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Legally blind from a young age, David D’Arcangelo, is one of our nation's preeminent leaders on disability, public policy, government and our human condition. David’s distinguished career includes serving as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB,) Council Member of the National Council on Disability (NCD), Director of the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD,) being elected three times as City Councilor At-Large and his current service as a Member of the Board of Directors for the National Industries for the Blind. As a Gubernatorial appointee, David served MCB & MOD and led both agencies through extensive modernization and innovations that produced positive results for people with disabilities. As a Presidential appointee, David served NCD, which is an independent federal agency that plays a leading role in crafting disability policy, and advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies on disability policies, programs, and practices. David is known for his innovative ideas. He championed groundbreaking and transformative projects that led to increased independence and self-determination for people with disabilities. David’s experience is deep and includes service in the Governor’s Office, Massachusetts State Senate, and multiple executive agencies. Additionally, David is a trailblazer for people with disabilities by both serving as an elected official who openly identified as a person with a disability and being the first openly identified person with a disability to reach a statewide ballot when he was the 2014 GOP nominee for Secretary of State. The Council of State Governments (CSG) recognized David as one of the 30 Leaders in the United States Impacting Disability Policy in their Capitol Ideas Magazine celebrating 30 years of the ADA. David also served on the national “Work Matters” Task Force, which designed a framework for states to use in workforce development for people with disabilities. David’s extensive speaking skills include presenting at the National ADA Symposium, the American Enterprise Institute, the National Governor’s Association State Learning Lab, and numerous other conferences, meetings, and events. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the 2022 Toll Fellowship from the Council of State Governments; Marquis Who's Who in America 2021; I Migliori Government Service Award, Pirandello Lyceum, 2019; Community Collaborator of the Year Award, Career Collaborative, 2017, and others. One of David’s ideas was recently selected into the competitive 10X process, Project #11: Connecting the Vocational Rehabilitation Data Landscape. Aligning his leadership with social responsibility, David has extensive experience within non-profit leadership and is owner of Arc Angel Communications LLC.
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A public speaker in the fields of motivation as well a work ethics based on my experiences in Malaysian politics and the managements of my constituency and state. I am a born and bred Penangite as well as a proud Malaysian who seeks to make a difference. I also used to lecture Business Communications as well as the English Language prior to my political career. I am a former elected State Assemblyman for the constituency of N.25 Pulau Tikus as well as a former director in both Penang Hill Corporation and Penang Tech Centre.
$1,501 - $5,000
Matthew Thomas Sommers, a native of Forrest City, IA, was born on May 18, 1986. He now resides in the vibrant community of Eagan, MN. His life is a harmonious blend of professional excellence and dedicated family life. As a pharmacist, medical writer, and editor, he excels in the healthcare field while also embracing the roles of a devoted husband to his wife and a loving father to their two cherished daughters. His journey into the world of knowledge commenced with his academic pursuit, culminating in his graduation from the renowned University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2011. His passion for learning continued to be the driving force throughout his career. He diligently honed his practical pharmacy expertise, focusing on behavioral health management. With over 12 years of experience, he has amassed a wealth of knowledge, spanning clinical responsibilities and managerial roles. An innate entrepreneur, he embarked on the ambitious journey of establishing a pharmacy from the ground up. This endeavor required exceptional courage and unwavering determination. Beyond his role as a pharmacist, he embraced the mantle of a preceptor, guiding and mentoring the next generation of pharmacy professionals. He harnessed his love for education in medical writing and editing, aiming to empower individuals with the knowledge and confidence to navigate their healthcare journeys. His professional journey also led him to the dynamic field of clinical work, primarily focusing on behavioral health. This transition underscores his adaptability and unwavering commitment to expanding his knowledge and expertise in the ever-evolving healthcare landscape.
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Steven Camps is an engineering manager at Showpad. Steven leads teams and teaches other leaders to effectively collaborate and communicate. His presentations and webinars combine experience with passion for corporate culture.
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Laura Magner's expertise lies in the areas of creative thought and critical thinking. Creativity is often misunderstood or misappropriated. With specific thinking tools- every person can solve problems better. Sessions with Magner focus on these thinking tools and how to apply them to your every day life and career. Magner taught public school in the metro Atlanta area for 30 years. She taught primarily upper elementary school students in gifted resource classes, as well as many years in regular education and middle school accelerated math. She holds a BS Ed, MS Ed, Ed S. Magner has published nine titles focusing on teaching creativity, teaching various content creatively, and thinking critically. She has been a guest speaker on these topics at conferences across the country.
