Keynote Speaker, Plenary Speakers, Guest Artists and Presenters

Keynote Speaker

Zack Exley


Senior advisor, Bernie Sanders campaign

Peter Gray


Research Professor of Psychology, Boston College

Jillian Michaels


Health & Wellness Expert

Robert Putnam


Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University

Paul Thomlinson


VP, Quality & Research Assurance, Burrell Behavioral Health

Mark Umbreit


Director, Center for Restorative Justice, Univ of Minnesota

Presenters

Carey Adams
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Fontbonne University
Shawn Askinosie
CEO, Askinosie Chocolate
Askinose Chocolate
Jason Bauer
System director for food services, CoxHealth
Marc Boisvert
Catholic Priest
Mary Braun
Director of Nursing, CoxHealth
Loring Bullard
Past Executive Director, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks
Patty Cantrell
Owner, Regional Food Solutions
Arlene Carroll
Math Teacher, ret.
Maureen Costello
Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance Project
Eddie De Leon
United Nations NGO representative
St. Thomas More Chapel, Yale University
Danielle Dingman
Community Wellness Coordinator, CoxHealth
Debbie Dougherty
Assoc Prof of Communication, University of Missouri
Philip DuBois
Long Term Care Administrator, Saint Joseph College
Patrick Dudash
PE and Health Teacher, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Chris Dudding
Attorney, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7
Steve Edwards
President and CEO, CoxHealth
CoxHealth
Steven Fowler
Director of Mission Services, Sisters of Mercy Health System
Gary Funk
Dirctor & Ex-officio Member, Rural Schools Collaborative
Marisela Gonzalez
Biomedical Research, Guadalajara, Mexico
Aimin Guo
Professor of Management, Zhengzhou University, China
Aiden Hill
Principle, Helmsman Advisors
Arwen Kimmell
Senior Manager, Consumer Insights, Kashi Foods
Charles Lewis
Dir, Congressional Research Inst for Social Work
Sandra Paola Lopez R.
Founder and Director, in2improv
Kevin Lotz
Director & Founder, Trinity Place Shelter
Cody McSellers-McCray
Business Development Executive-Midwest, Health Leads
Health Leads
Leona Mitchell
Opera Soprano, ret.
Daniel Morehead
Psychiatrist
Dave Mott
Hydrologist, ret.
Jeff Nene
National spokesman, Convoy of Hope
Convoy of Hope
Gowri Parameswaran
Chair and Professor of Educational Studies
Marie Pearl
Senior Staff Accountant at Ozark Technical College
Michelle Poitier
Founder, Healing Women, Healing Nations
Healing Women, Healing Nations
Connie Schlittler
Dir, Planning, Research & Stats, OK Dept, Human Serv
Alicia Smith
Founder of the Nugyrl Foundation & Noir Lire Publishing
Jim Weatherly
Area Admin, Washington State Dept of Social/Health Services
Paul Whitsitt
Co-owner, Kitchen House Coffee
Klaus Witz
Author and Scholar