2025 Keynote Speakers Coming Soon!
2024 Keynote Speakers
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Genein Letford
As the 2019 LA Lakers Business Woman and the 2015 CA Charter Teacher of the Year, Genein is a national thought leader and creator of the concept of ‘Intercultural Creativity®’. She is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of CAFFE Strategies, LLC which is a consulting, coaching and training company that trains C-Suite executives and employees to create sustainable organizational equity and inclusion strategies while unleashing their innovative thinking for themselves and in their businesses. Her 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity® is a leading framework that encourages corporations in their diversity and inclusion development while developing critical cognitive tools for creative thinking. Her first book, From Debt To Destiny: Creating Financial Freedom From the Inside Out connects creative thinking to financial agility and was an international bestseller in 5 finance categories. Her book, 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity: Connecting, Creating and Innovating Across Cultural Lines is the only book on this topic. She recently published her first children’s book I AM CREATIVE! with her 3-year-old son, Shawn Letford. Genein believes creative thinking thrives best in an inclusive environment and she is often called ‘America’s Creative Coach’ for her work in reigniting intercultural creativity within our workforce. Check out Genein's website |
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Michael Brandwein
Michael is an internationally acclaimed expert on camp, youth development, and education. A frequent national and state keynoter, he has presented in all 50 states and on six of the seven continents. Michael has trained Y camp and youth program leadership teams and staffs from coast to coast. He is the number one best-selling author in the camp training and leadership field, with six books: Training Terrific Staff (Volumes 1 & 2), Super Staff SuperVision, Learning Leadership: How to Develop Outstanding Teen Leadership Training Programs at Camp, Skill of the Day: What Great Leaders of Young People Do and Say, and the latest, Growing Great Qualities in Kids: The L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M. Technique for Bringing Out the Best in Young People. He wrote and presented three Emmy® award-winning TV programs on youth communication that have been broadcast on PBS stations throughout the United States. Michael knows Y camps—he is a former assistant Y camp director and has keynoted national Y conferences. Michael has won two American Camp Association national awards and many regional awards. He is a former ACA national board member. Michael lives in the Chicago area with his wife Donna, a sign language interpreter for the Deaf, and they have two adult sons: Dave, a musician, and Benjamin, a special education teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. Learn more about Michael on his website |
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Amanda Case, Ph. D
Amanda S. Case, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Counseling Psychology doctoral program at Purdue University. Her research promotes youth well-being by examining how cultural and sociopolitical factors shape the environments in which youth exist (e.g., schools, communities) and how informal learning spaces (e.g., afterschool programs, summer camps), in particular, can be leveraged to support the health and success of all youth, especially those impacted by systemic racism and classism. As an engaged scholar, Amanda intentionally partners with a variety of practitioners and community-based organizations to co-create mutually beneficial and socially impactful scholarship that is responsive to community needs. Over the years she has consulted with a range of community-based programs on data management, strengths-based inclusive practices, and program design. Want to learn more? Take a peek at Amanda's website |