$1,501 - $5,000
SEO Organic will provide the right engine to improve your visibility in Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. and to lead the right traffic to your website.
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Meet Kyle Ann, a wordsmith whose journey from dedicated mother and career woman to published author defied conventional blueprints. As the visionary force behind Embrace Your Muse Creative Writing Workshops, Kyle brings her knack for dissecting the intricacies of tapping into your imagination to a platform engineered to awaken the dormant writer within you. As an inspired author, she offers uniquely tailored strategies rooted in the science of imagination as it relates to learning style, preventing the shackles of perceived writer's block and keeping the creativity flowing while remaining in your current Work-In-Progress (WIP). Kyle Ann believes Your imagination can and will lead you to your writing potential. Her approach to coaching transcends mere technical guidance; it's a holistic endeavor that encourages clients to dig deep into the human psyche, providing a nurturing environment for them to explore and express freely. With a focus on connecting you with your innermost self, Kyle Ann helps you craft narratives that are not just compelling but profoundly authentic and impactful by giving you permission to allow yourself to “enter the silly.” Her methodology is a seriously fun way to explore your imagination. In the world of writing, which is cluttered with subjective voices, let Kyle Ann guide you in liberating your creative muse, ensuring that your stories don't just add to the noise but resonate with authentic creativity.
$1,501 - $5,000
SJ Janjua (they/them) is the founder and consultant of Empowered for Equity Consulting, LLC. They spent several years teaching high school level English in the United States and abroad at the start of their career, and eventually left the classroom in pursuit of a master's degree. They obtained their master's degree in International Education from George Washington University and served as a classroom observer, curriculum developer, and teacher trainer in the years following. As a result of working at Higher Achievement, a mid-Atlantic based out-of-school time program, they began doing formalized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work in the education space. Currently they work with schools and non-profit organizations on LGBTQ+ inclusion, creating and fostering spaces for belonging, culturally responsive teaching, and more! Contact them to today for more information on their offerings and booking them for a speaking engagement!
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Tifara Knowles is a published writer and performance poet, oral historian, and activist with roots in Southern Georgia. She began transcribing her stories as a child, sharing her dreams in front of an audience in her home church and in front of her classmates at assemblies at the age of 9. Tifara has built a personal brand on the advancement of Black American history, cultural preservation, art activism and community relations. She began competing as a performance poet and saxophonist in middle school, winning regional and state awards arranging jazz and spoken word composition pieces by the age of 12. She played saxophone in her family’s band, recording a saxophone album, radio and television performances and became a church pianist at age 15. She began writing original poetry in 2013 at the beginning of her undergraduate career at the University of Georgia. Tifara was selected to share a TEDx talk to an audience of 1,500 on the power of the spoken word as a tool for healing. Tifara was the inaugural fellow at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre in Accra, Ghana for the Women’s Institute. The KAIPTC is an international research institution commissioned by the Ghana Ministry of Defense where scholars from all over the world come to receive training in peace and security operations. Sponsored through a research grant from the Office of the Provost of the University of Georgia, Tifara spent three months in Accra executing gender policy projects, studying peacebuilding, and facilitating workshops for military staff. She also continued her study of oral storytelling and has implemented the skills learned from the griots of Ghana to shape her own approach to preserve history through the spoken and written word. In response to the flood of protests and organizing in 2020 through the George Floyd social movement, she wrote and self-published a poetry book entitled Honeysuckle: Poems and Stories from a Black Southerner on Juneteenth 2020. Honeysuckle is a memorial story to one of Tifara’s ancestors who fell as a victim of racial violence in the late 50’s. She committed the initial profit from the book sales to support the Atlanta Solidarity Fund and received an interview feature on WALB News-10 to spread awareness of the reality of race relations in the Deep South. Tifara was one of the featured poets at the “Justice for Black Lives” Rally organized by the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement with an attendance of over 3,000 individuals honoring those lost to hate crimes. Honeysuckle has been used as an instrument for reconciliation, academic support for young people in South Georgia and Northern Ireland, and a tool to teach women transitioning out of the sex industry entrepreneurial skills and opportunities in writing. She has been published in in Quartz Literary, Wingless Dreamer Publisher (Oxymorons and Poets Anthology), Sunspot Literary Journal, Gulf Stream Literary Magazine and others.
