Oakland McCulloch, U.S. Army (Retired) Retired Lieutenant Colonel Oakland McCulloch is an internationally recognized keynote speaker and the author of the 2021 release, “Your Leadership Legacy: Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be”. Both his leadership talk, and his book are based on his 40+ years of leadership experience in combat, peacekeeping operations, disaster relief operations and in the board room. Oak highlights principles that will benefit today’s leaders and inspire the l Oak highlights leadership principles that will benefit today's leaders and inspire the leaders of tomorrow. There is NO discussion of theory in this presentation. We will discuss what every leader can do every day to improve their leadership skills and abilities. We will examine what it takes to become the leader you were meant to be – a Servant Leader. Oakland McCulloch graduated from Northern Illinois University and received his commission as an Infantry Officer through the Reserve Officer Training Course in 1986. In his 23 year career in the Army Oak McCulloch held numerous leadership positions in the Infantry and Armor branches. He assisted in disaster relief operations for Hurricane HUGO in Charleston, South Carolina and Hurricane ANDREW in south Florida. His operational deployments include Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Peace Enforcement Operations in Bosnia and a Peace Keeping deployment to Kosovo. He held instructor positions at the US Army Ordnance School, the US Army Command and General Staff College, the Australian Command and Staff College, University of South Alabama and Stetson University. LTC McCulloch retired from the Army in September 2009 with over 23 years of active service and joined the staff at the Bay Area Food Bank as the Associate Director. He was also the Vice Chair for Military Affairs on the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Mobile Rotary International Club. LTC McCulloch left the food bank in December 2010 to become the Senior Military Science Instructor and recruiter for the Army ROTC program at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. In October 2013, he became the Recruiting Operations Officer for the Eagle Battalion Army ROTC program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he has more than doubled the size of the program in 6 years. Cadet Command selected LTC McCulloch as the top recruiting officer, out of 274 recruiters, for 2019. LTC Oak McCulloch published his first book in February 2021 – “Your Leadership Legacy: Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be”. LTC McCulloch earned a Bachelor of Science degree in History from Northern Illinois University in 1987 and a Master of Military Arts and Science in History from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 2002. He received thirty-one military service awards including the Bronze Star, eight Meritorious Service Medals and the Humanitarian Service Medal.
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Björn Schneider is Managing Director / CEO of „construktiv“ – one of Germany’s leading marketing agencies – and has been advising many major companies and renowned brands in the field of digital marketing and e-commerce for more than a decade. Besides his primary role at construktiv, Björn Schneider has been involved in various Web3 projects such as building virtual worlds, virtual influencers, NFT and digital fashion ventures. As one of the leading Web3 & NFT experts in the German-speaking world, he was appointed by the highly respected German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW) as Co–Chair to the „Economy – Business Models and Ecosystems“ lab within the newly founded Immersive Experiences committee. He is a guest lecturer for „E-Commerce & Online Marketing“ at FOM University and also serving the German Übersee-Museum as a Digital Advisory Board Member.
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Born and raised in New York, the son of immigrant parents, Donald was drawn to healthcare at an early age, inspired by watching his mother work as a nurse. In his nearly twenty years in healthcare, Donald has worked as a critical care nurse in both the hospital and transport settings, emergency room nurse, paramedic, flight nurse, and organ transplant coordinator. He has worked throughout the United States in diverse settings ranging from inner-city trauma centers to rural critical access hospitals. Donald has always been a gifted communicator. He is able to discuss and break down complicated clinical and health policy issues in an objective, relatable, and easy-to-digest manner that resonates with audiences across the socioeconomic spectrum. This was recognized by the producers of the hit Netflix show Emergency NYC, who featured Donald prominently throughout the series. Donald is also a skilled writer and is currently working on a draft for his first book.
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Toiya Sosa is Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Riverside Health System where she is responsible for the ongoing development, implementation, and oversight of the organization's diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy. Prior to this role, Sosa was a community leader and public affairs leader at GEICO where she had oversight of partner relations and philanthropic investment, media relations, and government relations for the VA, NC, TN region. Sosa is a Director for the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Vice Chair of the United Way of South Hampton Roads African American Leadership Society, a Director for the Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, and Chair of the Virginia UNCF Leadership Council. Sosa has been recognized with the 2022 UNCF M.A.S.K.E.D. Award, the 2020 Tidewater Humanitarian Award from the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, the James V. Koch Award from the Urban League of Hampton Roads and was named to the Inside Business Power List from 2019-2021. Sosa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from Norfolk State University, a Master of Business Administration from Strayer University, and a Master of Arts in Law from Regent University. Sosa was trained by the National Diversity Council as a Certified Diversity Professional (NDCCDP).
