Keynote Speaker, Plenary Speakers, Guest Artists and Presenters

Keynote Speaker

Zack Exley, Senior advisor, Bernie Sanders campaign

Zack Exley

Senior advisor, Bernie Sanders campaign

Peter Gray, Research Professor of Psychology, Boston College

Peter Gray

Research Professor of Psychology, Boston College

Jillian Michaels, Health & Wellness Expert

Jillian Michaels

Health & Wellness Expert

Robert Putnam, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University

Robert Putnam

Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University

Paul Thomlinson, VP, Quality & Research Assurance, Burrell Behavioral Health

Paul Thomlinson

VP, Quality & Research Assurance, Burrell Behavioral Health

Mark Umbreit, Director, Center for Restorative Justice, Univ of Minnesota

Mark Umbreit

Director, Center for Restorative Justice, Univ of Minnesota

Presenters

Vice President for Academic Affairs, Fontbonne University

Shawn Askinosie

CEO, Askinosie Chocolate
Askinose Chocolate

System director for food services, CoxHealth

Catholic Priest

Director of Nursing, CoxHealth

Past Executive Director, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks

Owner, Regional Food Solutions

Math Teacher, ret.

Maureen Costello

Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance Project

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

Long Term Care Administrator, Saint Joseph College

PE and Health Teacher, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Attorney, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7

President and CEO, CoxHealth
CoxHealth

Director of Mission Services, Sisters of Mercy Health System

Dirctor & Ex-officio Member, Rural Schools Collaborative

Marisela Gonzalez

Biomedical Research, Guadalajara, Mexico

Professor of Management, Zhengzhou University, China

Principle, Helmsman Advisors

Senior Manager, Consumer Insights, Kashi Foods

Dir, Congressional Research Inst for Social Work

Sandra Paola Lopez R.

Founder and Director, in2improv

Director & Founder, Trinity Place Shelter

Cody McSellers-McCray

Business Development Executive-Midwest, Health Leads
Health Leads

Opera Soprano, ret.

Daniel Morehead

Hydrologist, ret.

National spokesman, Convoy of Hope
Convoy of Hope

Gowri Parameswaran

Chair and Professor of Educational Studies

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

Founder of the Nugyrl Foundation & Noir Lire Publishing

Area Admin, Washington State Dept of Social/Health Services

Co-owner, Kitchen House Coffee

Author and Scholar