Theme: ElevaTEDxperience

Life is best when we feel elevated, in our thinking, in our work, in our play. TEDxTemecula promises an elevated experience for the audience, for the presenters, and for people around the world.

The Conference Center/Temecula Civic Center
41000 Main Street
Temecula, California, 92590
United States

Bryan Reece, Ph.D

College Administrator

Bryan has a documented record of moving community colleges in directions that improve the academic success for students across all groups and has particular expertise with student populations from historically under-served communities.

Don Miller

Curriculum developer

Don has spent much of his life teaching the wonders of the world around us to kids of all ages. He has been astonished at the help, delight and life-changing experiences that have come to young people of many ages, backgrounds and nationalities. In the process of being in the trenches with kids, he has learned that certain approaches to teaching science can have profound effects on the lives of young people AND on their ability to learn.

Jason Reid

Serial entrepreneur, author and documentary film maker.

Jason has been married for 26 years and is the proud father of four amazing children. Jason lives his life with passion and focus and believes that ordinary people can (and do) change the world.

Leonard Szymczak

Educator, psychotherapist, writer

Leonard Szymczak has been in the forefront of men’s health in Australia and America for 35 years. An educator, psychotherapist, and award-winning author of four books, he directed a Family Therapy Training Program in Sydney and later worked with the Family Institute at Northwestern University.

Mary St.John-Putnam

Author, instructor

Mary was born and raised in Hawaii on sunshine and corny jokes. She earned degrees in computer science and physics. As a geek, her software has helped a variety of applications come to life, from correlating NASA radio astronomy data on black holes and quasars, to sending James Cameron to the bottom of the ocean (and bringing him back). Two decades into her career, she switched from working on engineering teams to marketing and communication teams. She enjoys translating complicated technical and scientific concepts into plain English, so that others may enjoy these discoveries as much as she does.

Naruwan Taiko

Musical Group

Wanting to spread the wide array of physical, mental, and social benefits of taiko to her local community, Diana Wu founded Naruwan Taiko and in early 2008, with the help of her collegiate taiko friends, she held a community workshop for San Diego with some taped tires and a once forgotten old lion dance drum with a growing hole in the center. Since that day, Naruwan has grown to over thirty performance members, met numerous community class attendees over the years, and thankfully, has been blessed with drums that don’t have holes in the center. The word “Naruwan” is a Taiwanese Ami greeting, meaning “welcome, for we are all in the same family” and conveys the group’s belief that even though taiko is traditionally Japanese, it is an art form that has the ability to bring a diverse community together. Thus, the name embodies the group’s mission to provide everyone the opportunity to discover taiko and make joyous sound with each other, regardless of background, age, and experience.

Pablo Thomas Mora

Student; Professional Kid

Pablo Thomas Mora is a fastidious humble individual who will therefore abstain from listing his many and varied accomplishments. He dreams of falling until he wakes up. Occasionally he acts sporadically.

Sarah Hoggan DVM

Emergency veterinarian

Sarah has worked as an emergency doctor throughout her veterinary career. She feels her most important task as an emergency doctor is translating the medical diagnosis and clinical situation into a more understandable context for the family so they can make decisions feeling empowered instead of overwhelmed.

Sherry Williams

Singer

Since she began singing as a professional, Sherry has had the good fortune to rarely be out of work. When she was a high school student in San Bernardino (California), she sang and toured with The Young Americans. At UCLA, she joined the a cappella choir and worked with the famous Roger Wagner and the UCLA Choir, both in Los Angeles and Europe. She has also toured with Debbie Reynolds, Andy Gibb, and the legendary Johnnie Ray, to name a few.