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Hello, my name is Safir. As a Founder & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant, I have extensive experience creating inclusive workplace environments and promoting diversity within organisations. With a background in International Business and a passion for social justice, I have honed my skills in developing customised strategies to address issues of diversity and inclusion. My experience includes founding and leading a successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consulting firm, where I am helping numerous organisations build more diverse and inclusive cultures. I am working with clients across a variety of industries, including technology, social entrepreneurship, and finance, and am helping them attract and retain diverse talent, create inclusive policies and practices, and foster a sense of belonging among employees. In addition to my consulting work, I am also designing and conducting workshops, conference speeches, and keynotes on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. My expertise in this area has been recognised by industry leaders and I have been invited to speak on panels and provide training to organisations on diversity and inclusion best practices. As a Founder & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant, I am committed to promoting social change and creating more equitable workplaces. I am passionate about helping organisations create cultures that celebrate diversity and promote inclusivity, and I am excited to work with companies that share this vision.
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Alex spent his formative years growing up on a cattle farm in the Western Cape, South Africa. After completing studies in Marketing and Business Management, he joined the world-renowned Londolozi game reserve for 23 years where he worked as the environmental manager, presented for the marketing team, and conducted specialised safaris. Alex’s greatest fascination is the traditional skills of wildlife tracking. He has dedicated much of his life to learning the ancient skill, eventually qualifying as one of a handful of tracker assessors in 2004 – the youngest ever to achieve this feat. Over the last two decades Alex has tracked jaguars in the Amazon jungle, bears in California, grizzlies and wolves in Montana, Pumas in Patagonia and the famous black-mane lions of the Kalahari. Alex is the Director of the Tracker Academy, an award-winning NGO which trains unemployed people in the traditional skills of tracking. He is also the director and shareholder of EcoTraining, the largest private guide training school in Africa. In addition to his conservation work, Alex has conducted diversity training leading courses aimed at facilitating a better understanding between black and white people working in corporate South Africa. Alex and Renias continue to work together in the bushveld, as well as to conduct motivational presentations in South Africa and abroad. Their inspirational presentation, The Power of Relationships, has relevance for both local South African as well as international audiences. Alex is the co-author of two bestselling books called The Tracker Manual and Changing a Leopard's Spot
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Dennis C. Miller, is the Chief Executive Officer of Moppin’ Floors to CEO, an inspirational motivator speaker, leadership coach and successful author. Dennis is also the Founder and Chairman of DCM Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized expert in nonprofit leadership executive search and board and leadership performance coaching with more than thirty-five years of experience working with nonprofit board leadership and chief executives across the country. In addition, he is a sought-after motivational speaker, retreat facilitator and leadership performance coach. Dennis’ experience working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations and business trade associations has provided him with the knowledge and insights to understand the competencies required of today’s nonprofit leadership. As the former president and chief executive office of Somerset Medical Center and Foundation, his reputation as a respected healthcare executive resulted in numerous honors, including Business Leader of the Year, Citizen of the Year and achieved the status of Fellow in the American College of Health Executives and Regent’s Award for his contribution to the healthcare executive field. I have achieved great success but what makes me unique is what I had to overcome to become successful. Homeless at 24, living in a YMCA, cleaning bathrooms for the local Ramada Inn, and realizing I needed an education and wrote every college president in my state a letter expressing my interest in going to college. Graduate Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University and then Columbia University School of Public Health with high honors and became a CFO 10 years after cleaning bathrooms. Progressed in my career to being the top administrator at the age of 38 of a large catholic medical center, a seven year run as a successful corporate officer of a publicly owned company and becoming president and CEO of another medical center where they experienced the largest growth in their history. Started DCM Associates in 2007 and today we are a top national firm providing nonprofit leadership executive search and board and leadership performance coaching. My autobiography “Moppin Floors to CEO: From Hopelessness and Failure to Happiness and Success” shows us all that even a troubled kid from New Jersey can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, make it to the top and live a happy and fulfilling life.
