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2021 Speaker Spotlight

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Laura Sievert

Laura Sievert

Laura Sievert from Quincy, Illinois will be presenting "Stop Settling for Bronze: Curating Our Public Art for Positive Change" When we move past statues of history’s “great men,” we can make momentous investment in creating new artwork.

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Diane Wolf

Diane Wolf

Diane Wolf from Bloomington, Illinois will be presenting "Maslow Was Right: Schools Plan a Pandemic" Schools had to plan, pivot and prioritize during the Pandemic. How one school district prioritized and forever changed their school system.

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Myra Gordon

Myra Gordon

Myra Gordon from Normal, Illinois will be presenting "Let's plant thousands of trees by joining together in the Tree Corps" From the first buds of spring, to the beautiful fall colors, to the promise for the future of winter's bare branches, trees enrich our lives.

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Amy Aranda

Amy Aranda

Amy Aranda from Normal, Illinois will be presenting "Choosing Your Perspective" The perspective you take in a situation can determine your mindset and attitude toward whether or not you can overcome or accomplish.

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Isha Gollapudi

Isha Gollapudi

Isha Gollapudi from Bloomington, Illinois will be presenting "Art. An Introspective Journey." While stories get twisted through iterations and text fades through time on the walls of caves, art has the unique ability to withstand the excessive force of time.

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Justin Sandler

Justin Sandler

Justin Sandler from Los Angeles, California will be presenting "3 Steps to Overcome Any Obstacle" Returning speaker from TEDxNormal 2019. “Embrace Love Free” is a perspective that can be used by anyone to help them face their obstacles.

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Jetsabel Alcala

Jetsabel Alcala

Jetsabel Alcala from Belvidere, Illinois will be presenting "A relationship that should never change" 2020 took so many things from us. Relationship with parents is something that should never go back to the way it was.

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Stacee Reicherzer

Stacee Reicherzer

Stacee Reicherzer from Chicago, Illinois will be presenting "Taking Back Our Power From the COVID-19 Bully"Strategies to deal with any bully can be used to fight the COVID bully and not just to survive but to thrive.

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Rae Hughart

Rae Hughart

Rae Hughart from Normal, Illinois will be presenting "Better Than YouTube" Teachers are naturally innovative. Self-paced learning is the motorized engine propelling us forward through this challenging time.

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Jamie Piña

Jamie Piña

Jamie Piña from Bloomington, Illinois will be presenting "I didn’t mean to start a show" Unintended knowledge gained by stepping out of my comfort zone and starting a live web show.

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