Theme: Ripples to Waves

The 3rd annual TEDx Montana State University will be held this year in Norm Asbjornson Hall with speakers from the student body, campus, & the Bozeman community.

Norm Asbjornson Hall
W Grant St
Inspiration Hall
Bozeman, Montana, 59715
United States

Allie Hinds

Student in Psychology and English

Hello! My name is Allie Hinds. I am currently a sophomore at Montana State University. I am majoring in Psychology with a minor in English Literature. I am from Syracuse, Utah where I live with my mom, dad, sister, and my four fur siblings Rosie, Loki, and Pops. I chose to come to Montana State University to experience new opportunities and connect with the students and people within the Bozeman community. Because of the wonderful student, professors, and community members here, I have been able to come out of my shell and embrace who I am. I love it here in Montana and I am super grateful for the opportunity to speak at this TEDx event.

Anne Shepherd

Professor, writer, and athlete

Anne Shepherd is a non-tenured track professor at Montana State University in the Honors College and the University Studies Department. She is a writer. She is an athlete, focusing on high-octane, long distance endurance events and adventures that allow people to access various aspects of the human experience. Anne’s focus is on education, adventure, self-development and community programs that weave aspects of story-telling traditions, social learning, education and science to develop growth mindset and transformational experiences among individuals and groups. Anne has worked within schools, non-profits, and communities to help individuals to mobilize the challenging effects of trauma, grief and loss and create new beginnings for positive growth, impact and change! Anne recently moved to Bozeman, where she enjoys spending time in the community and mountains with family and friends!

Anthony Madry

Educator, strategist, author, speaker, and life coach

Madry is a life-long educator, strategist, advocate, author, consultant, speaker, and life coach. As a veteran educator (turn-around principal), he has worked on all levels of education in Houston, Texas, migrating to Kansas City, Missouri, to lead the turnaround of what was deemed the worst school in the state of Missouri (Central High) from the lowest graduation rate in the district and state to the highest in the district. He attended Texas Southern University receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications and Communication, minoring in Music. He earned his Master of Education Administration degree at Prairie View A&M University. He has completed all coursework for a doctorate in Professional Studies at Franklin University, needing only to defend his dissertation and complete his comprehensive examination.

Casey Boshae

Entrepreneur

Casey Boshae is the founder of THE GENTLE PIT, a mission-based lifestyle brand that creates problem-solving, on-trend apparel for dog owners and champions animal rescue. Through their revenue and platforms, they provide funding and support to animal shelters and rescues across the United States. Beyond her entrepreneurial endeavors, Casey is passionate about supporting young women embarking on their business-building journey. She invests time in consulting, writing, and speaking on topics such as mindset, personal development, and entrepreneurship. Originally from Montana, Casey divides her time between the family dairy farm in the Bitterroot Valley where she was raised, and Los Angeles, California. When not traveling for work, she spends time hiking with her rescue dogs Walter and Olive, volunteering for rescue-related causes, spending time with friends and family and enjoying all that Montana has to offer.

Dr. Veronica Shepp

Assistant Professor in Sociology and Anthropology

Dr. Veronica Shepp is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology & Anthropology Department. Dr. Shepp's research broadly examines experiences of gender-based violence, more specifically help-seeking, disclosure, and how survivors navigate carceral social services. Her research centers experiences of marginalized survivors including precarious and/or criminalized survivors like sex workers, undocumented survivors, and others whose labor is precarious or contingent. Dr. Shepp teaches courses at MSU related to the intersections of gender, race, class, and criminalization and will be teaching a new course in the Spring titled The Sociology of Trafficking and Erotic Labor. Her pedagogy centers activism and community-engaged education through diverse course texts, intentional and holistic community care within the classroom, and hands-on projects in collaboration with community partners.

Paul Osincup

Corporate Trainer, speaker, and humor strategist

Paul Osincup is a Corporate Trainer, Author, and Humor Strategist who helps people create happier, healthier, and more connected places to work. Paul’s global mission for workplace happiness has provided him the opportunity to speak to hundreds of organizations including The U.S. Army, Google, The Harvard Kennedy School of Leadership, and Discover. Paul is a content creator for the health and well-being app, Happify and a consultant trainer with international workplace culture experts, Delivering Happiness. Paul is the past president of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and application of humor to enhance health, well-being, and human performance. He also performs and teaches workshops at Last Best Comedy club here in Bozeman. Paul’s work has been highlighted in The New York Times, Forbes, and on his mom’s refrigerator.

Sucheta Rawal

South Asian food and travel writer

Sucheta Rawal is an award-winning South Asian food and travel writer contributing to over two dozen publications including TIME Magazine, CNN, Travel+Leisure, HuffPost and AAA. Sucheta is a five time author of 'Beato Goes To' series of children's books that educate kids about the diversity of the world. She has personally traveled to over 100 countries across seven continents and writes about her experiences from her firsthand perspective. She also founded the non-profit, Go Eat Give, to raise awareness of different cultures through travel, food and community service. Sucheta’s mission is to promote meaningful and sustainable travel for the betterment of the global community.