Plenary Speakers and Presenters

Plenary Speakers

Courtney Clark

Resilience Researcher | Author

Nell Greenfieldboyce

NPR Science Correspondent | Author

Christina Meredith

Advocate | Author | US Army Officer

Ben O'Keefe

Activist | Storyteller | Social Entrepreneur

Presenters

Extension Organic Agriculture Specialist
Purdue University

Founder
Project Reboot

Kristina Anderson Froling

Executive Director
Koshka Foundation

Director of Instructional Support
Ozarks Tech

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Janice Baker Expressive Arts

Stefan Bauschard

AI Education Policy Consultant | Instructor
Union College

Unit Chief - Missouri Hydrology Information Center
Missouri Department of Natural Resources

CEO | AHAM Education
Lead NGO Rep. to the United Nations

Director, Redesign XQ
District of Columbia Public Schools

Veterans Upward Bound Outreach Coordinator
Ozarks Tech

Sheila Boyington

CEO, Thinking Media
National States Chair, Million Women Mentors

Lis Castillo Nelis

Principal, Ecology and Biodiversity
Ramboll Group

Jane Cooley Fruehwirth

Professor of Economics
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Associate Editor, Office of Communications & Public Affairs
American Association of Colleges & Universities

Professor; Psychologist and Therapist
Texas State University

Senior Manager, Product & Technology
T-Mobile

Art Academy instructor
Abilities First

CEO & President
Explore St. Louis

Clinical Psychologist
United States Air Force

Terryn Drieling

Rancher | Writer | Personal Coach | Podcaster
Draw Good Movement

Senior Research Fellow
Chapin Hall

Justin Eckstein

Associate Professor of Communication
Pacific Lutheran University

Founder
The Rebound Foundation

Leslie Forrester

Executive Director
Springfield Regional Arts Council

Director of Operations
Ag Health and Safety Alliance

T. Illihia Gionson

Chief Public Affairs Officer
W. M. Keck Observatory

Professor, Recreation Sciences & Sport Management
East Carolina University

Katherine A. Graves

Assistant Professor of Special Education
Utah State University

Tier One Investigator
Guarded Exchange

Assistant Professor Educational Leadership
Saint Louis University

CEO
Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Missouri

Sheereen Harris

Director, Psychology Research on Exercise & Health
University of Waterloo

Registered Psychotherapist / Professor Emeritus
Brock University

Reference and Instruction Librarian
Santa Fe Community College

Medical Director, Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Clin
Arc of the Ozarks

Architect
Dake-Wells Architecture

Director of Formulation Development
Bristol Myers Squibb

School of Art Director | Professor of Art Education
University of Arkansas

Chief Strategy and Community Impact Officer
Positive Coaching Alliance

Director, International Institute of Tourism Studies
George Washington University

Laura Miller-Graff

Associate Department Chair, Director, William J. Shaw Center
University of Notre Dame

Lorrayne Miralha

Assistant Professor, Watershed Modeling and Data Analytics
The Ohio State University

Kasey Moctezuma

Organic Certification Specialist

Vice President of Ecosystems
Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance

Owner, Psychotherapist, Organ. Wellness Consultant
Murdock Mindset Solutions

Sarah Narendorf

Associate Professor, Silver School of Social Work
New York University

My Phung (Jenny) O

Professor, Co-Associate Chair, Kinesiology
Cal State East Bay

Cara Okolo (she/her)

Project Manager/Business Partner - IT
WaterOne

Police Area Representative for North West Springfield
Springfield Police Department

Deputy Chief, Intergovernmental, Interagency & Partnerships
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Assistant Professor, City and Regional Planning Systems
Appalachian State University

Faculty Reporter
Inside Higher Ed

Associate Professor, Center for Reducing Health Disparities
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Director of Breakthrough Leadership
State of Missouri

Nacy Tai Ryerson

Chief Academic Officer, Founder
EnCompass Academy

Chris Schreiber

Founder
CampusCISO

Carolyn Sheridan

Executive Director | Founder
Ag Health and Safety Alliance

Owner, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Activate Counseling

Clinical Psychologist
Children's Therapy Services

Executive Director
Moorelands Kids / Moorelands Community Services

Christian Waugh

Professor of Psychology
Wake Forest University

Senior Program Manager
National Recreation and Park Association