Valerie Claire Sobczak

Brainstormer, Event planner, Explorer, Idea generator, Performer, Project manager, Public servant, Writer/Editor

finding and sharing knowledge with everyone I meet.

Copy Editing, crafting, libraries, making, Research, storytime

When I first got involved with TED in Detroit, I talked about it so much and in such high regard people thought I was dating someone named Ted. I left my first TEDxDetroit event inspired and excited about every opportunity I had heard about, and told everyone I met about the things I had learned from TED. The following winter, I was asked to join the TEDxDetroit board as the student coordinator, and have been involved since, now organizing our TEDx Labs. I can't imagine what my life would be like without the constant inspiration from TED talks and attendees, the passion for our fields we all share, the good feeling I get when I match a TED talk to a person who needs the information, and the buzz in the air during a TED event.