Theme: A New Era

A lot has changed in our community! We bring you another TEDxColePark event to celebrate a new era. The future beckons with extraordinary possibilities and challenges for us.
We are excited for "A New Era".
Let's consider a new era in medicine, in AI, in clean energy, in the ways we work, the ways we learn, and in the fundamental economic and social systems that underpin everything else.
https://www.tedxcolepark.com/live2022

Online via LiveStream
2600 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, Texas, 78401
United States

David Angwenyi

A global educator who is willing to try new ideas, and enjoys working with people of diverse cultures, and backgrounds. CEO & Founder of Global Connections Kenya LLC whose mission is to link United States communities with Kenyan villages through educational diplomacy programs. Angwenyi holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Capella University. GEFL 2021 Award recipient for 100 Top Visionaries in Education. Honor Roll 2017, Life Changer of the Year by the National Life Group. Alumni of Fulbright-Teachers for Global Classroom. Best Teaching Practice Award 2010 by Committee on the Teaching About the United Nations.

Erasmo Rivera

Erasmo Rivera is a Speaker, Author, and Personal Development Confidence Coach that loves to help individuals gain confidence and believe in themselves. Erasmo has been coached and mentored by great individuals like Les Brown, John C. Maxwell, Daniel Ally, Evan Carmichael, and others with the purpose to keep developing himself so that he can be able to bring value to others. Erasmo is an Author of his book “IGNITE the Hunger in You” in collaboration with Motivational Speaker Les Brown and 34 other amazing authors like JB Owen.

Kat Smith

Kat Smith is a former educator turned visual artist. After a ten-year career in public schools and higher education, she became an education consultant to support teachers and students in Mississippi. Kat enjoyed creating engaging resources for students and helping educators navigate a new world of virtual learning during a global pandemic. Months into her consulting career, Kat’s world was shaken when her dad unexpectedly passed. What began as a desire to preserve floral arrangements from his memorial grew into a pressed flower art business to help others find beauty during a time of loss. While still an educator at heart, Kat’s newfound passion is creating beautiful art and empowering others to turn loss into legacy.

Nina Meehan

Nina Meehan is a creativity expert, who inspires through her award-winning work as a director, playwright and producer, and internationally recognized arts educator. Her work focuses on nurturing innovation and connecting people through creative play in our increasingly digital world. Nina’s award-winning theatrical work for young people as CEO of Bay Area Children's Theatre has reached more than 1 million kids and adults and has toured nationally and internationally. She speaks and writes frequently on topics ranging from creative play in the workplace, creative thinking, nonprofit management, female leadership and creative parenting. She is also a certified yoga instructor. Her work has been spotlighted in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, American Theatre Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Barron’s, Red Tricycle, ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News.

Scott Paradis

Leader, Writer, Speaker, Trainer – Seeker of truth, devoted to helping people make the most of themselves to ultimately live full and fulfilling lives. Completed a 30+ year career with the United States Army, retiring at the rank of colonel. In addition to multiple stateside assignments, to include the Pentagon, served in warzones in Europe and the Middle East, as a Congressional Fellow with the United States Senate, and as a National Security Fellow with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Author of ten books and numerous personal and professional growth programs focused on helping people understand and embrace the fundamental principles of leadership and success.

Yarona Boster

For 15 years, Yarona ran an Early Intervention (EI) Program, in accordance with USA federal IDEA regulations and New Jersey Part C. This program is for children birth to 3 with developmental delays and disabilities. EI is a parent training model focusing on parent advocacy. The basis of EI practices and implementation utilizes a variety of evidenced based strategies in early childhood development. In a recent transition, Yarona has moved into life coaching, with an emphasis on loss/trauma/infertility and parenting coaching. Yarona is also developing a parenting workshop series, to be launched by the end of 2022. Lastly, for 6 years Yarona has been an infertility advocate for federal legislation change, and an infertility support group facilitator for both national and local support groups.