TEDx Organizers

Driving the knowledge economy and impact from research through connecting research in physical sciences, engineering and health sciences through social science research with the societies that need the new knowledge to improve societal economic and environmental outcomes

Design with intention. Keeping narrative alive in our experience. Giving as much as I can. Really good food. Being thankful for it all.

It is important to me that the playing field is equal for everyone – regardless of gender, race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, nationality or class.

The creative process - from bees building their hive to you making art or creating a business, to each of us making a life, a city, a culture . . .

Bringing a group of strangers together to do amazing things. Finding what someone is good at and helping them thrive doing it.

Education & Youth

I want to invoke curiosity. I have wanted to be a math teacher from a young age, as math always excited me. I want to make math fun for students and I want them to enjoy math as I did when I was a child. I try to make math playful for students and encourage all to love it, not just those who are naturally good at it. Often, students tell me that they did not like math nor know it was fun until they had my class. I love to see the light in my students’ eyes when they make a connection and understand how to solve a problem. I have been teaching high school math for 35 years, and each year it gets better and better. I am never tired of it, and I am always looking for new and innovative ways to get my students to love and enjoy math. I am intrigued with technology and love to incorporate it into my lessons. For the last seven years, I have been excited to teach TED-Ed to high school students and get them to share their greatest ideas to our community.

Fixing our education system, and helping young people find and realize their career potential

Democratic values

People and possibility interest me more than anything else. I have a huge passion for reinventing education (so so bored at school) and helping the world become a happier place.

Working together with the City, social service providers and business and property owners to improve and enhance the way we care for the homeless while addressing the needs of the greater community.

innovation and cultures.

solving problems, creating a better way of living, self-improvement