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The TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 Program!

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An Afternoon of Introductions & Insights!

A few of our TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 presenters got together on Friday afternoon at St. Pete College- Seminole, to watch some TED Talks together, and learn some on stage tips and tricks from event emcee, Kellie Lightbourn .  It was a … Continue reading

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TEDxYouth@TampaBay Welcomes Jacob Rice: The Shoegiver of Tampa!

TEDxYouth@TampaBay is delighted to announce 15 year old Jacob Rice, aka  “the Shoegiver of Tampa”  as a presenter at our 2011 event. Jacob  founded Shoe Giver of Tampa (SGOT) in 2006 when he was just 10 years old, after learning … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Baker Brings Suitcases of Sound to TEDxYouth@TampaBay!

A musical artist in every sense of the word, Elizabeth Ann Baker brings her unique synthesis of classical and electronic music to TEDxYouth@TampaBay on November 19. Ms. Baker studied piano with Dr. Luis Sanchez, Carolyn McGovern, Eileen Mattioli, Andrew McCardle, … Continue reading

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Record-breaking Speaker & Student Activist, Cesar Hernandez, joins TEDxYouth@TampaBay Line Up!

Cesar Hernandez is the former USF Student Body President and Trustee. Cesar was born and raised in Brooklyn NY, the first generation born in the U.S from Guatemalan Immigrants. He is currently pursuing his double Bachelor’s Degree in Bio-Medical Science … Continue reading

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TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 Welcomes Megan Winkelman, of Stanford University

Megan Winkelman comes to TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 from Stanford University, in California, where she’s majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in Neurobiology, and pursuing an honors thesis in Feminist Studies. Megan is the founder and CEO of Stanford-based start-up Project … Continue reading

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Lyndsey Collins Brings Insights on the Gender Binary to TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011!

Lyndsey Collins recently graduated from Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School suma cum laude.  She also attended Cornell University’s summer program in 2010 in an intensive three week Psychology course and is currently a sophomore at … Continue reading

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TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 Welcomes Rachel Hatcherian!

St. Petersburg musician and singer Rachel Hatcherian joins our great line up, bringing her sweet voice and vision to TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011, on November 19. Rachel was first introduced to music by her father and grandmother. Her father was a drummer … Continue reading

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Devante Robinson Brings Passion for Service & Engagement to TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011!

Devante Robinson is 18, is a recent graduate of Hillsborough High School, where he was Student Government vice president, a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club and Jr. ROTC for 4 years, and graduated with a 4.75 GPA.  … Continue reading

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TEDxYouth@TampaBay 2011 Welcomes Blake O’Connor!

Inspired by his involvement in the 2009 Bezos Scholars Program and Lawton Chiles Leadership Corps, Blake launched the “I Feel the Need to Read” literacy project which puts books in the hands of underprivileged second grade students from Title I … Continue reading

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