Nicholas Turon

Educator/Teacher, Musician, Student

Band director for small rural school district. I am the second child in a family of six and I am interested in Math, Music, Physics, and life!

Education and learning. Developing and empowering student leadership. Driving change!

Let's create an environment that fosters a dialog around mental health in elementary schools!

Band Directing, Calculus, Marching Band, Music Theory, Student Leadership

I was first exposed to TED my freshman year in college (2009) when the freshman music major seminar watched "Music and Passion" by Benjamin Zander. Ever since that video I have been hooked: watching talk after talk and sharing the videos to just the people who I think would like the talks as well. The passion I have for TED and TEDx pinnacled January of 2012 when I became one of the four core organizers of the very first TEDxXavierUniversity. Since then I have attended and assisted with TEDxXavierUniversity, TEDxCincinnatiChange, TEDxCincinnati, TEDxMiamiUniversity, TEDxOhioStateUniversity; and I have held the primary license for TEDxXavierUniversity and TEDxYouth@NAHS. After founding TEDxYouth@NAHS, the organization has grown into TEDxNewAlbany and is the epitome of a student empowerment.

Ukulele. Ocarina. Python. Any Final Fantasy game past VII.