TEDxPittsburghStatePrison

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• Nina

  A singer/songwriter

• Andrew Assini

  Psychology Professor & Substance Abuse Counselor After earning his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Rowen University in Glassboro, N.J., Assini is now an assistant professor of psychology at the college. He also a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor, leading yoga and meditation classes at his own wellness center.

• Christian Conte

  After earning his doctorate at Duquesne University, Dr. Conte co-founded a center in California to help people who have been convicted of violent crimes. Now, in addition to writing, public speaking and co-hosting a reality TV show about sports’ coaches, Dr. Conte works with inmates in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

• Dan Rockwell

  Dan Rockwell is leadership coach, speaker, and author of the popular daily leadership blog called, the “Leadership Freak.’’

• John Fetterman

  Harvard Educated Mayor of Braddock, PA

• John Zottola

  Pennsylvania Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judge

• Jonathan Greenert

  A 1975 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Admiral Greenert competed studies in nuclear power for service as a submarine officer. Following four submarine assignments, he was placed in command of USS Honolulu from 1991 to 1993. Admiral Greenert then went on to serve as commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Naval Operations. He is a recipient of various personal and campaign awards, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, and Legion of Merit. In 1992, he was awarded the Vice Admiral Stockdale Award for inspirational leadership.

• Kevin Sheaff

  Inmate at SCI Pittsburgh

• Michael Hairston, Sr.

  Inmate at SCI Pittsburgh

• Ricky Turner

  Inmate at SCI Pittsburgh

• Sue Fazzini

  A member of the Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh, she presently works as a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist Supervisor at the State Correctional Institution at Greene in southwestern Pennsylvania.

• Terri Roberts

• Vanessa German

  An award-winning multidisciplinary artist, whose works have been shown in galleries and museums throughout the country