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Marc A. Ross is an accomplished geopolitical strategist and communications executive with a proven ability to shape public affairs and increase cause awareness for global business issues using global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications. Marc specializes in navigating today's interconnected business environment with geopolitical intelligence, strategic planning, economic diplomacy, and communications and has extensive experience with global Fortune 100 companies, trade associations, and national political campaigns in the US and UK. Marc has worked on a wide range of assignments, acts as a senior consultant on many of the firm's retained accounts, and takes an active role in special project work. He has extensive experience in thought leadership, public affairs, and global communications for trade associations, as well as leading advocacy operations, fundraising programs, and marketing efforts for corporates, nonprofits, and political campaigns, many for the highest offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. Ross' communications work includes serving as a spokesperson and primary media liaison for engagements with top-tier global media outlets, reporters, columnists, editors, producers, and thought leaders based in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia as well as accountable for issue monitoring, strategic planning, and global communication management of international commerce and public affairs issues. He has worked with C-suite executives, board members, and senior staff trade association leadership to develop key messaging and talking points, conduct government testimony preparation, media training and engagement advice, craft issue briefs and economic white papers, compose press releases, and ghostwrite opinion editorials. He has managed in-house teams and outside vendors to execute internal and external high-frequency communication efforts utilizing the web, email, audio, video, social media, paid media, custom content, magazines, press conferences, and events. Ross' work in government relations and international policy has allowed him to work on many diverse public policy issues, such as global climate change, national energy policy, natural resource management, auto retailing, intellectual property, technology antitrust and competition, the NATO 50th Anniversary Summit, US-China commercial relations, and international trade. His experience working with several startups and entrepreneurs has also allowed him to provide expertise and guidance on marketing, business development, finance, and strategy. Ross has an MBA with an emphasis on global commerce from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. He is the founder of Caracal, a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, and he founded Brigadoon, a global network of
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Camille Hildebrand is an addiction, recovery and treatment expert. At 17 years old, Camille Hildebrand found recovery from her addiction. Six years later, she opened the only private all-womens facility for substance abuse and trauma in Northern California. With 12 years of personal and professional experience in the mental health and substance abuse treatment industry, she is an expert on addiction and mental health treatment and recovery, prevention efforts for teens/young adults, and founding and operating a large business as female entrepreneur in a male dominated industry.
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I help leaders transition from stress to inner well-being, from control to inspiration and influence. Helping them to understand how to motivate people & create high-performing culture. Background: - Master's in Economics, - Certified Professional coach - Leadership and Executive coach - Certified change consultant - ICG Leadership Coach of Year 2020 Finalist BIO: Alex is CEO and Leadership Head Coach at The Mentoring Effect. Alex’s vision is to raise more conscious leaders and move from ambitions to meaning to create performance, psychological safety and inner well-being . She is a visionary and has the quality to bring out the best in people and uncover their full potential. She wishes all leaders and emerging leaders understand how to inspire, influence and empower their people. With more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, she grew her own businesses in a range of different global markets including Europe, Thailand, Bahamas and now Australia. Alexandra invested in educating herself by learning from masters of coaching, behaviour and neuroscience and coaches such as: R. Pearson, T. Robbins, J.C. Maxwell, Professor Schein, J. Peterson. Success built overtime for The Mentoring Effect, but her creativity, passion, hard work and determination to learn and grow her company continued to win over client after client. The Mentoring Effect doubled the size in 2022 and continues growing and expanding internationally. Alexandra is highly experienced in the preparation of success coaching, ontological coaching and leadership strategies to help clients achieve sustainable growth. Alexandra loves to work with people and knows how important it is to be educated in human behaviour, thinking and emotional fitness to achieve higher performance in any industry and any career path. With the ongoing study of human behaviour, thinking and neurolinguistic programming she has shaped her international and multicultural business experience into a mentoring profession with extra focus on high performance and the creative implementation of strategic thinking and mindset shift. She has decided to share her experience and knowledge with leaders and entrepreneurs and help them to unlock their full potential, perform and achieve desired outcomes. _____________________ Introducing concepts such as "Conscious leaders, servant leaders, humble leadership, inclusive behaviours, thinking, work ethics, emotional fitness, mindset shift and critical alignment model for strategic & critical leadership thinking. Taking the audience through amazing realisations how we create our reality and our emotions. What standards, attitudes we have, how we live our values and how those elements are influencing others, our environment, everyday life and our results. They will experience a lot of AHA moments and experience transformation through the story of a low-performance team to experience a high-performance culture where you are fulfilled and feeling like you belong.
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