$5,001 - $10,000
Judith Patino-Rodrigue is an author, business owner, instructor, and motivational speaker. She equips individuals from all walks of life with the tools to discover what they want, reach their goals, and stop being victims of their outer environment. Patino-Rodrigue shares meaningful stories that inspire her audiences to think, feel, and grow. Judith believes that we all have the power to change our lives, and she's passionate about bringing her followers to understand that their thoughts create their reality. Having coached everyone, from those at the top of their game to those suffering in their darkest days, Judith is acutely aware that one's attitude truly does define one. It may sound like a simple admission, but as seen repeatedly, it is all too easy to let negativity creep into the psyche and start throttling back on life's dreams. She expands on this knowledge in her life-changing books, Pick Me and newly released Golden Cot. Golden Cot offers Judith's audience valuable teachings, wonderfully illustrated with moving and authentic anecdotes that make up the life experience of its author. In these pages, Judith walks readers through the intricacies of her history and shares the lessons each of her adventures and misadventures provided her. These teachings apply to every human being searching for a higher self-understanding level, an abundant and happy existence, and, in general, a better life.
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John Hoffman 763-245-7562 8224 109th Place, North Champlin MN 55316 john@johnhoffmanmn.com BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: John Hoffman is a current Minnesota State Senator service Senate District 34 which is made up of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Dayton and Rogers. He was first elected in 2012 and reelected in 2016, 2020 and 2022. He is the current Chair of the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee in the Minnesota Senate which oversees 16 Billion Dollars of services in Minnesota. He served on the Human Services Reform Policy and Finance Committee as the Ranking Lead. He also served on the Aging and Long-Term Care committee, Governors Workforce Development Committee, the School Trust Land Education Committee as Vice Chair, and on the Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council as former Chair. He was the Business Development Director for ALLY Business Solutions, an organization that finds employment opportunities for adults with disabilities. He co-founded Consumer Credit of Minnesota and is also a Federal Title V reviewer for HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration). He coordinated PACER Center’s Early Childhood Project and its Partnership with the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center at the University of North Carolina’s Frank Porter Graham Early Childhood Institute. John’s areas of expertise include Natural Environments/Inclusion/Least Restrictive Environments, Special Education Law, Parent Training, and Early Childhood Education. From 1997-2001 he was a Technical Assistant/Program Manager with The Iowa Department of Human Services working with Interstate Compact Laws as well as in the development and response to the Infants and Toddlers Act of IDEA serving on the Technical Assistance Team for PART C. He also served on the Governors Special Education Advisory Committee and was appointed by the Senate to a Family Support Sub Committee. In 2001, United States Secretary of Education Rodney Paige, appointed him to serve on the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, a federally mandated council that was charged with advising and assisting the Secretaries of Education, Health and Human Services, Defense, Interior, and Agriculture as well as the Social Security Commissioner in their response to services for Children and Families with disabilities ages birth to six. In 2003 he was appointed to a 3-year term by the Governor of Minnesota to serve on the State Interagency Coordinating Council. In 2004 he was appointed to serve on the MN MCHB Health Advisory Task Force. He was elected in 2005 and served as Vice Chair of the Anoka Hennepin School Board, which is the largest School District in the State of Minnesota. Additional Information Family ⮚ Married, wife Yvette, and daughter Hope Business and Employment ⮚ Executive Director of Begin Anew Recovery, a recovery community organization helping people with mental health and addiction supports. ⮚ Business Development Director
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From the rigorous world of aerospace and environmental engineering to the evocative art of filmmaking, Antonio Saillant embodies visionary leadership in sustainable performance. Through his ventures, The Saillant Company and Angel Light Communications, he architects pathways for individuals and organizations to not only enhance their performance but also to deeply integrate sustainability into their core. His journey through the upper echelons of the film and television industry, shaped by work on premier projects and the mentorship of Ted Kotcheff, ignited a unique purpose that now drives his coaching of executives and students toward careers with a sustainable foundation. Antonio's powerful communication and leadership serve a profound mission: to forge a sustainable future for all life. His environmental engineering expertise and the unifying vision of Angel Light Communications converge to inspire collective action and create a world where sustainable living is the common goal.
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