Transformations are happening all around us. Movement and change. Conversion and shift. Metamorphosis and profound renewal.
Join us for the 2016 TEDxSnoIsleLibraries event on Friday, November 18 at the Edmond Center for the Arts in beautiful Edmonds, Washington. Gather with others who are stepping deliberately into the future. Be part of the convergence of ideas and innovation. Come, connect and discover innovations and ideas from 18 speakers and performers that leave you infused with the wonders of metamorphosis. Be part of the change you are hoping for.
Speakers
Speakers may not be confirmed. Check event website for more information.
Andre Feriante
Flamenco Guitarist, Poet
Andre's career path was set at 13, when he first heard the flamenco guitar. He mastered the art and has blended it with classical and Brazilian styles. He has studied with Andres Segovia in Madrid, given a private performance at Carnegie Hall, and performed the National Anthem at a Seattle Sounders game. This concert performer has also released 14 albums. Andre is artistic director of Leavenworth's Guitar Euphoria Festival.Andrew Ballard
Growth Strategist
Andrew Ballard is author of “Your Opinion Doesn’t Matter” and operates a research-based growth strategies company, Marketing Solutions, with his wife and CEO Sandra Ballard.Betty Smith
Aerospace Engineer, Advocate
Betty is a lifelong learner with an insatiable curiosity for the sciences and neurosciences. Now a senior systems engineer in aerospace for Boeing, Betty has 38 years of management and leadership in a range of projects, including weapons design and ways to improve soldier survival on the battlefield.Bridget Foley
Author, screenwriter, actor
Bridget Foley attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and UCLA's School of Theater, Film & Television. She worked as an actor and screenwriter before becoming an author. Her debut novel, Hugo & Rose, has been well-received. She lives outside of Seattle, Washington, and is honored to be a member of the Seattle7Writers.Darcy Ottey
Bridge-builder, Gift-unleasher
Darcy spent her college years studying anthropology and sociology to develop an understanding of culture and social change theory. She has dedicated her life to helping young people open the door to deeper self-discovery and claim their gifts, skills and strengths. Darcy was executive director of Journeys, an organization based in suburban Seattle, and more recently helped struggling Hawaiian teens through a gardening-based therapeutic program.Dawn Shaw
Author, Speaker
Dawn has spent years breeding, training and selling Icelandic horses from her Lone Cedar Icelandic Horses in Grapeview, Wash. She is a public speaker and author of a memoir, a web series and a blog in which she shares her unique experiences with adversity and advice on overcoming it. Her latest book is “Facial Shift.”Ed Castro
Musician, Educator
Ed often heard the phrase "innovation through imitation" as a young musician, and the concept has defined his career. A founding member of the Mosaic Brass Quintet, he is both a freelance musician and a teacher at Soundview School. Ed is also a lecturer and affiliated artist at Pacific Lutheran University, where he performs with the Lyric Brass Quintet.Ivette Bayo Urban
Doctoral Candidate, Educator
Educator and University of Washington doctoral student Ivette Bayo Urban is interested in how we teach with, and about, technology — especially as it relates to information equity, interdisciplinary learning, diversity and inclusion. Ivette is a former middle school teacher from Miami.Jeff Lynass
Adviser, Educator
Jeff Lynass is a 20-year educator who excels at helping kids to reach their potential and find their passion for learning. He has taught and coached children from middle to senior high school for 21 years at Lake Stevens School District. He advises two robotics clubs and has been an event partner for the Western Washington State VEX competitions.John Aitchison
John Aitchison, Ph.D., is a professor at the Institute for Systems Biology and a professor and chief scientific officer for the Center for Infectious Disease Research.Karla Hawley
Music Therapist, Overcomer
Karla seeks solitude in wilderness and playfulness in people's smiles. She uses music therapy to build communities within assisted living and memory care facilities, and to treat people who have suffered from trauma. Karla directs music therapy services for the Snohomish County Music Project, working with families and intimate community circles of youth who are at risk, in legal trouble or on the streets.Kevin Bowcutt
Hypersonics Scientist
Kevin Bowcutt has been on the leading edge of aerospace science for the last three decades, whether leading classes of advanced engineering students or scientists. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and member of the National Academy of Engineering. Highlights of his 30-year career include leading the team that designed reusable space launch vehicles with the National Aerospace Plane program and investigating the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Kevin is now at Boeing Research & Technology.Matt Poischbeg
Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, VP
Plastics industry VP and general manager Matt Poischbeg believes that much of his success in life stems from the life and technical skills he acquired as an at-risk teen in Germany. He apprenticed as a 16 year old on a farm and parlayed those skills when he came to the Pacific Northwest as a young man to climb from a mail room intern to the corporate level.Rachel Maxwell
CEO, Adviser, Value-creator
Rachel Maxwell co-founded Community Sourced Capital, which Entrepreneur Magazine listed among its Brilliant 100 Companies to Watch in 2015. Prior to co-founding the company, Rachel was deputy director of Renewable Energy & International Law, an organization bringing together select international leaders to create clean energy and climate policy solutions.Radhika Dalal
Student, TEDxYouth organizer
Radhika Dalal is a high school senior and a first-generation American who takes pride in her Indian heritage. She is an intern at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington, and is pursuing a career in science.Rilee Louangphakdy
College student, storyteller
Rilee Louangphakdy shared his stories of personal loss and gain in a commencement speech at the 2015 YMCA Minority Achievers Program banquet, and to students at the Marysville Getchell High School International School of Communications. Rilee is a Marysville Getchell 2015 graduate and Everett Community College sophomore.Rob Hoyt
Aerospace Technologist, CEO
Rob loves overcoming the big technical hurdles that we face on our way to becoming a spacefaring civilization. He co-founded Tethers Unlimited Inc. in 1994, and built it into a space and defense research and development firm. He is now building a spin-off, Firmamentum, to commercialize in-space manufacturing. Rob has won more grants from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program than any other researcher.Seconde Nimenya
Author, Diversity Leader
Seconde travels the world sharing a message of tolerance and peace, working to bridge the gaps between multicultural communities, and urging others to use the adversity in life to become better people. She advocates for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and education system. Seconde is author of “Evolving Through Adversity.” Her second book, “A Hand To Hold,” is a novel of love and redemption.Sriharshita "Harshu" Musunuri
Student, Inventor, Scientist
Harshu conducts research in thermoelectrics and has earned national recognition for her studies and invention. She was an intern at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is curriculum director of the non-profit Girls Rock in Science and Math. She is a 2016 Davidson Fellow Laureate, junior at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek, and student researcher in a University of Washington chemical engineering lab.Xola Malik
Xola (pronounced ko-lah) uses spoken poetry to tell stories of life, love, and good and bad times without the profanity, misogyny, and negativity that is prevalent in entertainment today.Organizing team
