Theme: Detours

What detours have you taken in your life? Where have they led you? What have you discovered while venturing down the unbeaten path? Taking place at the Salomon Center on March 10th, our Spring Conference will explore the theme DETOURS from various fields of study. We hope to see you there!
For more information about our speakers, visit tedxbrownu.com.
Register for tickets at: http://tinyurl.com/tedxbrownu2022
Note: Tickets are FREE for all members of Brown & RISD's community! If you are located outside of the Providence area and cannot join us in-person, we will also have a livestream option.

De Ciccio Family Auditorium, Salomon Center
79 Waterman Street
Providence, Rhode Island, 02912
United States

Bree Zhang

Artist, Musician, and Aspiring Dentist

Bree Zhang is a senior at Brown University, and is an artist, musician-composer, scientist and storyteller. She seeks to intersect art, music, chemistry, biology, public & global health, and psychology to introduce innovation into fields of dentistry, sculpting smiles on an interpersonal and community-level.

Elsie Koh

Doctor

Dr. Elsie Koh is a physician who entered the field of interventional radiology when only 1% of doctors in the field were women, and rose to the ranks of senior leadership at Fresenius Vascular Care North America. She currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of American Endovascular & Amputation Prevention, and founded LEAD Physician® to be a comprehensive, collaborative leadership coaching program for physicians. She obtained her Executive Master in Healthcare Leadership at Brown in 2017.

Emma Capps

Artist and Author

Emma T Capps hails from San Carlos, California, and is a Brown/RISD Dual Degree student studying literary arts and illustration. Emma is a cartoonist, apparel designer, and bookseller. She has been published by Dark Horse Comics, among others, and is a 2021 recipient of the Feldman Prize in Fiction. On campus, she’s involved with curricular advising and is a member of the St. Anthony Hall literary society. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, baking, playing with her dog, and sewing all of her own clothing!

Esteem Brumfield

Civil Rights Researcher

Esteem Brumfield is currently a Masters of Public Health student at Brown University whose work examines the relationship between incarceration, mental health and public health outcomes. He previously served as a Fulbright Fellow to South Africa and a Public Health Commissioner for Alameda County, where he reviewed health effects of incarceration within the county.

Ethan Zucker

Undergraduate Student

Ethan Zucker is a sophomore at Brown University and nationally ranked orator who was born with a genetic condition called ectrodactyly, leaving him with only one finger on each hand and two toes on each foot. Throughout his life, Ethan has volunteered with the nonprofit organization Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It (DHIFI, Inc.), speaking at schools and events across the nation about his acceptance of, and experiences with, his physical difference.

Roberta Curry

Vice President

Roberta Curry has been teaching children with special needs since 2004, and is the vice president of Bridge Builders of Diversity, where she builds bridges through education, inclusion and advocacy. Roberta leads her local teacher’s union and never passes up an opportunity to advocate for special needs students at any level.

Sherri Marcantonio

CEO and Founder

Sherri Mercantonio began advocating with children with special needs after the birth of her son who has Down Syndrome. She is the CEO and founder of Bridge Builders of Diversity, where she is bridging the gap for the disability community, and currently works as a communication officer for the Department of Public Safety at Brown University.

Soneida DeLine-Caballero

Medical Student

Soneida is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Medical Science at Brown University’s Gateways program and conducting research at a Federally Qualified Health Center. Soneida’s past research has highlighted how policy and funding decisions can impact disease at the molecular level, and she has been heavily involved in grassroots advocacy and campus organizing for COVID-19 and refugee assistance.

Thano Chaltas

Professor

Professor Thano Chaltas is an accomplished Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, with 20+ years in marketing and general management experience for Fortune 500, mid-cap and PE owned companies. A Brown University graduate of the Class of 1987, Professor Chaltas now teaches Brown courses in business management, marketing and entrepreneurship.