TEDxAllendaleColumbiaSchool

IT’S EVENT DAY! We hope to see you all later today❤️🖤🤍

LAST MINUTE CALL to register to attend our event THIS Saturday, June 4th at 5 pm! Come see all of our amazing speakers and performers. You won’t want to miss it! Register now at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepzEk8UP4N4Y0mhq2wK3dRPHXwkdiesuQMEn9evFJAj1k1yw/viewform

Speaker Announcement #7: Evelyn is a sophomore at Allendale Columbia School and is a dedicated athlete. She has a passion for track and spends most of her time running. However, most of her evenings are spent at her dance studio called Articul8. She is also involved in student government and has been working on a literary art magazine in hopes to share student talent.

Speaker Announcement #6: Patrick Veroneau is the youngest of 10 kids and enjoys life in Maine with his wife, Cyndi, three kids, Noah, Grace, Josh, and their yellow lab, Charlie. He is the president of Emery Leadership Group, host of the podcast Learning from Leaders, and author of The Leadership Bridge.

Speaker Announcement #5: A student at Allendale Columbia, James is the leader of AC's Gender Sexuality Alliance and was the president of Best Buddies at AC until COVID-19 restrictions became too hefty for the club to function. In both these roles, they have seen the discrimination and hate towards people who are either neurodivergent or LGBTQIA+. James has experience in graphic design and organizing events.

Speaker Announcement #4: Lissarette is an early childhood influencer, a parenting expert, and a devoted mom who runs her own NYC-based preschool and daycare center with the intent to have a meaningful impact on childhood education. Using social media to improve the lives of children and parents, Lissarette brings a unique blend of authentic advice, fun content, and valuable insights into the world of multi-cultural and multilingual parenting. Social media influencers, early childhood educators, media outlets, brand marketing, and parents are eager to work with Lissarette on collaborations including social media features, sponsored content, interviews, and much more, expanding their reach and producing high-quality content. Whether you’re looking to leverage Lissarette’s engaged followers or her expertise in early childhood education and parenting, Lissarette is open to exploring partnerships that create value for everyone!

Speaker Announcement #3: Cocoa Rae is a New York-based visual artist, curator, photographer, and business owner of By Cocoa Rae LLC, who creates captivating portraits and art of unique and diverse people and captures their true essence. Her style consists of vivid colors, Afrocentric shapes, and vibes, as well as bold lighting techniques. Cocoa's goal is to create a new style of photography and art that promotes individuality, authenticity, body positivity, and self-love. Cocoa Rae's photographic portfolio ranges in fashion, editorials, portraiture, and fine arts. Currently, Cocoa shoots both film and digital photography.

Cocoa Rae has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in digital photography. During her undergraduate years of art school, Cocoa started a year-long portrait array called Pigment Series; a collection of mixed media artwork that consists of semi-nude photography and body painting. Each portrait captures the true essence of the model while promoting self-love, body positivity, and individuality.

After graduating, Cocoa continued to work on the Pigment Series as well as other various artistic projects. In 2019, she became an Artist in Residence at Flower City Arts Center in Rochester, NY.

Through all her years of work, Cocoa Rae has collaborated with various people and institutions, such as The Slave Dwelling Project, The Cocktail Bandits, Charleston Fashion Week, Charleston Magazine, Tedx Talks, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester Artist Collaborative, Writers and Books, George Eastman House, and various others. In addition, she also curated two BLM exhibitions in honor of Daniel Prude.

Speaker Announcement #2: Vance Osness is a sophomore at Allendale Columbia School and has been playing the violin for around eight years. He is currently a part of the Hochstein Philharmonia Orchestra.

Speaker Announcement #1: Isobel Goldman was born and raised in Rochester, NY., and is the proud mother of Jennie Schaff (David Clar), Talli Dolge (Steve), Jonah Goldman (Jackie Payne), and of her grandchildren, Nathan, Charlie, Eliana, Desmond, Fiona, Asher, and Zach. She received a BFA degree from Albright Knox Art School at the University of Buffalo. Since then she has worked as a Package Designer in New York City; Design Director at Aardvark Advertising; Sales promotion designer, Polo/Ralph Lauren; Corporate designer, Xerox Corporation; and Co-owner, Designer, Significs Design Studio, Rochester. Isobel then made a career change in the 1980s to a community activist. She now plays an active role in the fight for Soviet Jewry; Interfaith programs, education, and cooperation; Literacy programs for Rochester City Schools; and Israel awareness and advocacy.

We are so excited to announce our 2022 speakers! Stay tuned this week to learn more about each speaker.

Isobel Goldman
Vance Osness
Cocoa R. David
Lissarette Nisnevich
James Thornburg
Patrick Veroneau
Evelyn Kacprzynski

DID YOU KNOW there are only 16 days left until you will be sitting in our auditorium watching our speakers present? Register now to attend!

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